The battle continued but, it was for naught. The IsawYou who was the last contender; gave all their best but it was in vain. The guardians was very powerful and overwhelming.
The month ended with a bang, The guild celebrated in game after that. They chose a beach with few monsters and brought food. It was the best day of their life, the money they deposited grew unexpectedly in just a month. They partied whole morning and got back to real life to enjoy the real money.
Ram and the group rented a small private beach resort for themselves only. Even Kraia and Sims also joined. It was a two days and one night celebration in a small island they rented for themselves. Their itinerary was to ride a yacht and spend their first day swiming in a shallow portion near the island; they also dive and snorkle in the area, ate a seafood lunch and enjoy the rest in the main island they rented.
Just by relaxing in the soft and white sand beach while drinking his wine was enough for Ram tiredness in his body accumulated only this month from the busy schedule. The girls were energetically enjoying themselves under the sun playing in the water.
During the night they have a candlelight setting and wine for dinner, though the candle was artificial because of the wind, It was beautiful setting.
"Ram what would you do with your money?" Clyde asked curious because Ram have the largest bet of them all.
"The three of us are currently in a business venture, and we need the funds, so we decided to put it there." Ram explained as he gestured for the twins. They heard and was curious, they know Ram and his weird ideas and gambles but it always paid good.
Ram sensed something and he suggested. "Do you want to join us? You don't have to do anything and just invest money but this time I am not sure of the result." Ram suggested but cautioned them properly.
"It does not matter, I won our money from your idea, so I don't mind loosing it." Ken said and the others nodded even Sims nodded. "Alright, let us process the legalities later, for now we toast for our victory.
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After the incident, most of the guilds who were affected by the situation hastily solved it. They called for a dialogue and wanted to appease Ram, they knew what happened, so they did not get arrogant during the meeting.
"We agree with the payment and even give some emblems". It was Canon's voice, a mage leader of Canon Father guild.
"No need for the emblems". Ram casually said and create a trade to all of them. They looked at each other quite startled. It was very clear that somehow Ram was not that person Black Dragon warned them, they thought something happened that changed his attitude.
After the trade, Ram also released all vassals, which shocked the guilds. The agreement was just to stop Ram from rampaging but instead he released all of them except for those he deemed very annoying.
The truth is Ram was getting busy of their new project outside and might divide his time for the game, but he will never let go of it because it was where he met Shaia and started to change his life. It was temporary for the initial start of their project.
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"Ram, this was a good find". Kraia was excited, they acquired a huge island that is very beautiful. They found a secluded island somewhere in the Palawan, it was a long travel from their city but it was fine as they also bought a boat enough to transport resources in the future.
The initial plan was to create an underground facility to conduct their experiments away from the eyes of the governement.
Cryogenics is somewhat a pseudo-science and it gained some controversy that is why they must hide their experiments. They will not test people of course but test animals. They are somehow derailed from the original plan, but they are still on track of the original goals, to create a device to help in space.
The construction soon begun immediately and It was an easy project because the structure was not complicated; it only had a simple lab, and some areas for cooking and resting then a huge underground warehouse for the materials.
Electricity was not a problem because the last owner had this tree gathering energy; it was a normal looking tree that has leaves as solar panels, it was a unique invention but it was impractical. Creating it was complex and it was expensive compared to the normal solar panels.
The trees were all over the island and it is not noticeable from a distance. He also has underwater wave devices that use the under current of the sea to gather electrify. The owner only sell the island because he was bankrupt.
The construction was finished; electricity was also not a problem but food must be constantly supplied per month to sustain the facility and aside from that, materials will need to be gathered for the experiment that is why the warehouses were huge and the preservation rooms for food was also enough.
The people who made it are known to create bunkers, zombie apocalypse themed building and other weird stuff for the rich, so they are not new to this job and are very professional.
They started as soon as the preparations are complete, they bought many capsules to rip it apart and turn it into cryogenic machines. Then they started to freeze rats, and gave them some solutions. The only problem was waiting, and the game solve their problem, so they started to play from the island and even Kraia also started playing.
One night when Kraia was late to log out she was startled of what happened, She heard the moans of her sister. And when she slightly opened the door Ram was pounding Shaia's abyss in the couch.
She hastily got back to the capsule not to escape the moment but to sneak more. She put some cameras for the observation of the experiments, and one of them was in that area. Shaia accessed the video from inside and saw her sister.
She could not explain it but she was attracted to Ram also and did not tell of course. She respected her sister, and will never give trouble. But she could not let the opportunity pass through. She activated the capsules pleasure mode while watching them, after all they have the same look with her twin.
"Sis, I apologize for taking advantage like this." Kraia said to herself as she was in pleasure inside the capsule watching the video. She moaned confidently knowing that very little sound can escape the capsule.
