The trio is standing in the suffocating dampness of the alien jungle, staring wide-eyed at the twin moons floating overhead. Suddenly, bright, neon-blue holographic screens pop up directly in front of their faces like annoying, unskippable ad.
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ]
Aryan: Title: ...
Ayush: Title: Necromancer
Vikas: Title: Light Magic User
Aryan slapped his hands against his face, his fingers sinking into his forehead as the cold, harsh reality finally hit his brain cells. "Fuck... it's real magic. We actually got Isekai'd. Boys... fr fr. My aura is literally in the absolute negatives right now, I'm not even playing."
Ayush blinked twice, squinting at his hovering blue text box before a wild, insane grin stretched across his dirt-stained face. "Wait, hold on... look at my ability! I'm literally the main character!
Suddenly, the dense bushes around them rustled violently. Four horrifying Goblins leaped out into the clearing, snarls echoing off the trees. They looked absolutely repulsive—covered in mud, jagged teeth exposed, looking like they hadn't showered or seen a bar of soap in an actual decade.
Ayush gasped, backing up instantly. "Vikas! Do something! Use your light thingy and flash these gremlins before they eat my face!"
"I gotchu, fam! Watch this!" Vikas yelled, striking an overly dramatic anime pose. "[Skill: Neon Flashbang!]"
A blinding sphere of raw, unfiltered holy light exploded from Vikas's palms. The Goblins shrieked in absolute agony, clutching their melting eyes as they stumbled around blindly. Pure, unadulterated skill issue.
Aryan stared intensely at the blinding light, his eyes wide, pupils dilating as a strange blue prompt flashed in the corner of his retina.
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: Skill Copied: Neon Flash Lv.1 ]
Aryan's expression shifted from panic to a terrifyingly smug smirk. "Hehe, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V go brrr.
"Wait, I got another one! Stand back!" Vikas roared, feeling himself way too much. "[Skill: light Knight!]"
In a flash of dark smoke, Vikas was instantly dripped out from head to toe in pitch-black, menacing armor, wielding a massive dark broadsword that looked far too heavy for his weak arms. He looked edgy as hell, like a villain's final form.
Vikas looked down at his black gauntlets, visibly confused. "Why am I wearing full obsidian black if I'm a Light magic user? System is bugging hard, but honestly? The drip is absolute fire. Catch these hands, Goblins!"
With three wildly uncoordinated swings, Vikas killed those goblins.
Vikas grinned under his heavy helmet.
Ayush stepped forward, his eyes burning with edgy ambition. "Alright, my turn. Observe true dark art. [Skill: Stand Up, Losers!]"
The shadows beneath the four dead Goblin piles began to writhe and stretch. Slowly, four pitch-black, smoky goblin figures rose from the dirt, their glowing eyes fixed on Ayush like obedient hounds.
Aryan's eyes went wide with absolute jealousy. He focused his mind, trying desperately to copy the shadow command, but a bright red error box slammed into his face.
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ]
L + Ratio + Skill Issue. You cannot copy this ability yet.
Aryan threw his hands up in utter disbelief. "Wow. The system is literally gatekeeping me right now?
After walking through the dense timber for thirty exhausting minutes, the trees suddenly cleared. Standing on a massive cliffside, they looked down at a colossal, high-walled massive huge Kingdom.
Aryan put his hands on his hips, a confident, strategist smirk returning to his face. "Guys, I have the absolute master strat. We're literally in an Isekai—this is the dream! Main Character energy only from here on out!"
All three of them exchanged creepy, wildly overconfident grins before turning right back around and marching straight into the dark woods.
Within an hour, Ayush's dark army had grown to 18 shadowy Goblin soldiers. They were strutting through the forest like absolute kings, convinced they were the undisputed GOATs of this new world... until the bushes violently parted once more.
A High-Tier Goblin stepped into the moonlight.
This guy was completely different. He wasn't hunched over or filthy; he moved with terrifying, fluid speed, dodging through the shadows. With a swift flick of his wrist, he summoned a glowing crimson blade.
SLAP—SCHWING!
