Nothing about that day suggested the world was about to change.
The sky was normal.
The streets were normal.
Even the people moved with the same boring rhythm that Neuro Voldi Godo had always known.
But Neuro himself was never normal.
The Mind That Never Struggles
In class, the teacher was explaining a complex problem.
But before the explanation even ended, Neuro had already written the full solution.
The teacher walked closer and looked at the paper.
He stopped.
Then said quietly:
"This… hasn't been taught yet."
Neuro didn't look up.
He simply said:
"I know."
A short silence followed.
The teacher had nothing else to say and walked away.
A Broken Sense of Reality
During break, students laughed, talked, shouted.
But Neuro stayed silent.
One of them approached him.
"How are you always first without even trying?"
Neuro didn't look at him directly.
He stared at the empty space between people and said:
"Because everything here repeats itself."
"What do you mean?"
After a pause, he answered:
"The faces… the words… even the laughter."
Then he added softly:
"It's like this world forgets it already lived this day before."
The student stepped back without understanding it, but something in his chest tightened.
The Moment of Collapse
On his way home, the street felt strangely quiet.
The air stopped moving.
Even the sound of cars felt distant, like they didn't belong to the same world.
Neuro stopped walking.
He looked up.
And said calmly:
"This is not natural."
At that exact moment…
The sky cracked.
Not like lightning or sound.
But like reality itself was being torn apart from within.
The Shockwave
Before he could take a single step…
An invisible force struck him.
It was not a collision.
Not an explosion.
It was pressure—like existence itself was pressing down on him.
His chest tightened for a split second, as if the air inside him disappeared.
His body lifted slightly off the ground.
Then everything stopped.
Sound.
People.
Time.
Everything vanished.
Falling Into the Void
The ground beneath him was no longer ground.
It shattered like invisible glass.
The sky was no longer a sky.
It shut off like a broken system.
And instead of the world…
There was void.
Endless void.
But Neuro did not scream.
He simply opened his eyes and said:
"So this isn't an ordinary death."
The Red-Haired Girl
From the darkness…
Footsteps echoed.
Slow.
Controlled.
Then she appeared.
Red hair like fresh blood.
Black eyes like absolute emptiness.
Her presence alone made the air feel heavy.
She stood directly in front of him.
"You are dead."
Neuro stared at her for a moment.
Then said:
"If I were dead, I wouldn't still be thinking."
Her expression did not change.
But the silence became heavier.
Number 14
She spoke coldly:
"Neuro Voldi Godo… you are Number 14."
Symbols appeared in the air around him, rotating like ancient records.
"You have been selected."
He tilted his head slightly.
"Selected for what?"
The System
She raised her hand.
At that moment, a voice entered his mind.
Not heard.
Forced into his consciousness.
"Five missions."
"Survive… or be erased."
Neuro finally smiled.
Not in fear.
But in interest.
He said:
"Finally… something not boring."
End
A distant voice echoed from the void:
"Begin the game… Number 14."
Neuro closed his eyes for a moment.
Then opened them again.
And said calmly:
"Show me what you've got.