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In game, Kraia adapted quickly, and she was actually the best of them all. She was very good at fighting and smart in strategies. The only problem was she got bored easily. That is why she was doing very weird activities in game, and they just let her be. Kraia became a ranker fast, and she did not bother hiding her name and equipment effects. She became famous and feared in PK.
"Ram, look". Kraia said, while she showed something in the monitor. The room where they are as was shown, and the experiment was also present. "I connected the network of the island to our capsule, so I can monitor anything inside the game if there are problems." Kraia smiled boastfully.
"Sis. How about privacy?". Shaia asked worriedly and blushing, remembering the night in the couch.
"Don't worry, it is not connected to the internet, this feed is from the island network. This is a capsule function and does not involve the internet." Kraia gave a smile and a thumbs up. She then got close to Shaia and whispered.
"Don't worry sis, there are no cameras on your room". Kraia smiled teasingly and it made Shaia jumped. She grabbed Kraia and whispered.
"Did you see that day?". Shaia embassy said.
"So what if I saw it?". Kraia said then she walked away and turn back to make a face. Ram who saw them did not know what their doing and just ignore them.
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Several months after their experiments they have a breakthrough and it was an accident. Kraia who was bored, did not use cryogenics and instead use one of the solutions Ram was using. It was a sex enhancer solution, it was supposed to give more energy and even enhance the body.
She used it in one of the rats and it was effective. And when Kraia saw it, he reversed the effect and it slowed the metabolism and even slowed down the activities of the body itself, the only problem is the mind is affected and made the rat crazy, so she makes the rat dive into a slowed down time in the capsule and it was effective.
"What? Are you sure it was working?" Ram and Shaia who was just returned from the trip have mixed feeling. They were out for a month to have an important tour in connection with the growing vlog company.
"Look at this rat embryo compared to others, this was supposed to be a two-week-old but it was like it has not aged." Kraia said also curious of her discovery.
"We should conduct more research" Ram said excitedly staring at the rats.
"Ram, also while you were out, I heard news about a conflict from the super power countries, glad that you came back safely". Kraia said worryingly and look at them.
"Yeah, we also heard. I just hope it would calm down soon, the economy are also affected if it continued and it is difficult to procure products if this continued". Shaia said worriedly.
"Then we should procure bulk solutions." Ram said gesturing to the solution. "No need, I have discovered the key ingredients, and we just need raw materials."
After that discussion, they redesigned the lab and remove old experiments. They focused on the new discovery. They were becoming like scientists now, after all they are constantly studying inside the capsule if they have time. They then ordered what they can of the materials and ingredients for the solution. They also expanded their limit of the food and refill it weekly afraid of the prices going to skyrocket.
During free time Kraia always designed some devices to help them with the lab. It was now a decent lab with all the important devices. Now they started to initiate the experiment.
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In game, The second anniversary is approaching many small and huge events happened but Ram's Seraphim was dominating their region, they were very famous in game and even outside for their vlogs, especially the twins. They were becoming celebrities in the gaming world.
Daryl and his father was out for the meantime while they solve the losses of their businesses. Many contenders appeared but Seraphim stood proud and tall, their system of dealing with members were copied and became the new norm inside. Pangea Ultima was becoming more exciting day by day, It became a global sensation and increased its population since.
The "Gun Whisperer" was also among the famous names inside and even the pangea headquarters put it in their hall of farmers.
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New year was coming and it was supposed to be merry but the crisis did not calm down instead it deteriorated and world war was looming, Ram's parents were now with Claire, and they were all together to brace if the worst came. And it did happen, world war came and brought chaos, even some nuclear detonations happened. Philippines is in lockdown and panic ensued.
"Ram, what should we do if this continued?" Kraia said. They were all on the island and hid under the secret base hoping the war would pass. "Don't worry, we still have supplies, we just hope that it would last till this is over." The whole family was down inside but they were optimistic.
Their parents were becoming helpful day by day, and was also curious of their experiment. If not for the war they would have already presented it to the world but the worst came, so they could only research more to pass time. The game server was also shut down, but the downloadable data of the game was available to play offline for the meantime.
From time to time they got news from the government through local signals but it was grim. They situation is getting the worst by the day, the superpowers were all in and it might not be stopped. Even their country was already a war site. Luckily the island was isolated and it did not have a good spot for the enemy to stay so it was left alone. The tree solar was not that noticeable and the island seems desolated so they are safe for now.
"Ram, I am worried with Mia and the others" Shaia sadly said, then she was hugged by Ram.
"I already contacted them and as they will arrive soon, so let us just pray that they will arrive safely." Ram said as he stoked Shaia to comforst her.
Soon the others arrived with their families with more supplies and materials as for Ram's request, and Sims was even there also. The reunion was emotional but atleast they are all gathered safe with their parents.
