Chapter 1

The funny thing about life is, you never know what it's going to throw at you, I was 17 when Ashes Rise was released, my family was loving although we didn't really have much. but we had each other my dad worked as a car mechanic and my mom was a gas station attendant, my sister was four years younger than me so thirteen for those who can't math, we lived in a small rented house with a tiny backyard in a not bad neighborhood, might not have been the best all the time but it was home. I was a senior in high school and my sister had just become a freshman. life was unfolding as it should have.

I didn't think I was going to be able to play all my friends were talking about it, but as I said my family situation wasn't the best, so imagine my surprise when I came home and my dad took me to the garage and showed me the game pod, I was over the moon, and then I remembered our financial situation wasn't the best, I still remember my dad smacking me on the head telling me to worry about being a kid, my dad did the best he could for us so remembering how things unfolded brings back a lot of painful memories. my mom and dad died a couple years after the launch to a series of events that really sucked.

As I look back at the last ten years and all the horrors that came out of that simple video game release. that turned out to be the gateway to the old gods crashing into this world and twisting every decent part to their whims it brings a tear to my eye.

but hey at least in this final moment as I'm lying here dying with a giant spear through my stomach im glad I can look back and at least think of a happier time, I did have people that cared for me.

these last few years I've been miserable intolerant and on a warpath, my family was taken from me my youth was covered in blood and now it was over with nothing to show for all my pain and all my sorrow. and this is where the story begins, well kind of where it ends I guess and continues on whatever the point is i've set the back story even if it was simple Introduced some of the key elements for the plot and you are learning about me.

which I still have yet to say my name, My name is Nick cage, no Not that one, just a coincidence. or an admiring author either way everything is getting pretty black so better to speed this up, good family, game the old gods and loss... okay now we are back on track, so what lead to this spear in my chest? well that's easy see there are other races on earth now, that gateway to the old gods thing yeah that let a few key things happen.

like the appearance of the other races, Mana and zombies oh and let's not forget the necromancers. see a couple years after the game dropped we got a surprise visit from one of those gods telling us that the game we've been playing was actually a way to connect our worlds and at first we were terrified and then he told us we'd be keeping our game stats and magic would become a real thing here,and we started feeling hope and then just before he left he dropped a bomb on us the portals would be active in a few days and man, when those portals became active it was a bloodbath.

people screaming dogs barking not to mention truck-kun got a few more under his belt, but eventually we did see the emergence of people who could fight for us and stand against these other races, but man, are some of those people dark individuals. and it just so happens that this spear belongs to one of those people, and as I lay here and watch him drag my sister away it doesn't feel to good.

I did try my hardest after our parents died, I protected her over and over again, and now this man just decided she was his and that my life had exceeded its value.

definitely makes me want to take his head and just squeeze it like a watermelon until all the juice just runs down my hands... but there's not much to be done, Im sorry my sister I truly am.

and now everything truly is turning black, well this has been fun so adios....

and may the Gods if they care at all show you some kind of mercy.