Chapter 1:The Headache That Changed the World
Zane sat in his cramped library, flipping through the worn pages of an ancient book about forgotten myths. Zane was no hero; he was just a young man plagued by a chronic migraine that had made him see strange "glitches" in the air since childhood.
Suddenly, every clock stopped. A terrifying silence swallowed the city, followed by a cold, feminine, mechanical voice echoing directly inside everyone's mind:
[Glitch detected in the Central Core of Planet 404...]
[Commencing "Restructuring" process for World Convergence...]
[Downloading "The God System" to all living beings...]
Before Zane could process what was happening, the sky above the city ripped open. Massive, inverted castles and skeletal dragons soared through the air. Above the head of every person in the street, a glowing blue bar appeared, displaying their personal data.
But Zane, because of his old "headache," saw something entirely different. His screen wasn't blue—it was a blood-red interface, flickering with a terrifying warning:
[System Error: You have been connected for 20 years prior to the Awakening.]
[Current Level: 99 (Temporarily Locked)]
[First Quest: Survival. Survive for 10 minutes while being hunted by monsters who perceive you as a "Glitch" that must be deleted.]
Zane looked around as wolf-headed beasts with bat-like wings crawled out of fissures in the ground. Strangely, they didn't attack anyone else. Everyone was receiving "Welcome Gifts," while he was the System's "Target Number One."