The Different Worlds

Prologue

Prologue

"The last thing that we discover in writing a book is to know what to put at the beginning"

-Blaise Pascal

Manila, Philippines

January 24, 2026

Manila City

It's a sunny day in the massive metropolitan city. Where the residents are doing their everyday lifestyles and their businesses.

The roads are filled with cars and buses, that transport people to their workplaces. But there are always traffic jams at any time on the EDSA highway.

Elevated towers encompassed the entire sky with steel and glass that takes people near the top of the sky.

The famous tourist spots are filled with tourists or foreigners that enjoy the white sands and blue water of their famous beaches.

The Capital of the Philippines has many historical events from the Spanish occupation, to the independence of its nation from the occupation by the American and the Japanese military.

Supposed like every day, a normal day in the capital. But today, an event that not just changed their country, but also the entire world.

Manila Bay, Manila South BreakWater

POV Random Fisherman

I just finally arrived at my destination by boat. I bought my fishing gear with me in my backpack. I look around for a good fishing spot, for a better catch.

There, I sat on the stone rubble ground and I prepared my fishing rod and my assortments of fishing hooks. I look around and see people that are exploring around and some are doing the same thing as I'm doing.

Then proceed to insert my fish hook and cast my fishing rod into the water.

After a few minutes, my fishing rod began to bend over slightly till I felt a sudden movement. I softly reeled in my fishing rod consecutively. And a healthy Tilapia dragged out on the water, struggling with the fish hook.

I managed to catch a fish and I placed my fish in an ice box for preservation.

Then cast back my fishrod in the water again. I waited until then felt like I caught something. I reeled in my fishing rod and a plastic bag was on my fishing hook.

"Putang ina!" I'd swear for a bad catch and I removed the plastic bag and start again my fishing.

Then I waited around and got bored till I look around the bay and the sea for a moment. It's breathtaking to catch sight of the capital in this view.

As I watching to the bay, then I noticed a glowing blue fog above the water. Many people also saw the blue fog and began to observe the glowing fog.

Then I wonder if it's a light show or a weird weather cloud from the ocean.

Many people are sending out pictures and videos of the abnormal cloud, then the cloud begins to dissipate to reveal a massive dark halo with blue highlights above the water.

I take out my smartphone and start taking pictures of the unnatural object and sending them to social media sites.

All around the country are shocked by the popular controversy of a mystery. A mysterious object nicknamed 'The Ring', suddenly appears near the Capital without any eyewitnesses seeing the appearance. However, the only thing they're talking about is, what is it?

Most experts answered, it's a weather phenomenon and will disappear at any moment. But it didn't, so the Philippines government have decided to deployed a patrol ship to examine the strange phenomenon.

What next will spark an a significant historical event that not only changes the country, but the entire world.

This story is kinda inspired from the fanfiction novel of Gate: Journey in the New World from Dom2040 and Manifest Destiny from DrDoritosMD.

The story is basically focus to the diplomatic and cultural exchange mechanics then the war scenes because we all know that the modern military can kick magic ass.

To give insight of a magic fantasy world would rereactith our world.