A Game. An obsession. A desire to protect. But is that it?Due to a meteor crash and couple of wars, Earth ruptured. New continents were created, new countries formed. But, the problem of unemployment doesn't really go away if half the world is restructured, does it? So what does the world do? Create a plan that allows people to earn money by playing games. Yeah, no way that exists. Right? Vernon Elroy is a genetical theorist, a job that involves upgrading human genes. He's been living a nice life, though due to some troublesome problems, he is forced to take a month long leave. But, when an old acquaintance appears inside the most anticipated game of the century, he can't stop himself from going after her. Integration is the hot new game on the market, featuring thousands of different concepts, with state of the art level AI and graphics that look similar if not better to real life. The NPC's behave more like humans than they themselves and the enemies include everything imaginable. But is it really so perfect?  Join Vernon on his quest through 'Integration' to get some personal answers, even if it means doing things he never thought he would do, like braving the winds and bringing down a building. Along the way though, he starts to wonder if the game is truly a game and not something much more... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My First Fic. Will keep an average length around 2000-3500 words per chapter. Updates sporadically.