Prologue

The Year is 2038 and the world has changed quite abit from the one we knew in the past. There were many advances in technology from new medicines to new forms of travel, but the most exciting technology was fully immersive virtual reality. This allowed people not just play games but actually experience them.

The VR game that was the king of the hill was New Age Adventure Online also known as NAAO. NAAO was a VRMMORPG that had captivated customers worldwide. This VR was special be cause of the way it was created.

The creators of this game did something no one could ever think of. They took scans from an exo planet that was similar to Earth but was three times larger. They took these scans and used them to program their new world. Then they created a true AI. This AI was given full reign over the world that the programmers had created. Making the world of NAAO unique.

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Tony walked away from the advertisement screen. He had become very interested in this new game. For the last few month he had been saving his money to buy a capsule. In the beginning he really didn’t have a reason for buying it but now it was his only lifeline.

You see just a few weeks ago Tony was like any other normal college student. Well besides the fact that he was almost unable to talk due to an old childhood injury, and the fact that he had absolutely no friends.

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Then out of the blue his father had called him and told him that his mother had died. Tony didn’t know these but his mother was the only reason that his father still payed for his tuition. So at the same time of hearing his mother's death he also found out his Father had disowned him.

You see his father was an old Army commander and had never agreed with Tony’s decision to study Botany considering it something only weaklings would learn. This thought is what lead to him disowning Tony.

So now Tony needed to get himself a pod. The reason why is pretty simple. In NAAO you can sell gold from the game for an exchange rate of 100 gold = 1.00 US dollar.This meant that Tony could play the game for a few hours and earn the money he needed for tuition.

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When Tony got to his apartment his pod had already been installed. He filled his fridge with the food he bought and made himself a quick meal of ramen.

He turned the pod on and started it up without even reading the manual. When the system booted up all the way Tony heard a voice

[Would You like to enter the world of NEW AGE ADVENTURE ONLINE?]

“...Y...es” Tony spoke haltingly feeling the burning pain in his throat. His vision was suddenly filled with a white light…..