The Kingmaker: Legend of the Undefeated Commander
"Saras Gayen! Are you reading those dusty old books again?" Nina Gayen's shout preceded her entrance as she banged open the door to her son's room. As she expected, she found Saras sitting on his bean bag, holding a paperback copy of World History: The Ancient Civilizations. She snatched the book from his hands and tossed it into the pile of other books covering a range of topics from politics to economics related to Earth. "Look at Ellie's daughter, Stivi. She has already reached Level 3 in the Dreamverse VR within two hours of its launch. Why are you still lounging at home?" "I am not lounging! I am studying History…" Saras protested, looking at the book pile before turning his gaze towards his mother. She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him as if he had committed a grave sin by not entering the game as soon as it was launched. "You are turning 25 this year. If you don't play the Dreamverse VR now and join a good guild, how will you find a wife?" Thus started his journey as he once again navigated the VR scene through the mysterious game Dreamverse VR that was said to hold the keys to Human Evolution.
Keeping Under the Radar
"How did you become so strong after just a day?" Stivi whispered to Samar, her eyes bright with amazement.
"It's a secret," said Samar, smiling at her question. He crouched down to pick up the coins and pieces of equipment and Stivi knelt beside him.
"Just how powerful are you now?" Stivi whispered, staring intensely at him. "You are just Lv19 but it felt like you could deal with all the Grandeur Guild's teams yourself, even if the Zombies were not around."
"I could have indeed dealt with the Grandeur all by myself." Samar confirmed, after he cleaned up the small area around him and moved to another one.
Stivi quickly picked up the last few Silver Leafs and caught up with Samar, asking with excitement, "Then why didn't you? It would've made such a cool video. We could have titled it 'A lone Ranger takes down the Grandeur's Hundred!'"
"And what would that achieve?" He asked with amused exasperation, already knowing her answer.