Jay, a data analyst, escapes the monotony of his job by immersing himself in the world of MMORPGs every Thursday night. His gaming character, a level 72 Dark Paladin, is an embodiment of his strategic prowess and quick thinking. However, on one of these gaming nights, an unexpected software update and a questionable slice of old pizza lead to a series of surreal events. As his computer screen flickers and emits a blinding light, Jay is pulled from his ordinary life in his cramped apartment into a completely unfamiliar world. He finds himself standing alone in a menacing, dark forest on Loetz, a world where physics and magic intertwine. The world is filled with strange, glowing creatures that lurk in the shadows of twisted trees, a stark contrast to the guild wars of his MMORPG. Stranded in this eerie environment, Jay comes across a parchment that welcomes him to Loetz, describing it as a realm where the darkness of the universe is the light of discovery, where the journey to the stars begins with a thought, and where magic users, known as Arcanists, explore the frontiers of reality. As Jay is introduced to this arcane world, he realizes he's no longer playing a game from the safety of his home. He has become part of a world where unknown dangers lurk in every corner and the rules of reality are unlike anything he's known. The once ordinary data analyst must now navigate through the dark horizons of Loetz, where the darkness isn't just a part of the landscape but a key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe.