A bus ride is always a pleasant experience. For one thing, there's never much to do, which means no one bothers you while you sit there alone. No one tries to chat with you or mess with you or even try to kill you. No. One could just watch everything around them, not caring about anything.
But today isn't a typical day. Today was the day that my life changed forever. I sat on the bus, headphones blasting music at full power as I stared out the window, watching the scenery pass by. Nothing happened... yet, but we were close. Close to getting to our destination. We were nearly there... And then it started.
Something started to happen. People suddenly started panicking and shouting at each other. Some of them even tried to get off the bus, others just screamed as loud as they possibly could.
This wasn't normal! Was something wrong? I hadn't experienced this kind of thing before. But hey, I'm still pretty young. Surely I wouldn't die right away, right? Still, the fear in people's eyes scared me, and for a moment, my heart stopped beating.
Then I heard someone screamed "It's coming!" Followed shortly by many voices, some shouting the same thing, all yelling something along the lines of "Run away!". I looked to the front of the bus and saw it.
An airplane.... a freaking airplane! flying right toward us!!
"Holy shit..." I muttered to myself, taking an involuntary step back. That plane looks huge!! I mean, I knew airplanes were huge, especially in this part of the country, but it felt as if this was even bigger!! And it was heading straight our way!!!
"Everyone.... GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!!" I yelled.
Suddenly, everything happened quickly after that. People started jumping off the bus, pushing each other to make space for themselves. I saw a guy with a camera standing up unbothered. He took his lens out of the eye of the camera and aimed it directly at the airplane.
"HEY!!!" I shouted, rushing toward him, shoving a woman aside as I did so. "HEY, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!" I was inches away from the man, my voice shaking. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING????"
"You idiot!!!" I snapped, slapping away the camera. "Get out of here!!"
The man blinked a few times before snapping back to reality, nodding frantically. Then he ran past me, dashing toward the open door of the bus. I followed after him, grabbing the edge of the door and this was where I made a questionable decision in my life... I turned around and saw a pregnant woman, trembling with fear, unable to move.
"She's gonna die if I leave her behind...!" I thought. So instead of running away like a sane person, I dashed toward her and dove forward to scoop her up, lifting her bridal style into my arms. She let out a surprised gasp, holding onto me tightly, wrapping both of her arms around my neck. "This isn't right! What happened to running away??!" I screamed in my mind.
The woman seemed to be saying something but the situation made it hard for me to hear what she said. I looked behind me and saw that the plane was approaching rapidly, it's loud engines roaring. Oh god, the whole plane was going to come crashing down!
So I started running again, carrying the pregnant lady in my arms. I didn't know why I was doing this, it was just instinctive. The woman looked terrified, but I didn't have time for that now. I could barely see anything around me, I was focused entirely on putting one foot in front of another as fast as I can manage. And the longer I kept running, the farther we got away.
It's okay, I told myself. We could make it, I said. Everything will be alright. I'm just gonna take a second to look behind me.
Yeah...
We're not gonna make it....
"Hang on tight to my shoulder, okay?" I said to her as calmly as possible. I heard her mumbled something back in response, her voice muffled by my chest. Her grip tightened as she held onto me tighter, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.
I couldn't blame her, after all, what I saw when I turned around was a giant aircraft, landing directly on top of the bus. I watched helplessly as it crashed down with tremendous force, causing a giant explosion on impact.
The woman and I were killed instantly and crushed to death by the blast that erupted from the airplane. The pain lasted for only a fraction of a second, after that, it was extremely peaceful and painless. Then everything went black...
*******
For a brief second, I was floating in total darkness. There was nothing. No sounds, no sights, no colors, just complete darkness. I couldn't feel my body or my surroundings. It was terrifying. What is going on!? Where am I??
I continued to float aimlessly throughout the darkness, unsure of what exactly is going on around me. My thoughts raced wildly, and the only thing that crossed my mind was 'What in the world...?' I couldn't seem to comprehend what was happening anymore. The only feeling I had was pure terror and panic.
My mind flashed back to what my mother used to tell me whenever I had nightmares. How to control your emotions and calm your mind. I needed to focus, clear my mind, and think clearly. All of those thoughts rushed through my brain at once as I desperately attempted to do so.
I closed my eyes, trying to block out the darkness surrounding me. It was no use, however. The darkness just grew in intensity. Then suddenly a blue screen appeared in front of me.....
─Name: ???
─Race: ???
─Age: 0
─Level: 0
─Vitality: ???
─Strength: ???
─Agility: ???
─Intelligence: ???
─Charisma: ???
─Luck: ???
─Charm: ???
─Skill:???