Seconds in Ordia

When Morgan Henderson, a disillusioned ex-merchandiser with a penchant for video games, guns, and isekai anime, stumbles upon a mysterious journal at a garage sale, his life takes a turn for the surreal. The journal speaks of another world—Ordia—a realm of elves, magic, and ancient secrets. Skeptical but curious, Morgan mutters the cryptic phrase inside, only to wake up to a scream echoing from his closet. Behind the door, he finds not his usual storage space but a glowing cave—and a wounded elven woman begging for help.

Now, with a interdimensional threshold in his apartment's closet and a dark elf messenger named Zestina recovering on his bed, Morgan is thrust into a reality stranger than any game. But Zestina isn’t just a visitor—she’s being hunted, and the glowing artifact she carries holds a power someone is willing to kill for. As Morgan navigates this bizarre new normal, he must decide: Is he just a bystander in a fantasy gone wrong, or is there a reason Ordia chose him