Game: The End And The New Start

[Congratulations player "ABC" for successfully completing the last level! The world must know your achievement and give you applause]

[Congratulations player "ABC" for killing the ultimate boss; please check the reward in your space]

[Congratulations player "ABC" you have conquered the last stage; please check the rewards in your space]

[Congratulations player "ABC" you have gained the title: The Conqueror (effect)]

[Congratulations player "ABC" you have gained the title: No. 1 Player]

[Congratulations player "ABC" for being able to survive last; please check the rewards in your space] 

[Congratulations...]

[Congrat..]

[Co...]

[...]

[]

Looking at his screen, and reading the notifications of titles and rewards, a young man who was sitting on a stool next to his computer didn't know if he was going to be happy or sad. 

Although he successfully completed the game, there was no longer any player but him remaining. 

Let the world know about your achievement? 

Well, yeah, the game system said, the "world", not the players.

What a sad life. 

Anyway, this was the last day he was going to play this game. 

Now that he finally reached his goal to kill the last boss and complete all the levels, he no longer has any reason to keep playing this damn game. 

Looking at his empty house and refrigerator; having black eye bags and a small stomach, he decided to start paying more time for himself now rather than continue playing.  

Sigh* 

He sighed with both regret and pleasure. He just got addicted to the game. Even though he doesn't want to play anymore, he can't stop playing. 

He just regretted that he spent almost half of his life playing. Fortunately, everything finally finished. His craving finally ended here.  

...

[Heaven Conquest] 

In the early year of 2285, this virtual reality game got released, accompanied by more realistic features where players can feel the game more realistic than usual. It became the top game of all time, around the world. 

Billions of players joined the fun for the next two to four years. 

However, five years after the release, a new version was updated that shocked all the players. 

The difficulty of each stage got multiplied by ten folds that caused many players to cried without tears.

At the end of the year 2290, half of the players of the game finally gave up. 

That game was insane, it wasn't for entertainment but for pro gamers only. 

Although it was a pain to just leave their accounts that they have forsaken for almost five years, it was also as if they were another choice. 

They also can't sell their accounts because no one wanted to buy them. 

In the end, the game reached its end as the top one game and got dubbed as a broken game by many. 

With its newly gained terrible reputation, no new player has arrived since then. 

Also, many players, one by one, hundreds or thousands every day, were deciding to leave the game. 

Some took the initiative to leave, and some got no choice because they finally died in the game. 

This was also one of the reasons why this game was said to be a broken game. Every player can only live once, and when you die, you can't respawn anymore. 

Dead means dead. 

Just like in real life, you can't just return to life after you die. 

This wasn't how the game usually works. 

If you want to continue playing, you have to spend money to buy a new game memory once again; no one in his/her right kind would do such a thing. 

Having the difficulty of stages, the declining number of players, terrible reputation, and money-grabber features and consequences; the game finally collapsed after it's staying at the peak for five years.

This made many companies who once dreamed to be a shareholder of this game sighed in relief, fortunately, the game company who made the game didn't accept their offers back then, or else, they might be one of the individuals that were crying right now. 

Anyway, as a continuation of the explanation of the game, every player that playing the game eventually disappeared after thirteen years. 

Ahem* 

Nope, not entirely all players, because there was someone that remained though and continued the game. 

That was the top one player, and the only player left of the game...

That player was "ABC". 

As easy as his name was, it was as difficult as the game. 

With hard work, talent, and persistence, player "ABC" successfully completed the game and got tons of rewards, titles, and achievement points. Only, now that he reached the end, he no longer has any plans to continue, which also meant the end of the game...

However...

...

After looking at the screen for so long, a drop of tears formed in his eyes and slowly fell on his cheeks towards his chin. 

Yawn* 

He yawned as he clasped his palm with each other and stretched forward.

The drowsiness finally appeared in him.

He stood up and left the screen open. He just wanted it to be displayed like that for a few more minutes; at the very least, this way, he can see the result of his eleven years of playing. 

(Yap, you guessed it right; he started playing four years after the release) 

He went straight to his restroom and took a bath. 

It took him almost an hour just to wash, as he didn't manage to have a good bath for the past few months. 

'Wow! I feel so alive! ' 

He said inwardly as he came out from the bath. 

He was wrapped with his white towel as his body was exposed. Of course, there was no one with him in his little house, so he didn't care for anyone to see him. 

Even if he came out naked, who cares? 

Having been able to achieve his goal, and finally, have a good bath, he felt more lively than usual.

As if this was the first time he has ever felt relaxed. 

But it was explainable, after all, he doesn't need to worry about how to complete a stage or how to defeat a boss now.

He was as free as a bird. 

Yawn* 

A yawn again disturbed him; he shook his head, which made the water on his hair scattered. Afterward, he went back to his computer; he was planning to close it then take a long sleep. 

Unexpectedly, he saw something unexpected...

[New Update has been released; Good luck to everyone]

Note:

Game Memory - It was the chip that players needed to install on their computers to play the games and saved their experiences.