Poor

A life without worrying about money, food and shelter. A perfect, elegant and noble life that you might find nowhere else but only in movies. It doesn't matter what is your background, it does not dishearten you from helping and showing unconditional love for everyone.

If anyone said that such a life existed in today's world Alexander Cruz would beat him until his dead.

Life was too cruel for him, at a young age of 8 he's selling recyclable materials in garbage dump. The money he could earn was enough for him to eat but not for his family.

With broken bottles and sharp metals everywhere alongside the toxic smell of the environment, Alexander is constantly injured and eventually his health extremely deteriorated making him unable to continue earning what little he could.

When he reaches 12 he became a lapdog of a local gang leader making him deliver illegal drugs and items.

No matter how dangerous his work is, it doesn't stop him from earning money to help his family.

As a minor, he was forced to do the most dangerous job illegally. This fact was used by his boss to mercilessly work him without getting imprisoned.

He lived this kind of life of until 18 years of age. Thanks to his harsh childhood Alexander gives a lot of important to money. However, things would be different now. Finally now he reaches his age of legality, working in a safe and legal way Alexander wouldn't need to fear getting caught.

After getting his ID Alexander said to himself.

"I can finally work without getting my life into danger. Although the pay wouldn't be as good compared before it's enough as long as I can support my family."

When Alexander was a kid, his parents died involving illegal drugs and smuggling, his family now consisted of only his brother and grandma.

"Alright. From now on I'll work nonstop untill we get rich."

Alexander promised this to his self went home.

" Little Alex did you just comeback now?"

His grandma was lying down on the hard floor snuggling in a blanket. After being sick a few days ago, without a proper meal she still hasn't recovered.

Taking medicine constantly , with the household struggling financially she could not go to the hospital to get proper treatment and could only rest at home.

Not going to a hospital and not having a bed at home, every night the only thing that she could do was endure the pain.

Whenever Alexander see his Grandma Maria, he felt his chest being stab. It was a torture coming home seeing his old Grandma suffering.

" Where's Leo?"

"I have no idea where he went out, he might be with his bad influence friend."

Leo Cruz was his little brother. He had not seen his face very often recently.

" Don't worry too much for him. What could possibly happen?"

"You are his one and only brother. A brother should protect his little brother."

"Okay Grandma."

Alexander smiled and went to his room. Even if he was forced into physical labor or do illegal things as long as he can send his little to a school he would gladly do so.

Leo had been drifting off tracks doing things he shouldn't have, but he was a smart and intelligent, unlike Alexander. He believed that in a school he would meet a good friends and live a normal life. Alexander also wanted to repay everything his old and sick grandma for all everything she done and sacrificed to raise Alexander and Leo.

"Hey Alexander, incase you forget tomorrow there will probably be an employment test so you better prepare yourself and apply for work."

Alexander nod turned on his mobile phone. The old and crack mobile phone opened. As soon as it connected to an internet wifi, as his daily routine, Alexander accessed a game. That game was Heroes Of Nevareth. A classic game released 8 years ago. An online game that took the online world to a whole new level of frenzy.

That game remained at the pinnacle until just last year Alexander old and cracked mobile phone was not capable of running and handling most games. But the Heroes of Nevareth settings is perfectly okay for him.

It is the first game he'd ever played and enjoyed, as this was the only thing that he used to escape the the harsh and cold reality for a moment.

Alexander playing style was very unique. He did not have any friends inside the game instead farming all day long unless he doesn't have any errands or work to do. After farming monsters and raising his level, he immediately change to a much harder map and continue improving his skills, items and levels.

He found joy in the game by gradually improving his character's skills, abilities and upgrading or changing equipment. He once hunted for 6 days straight without sleeping even once. It's normal for him to have this kind of lifestyle because he's also a drug user in the past. Not getting any sleep is his usual habit.

Some might judge him for what he did but Alexander doesn't have any much choice, this is his only way to survive the harsh reality his facing. For him it was exciting to grow stronger inside the game with just fighting and getting money for killing monsters.

It only takes 3 years for Alexander to become the strongest player in Heroes of Nevareth. There isn't anyone who can touch his character anymore and he is basically a God in here.

In the 8 years of Heroes of Nevareth, it was the first time that a single man demolish several guilds alone and dominated the PvP Arena since entering the game. Looking back around, he found no one who could match his character dominance in the game.

The time that Alexander reaches the peak, everyone started losing interest because no one could match him no matter what they do.

Though, for Alexander, he had lost all interest because he needs to work legally and full time to support his family.