Virtual Reality Monsters

Jacq woke up the next day to an alert from the odd system in his head. It reminded him about the combat training class he had that day. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and felt a mix of excitement and nerves. The system promised a real experience, but he never knew what that really meant.

With a soft beep, the system turned on, displaying a notification before his face, [VIRTUAL REALITY SCENES ABOUT TO BE DISPLAYED]

[FIRST REAL COMBAT EXERCISE IS STARTING NOW]

Suddenly, the walls of his room faded away as if they were made of fog. His regular room turned into a huge landscape that went on forever. Jacq found himself in a vivid but scary game world. Big mountains stood in the distance, their tops covered in dark clouds that flashed with distant lightning. The ground was rough but had patches of green grass. The air was fresh with the smell of wet earth and a hint of smoke.