They constantly received news but it did not get better, instead the country was destroyed and looting everywhere ensued. They were still grateful that they are safe inside this secret facility but the problems is worsening as the day passed.
Supply in the secret lab is diminishing day by day, even if they were now on diet. It was already half a year and the war was supposed to end but the desperate losing side released a chemical attack triggering more problems, it was a virus that seems to have no effect on humans but its effect was far worst than they expected.
It targets the plants and animal forcing them to evolve. The virus spread like a wildfire and hell came. The beast were almost unstoppable. Though the virus stopped the war; a new enemy came, there was no time to point fingers and all defended against the scourge that might destroy humanity.
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Inside the lab they became stressed and scrawny, supplies were depleting and in a month they will be forced to go out and get supply, but they were on an island. Bad news was the animals on the island evolved from the virus and the outside was dangerous.
"Everyone. If the worst came, we might not survive, but I still don't give up and I have the last resort." Ram seriously said now a bit thin but his muscles were still obvious.
"Ram are you referring to the experiment?" Ram's father said as he looks into the capsules.
"Yes, the three of us agreed to use it". Ram said but his father was thinking of something at that moment. He knew from helping on the experiment what the capsules were and there might be a chance but he was thinking of something deep.
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The day finally came and it was their last resort. They were now preparing to dive in the capsule to attempt to hibernate and hope the future will be a good place. They could not get out because of the beasts, and they have no more supply. They have not yet tried the experiment in humans but if it succeeds they might become lucky so there is nothing to hesitate.
"Ram, I will just check all what's left to secure the building then I will dive after," Ram nodded, and they embraced each other. Before entering ram removed all his clothes to be completely naked and enter the capsule. While the groupd was ready to enter, the parents was also checking everything to ensure that there will be no problems.
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They set the hibernation not in sleep mode but inside the Pangea Ultima game, but offline mode. The game after the war sparked was released to the public as downloadable for offline use, so they used it as their platform inside the capsule.
They set the game to be the slowest so it could be possible to synchronize the long hibernation. A month inside the game was around 5 years outside.
There gathering spot before they enter the game was the character creation area. And after finishing their character creation, they waited but instead of their parents coming in, they just got a video call.
"Dad, is there a problem?". Ram said as he saw the three in the screen, his father was in the middle.
"Ram, we decided to not dive with you". The first sentence shook the three but they considered it as a prank.
"Don't joke dad, come now". Ram forced to be casual and thought it was just a prank, but he was getting nervous.
"Shaia, Kraia my dear. Please don't be angry with your mom, please live your life without regret. Do not worry I will meet your father soon." The twins were now starting at their mother with tears, they knew what is happening.
"Mom, Dad it does not matter, the problem will be solved in just a year or two, and we will all survive" Ram shouted and was now angry realizing what is happening.
They all knew it would take a solution to sustain the hibernation and if the parents add themselves the time for hibernation would be limited. also, their bodies as grown up adults will take more solutions than the young ones.
A few days before the parents secretly passed to themselves the information and decided to sacrifice themselves to have their children more probability of surviving by increasing the hibernation time.
"Ram, please take care of my girls for me, they are curious and sometimes clumsy so watch them carefully and don't hesitate to discipline them. they are very precious to me". Claire said as her tears was falling and touching the screen.
The twins were now crying in the ground and could not say anything. While Ram was still staring at them reluctant to give up. "My dear, please look at me for a second and listen" Claire was now requesting and it made the twin raise their heads while hugging each other.
"We will enter the capsule and get to sleep mode so there will be no suffering for us so stand up now and give your mother your goodbye". The twin stood up slowly and brave themselves to look at their mother.
"Mom, I love you so much, we love you so much". Kraia was the first to break the ice with stuttering voice from crying. "I love you mom, tell father I love him". Shaia followed and it made Claire smile.
"Ram, I apologize for not giving you a good life, but we love you so much with your mom". Ram's father said as tears fell down in his eyes. Ram's mother was now crying and could not speak so her husband was comforting him.
"Mom, Dad. You are my inspiration, and I am proud to be your son. I love you and goodbye." Ram finally accepted the reality but his tears flowed non-stop.
Mia, jake, ken and clyde was the same. Though Sims is an orphan, he remembered the nuns who cared for him, and teared as he saw the emotion from others.
The communication ended after they settled everything down but they did not try to change their parents mind anymore. They could not move on hastily and they checked their activity in the screen and the parents was now in the capsule sleeping. Their faces are happy and comfortable. Their parents set their capsule not to open for at least a month and that would be too late for their parents.
"Bye mom, dad. Bye mom Claire I love you all, and I will miss you." Ram said it while the twins were embracing Ram from each side crying. "Hey Dog, teleport us now". Ram said that and the three of them turn into light and vanished from the creation room.