In a cozy bedroom with a warm, and inviting atmosphere, filled with different furniture which scream money (life times.)
In this cozy room, an old man in a butler suit who look around his late 60s, stood calmly. Some moment passed. The space distorted, and a young man with red hair and blue eyes appeared inside the room.
"Welcome, Young Master" the butler said respectfully.
"Old man Zen? What are you doing here?" The young man asked, not expecting to meet the butler in his room.
"I was waiting for young master's return, after winning his game" old man Zen answered, with a polite bow.
The young man frowned hearing the butler words, and grumbled "I lost the game! Just because of some cowards who chose to hide instead to fight!!"
"It looked like young master used his Life Card"
"Yes... I was surrounded, ahh!!" He yelled, and sat down on his king-size bed. "My dad is going to kill me!"
"A life card, means nothing to the Lord, because if he wants, he could have hundreds of life cards." Old man Zen said with a smile.
The young man wasn't still settled, it's true his father could get as much life cards if he wanted, but... that doesn't mean he will be happy when one is used. Especially in a lower level game. 'What should I do?'
The guy was getting anxious, using his brain in overdrive, calculating on ways to escape his father's rage. Old man Zen smiled and drop another bomb on the already anxious man.
"Your father is waiting for you in the Guild Building."
"What?!" The young man stood up instantly, and started pacing back and forth in the bedroom.
"Calm down young master, the Lord won't hold you accountable for the card, now... go freshen up, so you won't keep him waiting, you know the Lord has little patience."
The young man remembered his father's cold face and shuddered, he nodded quickly. But before he could move. AI's voice sounded in both his and the butler's bracelets.
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In a small good-looking apartment, a young girl sat on a wheelchair, making a jacket out of wool. Moment next, the space in front of her distorted and a silver hair beauty with green eyes appeared inside the apartment with a long purple katana in hand.
"You are back!" the young girl exclaimed with a relief smile.
"How are you doing Maria?" The silver hair girl asked in a shaking voice, as she collapsed on a couch.
The only couch in the apartment.
"What is it? Didn't you win the game?" The girl asked worriedly. The silver hair girl looked at her younger sister, and gave a sad smile. "I used my life card."
"What?!" The girl exclaimed.
"Don't worry, I will play more game, and win more life times so we could start your surgery." The silver hair said in a low voice.
"Don't say that Erika, I don't want you to risk your life because of my situation. We can manage the life times you have won in your last games."
Erika was silent for a moment. Only she knew how much her sister long to walk again, to be able to run with the winds, as it blow her long blonde hair, only she knew...
Their parents threw them out on the street, where she was just 16th, because of lack of life times, to take care of them. Those two chose to remain childless, then to take care of them. No one knew how much hatred she was hiding deep in her. From then onward, she took care of her younger sister.
One faithful night, while she was still in her second game, her sister got in an accident, which broke both her legs. Erika's motivation changed from surviving to restoring her sister's legs. But the life times needed was overwhelming.
Erika sighed remembering a particular player's word. 'I am the richest player in all of virtual reality game.'
'Yes! I think that's what he said. But, he won't help me, I don't even know him.' Erika thought and looked at her sister. "Don't worry Maria, I will try and have the life times for your treatment. No matter what you say, I won't listen"
Maria sighed hearing her elder sister's word, and nodded without saying anything, after a while she looked up at her sister, "who won the game then?"
Erika was a little shaken hearing Maria's question, 'why did I feel so uncomfortable when I think about him?' Erika thought remembering Supreme's dark brown eyes.
"He goes by the name..."
Her words were cut short as AI's voice sounded in her head.
< Broadcast to all virtual reality game players.>
< Player Supreme, have won his first game, known as 'Island survival', gaining the highest score in Virtual Reality game, now revealed as SSS-Ranking.>
< he had topped the leader board.>
< And winning a legendary rank weapon.>
< Good luck players, and keep playing.>
"Is that...?" Maria turned to Erika who had a dumbfounded look, she might not be regular player, but she does have a VRG account.
"Supreme" she muttered absent-mindedly.
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A man was sitting in his office calmly, but, at the moment there was a deep frown on his face after hearing AI's announcement.
"Who is Supreme? And how could he gain the highest ranking score in Virtual Reality game? Also gaining a legendary weapon." The man then said to AI. "Show me the ranking leader board"
< Ok, player Joker.>
< top four on the Ranking board.>
< Top one: Supreme, SSS-Score~ reward: 2 week life times per day.>
< Top two: Joker, S-Score~ 1 week lifetime per day.>
< Top three: Venom, A-Score~ 4 days lifetimes per day.>
< Top four: Red sword, A-Score~ 2 days life times per day.>
"He passed me!!" The man stood up instantly. "No, I shouldn't get excited, I need to draw him inside my guild. The Kings guild will be unstoppable if a player like him join." He thought for a while before sitting back down. "AI, use my location card and tell me the location of player Supreme."
(Note: Location Cards are different from tracking cards. Location card can be used to reveal the player current location when in the real world. While the tracking card is used to track a player when inside a game.)
