"ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!" I screamed, as I threw my controller at the TV screen, it broke and shattered glass flew everywhere, the controller still in the TV Screen, I realized what I had done, and immediately started crying, the TV which I spent 3 months saving up for, I shattered it's screen because I looked away the moment the enemy pushed, and I died, and now, 3 months worth of savings, gone, because of a shitty game.
"FUCK! Why...." I whimpered, still trying to comprehend what had happened.
I now looked at my phone : 1:34 A.M, I needed to go to sleep.
"Why the hell do I even live for... Am I better worth dead..?" I sighed.
"Whatever.. Let me check my bank account."
It displayed on the screen: 650 Euros. Just enough to pay the remaining expenses of the month.
"Well.. At least I'm not indebted to someone. Plus there's a new technology called Animus coming soon for advanced VR-Gaming. I think it costed 800 Euros or something?" I said, trying to cheer up.
"Sooo... 400 Euros for the bills... 150 Euros at least for a month worth of food.. and 100 Euros left for whatever.. Well at least I got a promotion last week at my job so I'll get 1400 Euros each month instead of 1300 Euros.." I got up and smiled.
I could finally start improving my life style, I started cleaning around the apartment for garbage or anything used up and I felt like a new man, like an organized, well mannered and beautiful young man, I'm 23 years old, but I'm still young.
"Alright then, what time is it? Oof, 2:25 A.M, I need to go to sleep, I got a long shift tomorrow." As I said, crashing into my bed and falling asleep shortly after.
The next day I woke up, looked at my phone: 8:36 A.M, perfect just got enough time to get breakfast, a fast shower, and get to work.
I did my things and checked the time : 8:45 A.M, I've got 15 minutes , I got dressed up, and went to work, this time though, I decided to go on foot instead because I'm a fresh new man and that's what fresh new men do. As I was on my way to work I noticed something:
"Is this for real? You can get a free Animus if you manage to beat a professional at a MOBA game? Sign m- Wait no. I need to get to work. I can't." I said as I put myself in the right path.
Then, I heard someone calling for somebody. I didn't turn around until I felt something touching my shoulder. I looked back and a middle-aged Man was standing right behind me, grasping at my shoulder, he was looking like he sprinted 50 meters.
"You.. You... You look like you are good at video-games, come on, I know you were looking at that Animus, from the poster, It's 20 bucks to enter plus it'll only take 10 minutes since it's a 1V1." He said in between gasps for air.
"I...I can't. I need to go to work. Sorry." I answered.
"Th-Then what if you can face him for free a-and I'll even pay you 50€! I-I mean no ones even trying to play against our pro player so please! Just to gather a bit of crowd!" The middle aged man responded, desperate for at least 1 person to try.
"Alright," I answered "But, you promise that'll you give me those 50€ after the game alright?" I continued.
As I went into the building with the man, I recognized the Pro Player sitting in the middle of the entrance immediately. It was a living legend, Jose "Joker" Fabinho, his nickname is recognized everywhere by any player who is in MOBA games, a literal legend, of course I was surprised, but still determined to get that "Animus"!
"Oh! I forgot to ask your name young man, what's your name?" Said the middle aged man.
"Oh, it's C-"
"WE DON'T CARE! YOU WANT THAT ANIMUS OR NOT?" "Joker" said while cutting me off.
"Alright." I answered.
The game was about to start, it was a simple 1 lane game, only you, the enemy, and the pawns helping you achieve victory. I picked the champion Were-Half, which counters the most the favorite of "Joker", Julia. Of course it doesn't mean that I will achieve victory just because of that but it will still increase my odds of winning.
3..2..1...START!
I simply played on the defensive here letting him push, and killing him meant a free lane for 30 seconds, of course I needed to kill him to achieve that.
"Do you really think I would've picked Julia?" Said "Joker" out of the blue.
"Why? You didn't pick her? I answered.
He laughed : "You probably picked Were-Half didn't you? Of course you did! But it's not because Julia is my favorite that I can't play the other ones!" He replied back.
Fuck. That means he probably chose a counter for Were-Half, there are 3 possible counters, Loki, being the hard counter, Kylo, being the Mid-Counter, and Galua being an okay-counter, alright then, let's get this done with.
I first set up some landmines bought through the shop to setup in front of my tower killing his pawns/soldiers instantly and leaving him in the open, of course, this game called "Hagist Tyrants" got popular only because of the fact that you can control the troops that spawn from the main tower and that's why they're called pawns.
And that's why this strategy would only work if he lets his pawns attack mindlessly, of course I set mine in a defensive position behind the land mines to counter attack if possible. And.. Goddammit, of course he sets the pawns in a defensive formation, a stalemate if you did the landmines strategy, sigh.. Guess I'll go on the offensive.
Alright. His defensive formation is simple, high health pawns upfront and ranged pawns in the back, one spell in the back and he's practically done for, right? Well, instead, he went aggressive, putting a forcefield in the back to protect his low health pawns and making his high health pawns push me, it was a 50/50 chance, of either me winning this fight, or him.
"You do play dirty, Joker."
"Ha! Any way of winning is still winning!" He answered.
"Well then, what do you respond to that?"
I then readied up my ranged pawns to attack any incoming enemies with spells, arrows.. you call it. Fortunately, he continued attacking so I immediately decimated his attack with my ranged offensive and then I went to launch an offensive too.
"Hmm... You seem like an experienced player, perhaps you were "Legendary" before in this game?" Joker said to me.
"You guessed incorrectly, I was "Godly" in this game." I answered.
"Hm. Atleast there'll be a bit of a challenge."
As I continued with my offensive, Joker appeared out of the side bush to ambush me, I did prepare for it, but it still was annoying.
"Ambush? You really are the Joker for a reason don't you?" I jokingly said.
"Indeed, but preparing for something like that is surprising, Hisgard."