Chapter 5: On the high seas

After I finished my meal, I looked at this blue box closely. It has something to mean. I saw towards the window.

Outside was dark, I woke up at the evening, therefore I should sleep to get some rest and don't get out of my sleep routine. But before I will do that, I will open this message.

Therefore, I clicked the button underneath it to open this message. I mumbled the text.

'You received the daily quest: [Trying to get stronger] Your challenge is to complete this quest until the day ends. You have. 3:02:42 time left.

0/100: Sit ups

0/100: Pushups

0/100: Squats

0/10: Kilometers jogging.

If you don't do it in time, you'll receive a punishment'

"What the hell?" I asked myself. If I would ever do such things at 9pm. It isn't even makeable in three hours! I laid down onto my bed. And the doctor said I should rest, and that's exactly what I'll do! What a stupid thingy. I shook my head and closed my eyes. "What a weird thingy" I mumbled. Unbelievable.

I fell asleep soon. I was exhausted from all this new information. That I am alive, that my arm is back, that I slept a whole week. But my sleep didn't last the night. After around three hours I awoke at the worst way possible.

There was water everywhere, I exhaled and opened my eyes in shock. It was cold as ice. I was freezing. I was underwater but how? I tried to swim up to get some oxygen.

The now water soppy clothes weight 10 times heavier. It was an act of strength to get to the water surface. I take a breath when I finally reached it but was underwater only a few seconds later.

A huge wave rolled over my head drowning me down again. I got a whole bunch of water into my mouth. It was salty and I spited it out again. I didn't want to drink this sea water. Immediately I tried to get up again. I felt the adrenalin pushing in my blood again. My heart pounded loud and I could feel my blood pumping through my veins.

The second time I made it to the air I took a deep breath and tried to watch out for land. And I saw some just before I was drowned back into the water. I must take off my clothes or they will be my reason for drowning. Therefore, I removed all my clothes except my boxer.

Afterwards I swam towards the surface again to get some fresh air. It was much easier without these heavy clothes. I pointed my view right towards the tiny island. Before even the next wave could drown me again, I dove down again and swam right towards the direction to this island. While I did so, one of those blue text boxes appeared again. I read it.

'Punishment for not completing the quest: [Trying to get stronger]

Survive for 3:57:46'

I exhaled without thinking and went directly to the surface again to get some air. Some water came into my mouth again. I spited it out and took some fresh air.

This Island was still far away but it was my only chance to survive. What was this punishment even for?! That I die because of it?!

Before I could think about it more, I was drowned by a big wave again. So, I had to swim for my life. I felt my muscles hurt more and more because of the strenuous effort it took to swim towards this island.

I had to get up, got drowned repeatedly and swam for my life. I was so glad, that I can swim and wasn't horrible at it. If I couldn't swim, I would have been dead by now. Why are these near-death scenarios so common in my life?

Then finally I made it onto the Island. I immediately laid down onto the sand. I didn't care that my whole body would be now covered with sand. I breathed fast of exhaustion.

My chest expanded and shrunk fast and in an enormous size. I was puffed. I laughed in joy. I survived! I survived again!

The sky was dark, it was night and just the bright full moon shined. The only light source I had. If it had been new moon, I would be in total darkness, which meant I would never find this stupid tiny island.

After a few minutes I stood up. My legs were flappy just like pudding. I fluctuated because of my exhaustion but I still smiled widely. "Nothing can kill me! I am a survivor!" I screamed.

But well, that wasn't my best Idea. The ground where I stood moved around. An earthquake?! The sand budged and moved around. Something is coming out of it.

The island wasn't very big. Maybe a caliber of 21 meters. What the hell should come out of it?!

Out of the sand came a huge worm. And if I say a huge worm, it was a giant one. I screamed in fear. Damn! I looked around, what should I do. I couldn't run away because the island was just too small.

Therefore, I had only one option left. Swimming again. Why is my life so horrible? I sighed. I saw in the distance a next island. "Oh. Shit here we go again" I mumbled and before the worm could do anything to hurt me, I jumped into the water again. I need to dive to the next island.

It was a stressful act. My muscles were worn out again. My body had to heat himself over and over again because the water was just too cold. It would cool down my body. My mind couldn't focus on anything else then swimming and surviving.

At the next place I could only rest for a few minutes until one of those giant worms appeared again. Therefore, I spent these hours with swimming from one island to another, resting just a few minutes and swimming again for my life. It was a torture I will never forget.

Then these four hours were over, and I was in my hospital room again. I laid onto the ground. I was wet, cold and exhausted. I couldn't even move.

I heard a nurse coming into my room. She was in shock when she saw me there. "W-What happened?!" She asked, while she helped me up. I was too weak to explain her what exactly happened and just said: "I slipped and felt onto the ground after I showered."

Even if I told her the truth, she wouldn't believe me and think I am crazy. Maybe put me into the psychiatry.

"You are so cold!" she said in shock. "I shower cold. ", I just said. After I laid down into my bed, I immediately fall asleep. But before I did, I noticed that no time went by. When I felt asleep it was a bit after midnight.

These 4 hours were just like they had never happened. But I knew they happened. My body wouldn't be this broken if it just was a dream.

When I awoke around 8 o'clock this message to do this daily quest again, appeared. I put on my clothes and made this challenge. I would never want to be in this other place ever again.