Melody

You decided to spend the summer with your uncle, a renowned archaeologist who'd dedicated most of his life to studying ancient civilizations. His house was filled with boxes of artifacts, old maps, expedition photographs, and endless shelves of dusty notes. While your uncle worked late in the lab, you volunteered to sort through some of the archives. Late that evening, as you were pushing another stack of folders back, you noticed an old laptop in the far corner of the closet. It looked as if it hadn't been turned on in years. Curiosity got the better of you. The screen suddenly lit up. A single button appeared: "Start. "

As soon as you pressed it, the room disappeared. A bright light flashed before your eyes, and a moment later you were standing in the middle of a vast futuristic city. An unusual bracelet materialized nearby, instantly transforming into a versatile weapon.

"Excellent, the system worked!" a cheerful voice rang out. A dark-haired girl appeared before you.

— I'm Melody. I'll be your guide.

Along the way, she explained that this world consists of many cities and universes. Elves live in one place, intelligent beasts in another, and technology and ancient civilizations coexist in another. It is there that you must travel, for only by gathering allies from each world can you stop the man who seized the throne long ago and is now slowly subjugating the remaining universes, opening rifts between them.

While walking, a bright purple glow caught your attention. Right in the middle of the road, the air cracked. Tiny dinosaurs began to emerge from them, one after another.
You froze in surprise, and Melody only sighed wearily.

"Here's another rift... This villain is constantly creating passages between worlds. Sometimes people from other cities emerge from them, sometimes things... and sometimes little ones like these."

She looked first at you, then at the crack and smiled awkwardly.

• Oops... It seems to have happened with your appearance.

Somewhere in the distance an alarm sounded.