NOTE: After revising my story, I noticed there were a lot of awful errors. I'm correcting them and maybe a few quotes or words have changed, but the rest is the same.

Hi everyone! After posting and updating this story in Spanish, now I publish the same one but in English. First of all, I have to say I write this after being inspired by "Infinite" by Wraith002 and "Debt" by Avatar Conner.They helped me to find a way to create my story. The second thing I have to say is I tried my best to write it in English but if you see any, please forgive me! (you can tell as well so I'll know it)

The first chaper is short and it's more like an intro but I promise the next chapters will get better. Just give me time! Now, enjoy it!

My name is Marc Clark, I'm 19 and I live in Montreal. I was enjoying a good and normal life... until I've suffered an accident. Instead of waking up in a hospital, I woke up in the most unexpected place and everything changed completely.

I was in my room, all was dark and I was lying in my bed, doing nothing. Someone knocked on the door but I ignored the knocks. I just didn't want to get up.

'Maurice?' – my mother's voice called me from outside. - 'Maurice, get out now! We're waiting!'

I didn't want to get up but I looked at the door annoyed. I hate being called by my "real" name and my mom should know that. The knocks kept sounding and finally I got up despite I was feeling quite tired.

'I'm coming.' - I said as I approached to the door and the knocks sounded louder. – 'I said I'm coming!'

I opened the door and then I came back to reality.

I opened my eyes and suddenly I panicked when I realized I was close to be drowned. I moved my arms up quickly and finally I could take out my head from the water. I felt my lungs like they were burning and I started coughing hard as I looked around. I saw a wooden platform with a hut and quickly swam toward it. I climbed some stairs and lay on the floor while I still was coughing hard. Damn... My whole body ached and if I hadn't woken up, sure I would have drowned. Then I remembered what happened: I finished my classes at uni for that day and went with some friends for a drink. Then I decided to go home and I was talking with my mother on my phone. The last thing I remember was that I saw a car approaching to me... I was also near to the river but... As I looked around me, I realized I was in the middle of the sea. In fact the wooden platform was next to a huge lighthouse. Perhaps the currents were too strong and they had brought me to the end of the river... but it's impossible. It would have taken several days to end up in there and I'm quite sure the day hasn't ended. Despite the many doubts and questions I had, I got up and went to the lighthouse as the rain fell on me. I went to the door while I was shivering and I called a couple of times.

'Hello?' - Receiving no answer, I opened the door and entered. - 'Hello? Is anyone there?'

Again there was no response and I sighed. I saw a table with a single candle and it had a bowl of water and towels. There was a sign in front that said "Of thy sins shall I wash thee".

'Well, some water won't hurt.'

I wiped my face and looked myself in the mirror. I had all the blond hair darkened because of the water and green eyes which showed all my fatigue. I was wearing a jacket and a gray sweat with a white shirt. Like my jeans and boots, they were soaked and they were going to need a good time to dry. Then I remembered my phone and took it out of pocket and tried to unlock it. Well, it still worked and at least it wasn't damaged but there was no signal... of fucking course.

I went to the stairs inside the lighthouse, hoping to find something that would allow me to call my family and emergency. Then I saw another sign: "From Sodom shall I lead thee". Okay, the one who was living here was a fanatical religious and I didn't like that at all. I went up and saw a desk with a map on the wall. It showed all North America and there were several points marked and a red line following them. Then I saw a point that was further from others and it seemed to indicate the point where the lighthouse was. When I saw the location, I paled... It marked the coast of Maine. Not only I wasn't in Montreal, I was out of the country!

'There must be a mistake. It's completely impossible...' - then I saw a note close to the location point-

"Dear Mr. Clark,

Surely you will be confused for being so far from home and it's understandable you want to be back with your family. Anyway, to make it happen first you must complete a mission:

Save the girl, protect her and put her safe.

Sincerely,

- R&R Lutece"

I felt my forces leaving me. Someone had kidnapped me and had brought me here with the intention to do a damn mission? That was weird and quite stupid. In the map there was another note but it I think it wasn't directed to me.

