I needed a break from raids and skills and fight scenes...those aren't my strong points and I feel like I'm grasping at straws trying to push myself to write the next couple chapters of If There's Hope. So, instead of putting pressure on myself, I did this.

If you are confused, good. All will be revealed by the end of the day. I'm going to update this throughout today as I finish sections.

Anyways, this is just the prologue/teaser. Hopefully I didn't leave any grammar errors.

Enjoy!


Her nerves were unsteady, hands shaking as she pressed the button that would power on her computer. She sat, trying not to think, as the usual loading screens processed and revealed her usual desktop. She stared at it for a moment, gaze lingering on the icon for the game "Elder Tales". In her seat she fidgeted, realizing she still had several minutes to wait until it was time.

It had been over a year and a half since then. The scary and exciting time she had spent in the land of Thedelsia. Her guild master had made good on his word to send everyone home. He even managed to open a doorway back, but even the all powerful villain-in-glasses had his limitations.

The door to the other world could only open once a year, for 24 hours. On the anniversary of the Catastrophe.

Today.

'Okay, tomorrow technically' She thought, glancing at the clock again. It was ten minutes to midnight.

Ten minutes until the day that may change the rest of her life.

The future was uncertain. She was a high school graduate of only a month and a vague idea of what she wanted out of life. The image of his blonde hair popped into her mind, for millionth time that day, but she shook it away, squashing the train of thought before it began.

'I can't afford to over think this. If I do then I...'

She might lose her nerve. It wasn't as if she hadn't imagined and re-imagined how this would go in her head. For six months now, no less.

'No. Now is not the time to get lost to it.' She told herself.

The time was passing quickly. Only two minutes till midnight. She hovered the mouse over the icon, and double clicked to begin the program. To her left sat a bright pink envelope, the carefully worded letter tucked away inside. It would either prove to be useful for tomorrow, or it wouldn't even matter. She wasn't sure which she was more afraid of.

It turned midnight. She didn't know this from the clock, she could tell from the pulsing energy that consumed her. It pulled on her fragile body, making it overwhelming even to breath. This was a sensation she hadn't felt in a year. It was easy to forget just how much energy was channeled into making this event possible. A new menu item now appeared on the start screen of the game, the portal which only opened today.

She clicked it. And everything went dark.