7:00 AM, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Springs, Colorado. A man awakens in his bed. A man, 29 years old and average looking. 5'9", short black hair, teal green eyes, and an average build... He gets up from his bed, goes down stairs and gets some coffee, makes himself some breakfast then gets ready for his job at a Jewelry store. His name is Jim Loster, and he is currently driving to his job with average clothing, he then runs into traffic as he then has to wait then he gets out of his car and sees a group of goths conversing, he pays them no mind though. He works for an hour until...
"Hey!" Jim yells, "What are you doing!"
A woman is stealing a piece of jewelry from the store. He chases after them, running through out the streets, he then follows them into an alleyway, and they are at a dead end. They then stop, turn around and Jim freezes, her eyes are completely white, she then walks over to Jim and unzips her skin and Jim is blinded by a bright light, but he cannot stop staring...
"The Face of God" He sub-consciously mumbles and passes out.
He then awakens on the street in New York city. It is night, exactly 10 PM, it's raining and foggy. Jim gets up and walks around for a bit. He has a splitting headache and his vision wobbly and blurry. The city seems normal, but something is... off...
"Huh?" Jim says, confused.
There are no people, not a single one in sight. He looks in the stores no one he looks around the street and faintly through the fog and rain there are parked cars but no one in them and there's no one even driving said cars. He then sees two bright circles—car lights are what he makes out from them. He steps out the way as a car appears from the fog. The car is average looking. Jim sees a man, looking to be in his 50's—his head is completely bald and he wears a business suit and hat on his head. He also has a brief case in his left hand and an umbrella on his right. He wears a silver watch along with everything else. He wears a black trench coat over his shoulders and black gloves. The most note worthy things to note about his appearance is that he is about 7ft tall, with completely white eyes. A man with a tall stature.
"Wh-Who are you...?" Jim asks, nervous.
That is not something you must worry about.
The man stands for a moment in silence but then,
"Why am I here, wh-what is this place?!" Jim shouts in confusion.
Lower your tone, boy, and listen.
Jim stands and listens to him.
I am one beyond your comprehension, who I am is none of your concern. All I am permitted to say is clues and tid-bits of information.
The man then gives him a... magatama?
He who does not turn up for work must go to the forest and follow the trail of Magatama...
"B-Bu-"
Be weary of moving beyond mortality. Unless you're okay with giving up your humanity.
The man gets in the car and drives off leaving Jim all alone.
"Wait!" Jim yells, trying to run after him, but the chase is futile.
Then moments later, he sees the sun rise behind him but it's unusually bright—like blindingly bright to the point where he sees nothing but light.
He starts to lose consciousness as his brain turns off, his eyes close, his ears ring, and...