Wise_Weed

"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.

The Kingmaker: Legend of the Undefeated Commander

Uraan took the seat offered by Marna without hesitation. He looked at the people in the Hall with calm eyes and asked, "What do you know about these upstarts?"

The Hall descended into silence. Everyone knew about the devastating losses suffered by the Black Blood Platoons but the question was who would be the bearer of the bad news?

Marna looked at Yisha and Yisha looked at Marna, both trying to push the responsibility of the losses onto the other person. When nobody uttered a word after a few seconds, Uraan stared at Yisha, expecting answers.

Yisha swallowed hard, her nerves jittery. She took a deep breath to calm herself and smiled at Uraan, composing her answer in her head.

"Sir, we sent five Black Blood Platoons to probe the strength of the highest contributing guild in the Punitive Expedition. They are more formidable than we imagined."

Two Forces