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.
Pairing Legacies
Zamir was getting old. He was approaching his forties and various hidden pains and ailments of his body were starting to resurface.
Although his body was still lithe and lean as ever, his stamina and flexibility was no longer as it used to be. He could not afford the expensive Mytherium Solutions that could reverse his aging process, and his position in the Grandeur fell gradually.
Just in a few years, Zamir was demoted from R3 member of the Guild to a mere senior R1 member responsible for nannying the newbies. The Guild also found every possible reason to cut his salary and his income fell from a 100k Musk a year to a mere 12k a year.
This made him acutely aware of the fact that he was getting on in his years and the Grandeur Guild no longer valued him.
In his twilight, he decided to stand against the Guild he had given most of his youth to; A Guild which had kicked him to the curb as soon as he could no longer function at his best.