C-19: Beginning of Aftermath.

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“His phone has been switched off,”

Dipali Rawat replied quietly.

Who knew at this moment, that he will be taking his last breath, in unknown circumstances, churning his body into paste, as his consciousness faded quietly.

“Maybe it ran out of battery since he must have played Pubg for long at work, and beside, Bro Daniel will probably need to attend to his Officer, given after the inspection, and his alcohol tolerance, I bet he’s already passed out cold on the ground.” Shubham comforted her while smiling.

“That’s true. His alcohol tolerance is the worst. All it takes is a bottle of Rose, to knock him out” Dipali Rawat looked slightly relieved when she thought about that possibility.

[Rose: A brand of Alcohol with Moradabad speciality title.]

Shubham heard a beeping machine sound, coming from within his Pocket. His facial expression changed slightly as he looked up the message silently.

A Holographic hologram screen hovered in mid-air at the same time. Between the screen of his Realmi and him, as he was confused, given it never popped out like that, When he felt memories of his, but he always thought of them as a dream, everything started to match up.

Character: Shubham

Occupation: College Student.

Level: 1

Experience: 0/100

Attributes –

Strength: 1 (1)²

Dexterity: 2 (1)²

Physique: 2 (1)²

Intelligence: 4 (1)²

Sensitivity: 4 (1)²

Reflex: 3 (1)²

Jump: 5(1)²

Skills:

Assassination 10, Sword Wielding 20, Hindi 20, English 30, France 20, German 30… Hacking 30, Dancing 10, Painting 30, Gaming 2… Socialist 10, Cooking 9, Driving 50, Hand-to-hand Combat 60...

Shubham felt everything turning down, as he remembered some good times with him. These bad news felt unbearable, coming at this time. He felt worse when he looked at Dipali Rawat, who was smiling by his side.

“I must save him!” Shubham thought as he looked at outside, maybe it was only his hunch but still, he wanted to save Daniel.

Shubham, recalled that this system, had come about when he had been in his second year of Middle School in the past. He had been depressed, and he used to spend his nights in relative home.

One day at the morning, when he was Exercising his way back home, a Screen pop out, with an object had fallen from the sky and hit him, right on the head, Injuring him lightly.

After that everything started.

Only then did Shubham realize that he had zoned out for a while. He blushed to explain, “Never. I just had a very amusing classmate today who, sucked all my energy.”

“Perhaps you should get yourself a girlfriend. Don’t think about study, all the time. Is there anyone that you like? Do you need my help?” Dipali Rawat voiced her concern, given how many time, he had already declined that proposal.

“I’m good, don’t worry about it Sister Dipali.” Luo Tuan replied as he thought about the mission he had set for himself, they continued to talk and chat for a little longer.

Dipali Rawat got up from her chair, to clean the table.

“Let me get this. I can’t have you cook dimer and clean too!” Shubham asked to help her, since she was kind enough to feed him, these kind of help are very kind of her and there are not many things he can help with.

“You’ll break the bowls. Just go back to your games,” Dipali Rawat laughed, as she cleaned up fast. Given she knew, Shubham was an homely child, who had never done something like this at his home.

Shubham thanked her, and went back to his room. As he lay on the bed, he thought about the rescue “ Tomorrow, huh! It is Thursday, so if I take two day off from College, I’ll have three days, to complete this mission, hmm! On that note, world is coming to end right, what I will get from college.”

He felt less enthusiastic about his Classes ever since he had figured out the possibility of World Coming to end in the next few years, which should be coming down, in next six months’ time.

The next day. Shubham, woke up and came back from his usual morning exercise at the same time that Dipali Rawat, was coming out of the bathroom. She looked preoccupied.

She forced a smile and greeted him, Shubham knew that she must still be worried about her boyfriend not coming home the previous night, but he didn’t know how to comfort her.

He looked at the time and left the house, after applying for leave to his Classmate to send it to college staff, given if the leaves are more than two or three days, they usually give a call to the parents.

Given he does not want them to worry about him, he took a little measure where his friend copy the signature of his parent, and send the application to the teacher.

The of Forest Department, was just a few kilometres, from the Rampur residential area.

Shubham had opted to jog there instead of taking the Bus. Since he had gotten the system, his interest in working out, he had been thrilled, as he could now measure, his body’s attributes.

Although he had not achieved, much all these years besides, an Increase in both Energy and Determination, he had made a habit of exercising every morning.

About ten minutes later, Shubham finally arrived at the Forest Department. He registered at the guard post and stated the purpose, of his visit.

Walking into the office, he saw employees scattered around the main entrances, as he approached a Adult worker.

“Daniel you said? I think I’ve heard of him but he is not in our department. I’m not sure, perhaps you can check with other staff.” The Adult man carried an air of arrogance, his eyes scanning Shubham as he spoke.

Shubham thanked him with a smile and went on to ask somebody else. However, nobody seemed to who or where Daniel was at this moment, Shubham was getting anxious, as he knew the worst might, have already come.

A middle aged man passing by suddenly stopped and asked, “Akash look for Daniel? Is it urgent?’’

He was holding a briefcase and rocking a beer belly. He had a slight frown though, and looked serious overall. Shubham looked at him and knew that he had to be a superior. He smiled and asked, “Are you my brother-in-law’s supervisor? My sister sent me here to check if he is alright. He didn’t come home last night and his phone has been switched off.”

Shubham knew that the manager would not disclose any information if he told him that Daniel was his roommate. “Oh! He went to the forestry station in Village Raksha with Supervisor. They should be back by today. You can go home.”

Shubham thought and sighed. It seemed that he could not get any further information, so he walked out of the building, Then he hailed a cab to head to the Forest Station in Village Raksha right away. The trees along both sides of the road were tall and lush, looking exceptionally blooming as they formed two rows of umbrellas that shaded the roadway. It would have been an enjoyable drive along the road, had it not been for the animal corpses that littered it every few kilometres.