Few months back
After inter school martial arts competition
Saki’s POV
‘How can it be? How can I lose to nobody? Damn Jacob Taylor If only you didn’t enter this competition, everything would have gone my way and I would have been crowned champion. If…just if…..you…..didn’t exist.’ Saki thought inwardly
‘'Don’t do that.” the voice said
“What?” Saki asked confused
“Stop ogling my brother.” Jean said
“Who is ogling your ‘yesterday average and now not so average brother’? And just what happened to your brother? He changed and I am not saying in a bad way but it is really creeping me out. It’s like he is a completely different person since last year.” Saki said
Jean looking sad and looking down with her right hand holding the left elbow.
“Yeah it seems he was really sad about not being one of those beta testers.” Jean said
“Who would not be? But It doesn’t look to me that made him sad even his grades are better and he just won the martial arts competition.” Saki said while grinding her teeth.
“Ah, about that he made a bet with dad?” Jean said
“Say what?” Saki said with surprised and confused look on her face.
“You know I told you that dad got contract with Aricnard Company for the sale of the VR gear.” Jean said while raising her finger.
Saki gave a slight nod.
“And the day he got the contract dad came home with a few friends to celebrate and got drunk and after his friends left, Jay came downstairs and provoke dad and dad fell for it, in exchange for better grades and winning the martial arts competition he gets to very first to get the VR gear except the beta players.” Jean explained
Saki eyes wide and mouth open started to tremble
“He took my first place so he could play that silly game that little son of a…….?” Saki shouted
“Calm down Saki, you know about him, don’t you? If he wants something he will do anything to get it.” Jean said while holding Saki’s hand
“Your brother is a devil.” Saki said pouting
“Haha………….the devil is far better than my brother. Trust me.” Jean said while looking at her brother who was writing something at paper.
“He is the jealous type huh?” Saki said
“Let’s got to canteen, Saki.” Jean said dragging Saki out of the room
Meanwhile alone at his desk Jacob was making plans for what he was going do when he get on Fantasy online.
(Sigh) ‘How I wish I was one of them.’
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Last year Aricnard company handpicked schools and Elliot Academy where Jacob was studying, was one of the hundred school, for the selection of beta players and almost everyone had written application to be one.
A group of three, who were too excited about this news started discussing.
“Jay do you think we should write the application. Its not like we are going have any chance, right?” Said a boy who was a tall as Jacob with blonde hair and light brown piercing eyes.
“Huh, are you stupid Ren?” A boy with 6 feet tall with green eyes wearing spectacles holding a science book slammed closed his book glaring at Ren.
“Did you say something Kris?” You wanna die? Ren said glaring at Kris forcing back his sleeve at his right hand
“Enough you too.” Jacob said while trying to calm both of them
The two sat on their seat back slowly.
“And Ren, Kris we are going to write the application we win its good for us and we don’t win we will lose nothing, right?” Jacob said calmly
But inwardly he wanted to be beta tester than anyone in the room or the entire school.
So afterwards they went to the academics office and submitted their application.
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After a week
Winners were announced and among ten of the winners two were announce from Jacob’s class. Everyone gulped at the announcement. Then the teacher announced the name as
--Ren Henderson--
--Kris West--
Everyone clapped and shouted congratulating them but at the same time they were sad because they didn’t win. But the most saddened was Jacob.
Ren and Kris were happy at announcement but after the teacher left they felt sad because Jacob didn’t win. All of them had sad faces on
Then Jacob talked
“Oi, guys why the long faces?” Jacob smiled
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“You know why.” Ren said
“It’s you Jay you wanted it more than anyone in here.” Kris said looking at Jacob
“So what it was a gamble and I lost and that’s it but I am happy that my friends are beta testers and so what if I wasn’t chosen, you two are going give me all the information about this game and we are going to play it together when they finish the beta test.” Jacob said with an encouraging smile.
Ren and Kris expression changed and smiled when Jacob encouraged them.
“Yes!!” Both shouted
After school
Ren and Kris went to the academics office and got their VR gear and a memory stick. This memory stick contained access code to the fantasy online unique to the person. They talked a bit and went home.
After reaching home Jacob directly went to his room and started punching the punching back.
‘What good happens being a nice person…’*haah*..*haah*’……………average one….screw that…’*haah*…….*haah*…………’
Jacob punched elbowed kicked kneed the bag over and over. If someone saw Jacob now they would say that he had know a variety of martial arts but never learned it properly. It was true Jacob knew martial arts but not from any dojo or clubs. But he learned the techniques by looking at the instructional videos or going to his sister’s club to watch the club using various techniques. He liked fighting and reading and playing and all but also he didn’t want any attraction. He wanted a quite peaceful life but he couldn’t contain his excitement when he first saw VR. He thought what he could do in VR or how he wouldn’t have to act like a nice guy. He could do anything he wanted in Fantasy online so he wanted it so bad.
Without doing anything he quietly went to sleep after he had his dinner with his family.
‘Jacob is awfully quite today’ Thomas and Megan thought looking at each other but thought of it as nothing.
Next day Jacob woke up, bathed, ate his food and went to school.
He noticed his friends who were usually early than him were late he later found out that they were not coming for a few days
Some days after
“Hey Jay.” two sound came from the door
It was Ren and Kris. Both of them had dark circles.
They told Jacob about time difference and why they missed school. After the class they talked about how awesome the game was and how real it felt and how they could do magic and about missions and group fights. They talked endlessly and Jacob listened carefully and with a smile. Although Jacob was smiling he was really frustrated. He stopped them saying that he didn’t want any spoilers. That night he went home and surfed net and read anything and everything about fantasy online.
After that Jacob grew distant from Ren and Kris. He couldn’t keep up with them and their conversations.
News was publicized that Aricnard company had given contract to the Star company for the distribution and management of VR gear.
Star company was Jacob’s father company. As he heard the news he laughed in the evil was which caused his sister to fall from her chair.
That night Jacob's father had brought some of his friend for drinking to celebrate the huge contract he got and after they partied and Thomas friend left Jacob ran down to find his father at dining table with a smile he started the talk……………
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At present
Are you sure you want your avatar named Jay?
Silence covered the room.
No.
Please select In-game name
Jade.
Are you sure you want your avatar named Jade?
Yes. Conform.
A huge smile appeared in his face.