Collision of Realms: A Glitch in Reality

"What in the world are you doing? Are you intentionally trying to screw us up?" Ruthless barked at the confused figure beside him. His voice was sharp with frustration as their teammate Toby collapsed under the Grumpy Gremlin's attack.

As Toby hit the ground, Ruthless turned his rage on the clueless Sylus or rather, the ridiculous name Sylus had chosen for his avatar—Captain Funkatron.

"You buffoon, Captain Funkatron! Why are you standing there like a statue, you numbskull?"

Sylus now trapped as Captain Funkatron was speechless. His mind raced in a chaotic loop. Just moments ago, he had been running from a group of men trying to kill him. Now, somehow he was here facing off against a monstrous creature called the Grumpy Gremlin.

Sylus looked around and realized he was in the middle of a battle. Three other people were fighting with all their might against a terrifying monster. And there he was, just standing there, doing nothing.

The shift from his dangerous situation to this new place was shocking. Sweat ran down his face as he tried to figure out what had happened. Was he dead? In the afterlife? Or was this some kind of twisted dream?

The pain in his chest and the cold wind felt too real to be a dream. Sylus couldn't speak. His mouth moved, but no words came out. He was completely stunned.

The battle around him was chaotic, and he felt like a lost tourist in a war zone. What was going on? How did he end up here?

Suddenly, a translucent panel appeared before his eyes, startling him out of his daze. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

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[𝗢𝗠𝗡𝗜-𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟]

Welcome to the Battle against the Grumpy Gremlin

Your current stats:

Name: Captain Funkatron

Age: 15

Level: 12

Experience: 2,450 / 3,000

Health: 100%

Mana: 50 / 50

Stamina: 30 / 30

Attack Power: 10

Defense: 10

Special Abilities: Fireball (Low Damage), Quick Dodge (Increases Evasion for 5 Seconds)

Status Effects: None

Buffs/Debuffs: None

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[𝗚𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗬 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗟𝗜𝗡]

Health: 250

Attack Power: 20

Special Ability: "Grumble Blast" – Deals high damage and lowers attack power.

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Sylus stared at the stats. These weren't just numbers on a screen anymore. They were real, and his were terrible. He had no special abilities, and his attack power was so weak it might as well be blowing kisses at the monster.

This can't be happening. How did I end up here? Determined to shake off the fear, Sylus got ready and ran at the Gremlin. The Gremlin was a small creature with scraggly fur and a grumpy face.

His heart pounded in his chest as he swung his weapon—a simple, unimpressive sword that seemed more like a toy than anything capable of doing damage.

The Gremlin barely flinched when Sylus attacked, its yellow eyes narrowing with what seemed like... annoyance.

Sylus muttered under his breath, "Great. This Monster can beat me with one hit. I hope I don't get squashed like a bug."

He quickly moved back to avoid the monster, but Ruthless wasn't done with him. "Just you wait, Captain Funkatron. You're useless!"

While Ruthless was venting, the Grumpy Gremlin attacked. Ruthless was hit and went down in a flash. Now only Funkatron and Grim were left.

Before he could even process his situation, the Gremlin attacked. Sylus tried to defend himself with a sword that felt too light to do any real damage.

His attacks barely scratched the creature. His health dropped fast. He dodged and swung, but it wasn't enough. The Gremlin hit him again, knocking him to the ground. His health hit zero.

Grim, their other teammate also died from the Gremlin's attack.

As Sylus and Grim fell, the battlefield around them faded away, dissolving into mist.

They found themselves standing outside the Grumpy Gremlin's cave, bruised and exhausted.

Above them, the sky darkened briefly as a notification shimmered into view—not on a screen but as if written in the air itself, visible to all who lived in this world:

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[𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧]

TEAM STRUGGLE DEFEATED WHILE ATTACKING GRUMPY GREMLIN IN JUST 25 SECONDS!

The fastest defeat ever!

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Around them, people in nearby villages and cities saw the announcement and began to whisper and laugh.

Sylus's head was spinning as he tried to make sense of everything. He noticed something in the corner of his vision and focused on it. A glowing panel appeared in front of him.

It was his system panel that showed him everything from his stats and quests to his inventory and special abilities.

On the left side a section labeled World Chat caught his eye. He clicked on it to see what people were saying.

As he read the messages, his heart sank. The players were mocking Team Struggle, and the comments scrolled up one by one:

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[ShadowDancer]: "Did they even get a chance to blink?"

[Moonblade]: "Twenty-five seconds? That's faster than my morning routine!"

[ThunderStrike]: "Was that a battle or a joke?"

[LunarMage]: "Captain Funkatron? Who names themselves that?!"

[FireFang]: "Team Struggle? More like Team Snuggle!"

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Sylus's eyes were glued to the world chat as the mocking messages kept coming. The players were relentless. And right now, Team Struggle was the laughingstock of them all.

As the messages scrolled, Ruthless stormed up to Sylus and his face was twisted with rage. "Didn't you say you would lead us to victory and defeat the Gremlin easily? What the hell were you doing in that cave?" he yelled.

Sylus stood there, stunned, unable to process what was happening. Words failed him and his mind was blank.

Ruthless wasn't finished. He flicked his fingers in the air and Sylus felt a strange pull around his chest. The mark of Team Struggle, glowing on his armor, vanished in an instant. A system notification popped up before his eyes:

𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘:

You have been removed from Team Struggle.

The world chat exploded with laughter:

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[LunarMage]: "Did you see that? Captain Funkatron got kicked from Team Struggle!"

[ShadowDancer]: "LOL, no wonder they lost so fast!"

[Moonblade]: "Now that's what I call a swift kick!"

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"Team Struggle doesn't need someone like you," Ruthless spat. "If I ever see you again, I'll make sure you vanish so completely even your shadow will forget you existed."

With that, Ruthless and the other two teammates turned and left, leaving Sylus standing there in disbelief.

After Ruthless took the team title from him, something clicked in Sylus's mind. His eyes widened as he finally realized where he was.

"Wait a minute... this can't be real," he muttered while looking around in disbelief. "Am I... am I inside Celestial Conquest? Hah, no way! There's no way, no no, this can't be happening!"

His voice rose in pitch, full of panic and confusion. "I was just messing around on Zayn's PC to ruin his profile! I didn't even know how to play this game!"

He started pacing, hands on his head as he tried to make sense of the situation. "I'm done for! I'm seriously done for! First, I wasted all the in-game money on junk, then I picked the most ridiculous name ever and now I'm actually here? In the game? Oh no, oh no no no, this is a nightmare!"

He stopped suddenly, staring at his hands. He let out a loud nervous laugh the kind you'd expect from someone teetering on the edge of sanity.

"I'm doomed! I'm really doomed! This can't be happening! I've already messed up everything in this game, and now I'm stuck in it? This is... I've got to be dreaming! Yeah, that's it! I just need to wake up. Come on, Sylus, wake up! "

He slapped his face a few times, hoping it would snap him out of it, but nothing changed. The surreal landscape, the purple sky, it was all still there.

He started yelling, looking up at the strange, swirling sky. "How's this real? Am I dead? Is this some twisted afterlife where I'm doomed to be a walking joke for all eternity?"

He shook his head, still trying to process everything. His mind kept going in circles, questioning if this was real. But everything felt too real—the sights, the sounds, the sensations.

"Great" he slumped down, sitting on the spongy ground staring blankly at his ridiculous armor. "Of all the games, why did it have to be this one? And why, why, why did I have to pick the name Captain Funkatron? I'm not just a fool, I'm a certified, grade-A, super-sized fool! This can't be real... can it?"