In a deserted area, in the heart of a mysterious dark forest, in a small clearing with a stream, while the sun was already beginning to sink below the horizon, space began to distort and tear. Soon, a spatial hole with a diameter of about three meters appeared in its place. Two creatures flew out of this rift with force, which fell to the ground with a thud.
"Damn it!" A young guy with black hair, dressed in a black evening suit, swore. His clean suit got dirty from hitting the ground.
The second creature turned out to be a human girl with long red hair. Unlike her companion, she only moaned slightly from the pain of falling, and remained silent the rest of the time. Her long red hair was also covered in dirt, and she looked disheveled.
These two were Idan Fein and Arabel Morgan, outsiders who had arrived in this world through a spatial rift. After the rift spat them out, it slammed shut, leaving them alone in an unknown world.
Idan and Arabel tried to get to their feet, but their bodies seemed incredibly heavy to them. They could barely stand, let alone keep their balance. Their heads were spinning, and they lost their coordination and fell to their buttocks on the ground.
It was a strange feeling, as if they were not in their own bodies, but in someone else's. It was only now that they realized that it was difficult for them to raise their hands, clench their fists, and even breathe.
"The system! What's going on?" Idan asked mentally. At that moment, Arabel, who was sitting next to him, heard his voice in her head and was amazed. She was sure that Idan hadn't said those words out loud. How did she manage to hear his thoughts?
[Congratulations, Hosts, on your awakening! At the moment, your bodies are undergoing changes, and your old reflexes and understanding of your body are in conflict with new sensations. It will take some time for your brain to adapt to these changes].
As always, the System quickly and clearly explained the reasons for what was happening.
"That's it!" — Arabel said in her mind. Idan, hearing her voice in his head, looked at her in surprise.
"What's going on?" he asked aloud.
"I do not know, but I began to hear your voice in my head," Arabel replied, and Idan clearly heard her thoughts. At the same time, he saw that Arabel did not move her lips when she spoke.
[This is a mental connection that was established after the integration and awakening of the System along with your awakening], the System explained.
[With this connection, you can communicate with each other even if you are some distance away, without interference. Others will not be able to easily hear and intercept this mental connection. Only those with special abilities will be able to catch it and fit it in,] the System continued its explanation.
No sooner had Idan and Arabel entered the new world than an amazing ability was waiting for them. They were delighted with this gift and were already beginning to realize its potential.
[With this connection, you will be able to communicate with "this" System so that the other Host can also hear you. At the same time, the System has not lost the ability to communicate with the Hosts individually, if necessary.]
This information also pleased the couple. They were aware that they would have questions that would be awkward to ask in front of each other, but they still wanted answers.
[Ding! Hosts, the System has to wait for a while for your bodies to complete the process of awakening and transformation before it starts collecting data about you to compile your "Status"]
[Ding! Rewards for completing tasks will be given after completing the compilation of your "Status"]
[Ding! There are currently no active tasks!]
[Ding! The system has started collecting environmental data and information about the world.]
[Ding! Error… Error… The system cannot establish a connection with "???"].
[Ding! The system found that due to the "uniqueness" of this System, the spatial coordinates of the fault were changed. The privilege of "Uniqueness" came into effect, and the Hosts were teleported to a special and unique world]
[Thanks to this, the Hosts have taken an important step in finding a solution to save their world.]
[Ding! It is discovered that space and time in this world are greatly distorted. The system can't figure out the time difference between the two worlds]
[Ding! A unique energy has been discovered that slowly seeps into the hosts' bodies and is absorbed by their bodies. According to preliminary data, after about 6 months, the hosts' bodies will fully adapt to this force.]
[Ding! Danger! Danger! The system revealed that with full adaptation to this force, the Hosts will be tied to this world. They will become a part of this world and will lose any opportunity to leave it!]
[Ding! New task! Explore the world and find a way to leave it before the Hosts' bodies fully adapt to this power!]
No sooner had Idan and Arabel settled into their new bodies than the System began bombarding them with information. In the end, she even gave them a task.
Both immediately noticed how a timer appeared in the usual place, which began counting down. The deadline for completing the task was exactly six months.
The only thing they both realized was that if they couldn't find a way to leave this world, they would stay here forever and wouldn't be able to come back.
Due to the threat of being caught in this world, they didn't even notice the other warnings. They also couldn't hear who or what exactly the System was trying to contact to get information about the world. Instead of a name or a title, they only heard a noise.
Their first trip to another world began with problems.
The most important thing they needed to find out first was where exactly they got to.
They wondered if this was the world that all the other awakened ones entered, or if they found themselves in a completely different space.
With every minute they traveled to another world, there were more questions than answers for Idan and Arabel.