š Chapter 1: Only One Reader
(Rain taps softly against the window. The room is dark, the only light coming from a flickering laptop screen. A lone figure stares at the monitor ā eyes tired, fingers trembling.)
š¤ Liu Shen (murmuring):
ā "...Done."
(He hits Enter, and the last line of his novel goes live.)
š "Finally. My masterpiece... finished."
(A few seconds pass. He refreshes the page. Nothing.)
š± [0 views ⢠0 likes ⢠0 comments]
š "As expected. No one cares."
(He sighs and lets his head fall onto the desk. Rain grows heavier. The clock ticks. Silence, cold and bitter.)
Then⦠a soft ding.
š© [1 new reader]
(Liu Shen lifts his head. His eyes narrow.)
šļøāšØļø "...Huh?"
(He opens the comment section. Only one message is there.)
šØļø
"Do you want to enter an amazing world? š"
(He scoffs.)
š¤ Liu Shen:
ā "Sure. If it's better than this one."
(Suddenly, the screen glitches. A green light bursts from the monitor, flooding the room in a blinding flash.)
š¤ Liu Shen (startled):
ā "What the hellā?!"
š [Confirmation received. Initiating transfer...]
(Darkness swallows everything.)
(His eyes snap open. Thick fog swirls around jagged mountains. The air is heavy. He's lying on rocky ground, dressed in clothes he's never seen before.)
š "This place⦠it feels familiar. No⦠it can't beā¦"
(His breath catches as realization hits.)
š "This is the world I wrote about⦠This is my story!"
š [System online.]
Welcome, Liu Shen. This timeā¦
you're not the writer.
This time⦠you are the story.
But be warnedā¦
You might not like how it ends. š
š¤ Liu Shen (whispering):
ā "...Oh, sh*t."
š [End of Chapter 1]