—Fuck!—

     —I just had the craziest dream ever. I died and got transported to some weird cave—

     BLIP!

     [# JOURNEY OF RECOVERY]

     [GRADE: ?]

     [TYPE: QUEST (MAIN)]

     [INFO: JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF HEALTH <MEDIAS> AND RETRIEVE THE HERB OF FULL RECOVERY]

      [ADDITIONAL INFO: LOCATE THE PLANT OF HEALING WITHIN THE TIME FRAME. ALL ALIEN OBJECTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SUBJECT'S BODY. ALL QUEST REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET]

      [TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES]

      [NUMBER OF TRIES: 3-1 (2)]

     —It Wasn't A Dream Then...—

     Ajax could hardly breath, after a moment of complete blackness he was back to his starting point. The screen before him said:

     [TIME REMAINING: 20 MINUTES]

     [NUMBER OF TRY: 2 (REMAINING:1)]

    —Does this mean the countdown won't start till... I move? Then I could just wait it out or till this game system wears itself out.—

     —But what if it just take me back to reality, will I lose my only chance of being human again? Even with cybernetic implants I would still be a cripple, the point of the implant is to just give me a basic body shape.—

     —After I promised mom and Teo I won't put them in trouble this happens? How will they feel seeing me in a wheelchair? I'm sure people will laugh, they will say "Hey look! It's the idiot son!" Yes! I am an idiot for putting everyone in suffering as if it wasn't enough already.—

     —Worst case scenario, Teo drops out of school and does drugs to pay for moms therapy. Mum gets even more sic because of me! F--uck! This is dad's fault for being a stupid hunter. I don't want to be a problem, I want to be my family's hero! So move the fuck you idiot!—

     It was a painstaking effort but he managed to move even if it was just barely. The trauma and pain of what has happened the first try still struck a deep blow in his mental orifice but the determination to win something for the first time in his life was— dominant!

     "Move!"

     He repeated to himself for the four hundredth time as he pulled his weight to the plant as fast as he could. He even had to time his breathing with his body coordination if it meant his speed would increase by the slightest.

     The time was nearing it's climax but he had only just a little over halfway, to the flower. His fingers had gotten torn, the bones underneath broken— it indeed was an impossible task to endure.

     BLIP!

     [TIME HAS ELAPSED]

     [YOU HAVE USED YOU SECOND TRY]

     [YOU WILL BE RESPAWNED BACK TO THE STARTING POINT]

     [PLEASE STABDBY]

      "SHIT!" Then his world blacked out again and by the time his eyes reopened and he was back to the starting point. This time— his heart was no disheartened but instead hardened.

     "The moment I start to move, the timer starts. Even if I try my hardest I can only get a little over halfway in 20 minutes, if this is a game then there are rules. If I could use both hands perhaps I could have swam across if I had two hands but won't I be slower?"

     "Damnit! How do I beat the timer? If I could only make my body lighter— that's it!" An idea popped into his head and it was his only resort. "Fuck! I hope this works--"