"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.
"What is the name of our Team?" Stivi asked, forcing Saras to pause for a moment. Silence lingered in the air as Saras thought of a name. He was tempted to say 'Ragtags', the name of their previous guild, but swallowed his words.
The Ragtag Guild was a casual guild, made up of casual players. Like every player they wanted to claim the number one spot but none of the members put in the efforts to make it happen.
The war against XI Dynasty had proven the Guild's potential but it had also been its last blaze of glory. Now the Ragtag Guild was a thing of the past.
This time Samar was not going to repeat the mistakes. His ambitions were still the same, to reach the top, to become the best; but now, they were fuelled by his desire to see the downfall of XI Dynasty.