"Ugh!"
"Where am I?"
I found myself waking up in front of what seems to be a station.
My head feels so light, my vision's still blurry, and I don't even remember what happened.
Still, I forced myself to walk towards the station.
*Pant *Pant
It's hard to breathe and my body feels like it's going to collapse at any moment.
I have no idea why, but I am so desperate to get into that station. So desperate that my body starts moving on its own.
After taking a few more steps, my body really couldn't handle it anymore and lost my balance. But before I could even hit the ground, someone managed to hold me.
"Easy there. Seems like you're really exhausted."
I couldn't even reply and just completely lost my consciousness.
...
After a while, I found myself awake again. However, this time, my body feels so much lighter and my visions are not blurry anymore.
"Are you feeling better now?"
A familiar voice muttered.
Right! It was the one who helped me get to the station earlier.
"Yeah. Thanks for earlier."
"It was nothing!"
He said and laid a big smile on his face. A smile so exaggerated that you could immediately tell it's fake.
Now that I've taken a closer look at him, he actually looks pretty decent. He's got brown hair long enough to cover his eyes and he's wearing a neat brown coat and-
"What are you looking at? Don't tell me you've fallen in love with me now?"
Before I could even finish my thoughts, he dropped the most ridiculous statement ever.
Who would he say something like that to a stranger? What's up with this guy?
"That was just a joke. Don't be so annoyed."
"I'm not annoyed, see." I forced myself to smile.
"No, you're really annoyed"
"Just shut up already or- " I said out loud and before I knew it, everyone was looking at me.
I should have just ignored him.
Not wanting anymore trouble, I didn't say any more words.
"Hey, are you really annoyed this time?"
"What's your name by the way? Mine is Jade." He added.
I still didn't say a word. Instead, I observed the station.
Looking at how everyone prepares their weapon, I know our destination will be a dangerous one.
Despite the huge crowd in the station, I couldn't help but notice that one guy sitting on the very side as he wipes his sword.
He's got black hair and really dark eyes. He's wearing a black cloak and a pair of black gloves.
While I was looking at him, he suddenly stared this way.
He didn't catch me staring at him, didn't he?
Now that I think about it, where are we even heading? Why is everyone preparing their weapon as if we're about to fight some monster?
"Hey!" I turned to the same guy who helped me earlier.
"Yes!!!" He said with the most xxx expression.
Has he been looking at me this whole time?He really is a weirdo.
"There's a question I would like to ask?"
"What is it?"
He seems more serious now.
Out of curiosity, I started to ask every question in my mind without even pausing.
"Where are we gonna be heading? Why is everyone preparing their weapon? Who are you? Are you one of them? Are you an enemy?Do-"
Before I could even finish my sentence, he said:
"Easy there. One question at a time, okay."
"Sorry. I was just curious. Where are we headed to and why is everyone preparing their weapon as if they are about to fight some monsters?" I asked
"Because we are gonna fight some monsters..." He said.
"And we're going to that mountain over there" He said while pointing at the mountain in front of us.
"And this station is the one that will give us a ride to the mountain. We just have to wait for the guide to tell us the rules and objectives of this quest." He added.
"But why are we doing all of this?"
"To move onto the next planet. Right now, we are currently on the 8th planet and to move forward to the next planet, we must complete this quest. And we are called the 'worshippers' by the way."
"I see, thank you!"
"No biggie. Anyways, may I know your name?"
What's up with the sudden change of personality? Is he being possessed by someone right now? Well it's better if he continues to act like that.
"I don't have any, or rather, I don't remember it at all."
He looked pretty shocked at first but he just smiled a few seconds later.
"Is that so? Why don't you stay with me while you're still recovering your memory. I can also ensure you your safety in this quest."
I hesitated.
Sure, his offer seems helpful, but I can't help but get suspicious of him. Why would he offer me, a complete stranger, a help?
Well, if I think about it,I could just abandon him after helping me. Besides, I'm not even that desperate to live so I got nothing to lose even if he ends up betraying me.
"If that's alright with you then I'm in"
In the middle of our conversation, a screen suddenly appeared before us and said some announcements.
"Attention to all worshippers! Your quest is about to start now. Gather yourselves together and prepare your weapons. Your goal will be to survive for 3 days up in that mountain in front of you.Good luck, worshippers"
The station's door was closed and started shaking rapidly.
...
After a few minutes, the shaking stopped and the station's door opened.
"Worshippers, you have arrived. There is only one rule for this quest and that is to never step outside the red line. Once you do, you will be immediately eliminated and won't be able to proceed to the next planet."
Everyone from the station started walking outside.
Jade grabbed my hand and started walking too, dragging me with him.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go" He said with a big smile on his face.
I just smiled.
I guess he wasn't that bad after all.