REBORN IN A STRANGE WORLD

He looked around, but he couldn't recognize any of it. As he looked down, he saw that his hands were locked in an iron chain that was tied to the ground. He also noticed that he was not wearing a shirt and had a brown skirt around his waist.

Where am I? What am I wearing? He wondered. Suddenly, loud footsteps came from outside the room. He turned to look at the direction where the footsteps were coming from and saw a wooden door that was built like the iron doors of a prison cell. The door opened, and three tall figures came to where he was. The men were wearing odd armor and strange helmets; they looked like bodyguards from one of those prehistoric movies Hudson had seen before.

One of the men asked in a deep, raspy tone. "Slave, I hope you are prepared for your forthcoming death?" 

"Slave? Huh? What are you talking about?" Hudson inquired, raising a confused eyebrow. He was confused as to where he was and why he was chained up.

"You are going to be slaughtered at the palace courtyard tomorrow morning, and this is your last day in the dungeon, and you are asking me what I’m talking about?" The guard answered.

Hudson’s eyes popped wide open. slaughtered? What the fuck is going on? And where am I? How did I even end up here? The last thing I could remember was heading home from work after getting beat up by my college classmates.

"What did I do that I’m getting slaughtered for, and why am I tied up here? Where am I?" Hudson bombarded the guards with questions.

"You committed treason, and now you are asking all these questions as if you don’t know what is going on? This slave must be a joker." One of the guards said that as he laughed out loud, the other guards also laughed with him.

Treason? What treason did I commit? Hudson thought.

"Let’s get out of here, lads; we just came to tell you that you should say your last prayers." One of the guards said, staring at Hudson through his helmet.

After that, all the guards went out of the cell and locked the door behind them.

Is this some kind of dream or something? Where am I exactly, and how did I even end up here? I need to get out of here as soon as possible; I can’t skip my lectures. I hope all this is some type of dream, Hudson thought.

*****

The following morning,

Hudson awoke to the sound of footsteps heading in his direction. The dungeon door opened, and two bodyguards entered. They were both huge, and although they were covered with armor, Hudson could see how huge their muscles were through it.

One of the guards walked over to where Hudson was and unlocked the chains from his hands. After that, the other guard walked closer to him, and they both held his arms.

"Your time has come; you are going to be slaughtered in the palace courtyard in front of everyone." One of the guards said boldly.

Since I can’t awake from this world, this must mean all this is real, and truly, I am going to get slaughtered. How am I going to get out of this situation if I don’t even know the crime I committed? Hudson wondered.

****

Hudson was on his knees. The two bodyguards that brought him to the courtyard were standing behind him. One of the guards said some strange words, and suddenly an axe appeared in his hand. Hearing the strange words that the guard behind him said, Hudson wondered what the guard said, but from what he could tell, it sounded like the guard was enchanting a magic word. The guards looked behind them and waiting for the king to give them the go-ahead to behead Hudson.

A couple of people were standing in front of Hudson; some of them were looking at him in disgust because they knew the crime he committed, but Hudson, on the other hand, doesn’t even know the crime he was about to be killed for.

This world doesn’t even look like the earth I know. Looking around, Hudson saw a mysterious beast flying above the sky, and the clouds above the sky were made up of green and blue colors, which Hudson hasn’t seen in his entire life. What type of world is this? Is this some kind of magical world? he thought.

The king was standing behind the podium that Hudson was on; he was adorned in animal skin and was wearing a large golden crown.

He raised his hand up. "The time is upon us! Behead that traitor!" The king yelled with a lot of excitement in his voice.

After that, the bodyguard who was holding the axe lifted it up.

I guess this is it for me; I don’t even know the crime that I am getting beheaded for, Hudson thought. 

Suddenly, a white glass doorway appeared in front of Hudson. As Hudson looked through it, he saw skyscrapers and cars driving past it.

His eyes opened wide. I think that is my way out of this mysterious world, he thought as he stood up swiftly from the ground and ran towards the glass doorway.

Everyone screamed as the guards chased after him.

"Come back here!" One of the guards screamed.

As Hudson went into the glass doorway, he saw that he could see both the magical world and the world he was in before.

Hudson dashed towards the doorway where the modern world was showing. Before he knew what was happening, he was standing on the sidewalk of a street that he was very familiar with.

"Oh my gosh, I am back in Los Angeles!" He screamed with a lot of excitement.

A voice sounded in his head.

[Ding!]

[Binding the dual empire building system….]

[10%...]

[40%...]

[60%...]

[80%...]

[100%...]

[Binding complete.]

Then, a screen that only Hudson could see appeared in front of his eyes.

[Host: Hudson Atonal]

[Magic powers: none, but they can be added freely.]

[Mission: None]