The Last Survivor

5: Charting a New Destiny: The Guardians of the New World

Soon, in the early morning hours, when I finally thought I had managed to fall asleep to rest, the countdown in my mind reached 95%, the woman's robotic voice continued speaking to me to announce the countdown in my head. For a moment I thought she was actually about to drive me crazy.

I tried to focus my mind on something else, like sleeping, but it was impossible to do so, because uncertainty was becoming my worst enemy now. Sasha seems to have noticed my nerves, my restlessness, and then she stopped sleeping to turn around because for all that moment, she had been trying to sleep while her back was turned to me, and she was looking at the other side of the room, and she stopped doing it only to turn around, come closer to me, and hug her so that I could lean on her and try to find that peace of mind that I need while we realized what was happening with my body.

We stayed hugging and in silence, waiting for the night to end, I think it must have been after three in the morning, since I didn't know exactly what time it was, we didn't have a wall clock, nor did we have a nightstand clock that could confirm what time it really was.

I remained lying in bed, with my sister finally asleep in my arms because she had not wanted to leave him after she approached me. I have no complaints, I liked sleeping with her like this, and even more so in these moments where calm did not exist for me. Soon, when I the least thought about it, I realized that the countdown had reached 99%, and a great tension took over my body, so much so that my heart began to beat rapidly, making me believe that it would probably give me a heart attack he couldn't survive.

Then, the much-feared 100% countdown had arrived. The moment of knowing the truth was inexorably approaching, and the suspense of my horror movie was about to begin in the middle of the silence of the early morning of a new day that was about to arrive.

Immediately, as I thought it would, nothing happened. Everything remained calm, I didn't feel anything new happening in my body, I continued to feel completely normal. This was all very strange to me, and without hesitation, I smiled while my gaze was fixed on the ceiling of the room.

“Finally, I will be able to sleep in peace,” I said to myself, not wanting to say a single word so as not to wake up my sister.

But as soon as I was ready to close my eyes, a flash of light illuminated the room, followed by a sensation that was warm and comforting to me. Sasha woke up, and looked at me with surprised eyes when she realized that we were both surrounded by a kind of barrier of light that emitted a very peaceful and calming energy.

“What… What is happening?” Sasha asked in an astonished voice, without taking her eyes off the glowing light.

I did not say anything. I didn't know for sure what I could say to my sister. Her question felt like it was one of those questions that were impossible to answer so easily. It was one of those questions in which you think a lot in your head to get the right answer to give and thus not confuse the situation further.

Anxiety takes over, and I decide the best thing we can do is go exploring. Then, Sasha and I stood up from the bed, and walked until we entered the glow of light that, for a moment, we deduced was a portal that had been opened to enter a new dimension. Since, as we entered it, we both noticed that this was not the same place we remembered having been before.

A soft female voice resonated in our minds: “Welcome to a new beginning. They are safe now."

Upon hearing that message, Sasha and I quickly looked at each other, we were both confused at what was happening, and soon, I realized that Sasha seems to have changed her clothes, she was no longer wearing the clothes that I remembered her wearing. She hadn't left home before all this started, but now, she was wearing a beautiful white dress, white sneakers, and her blonde hair had been styled in a beautiful braid adorned with small white petaled flowers.

Her small face remained angelic, as always, and that's when I decided to look at myself, to find out that my clothes were still the same as before; my armored suit made of black leatherette and red decorative details. He still looked like a motorcyclist who dresses like that to go out riding for hours on her motorcycle and be comfortable with it.

Sasha and I decided to let ourselves be carried away by curiosity, and we continued walking into this new dimension. We have marveled at the beauty and peace that was breathed in the air of the place. He no longer felt heavy like before. Within this dimension, a beautiful landscape surrounded us that contained: green meadows, lush forests and crystalline rivers. Harmony accompanied him and everything was truly magnificent. It was not perceived that at any moment, a catastrophe was going to occur to want to destroy everything in the blink of an eye.

While Sasha and I continued walking through the landscape, the female voice echoed in our minds again, supporting us as if she were a tour guide who wanted to tell us and tell us everything that would solve our previously unmentioned questions: “Guys, You have been chosen to be the guardians of this new world. Your strength, resilience and bravery were approved, and now, you will be fully entrusted with the responsibility of keeping harmony and balance preserved in this new reality.”

My sister and I are surprised at what we heard in our minds. How was it possible that this was happening to us? Why have we been the ones chosen? They were questions that perhaps we would find their answers later. Now, we had no choice but to accept what fate put in our way.

The female voice continued to speak to us seriously: “The old world that you remember is left behind. The apocalypse is close to destroying you completely, this will be your new world only if you decide to accept it. Of course, like everything in life, there are rules that must be followed. But first, I have to tell you that you, your decisions and your actions will shape this place and determine your destiny and that of humanity."

Sasha and I looked at each other again, this time with determination and understanding in our eyes. Now, we were sure we wanted to stay here and accept our fate. Although I know very well that inside, we felt overwhelmed by the great responsibility that this was for us. For me, it was one thing to take care of my sister because at least I knew her, and she could talk to me, so I could understand her, but it was quite another to have to take care of a new world. It was like starting a life from scratch without knowing precisely what to do.