Ohritro

Eli Turner had perfected the art of coasting through life, gaming, lounging, and vibing with no grand ambitions beyond the next high. But his laid-back existence is upended when his laptop inexplicably transforms into a gateway to another world. What starts as a surreal escape becomes a perilous journey as Eli finds himself wielding a mysterious system that allows him to level up, fight monsters, and gain abilities beyond his wildest dreams.  

At first, the portal world feels like a haven, offering purpose and adventure Eli never knew he craved. Guided, or manipulated, by Azrael, a mischievous god orchestrating the game, Eli rises as one of the system's chosen players. But as the quests grow more dangerous and Azrael’s true intentions begin to surface, Eli struggles to balance the fantasy world with his life back home. His girlfriend, Sara, and his friends are left grappling with a version of Eli they hardly recognize, as the lines between his two lives blur.  

When the system expands to players worldwide, Eli crosses paths with others drawn into Azrael’s cosmic experiment: Yumi Tanaka, a fiercely disciplined Japanese student with a perfectionist streak, and Arjun Mehta, a charming Indian playboy with secrets of his own. Each carries their own burdens and ambitions, but all three must face the harsh truth: Azrael’s game is far more than it seems.  

As alliances are forged, rivalries ignite, and the stakes escalate, Eli must confront not only the dangers of the portal world but the growing rift between the person he is and the hero he’s becoming. In a game where every move is a test and every choice ripples across both worlds, the question remains: can Eli, Yumi, and Arjun uncover the truth before the system consumes them all?

I Got a Notification on my Laptop and Got Legendary Powers

Yumi's fingers brushed against the floating fragment of data. It flickered like a dying star, unstable, pulsing with an eerie light. The moment she made contact, the entire void shuddered.

A massive wave of force rippled through the fractured space, trying to tear her away, but Eli and Arjun were already moving.

Eli threw his full weight against Yumi, shoving her forward as the storm surged. "Do whatever you need to do! Now!"

Arjun, bracing against the chaos, shouted, "That fragment—it's a failsafe! The system never meant for the Echo to be fully unleashed. Break it, Yumi!"

But Azrael's form darkened, his shape stretching, warping. His voice was no longer singular but layered, an entire chorus of something beyond human.

"You don't understand what you are doing."

The void twisted violently, streams of pure data ripping through the space around them like razor-sharp currents. The last remains of the obelisk were dissolving, merging into Azrael's ever-growing form.

Yumi didn't have time to hesitate.

She slammed her palm against the fragment—

A blinding pulse exploded outward.

Everything froze.

The storm stopped mid-motion. Azrael's expanding form flickered, glitching as the energy holding everything together shuddered under the impact. A deep, cracking sound resonated through the space, like ice breaking under immense pressure.

The entire void fractured apart, as if the world itself had just shattered.

Azrael let out a sound that was neither a scream nor a roar but something deeper, something that vibrated through their very cores.

The Echo was collapsing.

Yumi was yanked backward as the space around them imploded, sucking in everything, unraveling Azrael's form piece by piece.

He reached for them, his expression unreadable. A moment of raw intensity.

"You could have been more."

The entire realm caved in.

Yumi, Eli, and Arjun were ripped out of the collapsing void, their bodies yanked through streams of spiraling light and darkness. Reality folded and snapped—

—And then, with a violent crash, they were thrown back into the real world.

The Breaking Point