Chapter One: The Portal of Dimensions
It was a cold morning in the city of "Viryian," a city that seemed calm on the surface but was filled with secrets hidden by time. "Ryan" was sitting in his small room at his study table, gazing at his open notebook. The last words he had written were: "How can a person know if their fate is predetermined?" But he didn't know the answer, and deep down, he knew he didn't care much about those questions. All that occupied his mind was the edges of papers mixed with the dull days that passed in his life.
Ryan was no stranger to thinking about his fate. He always had a strange feeling, a feeling that there was something more to this world than people could see. But no one shared this feeling with him. He thought it was just his imagination or perhaps just boredom. Yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that his life wasn't on the path it was supposed to be.
As he stared out the window, watching the sky, something strange struck him. The wind that had been blowing through the trees in the park was different from usual. The wind was swirling around itself, as if it were stirring something invisible. Suddenly, he felt something strange in his chest, like his heart was beating faster than usual. He didn't know why, but the sensation kept intensifying. His curiosity pushed him to leave his room and head towards the park on the outskirts of the city.
As he walked through the old paths in the park, he stopped suddenly when he noticed something unusual. In front of him, between the dark trees, appeared a bright circle of light, as if it had opened a gap in space itself. The circle of light pulsed as though alive. It flickered with a faint blue light, but at the same time, there was an eerie sense of anticipation in the air.
"Is this a dream?" Ryan whispered to himself, his eyes wide with astonishment. He was still in denial, but something inside him told him this wasn't a dream. He took step after step towards the circle of light. It was as if something was pulling him into it, as if there were unseen forces drawing him closer.
When he was close enough to touch the edge of the circle, he felt something invisible wrap around his body. The sense of gravity was growing strangely stronger, and with each step he took, the light grew brighter. In the instant his hands touched the edge, something happened that he could never have predicted.
System: "Guardian of Dimensions"
Level: 0/1000
Available Skills: [Dimension Detection]
Skill: [Open the Portal]
A text, invisible to the naked eye, appeared before him. It was a code of light, as if it were a mysterious cipher pulsing with life. "What's happening?" Ryan wondered as his heart raced. The text faded with each word, but the phrases left a strange feeling in his mind.
But before he could think further, the scene suddenly changed. The ground beneath his feet began to tremble, and the sky gradually shifted into strange and contrasting colors—colors he had never seen before. The familiar scenery turned into an entirely new place. The sky darkened, filled with black clouds, and the horizon was surrounded by unnatural lights. The place felt like it didn't belong to this world.
"Where am I?" Ryan asked in a low voice. He stood on barren land, filled with strange debris, as if it were part of a lost world. The ground was gray, and the trees swayed unnaturally, as if affected by unexplainable forces. The air was thick, yet there was a strange feeling of awe filling it.
At that moment, he felt something watching him from a distance. There were shadows moving among the debris, avoiding full visibility, but Ryan could feel that they were getting closer to him. He didn't know if these shadows were living creatures or something else. As the moments passed, a strange discomfort filled his chest. There was an unnatural presence surrounding him, something incomprehensible.
Then, suddenly, a foggy figure appeared before him, massive in size, yet it moved silently. Its body was made of long, shadowy mist, with eyes burning faintly. It pulsed with strange, unexplainable energy. The figure watched Ryan calmly, without showing any expression.
"You are the new guardian, aren't you?" the figure spoke in a deep voice. Its tone was filled with mystery, as if it carried years of experience.
"Who are you? What is happening here?" Ryan asked as he tried to step back, but his body felt strangely heavy, as though it were being pulled toward this being.
"I am the old guardian, the last one to carry the title of Guardian of Dimensions. And now, it is your turn," the figure said quietly. "You have opened the portal of dimensions. This is your destiny now. You must protect the dimensions and uncover the secrets they hide. Every dimension has its own laws, and you must learn to deal with them, or the worlds will collapse."
Before Ryan could respond, the figure suddenly disappeared as if it had never existed. A blue beam of light cascaded from the sky, forming a small portal before him. The light was infused with energy, as if space itself had warped before him. Ryan realized this was his only choice now. He had to follow this portal or remain trapped in this dark place forever.
System: "Guardian of Dimensions: [Portal Opened - First Dimension]
Ryan felt something unusual within his body, as if the portal's energy had affected him. Curiosity, and fear at the same time, pushed him to step into the portal. The journey into the unknown had begun.
END