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Within the popular VRMMORPG "New Genesis", there was a ranker by the name of Arthur Holmes, commonly known by his in-game alias “Merlin”. 

Arthur was one of the few original beta testers still playing after 30 years, he was originally a ranker, a player whose entire goal was to stay at the top, ahead of everyone else.
However after 15 years he sacrificed his player ranking in search of knowledge.

Arthur became a lore hunter, a player who indulges himself with the world's vast lore and unexplored history, preferring to uncover the world’s secrets rather than endlessly fighting monsters.

At the age of 48, 30 years after the game came out, Arthur uncovered the greatest secret of all, and yet, ironically, his negligence in levelling up was the one thing holding him back from realising his goal, he knew he would never be able to catch up to the rankers, a gap of 15 years was Impossible to overcome.

If only he could restart…

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Restarting From Genesis

"Well, whose fault is that?" Ruslan snapped as they stepped into the building, clearly hinting at the fact that he blamed Arthur for his situation.

"Your fathers," Arthur declared, ignoring the fact Ruslan had raised his voice at him, "It's not your fault, it's not my fault, it's not even my father's fault, although I'm sure he amplified the situation somewhat... The blame rests entirely on your father."

Ruslan went silent once more, and he remained silent until they reached the infirmary. Once they entered the room, Arthur announced their presence by calling out to Emily.

"Hey Arthur, long time no see. I'll be with you in a second," Emily said with an upbeat tone, she seemed to be hiding behind a folding privacy screen tending to another patient, "I was really hoping this would be the year you didn't show up wounded on the first day."

The Return of Emily