< Player supreme is currently located in Amerisa.>
"What?! We are in the same country? That will make it easier..." He looked at the time on his phone. "My son is always late. I will have to deal with him later, wait... In AI's announcement, Supreme won an island survival game, while my son also played an island survival game. Did he use his Life card? or They weren't placed in the same match."
"I will find out soon" he muttered, and made a call. "Track anyone whose game name is Supreme in Amerisa." He didn't wait for the other side reply and hang up.
"Those two guys will be angry that Supreme pushed them to the third and fourth rank, hahaha... I wish I could see their faces."
"Grrrraaaa..." A fearsome red-looking-tiger standing four feet tall yawned tirelessly, as it lay on a sofa placed in the office.
"Don't worry Ranger, we will meet him soon" the man said, and the Huge tiger lowered its head, going back to sleep.
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"A killer have appeared, I hope I never cross him" Atel muttered after hearing the announcement. "Forget all that, I should complete this job, and gain life times." He stated with a smile, as he parked his bike in front of Michael's apartment building.
"Now, what floor did those two live? Wow... This place smells, I wonder how people live here" Atel spat on the ground, then fixed his gaze on Michael's apartment floor, and without hesitation he walked inside the building.
No question asked, no interruption, or security. The disadvantages of living in the slum, Atel calmly climbed the stairs without hindrance, no one stopping or asking him anything. The other tenants didn't pay him heed.
To survive in the slums, you need to know the number one rule 'Mind your business.'
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Atel gave three knocks on Michael's apartment door, and waited silently outside. He didn't even bring out his weapon. To him. Using a weapon on that weak guy he saw on the picture who stood unimpressively 5'6 height, while him 6'8. That would be going overkill.
'Should I break open this door?' He thought, moment next, he heard a meek voice from the inside.
"Who is it?" Mira's voice sounded, a little too low.
'She sound too young, she might still be a virgin, can't wait.' He thought inwardly. "I am a friend of your brother"
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INSIDE THE ROOM.
'Michael's friend? But Michael doesn't have any friends.' Mira thought with a frown, as she stood ten feet away from the door. "I am sorry, but my brother doesn't have any friends."
'Damn it!! This guy Is really a loser. 22 years and with no friends, who on earth is like that in this 24th century!.' He thought inwardly. And quickly answer before his target became suspicious.
"I work with him in the manufacturing company, my name is John."
"what Manufacturing company?" Mira's asked again.
'What manufacturing company?' Atel was surprised by the question and said. "The one he worked last."
"Oh? But I don't know who is John? I'd never heard of you, or anyone called John, so who are you really?"
"Hey young lady! Open this door, or I will break it down!!" Atel dropped his act, this girl asked too many questions, which is frustrating.
Mira was frightened by Atel's roar, she ran and hid behind the couch, staring at the door in horror.
"Open this door!!!"
"Brother where are you?" She asked in a low voice, tears threatening to fall.
"Fine then!! I will just have to break this door down!!" Atel roared, and started kicking the wooden door.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Anytime his foot touch the door, Mira will shudder behind the couch, she held her head with both her hands and sat behind the couch, trembling in fear.
BANG!!
First lock destroyed.
BANG!!
BANG!!!
Second lock destroyed, remaining three more.
At that moment, the space distorted and Michael appeared in the sitting room.
"Mi..."
BANG!!!
Michael was about to call out to his sister when a kick to the door got his attention. His face turned cold instantly. He first quickly looked around and shouted.
"Mira! Where are you?!"
"Brother?" Mira slowly raised her head, and look over the couch. Her face change dramatically. "Who is this?! How did he break in? And why did he sound like my brother?"
The young man standing in front of her has black hair and dark brown eyes, dress in all black. Of course, it's Michael, Mira took him for someone else because... the Michael she knew was only 5'6 feet tall and had thin physique. But the guy in front of her, is standing at impressively 6'7 tall, and a well-built physique, which could capture the hearts of many girls.
"Mira!!"
Not seeing his sister, Michael got more anxious. 'If something happened to her, I will make sure to turn the whole city up-side-down.'
BANG!!!
"I will kill this person!" Michael turned to the door, which only have two locks left, he was about to act and asked where his sister is, but a low voice stopped him in track.
"Brother?"
Michael sharply turned around, and saw his sister behind the couch, he sighed in relief and rushed up to her.
"Are you ok, Mira?" He knelt down in front of her and asked. Mira nodded, but her trembling body shows she was still scared.
'You dare scare my sister, I will make sure you don't have a complete body!' Michael thought and hugged his sister. "I am here, I will take care of everything." Mira just nodded calmly.
BANG!!!!
Finally, the last lock got destroyed, and Atel bounce in like the boss. When he saw the two siblings hugging, he got confused. 'Who is this guy? Wait... is that her brother?! I thought he looked thinning, and shorter in the picture!'
"I will not ask who you are, or who sent you. But know one thing." Michael released his sister from the hug and stood up slowly, turning to face the intruder.
"You won't leave here alive"
The coldness in his tone made Atel felt a shiver run down his spine.