MrBoness

-- WSA 2025 Entry --

“Five… Four… Three… Two… One…”
As the countdown towards the new year went on to the last second, Miles looked up to the sky, just as everybody else did.

In the middle of the crowded street, Miles for once felt like he belonged. Being a teenage gamer, living with his parents, and trying to build a life as a streamer, he did not feel like leaving his room every day.

But there, in the middle of that crowded street, with everyone around him paying attention to the sky, the countdown on the digital billboard, and mostly anything else but him., Miles felt like a ghost.

A welcomed ghost, but a ghost, after all.

With a smile on his unseen face, he looked up as the countdown reached one, and everybody sang in unison.
‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!”

But Miles’ eyes widened as he watched in utter horror, and curiosity, even, hovering above him, a holographic screen with a few lines of text written in it.

All around him, although he did not pay much attention to it, a few other people seemed to experience the same situation.

[Updating home-world 39515’s version]

[Version 20.25 update brings a lot of fun and games with the new and improved survival mode]

[Do you want to convert your previous avatar to home-world 39515’s latest version?]

[Yes] [No]

“Survival… Mode?” Miles’ lips quivered.

Before he could think of anything else, though, the people around him began to scream…

Mad Hatter's Guide to Clearing The Game

Sarissa's breathing came in deep, steady bursts as she hurled another wave of fire toward the approaching [Fallen Puppets]. The flames surged and swallowed them whole, consuming their grotesque fusion of metal and flesh in a raging inferno. Yet, even as they crumbled into charred remains, more kept coming, an endless tide of abominations clawing their way toward her.

She barely had time to wipe the sweat off her brow before lunging forward, her sword cleaving through the air with precision, a smile threatening to curl her lips upward.

Her body moved on instinct, honed by countless regressions, endless deaths, and fights she had lived through time and time again. But something was different this time.

Ch47. RE: [World Quest] (5) - Berserk