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

A silent explosion rippled through the world. It wasn't fire, nor light—it was a rupture in the very fabric of reality.

The entity convulsed, its shape distorting into chaotic spirals of code and unreadable patterns. For the first time, it hesitated.

Azrael stood at the center of it all, his silver eyes burning with raw command. The data around him churned, shifting, obeying. He had done something—something fundamental—and the world itself had answered.

Yumi's fingers trembled on her interface. "What… what did you do?"

Azrael didn't answer immediately. His breathing was controlled, but there was a tension in his stance, a subtle sign that even he had limits.

The entity twitched, its formless mass attempting to reassemble. "Structural interference detected. System recalibration required."

Eli narrowed his eyes. "It's trying to stabilize itself."

Arjun's hands flew across his interface. "If it adapts, we lose any advantage we have." He looked up, urgency in his voice. "We need to force it out before it rewrites itself."

Azrael's gaze flickered toward him, and for once, he actually nodded. "Then we move now."

The entity lashed out, sending another rupture wave through the collapsing world. But this time, Azrael didn't block it alone.

With a single tap on her interface, she redirected the wave, rewriting the collision data mid-air. It twisted away, dispersing into harmless fragments.

For the first time, Yumi saw something unsettling in its pulsing, shifting form—hesitation.

She grinned despite the tension. "Yeah, didn't expect us to rewrite the rules, did you?"

Eli didn't waste time. He surged forward, sword igniting with a pulse of rewritten energy. He slashed, and for the first time, the entity reacted. It recoiled, its form flickering between existence and code.

Azrael lifted his hand again, and the world folded.

The skies glitched. The digital winds howled. And then—

A surge of absolute force enveloped the entity, trapping it in a collapsing segment of the system. It struggled, thrashing against the binds of rewritten existence.

Arjun's interface flared. "It's destabilizing. Just a little more—"

The entity let out a final, piercing sound—

"This is not termination. This is delay."

The world snapped back into place, as if something incomprehensibly vast had been removed from it. The silence that followed was deafening.

Yumi exhaled, barely realizing she had been holding her breath. "Did we—"

Azrael turned away from the fading remnants. "For now."

Arjun wasn't as convinced. His fingers hovered over his interface, scanning the residual code. His frown deepened. "That thing wasn't destroyed. It withdrew."

Eli sheathed his sword. "So what? We scared it off. That's still a win."

Azrael remained silent, but Yumi could see it—the tension in his shoulders, the unspoken understanding. They hadn't won.

They had only postponed something much worse.

They regrouped in the remnants of their new world. The system was still fragile, parts of it flickering as if unsure whether it should exist.

Arjun tapped on his interface, scanning the stabilized framework. "We held it together, but it's messy. There are gaps in the reconstruction."

Yumi sighed, rubbing her temples. "At least we're still standing."

Azrael finally spoke, his voice lower than usual. "Not for long."

Azrael's gaze was distant, his usual amusement gone. "The entity wasn't just watching. It was measuring us." He turned toward Yumi, his silver eyes unreadable. "And it will return when it knows how to break us."

Yumi straightened, forcing steel into her voice. "Then we'll be ready."

Azrael studied her for a long moment. Then, unexpectedly, he smirked. "We'll see."

The Collapse Point