It had been 12 years since Nova online had launched, and it was an instant hit only because it used new technology, that technology was full dive Vr, well that and the fact it had billions of different selection from races to classes to overall just everything, and it had Been 11 year since The Last Bastion had been created as a clan.

I had hoped that they would get on one last time, but only 12 of the old Guild members had shown up to say farewell, that was less than 10 percent of the guild, not that it mattered I knew most of them had a life outside of games now.

I was the last one sitting at the table, the mechanical core in my chest beating as if a heart, I closed my hands, they made the satisfying clicking sound, the sound I had grown familiar with, especially since I was one of the frontline fighters of the group.

slowly the clock ticked down, my time left with this chapter in my life was coming to a close, maybe after this I could get a girlfriend.

someone stood up next to me, I had completely forgotten that they were there "Im sorry Zen, but I'm getting off, I got work tomorrow" I nodded "Well stay well Iso" they nodded "I will, you stay well as well" they then disappeared

it was just me now and the game shut down in 40 minutes, I had work tomorrow but I should say farewell.

I grabbed the Jewels of Catram, we used them as the heart of the guild, since there was only 1 set of these in the game no one would ever destroy them, hence why we were technically an undefeated guild and why we were able to hold relevance even without out the high numbers we once had.

at one point we were going to use them for an item, specifically a staff but at that point most of out members had left us already, so it never happened but I gathered all the materials since then, but I couldn't call a meeting anymore since very rarely was there any more then 5 of us on anymore.

i shrugged and began the crafting process of the Staff of Catram, it said It would take 14 days, I wouldn't see that finish.

i walk to the throne room so I could marvel at what we had created, once in the throne room I gazed upon the massive throne we had built for DeneDena, he was the guild leader and a skeletal magic caster who specialized in necromancy, he had barely won the vote ,but I was the vice leader, so I was allowed to approach the throne "Ehh fuck it, no ones on to see me may as well have some fun" I sat down on the throne and immediately felt one of the Jewels of Cthulhu activating, I belive it was the Jewel of strength.

our Npcs we had stationed all kneeled "well this is the last time ill be seeing this place, we had some good memories" I had been so in thought that I hadn't even noticed.

[11:59:00] The final minute before the servers would shut down

{Thank You all for playing} with small fireworks that message appeared along with some confetti.

i closed my eyes for the last 20 seconds [11:59:59] i opened them expecting to see the login screen but it just popped up [12:00:03]

somehow i had been left in game, i swiped my hand up to try to leave since i only had 5 more hours to sleep before work, the system appeared but when i scrowled down the exit button didn't appear.

"What is happening?" i asked to no one, but someone responded "What is it Great General" Amara said, she was an NPC she shouldn't be able to respond, this could be a prank, but no even if they tried to get voice lines in it would be impossible since that wasn't a feature of NPC creation "Are you ok Great General?" i nodded "Yes all is fine" my voice was mechanical, that shouldn't have been the case

i stood up, "Get all Major Guardians to the 9th floor" Amara nodded and then exited the throne room.

i Equiped the Zenith Master ring, it allowed anyone to teleport around the entire Last Bastion and anywhere we had called base.

I appeared in a flash of light and saw something i had forgotten about