I blinked as I stared at the nine other blurry figures around me. Each was shrouded in darkness, their figures barely discernible from the rolling waves of mist coming off of them. The whole space felt like a… wait a minute… I just went to sleep… How the hell?
"I'm sorry, I wished necessity hadn't forced my hand…" A soft female voice intoned.
"Who are you? Where am I?" a voice that had a similarity to my brother, if i'd taken it through a blender demanded.
"I need to deliver a warning, you are all the users of the military system, this is something you've known, that there were nine others… However, forces arrayed against us have their own system users, they have influence over the apocalypse that has fallen on your world."
"If that's what you wanted to say, stop wasting our time!" another voice shouted. I looked at the other figures. Trying to peer through the cloak of shadows. Straining as much I could, I could only make out their arms whenever they moved them in exasperated motions.
"You fail to understand the gravity, these users are of a corrupt version of the same system you use, but instead of military forces of your world, they summon more undead to wage their war upon the world." the voice once again asked.
"So that's why the top ranked amongst us allied…" a figure beside me whispered quietly to themselves, I barely even caught it at all.
"I've sparred in battle against one of these… users, they are not the threat you claim them to be." another figure on the other side of the group shouted into the void.
"The weakest amongst them fighting the weakest amongst yourselves is not a good benchmark for the peril you will soon find yourselves in. And, that was one of their subordinates, not the user themselves." the female voice replied.
I bit my lip, looking at the figures around me as they shifted uncomfortably. I spoke softly, my voice growing louder as I spoke. "What do you want from us then?"
"I wish for all of you to work together to defeat the users of the apocalypse, my intervention has already been noticed, so I shall intervene one last time… Good luck, I wish you all well in your struggles and wars ahead." her voice faded.
'System Alert! Chat room enabled, the user can now communicate with other military system users via the chat room. Name has been set to "A". please visit the chat room to begin discussions with other users!'
I jerked awake, my clothes clung to me as I discovered I was drenched in a cold sweat. The same notification hovered in front of me. A new one appeared.
'Chat notification! "Was this a scam?" sent by user Z.'
'Chat notification! "I thought it was fake…" sent by user K.'
'Chat notification! "Maybe we should announce where we operate?" sent by user S."
'Chat notification! "Why? You number 1 or 2?" Sent by User L.'
I slowly sat up and opened the chat menu, watching a flurry of accusatory messages fly each and every way.
'Chat messages:
No way am I entrusting sensitive information to some unknown! - Z
You have to be crazy S, who in their right mind would accept that? - J
If I meet you in person, my opinion may change. -N
Where can I meet up with you N? You pick a spot. - S
Oh, S thinks he's strong? - K'
I slowly typed a message, then sent it.
'Chat messages:
California, USA. - A
!!!. - T
Got a baller here! -Z
A, have you had issues with Leviathans in the Pacific? - J
Not really, they are a hassle though. - A
A has to be one of the stronger ones, what's your rank? - L
Confidential. - A
I'm in Australia, there's a lot of Leviathans, which has been a consistent problem for me. - J
I've not had to deal with many in the Mediterranean, they can barely hide in the shallower parts of the sea. - C
Which part of the Mediterranean? - S
West… - C
Im over in the Eastern end. - S
Is this the makings of a new alliance? - J
J, you were in Australia? I operate near there, how about having a ship meet one of mine in the eastern Java sea? - L
Easy enough, I'll dispatch a ship tomorrow. - J
I just want to know who the top two are. Already allies at that… - K
I am more than happy to work with anyone against the undead, damn things disgust me. - Y
This damn thing doesn't have a dm function. - T
I'm sure we'll work something out. - A
A, you said California? I'll send a representative over via Hawaii. - K
I'm not on good terms with Hawaii at the moment. - A
What happened? I sense some drama! - C
USN remnants, they intervened in California… I put one of their two carriers on the bottom of the sea. - A
A has to be number one. - S
T hasn't said a lot, I wonder what he's operating? - N
Don't worry about it. - T
A, do you have any tips on how to grind out the xp for promotions? - L
Trade secret, friends and allies only. - A
I'll have to get in on that, I'll send a representative your way too A. not really sure where to send them though, can you narrow it down beyond California? - J
Any of the major coastal cities. - A
Damn… A's got an empire going on! - L
+1. - K
+1. - C
+1. - Y
Just get over yourselves, California isn't even that big compared to Hubei. - Z
Noted, inland China for Z. - L
I don't think Z knows Geography, California is huge, at least twice the size of Hubei. - K'
I closed the chat and slowly laid back on the bed. I smiled a bit. I glanced at the leaderboard, damn… Trevor had taken 1st again, I'll have to fix that later. I'll send a warning to my headquarters to inform them of the visitors we should start watching out for. But for now, sleep.