Ch 2 / Going 10 Years Back In Time

Through the tiny crack in the door of a modern apartment, a beam of light snuck up illuminating the furniture in the room. The room was small yet it didn't feel suffocating at all since every space was used efficiently. On the room's three walls, a few small paintings reflected a sense of organization and style. On a little bed towards the far side of the room lied a young man's body sleeping on it. Next to it was a small metal table with some books.

The young man began to wake up from his deep slumber. Looking at the ceiling, he began to sense the calmness of the place. He sat in his bed and gazed around him with a confused expression. Ibrahim Tawfiq felt a lot of familiarity with the room he was in. When he thought a little, he remembered where he had seen this room before.

It was his own little room that he was staying in at 2345. What he found strange was that this room when he stayed here was from a distant past. It was a history that experienced unusual developments and occurrences that nobody would believe at all. Ibrahim looked around the room, for he was looking for something that may explain what was happening.

He picked up his cellphone when he saw it and unlocked it. The phone was secured with a code that he hadn't yet forgotten. He entered the code followed by a voiceprint. A 30-cm oval transparent screen appeared hanging in the air showing many things on his phone. Ibrahim ignored everything on his phone screen and looked at the clock and read what was written under it in a smaller line, and then he exclaimed in a loud voice:

"November 10th, I came back in time for the whole ten years. It's just a day before the launch of the game."

He held his phone with shivering hands he couldn't believe what was happening before him. More than once did he pinch himself to inflict some pain as he tried to verify again and again that he was not in a dream. He acknowledged the fact that he had been back for a whole decade after spending a whole hour of doubt. He calmed his mind down and started to think about the present and future events.

He tried to calm down and think properly. His mind was full of chaotic images and scattered memories. If he had returned before the Rioneed launched, then he had the opportunity to change the ominous future that he and his Heptian players would face.

He started to sort them out calmly. This game was a huge trap set by the G8 countries on Earth. These G8 countries were the strongest and wealthiest countries around the globe. This wasn't a simple game at all. The game wasn't from a multinational game company but from an unknown source. It all started with a meteorite that fell on Earth on the continent of Antarctica.

Humanity's existence on Earth was destined to be over. The extraterrestrial object and its VR game were the only hope for humanity but the G8 countries had a different opinion. They took this opportunity to establish their reign in the new world. With the exception of one, all of the G8 countries decided to support one more country to join their ranks in this game.

"I've come back in time, and I can fix it all. I've just got one day to get ready."

Then Ibrahim didn't waste his time any further. He contacted a local company and immediately sold all of his property. In the 24th century, everything was easy to buy and even to sell. He only used his phone to sell everything he owned in a few minutes.

He entered the game website and bought himself a capsule. It would take almost 4 hours to reach his location, so he began buying huge quantities of fluid tanks. He bought an amount that could last him for years. Lastly, he bought a huge automatic aircar. He knew that G8 countries were monitoring everyone playing this game. He didn't want anyone to bother him, so he bought this aircar to act like his mobile home. After he finished, he ordered a pizza from a local restaurant.

While he waited for it, he began to think about a certain person… Aya Darwish.

His memories about Aya were a lot, like she died 5 years from now, earlier than everyone after they entered the game. All he knew about her included her sad life and her unfortunate fate; he also knew things like her phone number. He didn't delay and sent a message to her, telling her he wanted to talk to her in the game. She was a well-experienced player, she even established the last stronghold of the Heptian players, the Great city of Ramsis.

Ibrahim used a certain code to write his message to her. This code was known as 'Ashley code', which was invented by Aya herself. Ibrahim told her the name he would use in the game, Ibro, as that was the name he used before. After he finished sending the message, he felt great ease.

Aya was such a legendary figure in the Heptian players' community. He held deep feelings for her, so he wanted to help and save her from her dark future. He wanted her assistance too, after all, in his previous life, he was only a team leader.

The pizza came after a few minutes. He started checking the web for any news about the game after he had eaten. He found nothing new; all he read was just like what he remembered. At the scheduled time, the capsule was delivered to him. Afterward, he started to divide it into many parts. He discovered strange objects throughout this process, which had no reason to be in the capsule. This wasn't new for him. He knew about the presence of spying devices planted in the capsules by G8. They seemed to take the task of monitoring everyone very seriously.

When he finished, he received his aircar and his nutritional fluid tanks. The car was huge as it was nearly 50 meters in length. He loaded in all the things that he needed and then slept at his apartment.

The next day, he began to remodel the interior of the aircar to suit his future living. He also reassembled the capsule again. The capsule was powered by solar power and was connected via satellites. Thus, he turned the aircar’s roof into a transparent glass dome let light through. He installed the capsule in the center of the car. Many of the fluid tanks around the capsule were also connected to it, as he wanted to remain in the game as long as he could. It took him almost a whole day to finish everything.

After that, he ordered the aircar’s AI to constantly keep moving. This auto-driver could control the aircar all the time. This way, Ibrahim wouldn't worry about managing how this aircar traveled. He drew the map of the Heptian country and gave instructions to the auto-driver to drive the aircar around the country lands in circles. After he finished, it was nearly time for the beginning of the game.

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