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.
The Real Traitor (II)
"Blacksmith Avad! Open the door! I am here to reunite Mika's body with his soul!" BigSoftie's shout reverberated through the smithy, eliciting a gasp of shock from the other apprentices of Blacksmith Avad.
They were of two minds when Inui suddenly turned aggressive but as soon as they heard the name of the known traitor Mika, they turned against BigSoftie and Harbingers.
"How dare you disturb our Teacher for that vile betrayer!"
"Deathless BigSoftie, we did not interfere because you had won our teacher's approval and appreciation. How dare you betray our trust?"
BigSoftie constantly received notifications of his falling favorability with various apprentices in the smithy, but he did not have time to care. His ears were trained on the slow but heavy footsteps inside the room as they hobbled over to the door.
Anxiety gripped him as seconds passed by and the countdown of the last 30 seconds started on his timer.
28 seconds!
27 seconds!