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Nighting Gale Online swept across the globe like a digital hurricane. This was a game that tantalized humanity with a tantalizing glimpse at quasi-immortality. Unrestrained and limitless, the game permitted players to do anything achievable in the physical world, and far beyond. Whether it was delving into magic, mastering sword-fighting, or even engaging in crime, there were no boundaries. Nighting Gale Online offered participants the chance to embark on a new life, where they were the masters of their own destiny. It was a tantalizing proposition: a second chance at life.

Yet, for all its promise, the game bore unexpected consequences for one participant during the closed-beta testing at Gale Co.’s facility. Despite the assurances that the chance of death was infinitesimal, an unfortunate incident occurred. One of the million participants, while immersed in the Full Dive VR—essentially having their consciousness transplanted into a custom-created avatar within the game—did not merely transition into a coma-like state. They died.

Lucas Young, a 21-year-old student at New York University, became both a fortunate and unfortunate statistic. Against astronomical odds, he had been selected as a beta tester. However, during the process of immersion into the Full Dive VR experience, he met an unforeseen fate. For reasons yet unknown, Lucas didn't enter the coma-like-state as expected; instead, he passed away.

When Lucas next opened his eyes, the sight that greeted him was not the anticipated starting town. Instead, he found himself within an underwater kingdom, a grand realm populated by what seemed to be mermaids.

"Welcome to Nighting Gale Online, Lucas Young. Please enjoy your journey in this new life." This was the first and final communication Lucas received from the Gale AI.

"What the fuck...?" he muttered, his words echoing in the expansive aquatic landscape.

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Volume 1