Hello I'm Steven. I'm a gamer or more specifically your typical teenage guy, I'm into a lot of games but the one I got addicted to is a game we call Minecraft- it's a very popular game with a simple concept mine to get from phase 1 to phase 2 survive the onslaught of mobs and live another day to mine once more- rinse and repeat, Or play creative mode and just create whatever you can Imagine. If you haven't guessed it yet it's a simple game with a simple goal, that's what I thought as well but despite being like that-It's idea was original, one that has not been used even once because of it's ridiculousness-it was clearly a gamble but It succeeded, being one of the most addicting games mankind has ever had the chance to play.
"Ring, Ring, Ring- It's time to wake up!" A familiar voice yelled
"Wha-?" I said in my groggy state
I began to open my eyes slowly while still rubbing the sleep from my eyes using the back of my hand, I began to scan the room it was your typical teenage room with messy clothes scattered across the floor, the remains of a midnight snack being scavenged by ants- you know guy stuff. I began to look across my bed there lying in the side of my bed was my childhood friend, her name was Ell-Her parents really liked Japanese culture, despite not being Japanese themselves. she looked at me while wearing a casual red shirt and blue shorts which were both covered by an apron that fit her perfectly, She watched over me from the foot of the bed with her hazel eyes looking quite angry her long brown hair tied in a ponytail, her feet making a stepping noise while her eyes are crossed in the middle of her chest.
Ell was the one who watched over me everyday mainly because my parents are away on a business trip I really couldn't tell because they're either away on a trip or sleeping because of their sheer exhaustion-but don't get me wrong I don't blame them from being busy they are doing it for me and it's not like I didn't like that I could play anytime of the day I want…or so I wished remember when I told you about Ell watching over me well, She also gave me a limit of 3 hours of gaming once a day which was torture, to say the least. I'm an introvert I really love stepping away from reality-I know what you're thinking, I guess I can be considered one of those people who use games as a way to get out of reality-but I really didn't have a reason that should concern anybody…I just wanted a world of my own.
"How much longer will your eternal monologue last?" She said with an annoyed town
"stop referring me like I'm such a philosopher wannabe, Ell." I retorted back
"Anyway why are you waking me up isn't it Saturday?"
"Of course it is but that doesn't mean I'm going to make you lie on bed all day and spend the rest of the night playing minecrap!"
"It's minecraft!" I angrily shouted back while stile being quite sleepy
"You're so defensive of that game, anyways I just prepared breakfast so you better eat it!"
"Yeah,Yeah" I lazily responded
After that she made her way back downstairs. I began to prepare myself to look at least presentable- I had shaggy black hair light blue eyes and a very scrawny physique, anyways my body was normal not too fat not too thin I'm just your simple average Joe. I began to make my way downstairs after I bathed my hair still a little wet because I really wasn't going to spend a whole minute drying my hair. I wore a simple black shirt with sweat pants which was simple enough, after I finished my breakfast which consisted of burned hotdogs and burned eggs I began to make my way back to my room to finally return to the world I only know.
It began loading and I readied myself for my quest to become the- Er best miner? But as I clicked my saved world and it began loading a loud slam as the door to my room opened with a bang.
"playing that game this early in the day?" she asked angrily
"I did everything I took a bath I ate your food what else should I do?"
"Well, Idiot if you could tell me what's happening outside I'll leave you to be with your game."
"What's happening outside?"
I opened the blinds of my window and looked at the outside of my house
"It's raining."I answered
"Now, did you noticed it before?" She asked in an impatient tone, with her eyes were angrily shut
She was right I wasn't paying attention-So I really was unaware of what was happening to my surroundings. Ell really hated that about me what she described as being ignorant of even the simple things when I want to achieve something- I would say it was a plus factor because I was always determined to succeed even If it took me months.
"Of course I did." I said awkwardly
"you did not !"
We began to argue with as I kept fighting for my rights as she repeatedly tried to bring me down.
