Over the horizon with sun bidding it's farewell while casting beautiful twilight for the unperturbed city to look at, a city with buildings resembling stacks of match boxes not of wood, rather shiny glasses, reflecting the ever so beautiful twilight for the similarly minded people rushing in their daily lives from offices to their homes and not even giving a glimpse at the sky which they think they have conquered with planes and rockets. The same sky filled with birds going back to nest, gives a look towards the ever so new painting made by nature for them all which they knew will not be same as yesterday or tomorrow or for any other day. Having satisfied with small brained, and yet aesthetic creatures looking at her presentation, sun leaves the city looking for a new one to share it's joy.
As the night was creeping in, unlike many people of the city or like birds in the sky, two young men were on a terrace embracing each other in their strong arms, looking at the leaving star performer who showed a beauty they both are fans of, while one was on the ground and other the above him. Only the one above was smiling while the one below was filled with anger.
"Brother, I accept defeat. Remove the hold."
"Ha ha, That makes it 3212 - 0 wins. No matter how many times, you are a failure."
Looking at his younger brother, he wasn't feeling shame or pride for his own victory, he was having fun fighting with his brother just like he always did for the past 9 years and every single day. None of the both were martial art's practitioners, but rather simple brothers who loved to brawl with each other without harming anyone.
"I am 16 years old, just wait till I become adult, when we both will have same strength, I will defeat you will ease."
"Tell me a new my-defeat-justification statement, I feel nauseated listening to same sentence everyday."
Feeling irritated at his own helplessness, younger one throws a punch, which the elder quickly dodges while catching it to twist the arm. Perceiving his failed attempt at punching and premonition for another his own shameful and yet increase in his brother's winning streak, kicks the ground and jumps back, saving his arm from going through agonizing pain.
"Phew, that was close."
"What? You are the one to punch and yet you say, it was close."
"Well, you are a monster. Staying in the same house is a life threatening business." provoking his brother for another fight, younger one takes a stance which he usually takes. Fist closed tight, arms brought close to chest, tilting a little so that he guards his body with his left arm was tight enough take hits or deflect them, and right arm only used for his fast punches.
"Now you have said it.", though just two years older than his brother, he casually starts walking towards his challenger for another match of which both the brothers knew, the elder one will win.
Under the same terrace where two young men were fighting, was a middle aged lady preparing a dinner for husband and her two children. She didn't always was this busy or hurried in the evening for dinner until six months ago the whole family bought 4 capsules which made possible to enter into a world far away from reality. Carefully, completing the dishes, she looks into a room filled with nothing but capsules and wires. The family was a lenient one, but after a silly fight among themselves, they forged a unique rule to clean their own capsules, Looks over all the capsules, and finding one, a little dusty, mother she was she started cleaning it.
At dinner, when all the people were together, they said a small prayer showing gratitude for food, just like they had been doing all their lives and digged in.
"Sam, when will you start playing [ToH], you know you have subscription, though not yet started." encouraging his his son to play a VRMMO which he himself was excited about.
"Dad, I didn't ask for the [Trials of Heroes], since it is already bought, I will start when I feel like."
"But I believe by that time there will be nothing left to discover. It has already been 7 months since it's launch or precisely 35 months in game time. "
"I suppose so, but I am concentrating on studies for now."
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"May be we should sell it back, if that is possible."
"NO" shouted John, "Let's keep it, he will play someday. I believe, ToH will go on for at least 1 decade in real time."
"It is getting dust everyday."
"It is clean." commented mom looking at their younger son, Sam leaving to his room in above floor after have had his dinner, "Study well. :D".
Giving his innocent signature smile, Sam left to study harder, while his whole family were off to adventures in a certain VRMMO.
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Late at night undisturbed by the chirping noises of insects nor the rotating fans of machines family of Sam except himself were inside the capsules. The time spent in playing and adventuring in capsule is not considered as sleep. It is a feeling of laying down and yet seriously thinking about something while being uninterested in outside world. But an interesting aspect of [ToH] is if slept in the game itself, then it would be considered as sleep for the real body too. This aspect of [ToH] made it so that many people to have acquired sleeping quarters in the game itself, since 1:5 ratio real time to game times makes the total time for sleep no more than 2hrs of sleep.
In the same house, in another room, fan at high speed was rotating with a true noble purpose of drying the sweatdrops profusely precipitating from the person lying underneath the fan. Unable to take anymore of his dream, the boy wakes up, with tears falling down while mixing with his sweat. "Again and again, the same damn dream. No matter what I do, it is always ends the same." Trying to calm himself so that he can sleep, he starts meditating after drinking a bottle water. His anger and emotions during meditation always felt like a form of heat flowing through his body. Slowing the flow, and making it calmer and steady, he drifts back to sleep mentally exhausted.
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Johanna was looking around in her whole class to spot a person, she always has a difficulty to find every day. It would be said, she wasn't the only one who felt this search difficult, rather many others would have had the same opinion had they tried to spot this particular person she was searching. This particular person was not a loner nor famous one, rather a average looking guy with average build and average height who would blend into his environment making the people tend to overlook him. Had his friends been asked what is that about this man stands out from other, they would ponder for long time and conclude there is nothing that is out of ordinary. But if Johanna was asked she would immediately say the fact that he is too normal is abnormal.
Albeit the difficulty of task, it will not be that hard for Johanna, for she had been acknowledging his presence at least once everyday for past 2 years after a certain incident when she noticed a certain knight not in shining armor but in a ninja's body. This repeated actions had sharpened her instincts to notice the unnoticeable items. All she had to do is focus in direction she feels right and she would find him. Though it took her some time to notice power of her instincts, she succeeds to find him in a group of boys excitedly talking about the ever famous VRMMO [ToH]. Happy with her success in spotting him, she get's down to her business as a class representative.
After school, Johanna quickly completes the homework which she hates to no end if they are piled up. Getting into a free clothes to get started playing [ToH] she thinks, "I would like to know what is Sam's 'class' in [ToH]" and dives into Capsule.
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Author Note: I am trying a my hand in writing VRMMO story for first time. I would try to make the story as interesting as possible, though I am not confident in my writings. Any suggestions will be taken as positively. So, please comment something.
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