"Is this really the Earth I once knew?"

Leaving the two hastily bandaged individuals behind, I stepped out of the gate and into the city, only to find that so much had changed. People clad in armor and armed with weapons roamed the streets alongside others dressed in strange attire, while some rode animals or summoned creatures, which they seemed to take as normal.

What struck me was that no one on the streets seemed to find the situation odd, nor did anyone attempt to stop these people.

It was unbelievable. It felt as though the world had transformed into …