Saluting the Journey to a New Life (Sci-Fi) 17 and 18 17 After a brief spell of vertigo, I found myself transported to a domain of shimmering lights and shadows. It appeared to be saturated with endless data and electronic signals, constituting an immense network of information. "What is this complex realm?" I wondered aloud, awestruck. "You're looking at the core architecture of the game world's data. Consider it the backbone supporting the entirety of this space," Abraham elucidated. Acknowledging with a nod, I recalled having witnessed a similar construct when Sophie had previously ushered me into the system's core zone. Yet this time, the expanse was far more majestic, almost boundless, conjuring images of star-filled galaxies in my mind. "This is where I pinpointed the origin of the issue," said Abraham, guiding me to the presence of a staggering data waterfall. The cascade of information, resplendent like a galaxy folding upon itself, a
Saluting the Journey to a New Life (Sci-Fi) 15 and 16 15 "You're not real!" I yelled, swinging my fist in anger! At that instant, from the nape of my neck, there came a faint 'thud' as if a cable had been snapped away. Then, just as quickly, the vision of numbers and codes that filled my view vanished— "What on earth is happening?" I looked around in shock. But then it was as though nothing had happened; Dr. Brian was there before me, his expression etched with worry. "Calm down, Jack. You're just coming to," he said, his voice tinged with reassurance. At that point, a female doctor wearing a red dress entered through the door to the hospital room... Her silhouette was hazy yet strangely familiar — a déjà vu I couldn't shake off. My mind was a whirlwind, struggling to place her. Fixated on the woman in red, my thoughts whirled at breakneck speed. She had to be the same person I had met within the game, so what was she doing here, in t