A Journal From The 2nd-World
Saying 'It all started' sounds like the beginning of a new story but in fact, it's the end of ours.
Anyway, it all started that day when a notification sound was heard by humanity all around the world. That sound which seems to directly echo to our mind was followed by a voice that sounds kind of robotic and monotone yet calming to listen to.
"...Estimated Mana accumulated..."
"...Beginning Assimilation of Post-recorded World-Fragments..."
"...Beginning Restoration of the World Earth-Spirit..."
"...Beginning Restoration of the World Moon-Spirit ....."
"...Estimated Time: 24 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, 28 seconds..."
We had no idea what was happening or why the earth and the moon are being restore but at that time my thoughts were like "...Yeah! It's about time you start repairing something in this world!...".
Global Warming was starting to be a real pain. The heat is too much during summer. You can even fry your egg by preheating the pan under the sun. Surviving the winter without a heater is impossible. And being trapped on the roof of the house during the rainy season because of the flood was just too much.
Well, that opinion of mine was not important. What matters is this "Heaven-like" message floods the Internet like a typhoon hitting us during the rainy season.
From ordinary people posting their theories on the internet to the government who's trying to control the panic caused by those kinds of people.
From those cardboard people changing their content from "...the end is near..." to "...the end in 24 days..." to religious people claiming it's the voice of the messiah.
Thinking back now, the experience of the chaos and panic during those 24 days won't even account for the experience of watching the moon in the sky being restore.
Those moments as we watch the gray moon slowly turn to a blue planet like earth and rotate through its axis were life inspiring. In fact, reminiscing that memory is one of the things that keep my sanity together in the events that followed after that 24 days of restoration time.
"...Assimilation of Post-recorded World-Fragments Complete..."
"...Restoration of the World Earth-Spirit Complete..."
"...Restoration of the World Moon-Spirit Complete..."
"...Beginning Mana Synchronisation From Earth-Spirit to Moon-Spirit..."
"...Progress at 0%... 50%... 85%... 99%..."
And just like those moments when you're about to press CTRL + S in your computer to save your work file, you would jinx yourself by thinking that it is the best time for something unexpected-expected thing to happen and ruin everything.
Well, we all can't help thinking that way, didn't we?
"...Mana Synchronisation Complete at 99%..."[moon]
"...1% Mana Error ..."[moon]
"...Eliminating Dangerous Substances Complete..."[moon]
"...Eliminating Mana of Dangerous Substances Complete..."[moon]
"...Assimilating Post-recorded World-Fragments Complete..."[moon]
"...Beginning Annihilation of Foreign Invader Species..."[moon]
It was the same yet different voice from the one we heard 24 days ago. I don't have any way to prove it but I'm sure that voice came from the moon. And thinking back now, the first voice we hear surely comes from the earth.
What happened after that was truly an event that can accurately define that phrase "...where in the end game...".
I'm sure at one point anyone thought of the idea of living in a fantasy world where you bravely raise your sword and cast your magic to fight monsters.
Surely anyone encounters that story through some book, lightnovel, or tv show these days. Well, I'm sure that this time, we draw the short stick among those fantasy storylines.
To shorten everything that happens, Humanity got their asses kicked.
First, Humanity loses its power. Missiles, Cannons, and Bombs suddenly stop working. We know that something inside them was missing but we can't remember what it is.
Guns which are considered Humanity's main weapons became useless because we forgot what makes their bullets come out of their barrels.
Second, Humanity forgot where electricity power came from. We can't even remember what we need to put inside our cars to make it start. With electricity gone, many devices became useless scrap. We can still charge our phones using solar panels, but there's no internet so I guess it means global communication is gone.
Third, many places in the world turn to something like a Dungeon. I'm not sure about other places but around us, Monsters like Goblin, Orcs, Ogre, Werewolf, Vampire, Undead, and even Dragons start spawning in our surroundings. Humanity's force tried to fight back but was easily trampled by those monsters.
At some point we're hoping that we will gain some kind of magical power like those told in fantasy storylines but as I guess we draw the shortest stick this time.
And that's what brings us to our current situation, hiding in the underground basement of some building so those monsters can't find us.
I'm not gonna write what exactly happened this past month, or how we're able to get to this place. Those are just sad stories of loss, sacrifice, and even betrayal. I cried so hard in those first early days that my tears won't come out even if I cut those big onions in front of my eyes.
And it's not like we lost all of our hope.
"...Calculating Possible Survival Procedures..."[earth]
"...Initiating World Recreation Procedure..."[earth]
"...Estimated Time; 32 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes, 38 seconds..."[earth]
Those are the messages that the earth announces a few hours right after the moon announces the beginning of humanity's annihilation.
At least those words gave us some sense of comfort that even after being put against all odds, the earth didn't abandon us.
Anyway, that's the end of the Humanity era.
It was surprisingly easy to come to terms with that fact. I mean Humanity has a great run but like all stories it will eventually come to the end.
To be proud of, humans made some great accomplishments. We're able to dive to the deepest part of the ocean, see beyond the stars, fly in the sky, we're even capable of global communication, last but not the least, humanity was able to reach and leave their footprint on the moon.
Damn it! I'm sure that's it! That's what sealed humanity's fate!
What the heck Mr. N**lArmstrong!
What the heck PeopleOfN*S*!
But we're not gonna start pointing fingers now. It won't change anything now after all.
Besides it's already been 32 days since the earth announced the World Recreation.
In a few hours, something will definitely happen, and I'm sure that this sensation we're feeling which is like riding up an elevator is connected to that.
Also, it's not like we're just gonna sit and wait until the countdown ends. We're planning to run above ground right at the final hour.
To be proud of, we're pretty nimble with our feet. Even those Werewolf won't know what hit them when we run right past their nose.
I'm sure that in those final moments we would be able to witness something amazing above the ground.
We're also gathering things like those scrap guns and empty bullets, some smart phone, console, solar charger, and other devices.
I hope those devices still work by the time this was discovered. Who knows how many centuries it will take before that happens?
We're also including some books and magazines about our history and modern time. Some textbooks for easily learning our language. Technically, those are study materials for children below 10 years of age.
We're not gonna be like those Ancient people who thought the people of the next Era will understand their language if they leave it written in stones and walls, right?
And as a special gift, we're including some vintage wine sealed in another vault. Just imagine how those will age well as time passes by. Drink it as a special reward for finding this vault.
Finally, we're including this Journal. All of these are sealed inside an Airtight Welded Stainless Steel Vault.
I think it's quite impressive that we can prepare something like that given the situation wherein now.
I'm sure the world won't end after this. So to the person who found and read this journal, those are gifts we have for you.
Use it well and have lots of Adventures in the Recreated World.