"Be prepared. He is on the way. You must stop him.

- C"

Above the desk I saw an old phone and tried to make a call even though I knew it wouldn't work. Next to the desk there was a bed and a small sink. On the first there was a box and I took it. It had a metal plate that said "Property of Maurice Clark". I frowned a little but opened it. Inside of the cover there was a paper with drawings: a scroll with x1, a key x2 and a sword x2. Next there was a kind of brochure with a statue and the title of "Monument Island". Inside the box there were several items: a pistol that reminded me to those that my grandfather kept from the war and a black/ white photo of a young girl that said "Elizabeth" in the corner. Behind it said "Save her and protect her".

'This is the girl I'm looking for then…' – I kept looking inside the box and there were several silver coins marked with an eagle and a silver key with a bird and a cage at the top. I made sure to keep everything in my pockets and looked around. Next to the bed there was an old radio that also reminded me the one that my grandpa still uses and a stove with pans scattered on the floor. I think someone lived here but had left quite quickly. I continued my way up the stairs and there was another poster at the beginning: "To thine own land shall I take thee". Then I noticed a nasty smell and I wrinkled my nose.

'What the hell… Is someone dead there or what?' - I muttered in disgust. When I reached the next floor, all the blood left my face. Ahead there was an illuminated spot with a man sitting on a chair. His face was covered with a sack and there was a large pool of blood on the floor. I walked slowly and, on a table I saw a case with surgical tools and different gadgets. In front of the man it had a stool with a knife and a chisel. Then I noticed the hole in the middle of the head and there was a note on the clothes.

'Don't disappoint us... Okay, I think the message was pretty clear.' - I walked up the next stairs and finally reached the top of the lighthouse. I saw a metal door with the figure of a little angel in the middle and there were three bells with three symbols.

'Wait, these symbols...' – I took the paper of the drawings and numbers, and realized they were the same. Unsure what to do, I rang every bell following the numbers and waited. When I was going to give up and find another option, suddenly the clouds went red and a deep sound rang several times. Then the lighthouse also lighted a few times and made a few sounds. It looked like they were following the same order of the small bells... The sound from the sky rang again more faster and then I heard an alarm. The center of the lighthouse turned several times and then went up to allow a platform to appear with a fancy chair. I went there and looked around.

'What another choice do I have...' - I sat and waited. - 'Okay, now what-' – metal strips closed on my wrists and I looked at them alarmed.

'What the hell!' – I tried to force the strips but I couldn't free myself from them. Then the platforms from the floor opened and some metal parts began to close up around me. The ground opened up under me and saw... ROCKETS?! Do they want to send me to the fucking moon?!

'Make yourself ready pilgrim.' - said a robotic voice. - 'The bindings are there as a safeguard.'

'This is NOT good.' - Then the rockets came on and I started to feel too dizzy.

'Ascension... Ascension in the count of five... four... three… two... one...'

'Oh no no NO!' – The rockets went off and gravity pushed me into the chair. An absolute fear came over me. - 'SHIT... Okay, calm down…'

'Ascension...'

I saw through the glass as the sea disappeared from my view and the clouds were turning dark. I saw my reflection and saw my expression of extreme fear. I started to feel bad and closed my eyes tight, waiting until everything was finished. - 'Damn...This is the end. I'm sorry mom and dad... I'm sorry Eth-'

'Hallelujah!' - I noticed the rockets turned off and music started to sound. I opened my eyes and... No way. In front of me there was the most amazing and beautiful view I had ever seen in my life.

'A floating city... It's impossible...' - mumbled while the ship was descending slowly between buildings and blimps that were floating around. As the platform was deposited on a rooftop, I saw the huge statue of the brochure in the background.

I thought I was dreaming… or maybe I was dead and fall in the paradise. Although soon I would realize how I was wrong. All that paradise would turn into a real nightmare.

Maybe some of you are wondering why Marc is from Montreal (or maybe not) and not from New York or any other city of the USA. I always liked that city and I felt more comfortable using it as the home of the main character.

I'll try to post the next chapter tomorrow!