"I don't have time for this I need to get back to my world, It's already loaded so lea-"
I cut my sentence short-Because there in my computer screen stood a…creeper about to explode on the idled Steve, If I remember correctly my game was cut short because my session exceeded her majesty's limit- But I wasn't even mad I made an overhaul on that mineshaft it was the most successful session I ever had my inventory being filled with melon seeds, diamonds, iron, butter (gold) I rushed to the keyboard, my world in slow motion as I reached for the Esc button to change the settings to peaceful- It wasn't a big deal if I was wearing any armor but the one I previously made was destroyed and even worst despite still having my food back in my inventory my hunger bar remained on a 1/4th quarter because I really didn't bother to feed myself because of my excitement but what was most unfortunate is that I previously took fall damage and my hearts were halved-if the creeper exploded…I was done for.
Still running as my world remained in slow motion I tried to press the Esc button for dear life, but as I was reaching my goal A loud thunder struck from outside which may have hit a fuse because suddenly my computer monitor turned off. I guess I dodged a bullet the world returned to it's normal pace as my episode came to an end- I guess as soon as I load the world I should instantly press Esc I began to sigh with relief as I looked at the black monitor, which emitted a blue bolt of thunder from the screen then to the entire area of the room I began to ran to Ell which was in shock as she looked astonished at the wave of energy-I began to hold her tight , squeezing her face in my chest as I close my eyes praying to survive another day.
The onslaught vanished just like that.
"What was that?" I said in confusion
"Eh—Ehh—pervert!" a voice coming from my chest yelled
I quickly pulled Ell away from my chest as she looked at me with her face clearly filled with embarrassment
"Now, Ell I was only trying to prote-" my sentence was cut short by Ell's fist connecting with my face
"what was that for?"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" she repeated as she sat on the floor, still emberassed
We both sat on my filthy bedroom floor as I was currently rubbing the place where Ell punched me and Ell who was still spinning on the floor trying to hide her embarrassment. Ow it hurt as I continued rubbing my cheeks as I scanned the room once more trying to avert my gaze from the human tomato I call my childhood friend- my vision once more scanned the monitor screen just a second ago it was overwhelming us with lightning waves which looked like it could kill us, but it didn't. it didn't even damage my walls or anything that I've seen it touched.
Still looking at the monitor it's screen began to produce a little static across it's glass frame as it slowly built up to the side of each frame as it finally produced a whirlwind of static which was coming straight for the middle of the room the whirlwind of energy stayed in the place not damaging anything-I looked on astonished as Ell was not aware of what was happening because She had her eyes closed and kept repeating that I was a pervert over and over again. The whirlwind of energy finally slowed it's pace and began to weaken as I white figure could be seen amidst the withering winds of static, as I tried to look through it better the static wind stopped and after a second produced an aftershock that threw me from the floor to the wall as Ell landed on my stomach after hitting the wall she laid there sitting on my stomach as we both watched on as the figure of light began to take shape.
The figure began to show color producing a shape of a young girl with long orange hair black stockings and a green hoodie- a hoodie that reminded me of a creeper?
I began to stand near it as It was busily taking form- I moved a save distance a couple of feet away from her as her final features began to take shape, She had a wide smile and closed eyes it looked like she was in the middle of something before she was transported here. She then landed on the floor but as soon as she landed she leapt again with all her might while still producing that smiling face from before.
"KABOOM!" the mysterious girl shouted happily mid air
It landed back to the solid floor of my rooms as it began holding her stomach as she laughed happily as if she just had the best day ever.
"wew, that was tough it was a good thing he wasn't moving." She said happily
"I finally killed that monster, I'll be greeted as a hero for sure." She uttered with a big grin
As she was ending her celebration she began opening her eyes where she was, her big grin replaced with shock which grew as her eyes met with mine and Ell's.
"Wha- where am I?"
Her face showing fear and anxiety revealing her eyes which was orange such as her hair.
"Eh- what are you?" I said with caution
"I'm…."
What she said made my body shake and my head dizzy, was she really one of those? Am I going crazy Have I finally lost it?
"Cupa…"
She couldn't have been they weren't real they were just mobs that inhabit a game, this doesn't make any sense.
"The…"
Was this the effect of my constant gaming? Was I hallucinating something like this…but why can Ell see her? It? I'm not sure…
"Creeper."
My jaw dropped as I began to faint…