Seshata

After an accident leaves pro-gamer Eric Lieu both mentally and physically scarred, he’s forced to leave the pro circuit and any chance he’d ever have at being the “best.” In real life, socially-awkward loners whose facial muscles only seem to recognize “surly frown” and “smug-ass smirk” as expressions don’t get to rule the world. 

 But then eccentric genius Zhao Jianyu launches Viren’s Refuge, the first full-immersion VRMMORPG, and Eric decides to join this game of Gods and monsters to rise from the ashes even stronger than before.

 Citing his belief that “Games belong to the Gamers,” Zhao Jianyu refuses corporate investments and offers an unbelievable deal to hardcore gamers: Play for Shares! The first 10,000 players to buy the insanely expensive VR gear and game subscription will receive stock in Zhao Jianyu’s private company. Furthermore, once the initial 9 Mythic Realms of the game are defeated, the Final Player Rankings will determine who inherits the company. Zhao Jianyu does all he can to make the playing field equal against the corporations determined to exploit his game, but it will be up to the gamers themselves to prove that those who enjoy the game the most will always be the ultimate winners.

 With the help from a quirky cast of friends Eric definitely didn’t ask for (and can’t understand why they keep sticking around), Eric is determined to win the game for the gamers and help Zhao Jianyu realize his dream of a world safe for all types of people—even the loser loners. But with so many real-world stakes, will Eric be able to survive long enough to prove the true worth of a gamer?

Humanity Online: World Sanctuary

If you haven't read the novel yet, this auxiliary chapter won't make much sense, but after you read Chapters 77 - 85, feel free to come on back here!


Because this is a video game novel, I've been experimenting with a variety of chapter formats, and most recently, that included comments sections on the Main Character's MMO LiveStreams.


Rest assured, although I had ALL THE FUN writing these alternative-form chapters, I don't use this format too frequently. I don't want it to get stale or feel overused. It does seem popular, and I enjoy writing this way, so I'll be using it every once in a while to mix things up, particularly when our main characters run dungeons.


And in general, I'm thinking about weaving a few forum comments into chapters now and then even when I don't summarize the video like this, so you'll know that all the craziness you just read was faithfully uploaded by our boy Taliesin.


But not gonna lie, I kinda peaked with "MothaEffinOedipus" and "Ivan the Tolerable." (I'm stupidly tickled by those usernames because I'm a shameless woman who giggles at my own jokes.)


So if anyone has a username suggestion, please feel free to share!


Consider this is a Call for Usernames/Call for Characters!


I'm going to start a discord channel on my server specifically for this, so I can keep track of the suggestions (invite code: hqJDEew). Or, you can just comment directly on this Auxiliary Chapter!


I definitely won't be able to use them all, but I'll randomly select a few each time I use the comments format!


Also, since the forum is a good way to incorporate/introduce a bunch of characters, I'm also accepting Character Suggestions! If you have a character idea that you think would fit well into this insane world of mine, feel free to PM or Chapter Comment your character idea. Try to use the Stat Window I already use in the game (and the races, obviously), though if you want to use D&D stats, that works too.


I CANNOT PROMISE I WILL USE YOUR CHARACTER.


I also cannot promise that I won't use parts of your character and change other parts.


I have most characters pretty well mapped out in my story, so there's not a ton of room for new ones. And even if I do use your character, I may very likely only use the avatar to kill them off in a group battle. If you are okay with that, though, then please, by all means send characters along!


Awesome Readers Whose Suggestions I've Stolen & Shamelessly Used in My Novel:


(In no particular order, though Kayla was the first reader I blatantly stole from. One of her chapter comments became the next chapter's title! Plus, all y'all #eury shippers can thank the lovely Tiger Eyes for pretty much single-handedly willing that ship into existence.


This list is not exhaustive, mainly because I constantly get amazing feedback and suggestions from readers, so I will be expanding! )


Call for Suggestions