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" Oh my God the demon king, the Destroyer, the Top 1 of the server! It's victory for the Great One (Maestro) again!" The Announcer shouted announcing the victory and confetti and fireworks covered the Arena.
I looked at my energy blade stuck in my opponent's chest and pulled it causing my opponent's body to shatter into light.
I am (Maestro), the Rank 1 solo combat player in the FPS and Combat game (Cyber War), "I win again hein." I muttered boredly.
It was my sixth Global Top 1 title in a row and I was already getting bored, I already had all the equipment in the game and got all the unique items as well.
But unconscious to my boredom the wish orb that could be used to acquire anything in the game appeared in front of me.
( Make your wish.)
I thought for a moment and softly let my thoughts leak out, "I wish I could have my abilities in reality." I mumbled and waited for about five seconds before letting out a laugh, knowing my wish wouldn't come true.
But soon the orb exploded into a strong light that covered me and I lost consciousness.
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I had a dream, it started showing the beginning of my life, my childhood where I was an isolated nerd.
My adolescence where I met virtual reality games and dived into them without looking back, forgot my original name and started to be called only by my Nickname.
(Maestro)
It was a random meaningless name that I put down because of my love of classical music but soon when I became known in games they put different meanings to my name.
"When facing the Maestro you have to understand that he doesn't fight to win, but for art, he will make your defeat a work of art." I remember one player commenting
To this day I don't understand why they think that, maybe it's because of my extreme enficiency that makes combat seem like a work of art? I am not sure.
There were other similar comments as well along with videos of me doing battle in different FPS and Immersive Combat games.
I found my passion in (Cyber War) a new type of VR game that mixed FPS with futuristic combat using cold cybernetic weapons, the game used a new dead graphic and physics that allowed a different form of realism, it was an almost perfect work of art in my words.
Soon before I noticed I had conquered almost everything the game had to offer, I was superior to almost all players and few professionals could face me in the Arena.
Outside of it in open PVP I was never defeated in individual battles and less than two dozen in group battles. I had become a legend in the gaming world.
"It was a good life I imagine. When my life stopped passing in my dreams I found myself again in the middle of the Arena, this time without my Nanomachines armor and weapons, only my Avatar.
White hair, red eyes, a simple but not exaggerated western face, and six feet and eighty-five inches tall with muscles all over his body.
The appearance of the Avatar didn't change at all in the game but I put a lot of effort into creating my character and never changed it.
( Do you wish to confirm your wish?) I heard a robotic voice and looked forward to see the wish orb glowing brightly.
The idea of being a prank by the producers crossed my mind but I quickly dismissed it, the VR helmet could not access our memories.
"I asked while keeping a straight face and the orb was silent for a few moments before answering.
( There is no price, you will just have to live in my world.)
" There is no such thing as a free lunch, I learned that a long time ago." I said while sketching a sarcastic before continuing, " Name your price to fulfill my wish, we both know that what comes for free always ends up more expensive."
The orb glowed some more and I felt as if I was being stared at for a few moments, as if some being was analyzing every inch of my body and soul for some defect.
( Very well. The price of your desire is to protect the one who has the mark of a blue moon on his wrist, can you do it?)
I thought for a few moments, there was a lot of information missing and I didn't know who the person or being I was supposed to protect was but I felt that the being that was talking to me was not going to answer any more questions so I could only make one decision.
"I accept, I will protect the person with the moon mark in exchange you will rebirth me with my abilities, do we have a deal?" I said as I held out my hand even though I knew the Orb had none.
( The pact is made.)
The orb said and I felt my consciousness fading for a moment before I opened my eyes again and realized that my entire surroundings had changed.
I was in a forest with trees as thick as building pillars and with countless leaves and various plants around me.
"So it wasn't a dream." I thought and immediately set about assessing my surroundings looking for any threat, in an unknown fauna and on a planet different from mine any caution was in short supply.
" Cyber system initiate!" I spoke and my eyes sparkled with blue as the system screen appeared in my mind's eye.