A young man at the age of 17 slowly wakes up and finds himself in the middle of a room he does not recognize.
"Where am I?" He questioned himself.
He looked around and saw three doorways that lead to somewhere. The room was round and empty but there were many windows that appeared to look out into the sea. Maybe he was underwater? He walked around for a closer look and realized that they didn't appear to be connected but instead were like individual aquariums that had been cut into rock. He must be in some kind of cave facility.
"I see that you're awake. " He turned around and saw a girl that appeared to be his own age. She had silver eyes and long white hair that curved down and gently brushed her shoulders. She wore a white robe that reached the floor.
"I'm sure that you have questions about this place and why you're here. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Crystal and I am - or rather was, the Overseer." She said.
He was confused on what Crystal meant by Overseer, but before he could ask she had already begun to speak.
"What I am about to tell you will be hard to believe but you will learn to adjust and accept it in time." Crystal said.
He nodded in response to let her continue.
"You have been chosen and summoned to be the next Overseer to the Multiverse. This is Haris, the home of the Overseer. As the Overseer, you will be traveling to multiple worlds and will protect them from threats that may endanger them." Crystal concluded.
He thought for a moment then said "So what you're saying is that there are multiple worlds."
"Yes" She replied.
"And I have been given this home as Overseer." He said.
She nodded in response.
"And my job is to go to these worlds and save them, right?" He asked.
"Yes" She replied again.
That…
"I know it may be hard to believe, I might feel the same if I was in your position." Crystal said.
"That's Amazing!" He said excitedly.
"What?" She hadn't expected this and thought he was taking things surprisingly well.
"I mean, I always imagined that there were multiple worlds and wondered what they were like. Now I get this place and can to go any world I want? It's just like my video games and anime!" He finished.
Crystal sweat-dropped at his response.
"But for some reason I can't remember much of it." He said.
"I see… it must be the effect of your summoning." Crystal murmured, still contemplating his reaction.
"Effect?" he questioned.
"The Summoning is a dangerous ability and is not meant to summon humans." she stated.
"I guess that makes sense." He thoughtfully responded.
"What is your name?" Crystal asked.
"Alan… Alan Burns." He introduced himself and held out his hand.
Ignoring his outstretched hand, she turned and said "Well Alan, allow me to show you around Haris."
Alan slowly lowered his hand, sighed and followed her through a doorway to tour his new home.
As they entered the first room, Alan's attention was immediately drawn to a computer with a huge screen surrounded by many smaller screens. Each screen had coordinates at the bottom and showed locations he didn't recognize. It was a moment before he realized there was a portal gate at the other end of the room.
"This is how you will travel to the worlds you will be going to." she said. "This place was constructed with a combination of magic and cutting-edge technology. I made use of both during my time as Overseer." Crystal explained. Alan was impressed and thought it must have taken many years to develop this facility that it seemed would be his new home.
"In each world we visit, we collect data on locations, weapons, spells and ingredients. However, most of our data was lost after a tragic incident so you will have to collect new data." Crystal stated. It sounded sensitive to her so he decided not to ask what happened yet.
As Crystal continued their tour of Haris, Alan was more and more amazed at the size of the facility as she showed him a training room, armory, medical center, dining hall and finally his quarters. As she finished with the tour she began to speak.
"Tomorrow, we are going to prepare you for your first assignment." Crystal said. Alan nodded, eager to get started.
"You won't feel so happy once you know what you're getting into." she thought as she observed his attitude.
"The first world you will be going to is a combat school where you will experience advanced fighting and supernatural opponents. You will not be able to get in as you are now which is why you will be training here for two weeks. That is as much time as I can give you to get in." Crystal finished.
"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to be doing this often?" Alan asked.
"I will need you to be at your best to protect the Multiverse." She said.
"So where will I be going?" He asked.
Crystal stated. "Koryo Academy, Japan."