It wasn't easy living in the Veil, but tonight was the night my luck would change.

Ever since being transported into the game-like dimension the locals called the Veil years ago, I'd been working non-stop to collect ingredients for the most powerful item out there: The Infinity Potion. Most said it didn't exist. Most said it couldn't be done. I was ready to prove them all wrong.

I'd scoured the world looking for clues and secrets, collecting bits and pieces here and there to assemble like a huge puzzle. Finally, everything was falling into place. I only needed one more item: an Adamantium Crystal. And I knew just where to find one.

I tied my hair back in the tightest bow I could muster, and wrestled the dress over my too-big hips. I was more of a grease monkey kind of girl on the best days, but tonight called for special attire.

The annual Flower Festival was happening tonight, and everyone would be too busy partying to notice me. Just slip into the party, make my rounds, slip out, and grab the Crystal before anyone had a chance to notice. It was the perfect plan. The perfect heist.

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I eyed my Inventory for what seemed like the hundredth time and pulled up the checklist of ingredients for the Infinity Potion:

3/3 Clover 1/1 Sprike Venom 5/5 Anothylis Flower 1/1 Daeldran Dust 0/1 Adamantium Crystal

So close. After years of searching, I'd finally have everything I needed. I'd be the first player to create an Infinity Potion. And after that? Anything was possible. Some said it made you invincible. Some said it gave you heightened affinities in all skills, making leveling up much easier. Some said you could teleport anywhere at will. No one had ever made one, but we all knew it was extremely powerful. Anyone that owned one would be a force to be reckoned with.

I checked my hair one last time and left my house, knowing that this time, I wouldn't return without my prize.