After a solid five minutes of dramatic life reflection, I finally decide to waste my daily limited mobile data quota on this creepy-looking app.14Please respect copyright.PENANAUOQETsTKmN
14Please respect copyright.PENANAtSERTEfpcy
Because clearly, I make excellent decisions under boredom pressure.14Please respect copyright.PENANAKP3yNY54uo
14Please respect copyright.PENANABjBDjLiYf4
14Please respect copyright.PENANALd6kon8bFB
The download starts crawling. 1%. 2%. 2%. Still 2%. Fantastic. I could bake bread, overthrow a small government, and it’d still be 2%.14Please respect copyright.PENANA4YVE29EfqP
14Please respect copyright.PENANAxEss7SeQGg
14Please respect copyright.PENANAoy3Opl5TqL
“Alright,” I sigh, pushing my chair back. “You do your thing, haunted app. I’m gonna go, you know, exist for a bit.”14Please respect copyright.PENANAYw7TokoEgP
14Please respect copyright.PENANAcMxDvQ5ILn
14Please respect copyright.PENANAiZVxNjO1sQ
Which is my very poetic way of saying I need to pee.14Please respect copyright.PENANAbSsuFTcxjP
14Please respect copyright.PENANAqylQdyZNTh
14Please respect copyright.PENANAxJueXWFWZC
I shuffle into the bathroom, muttering to myself about bad Wi-Fi and worse life choices. The mirror greets me with the same face that stayed up till 3 a.m. last night “just one more level.” I look like a sleep-deprived raccoon that discovered eyeliner.14Please respect copyright.PENANAAsfNW2JurH
14Please respect copyright.PENANApYwgct93E9
14Please respect copyright.PENANADzBmDz4Ej5
“Gorgeous,” I tell my reflection. “Definitely ready to summon demons today.”14Please respect copyright.PENANAnr6eZ6w9DL
14Please respect copyright.PENANA202uFDkqCB
14Please respect copyright.PENANAFyq54It9nJ
I open the bathroom door, still humming the stupid jingle from my shampoo ad—14Please respect copyright.PENANAIwxQA1Zp1q
14Please respect copyright.PENANAXiBKYBbZV0
and stop.14Please respect copyright.PENANAfpuFIopaTy
14Please respect copyright.PENANAeV8mUh4SAm
14Please respect copyright.PENANAdmLl4YkODM
This… isn’t my room.14Please respect copyright.PENANAeEqbwtMrFp
14Please respect copyright.PENANALttqlbk3DC
14Please respect copyright.PENANAGPtmAZGkbO
My pink beanbag? Gone. My desk with the suspicious mug collection? Gone. Even my cat wallpaper is gone.14Please respect copyright.PENANAJwrXBRnUeC
14Please respect copyright.PENANAZbshZzWOP7
14Please respect copyright.PENANAFcCn6TqaRs
Instead, I’m standing in what looks like the inside of a history documentary.14Please respect copyright.PENANAiyZTehozFL
14Please respect copyright.PENANA9F2racXRJ6
A palace — tall, arched ceilings, sunlight pouring through embroidered curtains, air smelling faintly of jasmine and smoke. The floor beneath my feet gleams like polished stone. I take a step, half expecting to wake up, half expecting some museum guard to yell at me for breathing too loud.14Please respect copyright.PENANAl2aSO9TmRD
14Please respect copyright.PENANAKVWJkImIE9
14Please respect copyright.PENANAL5iAf73fDu
“Okay,” I mutter, “either my landlord upgraded way beyond my rent bracket, or I died on the toilet.”14Please respect copyright.PENANACYtu6fU54u
14Please respect copyright.PENANAEKUslEjAs0
14Please respect copyright.PENANA1DiaCYviON
I spin around to go back—14Please respect copyright.PENANAr0S9AXCUJK
14Please respect copyright.PENANAyY95gSTB0t
Except there’s no door.14Please respect copyright.PENANAdLCY30qtEV
14Please respect copyright.PENANABwlhUQ9ESJ
Just a smooth wall of marble where my bathroom should be.14Please respect copyright.PENANAXE7yYdIYbM
14Please respect copyright.PENANAvq2uFGBgQ9
14Please respect copyright.PENANAqJNg0X7Mip
My pulse skips. “Nope. Nope, nope, nope—”14Please respect copyright.PENANAmczu0LaeNm
14Please respect copyright.PENANAIRo9EE8mZj
14Please respect copyright.PENANAISvdK5yU4L
Then I notice it.14Please respect copyright.PENANAqaArNTekGV
14Please respect copyright.PENANA9b0qCIM4oN
My clothes.14Please respect copyright.PENANANHOczdpmAu
14Please respect copyright.PENANArw4Jy1UKQ3
14Please respect copyright.PENANA4Wk7aIZHxa
My comfy hoodie and pajamas are gone, replaced by a long ivory dress that shimmers faintly when I move. Gold stitching along the sleeves, a ribbon tied around my waist like I’m some ancient princess in a costume drama.14Please respect copyright.PENANAKEg3jdb8jO
14Please respect copyright.PENANAxCye9qGzFd
14Please respect copyright.PENANAfhROqpvGfb
“What in the time-traveling cosplay is this?” I whisper.14Please respect copyright.PENANAVrVharsAuM
14Please respect copyright.PENANAbpfo5c1Xor
14Please respect copyright.PENANAtSv6tl2FlX
The palace is quiet. Too quiet. I can hear faint birds somewhere far off, the kind of silence that makes you feel like the world’s holding its breath. I walk slowly down the corridor, my bare feet barely making a sound, and the air hums with something— energy? Memory? I don’t know.14Please respect copyright.PENANAJpPItwWlHG
14Please respect copyright.PENANAkmPBXT6gKx
14Please respect copyright.PENANADgck6SV9u8
And yet… it feels familiar.14Please respect copyright.PENANAbDSJEVRs6W
14Please respect copyright.PENANAK9N6dpF9GL
Like I’ve been here before.
arrow_back
The Game Of Fate
more_vert
-
info_outline Info
-
toc Table of Contents
-
share Share
-
format_color_text Display Settings
-
exposure_plus_1 Recommend
-
Sponsor
-
report_problem Report
-
account_circle Login
Search stories, writers or societies
Continue ReadingClear All
What Others Are ReadingRefresh
X
Never miss what's happening on Penana!
The Game Of Fate
Author:
Luna
ISSUE #2
Downloading a new world
LIKES 1
READS 10
BOOKMARKS 0
campaign
Request update 0
Sponsor
Suggest Edits
Login with Facebook
or Sign up/Login to comment or bookmark! Click to load the next chapter
X
After each update request, the author will receive a notification!
smartphone100
→ Request update
X
Sponsor again
Click to login
Login first to show your name as a sponsor.
Thank you for supporting the story! :)
Please Login first.
×
Write down what you like about the story
×
Reading Theme:
Font Size:
Line Spacing:
Paragraph Spacing:
Load the next issue automatically
Reset to default
×
People Who Like This
x
Before You Publish
Please ensure your story does not contain illegal, hateful, inciting, or violence-promoting content, or any infringing, plagiarized, or spam material, and that it complies with Penana’s Terms of Use.
Penana reserves the right to remove any content that violates these rules or causes legal or community risk, and to suspend or terminate related accounts.

