"Struggle provides meaning." On the plains of Ida, armies clash and empires rise and fall. On the plains of Ida, glory and death await the brave. But mostly death. "Welcome to Ithavoll! The challenges we overcome give us meaning! Fight well! The fate of your species depends on it!" With the appearance of this message, college student Daniel Cook finds himself locked in what appears to be a Virtual Reality game. What he doesn't know is that things are far from that simple.Note from the Author: THIS IS NOT A DEATH GAME STORY Hi there, this will be a side project for me to explore some other interests that do not fit my main story. This story will be a side project and will not take away time from either work or the other story I am writing. It is really meant for me to just relax and enjoy the process (whereas the other one is more for me to force myself into participating in the process to improve). This story will include Kingdom Building, Weak to Strong, Some Historical Elements, Strategy, Magic, Blue Boxes and more. The MC will be involved in some casual relationships and eventually a serious one. That said, this will not be a harem story; if a girl ends up with another dude, that will not be cuckolding or any of that kind of thing, it will be, you know, girls choosing to be with other dudes.  This MC will not be the ruthless cold-blooded type, this story is not going to be edgy. This MC is unlikely to wake up one day and decide that other human lives have no value.