February 20, 2025
11:59:55 AM
Across the world, life moved peacefully.
Morning traffic crawled through busy streets. Office workers leaned back in their chairs, staring lazily at computer screens. Children ran through school hallways, laughing as teachers struggled to quiet them.
Birds glided across clear blue skies.
A cool breeze drifted through open windows and tree-lined streets, carrying with it the comforting scent of an ordinary day.
Nothing felt unusual.
11:59:56 AM
A shopkeeper arranged fruit on a small roadside stall.
A taxi driver hummed along to the radio.
Somewhere in a park, an old man fed crumbs to a flock of pigeons.
11:59:57 AM
Leaves rustled softly.
Clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
The world continued turning, unaware of what was coming.
11:59:58 AM
Students scribbled notes in classrooms.
Friends shared jokes over lunch.
A dog barked in the distance.
11:59:59 AM
For a brief moment--
Everything was calm.
Then the world broke.
12:00 PM
The earth roared.
A violent earthquake erupted without warning, shaking the planet with terrifying force. Buildings trembled as windows shattered and concrete cracked. Cars skidded across trembling roads as drivers lost control.
Thunder exploded across the sky like the wrath of some unseen god.
People screamed.
Men, women, and children rushed out of houses and office buildings, desperately trying to escape the collapsing structures around them.
Panic spread instantly.
But when they reached the open streets--
They froze.
Towering above them were massive transparent structures.
Giganticboxes.
They rose from the ground and stretched endlessly into the sky, piercing through the clouds like invisible skyscrapers.
Thousands of them.
Millions.
Appearing across every corner of the world.
Cities.
Forests.
Mountains.
Entire regions were now trapped inside these colossal transparent towers.
People stared in horror.
"What… what is that?"
"Where did those come from?!"
Phones suddenly went dark.
Signal bars disappeared.
Television screens flickered and died.
Streetlights shut off.
Electricity vanished across entire cities.
Satellites stopped responding.
The modern world had just been severed.
Civilization stood helpless.
Silent.
Then--
12:05 PM
A massive black window appeared in front of every human being on Earth.
Floating silently in the air.
The surface of the box was darker than night itself, like an endless void.
Slowly, glowing white letters formed across it.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]
SURVIVE FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
THE FIRST STAGE WILL BEGIN IN 5 MINUTES
CHOOSE YOUR CLASS WISELY
ONCE CHOSEN, IT CANNOT BE CHANGED OR MODIFIED
The world fell silent.
No one spoke.
No one moved.
For several seconds, humanity simply stared.
Then chaos erupted.
"What the hell is this?!"
"Is this some kind of sick joke?!"
"My phone isn't working!"
"MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Screams filled the air.
Some people ran in panic.
Others dropped to their knees and prayed.
Some cried.
Others simply stood frozen in terror.
Men.
Women.
Children.
The elderly.
No one had escaped.
The entire human race had just been dragged into a nightmare they could not understand.
But while billions of people saw the same message…
Five humans received something different.
Another black window appeared before them.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]
SURVIVE FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
THE FIRST STAGE WILL BEGIN IN 5 MINUTES
YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY A GOD
Before they could even process those words, a second window appeared.
A SPECIAL BOON HAS BEEN OFFERED BY YOUR GOD
DO YOU ACCEPT?
YES / NO
Across the world, the five chosen humans stared at the message in disbelief.
One clenched his fists.
Another laughed nervously.
One stared silently, unsure whether to believe what he was seeing.
Slowly—
One by one—
They pressed YES.
Their fates were sealed.
But among the five chosen…
One received something very different from the others.
Something far more dangerous.
Somewhere in Chennai, India
Inside the campus of Chennai Institute of Medical Sciences, students stood frozen in confusion as the strange black window hovered before their eyes.
Some shouted in panic.
Others tried desperately to swipe it away.
But the window would not disappear.
Among the frightened crowd stood a young medical student.
His heart pounded violently against his chest.
His hands trembled.
The message in front of him burned into his vision.
YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY A GOD
A SPECIAL BOON HAS BEEN OFFERED
DO YOU ACCEPT?
YES / NO
He swallowed hard.
"W-What… is this…?"
The countdown ticked away silently.
00:04:58
His fingers slowly moved.
Hesitation flickered across his face.
Then--
He pressed YES.
For a moment…
Nothing happened.
Then the air in front of him twisted.
Space rippled like water disturbed by a stone.
And from thin air--
Something appeared in his hands.
Cold metal.
Heavy.
Real.
A weapon.
A gun.
The medical student stared at it in shock, unable to believe what he was holding.
Far beyond the clouds…
In the realm of gods…
Someone began to laugh.
A slow, sinister laugh.
Because the Gods' Game had finally begun.