In one single, blinding second, the High-Tier Goblin sliced through all 5 of Ayush's shadow soldiers, dissolving them into nothingness instantly.
Ayush's jaw hit the floor. "WHAT?! he literally wiped my half of army in a millisecond! The utter disrespect!"
"Stay back! [Neon Flash]!" Vikas screamed, firing off a beam of blinding light.
The High-Tier Goblin merely grinned, opening his palm. A vortex of Dark Magic spun in his hand, literally swallowing and EATING the flash of light whole. Zero damage dealt.
Aryan panicked, thrusting his hands forward. "[Neon Flash]!"
The Goblin casually opened his mouth and ate Aryan's light beam as well, burping softly. The three boys froze, trembling in absolute, raw horror.
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: Skill Copied: Dark magic smoke]
"Guys, team up right now or we are literally cooked!" Aryan yelled, his voice cracking. "Ayush, respawn the squad! Do something!"
"I'm trying, man! Rise! RISE!" Ayush wailed, sweat pouring down his face.
Before the shadows could fully form, the High-Tier Goblin thrust his sword into the earth. "[Skill: Shadow Piercing!]" Sharp, jagged spikes of pitch-black shadows shot out from the ground, skewering the emerging summons instantly.
Aryan's eyes locked onto the dark spikes. Seeing the underlying pattern, he channeled his newly copied power, slamming his hands down. A matching spike of dark shadow erupted directly beneath the High-Tier Goblin, impaling the monster straight through the chest.
The Goblin let out a dying gurgle.
Aryan let out a heavy, ragged sigh, wiping sweat from his forehead. "GG, stay mad, bozo. Imagine losing to a level 1."
Relieved, Aryan swiped open his system menu to check the battle log, but as his eyes scanned the text, his face drained of all color. He turned ghostly pale.
"Wait... guys..." Aryan whispered, his voice trembling violently. "It says... 'You killed a Low-Tier Lv.1 Goblin'..."
The Trio stood dead silent, staring at each other in absolute, horrifying silence.
"... ..."
"That was a TUTORIAL MOB?!" Aryan shrieked, his eyes bulging out of his head. "BRO! If that was considered a Low-Tier, we are literally trash tier! We are basic NPCs!"
Deeply traumatized, they crept further along the trail until they stumbled upon a hidden Goblin Village. Aryan crouched behind a boulder and activated his analysis skill to scan the camp.
Scan Results:
Low-Tier, Mid-Tier, high-Tier
1 Boss
Vikas slowly took off his black helmet, his face utterly devoid of emotion. "Yeah... I am not about that life at all. Let's go back to the city right now before we get spawn-killed."
An hour later, they managed to slip through the massive gates of the Kingdom and found a cozy-looking inn. The receptionist stared at them blankly.
"10 coins for one room," the Manager said deadpan.
Aryan, trying to stay cautious, secretly focused his vision to scan the Manager's level. The moment he tried, his vision glitched wildly, static filling his field of view.
"System is glitching on the Manager too..." Aryan muttered under his breath,
aryan thinks to himself that's a good thing that this system gives Coins for killing Goblins,
backing away slowly after tossing the coins on the counter. "Everyone in this city is high level, man.
Exhausted and thoroughly humbled, the trio collapsed onto the wooden beds in their room and drifted off into a nervous sleep.
Meanwhile, far away in the heart of the Kingdom, light flickered inside the majestic, marble Throne Room. The King sat upon his gilded chair, staring down as a mysterious figure draped in sleek, shadow-black drip materialized out of thin air before him.
"King" the Mysterious Figure whispered, his voice echoing like grinding stones. "The 'Boys' have arrived in our realm. One is a summoner, one is light user and other one I'm not sure for him but i think he's dark magic user and light magic user as well although I couldn't scan his true parameters."
The King leaned back, a cold, arrogant smirk spreading across his face, radiating pure ego. "Is that so.
You can go now.
The mysterious figure dissolved into the darkness like a ghost vanishing into thin air.
Behind the heavy velvet curtains near the throne. Someone was standing hear their Convo.