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.
Handprints of Samar
Stivi could not believe their battle against an Elite Field Boss was proceeding so smoothly. Even though their damage numbers were not stellar, the combined DPS of all attackers was enough to overcome Arachnos' recovery rate and push it closer to its inevitable death.
Then suddenly the Sun Blight Spider roared. Its skin had turned murky black and Stivi realized that the Boss was executing the skill Samar had warned them about, the Dark Net!
"Everyone, move back!" Stivi shouted at BigSoftie, Zamir and the twin brothers.
Unfortunately, her warning came too late. Before even she herself could act on it, the Dark Net had trapped them, engulfing them into a mire of shadows.
Stivi felt like her whole body had been sunk into a dark swamp. Her movements had slowed down to a crawl and she felt like her vigor was sapped away.