Chapter 10 – The Protocol
It was dark by the time I approached Jasmine’s door. I hadn’t really had time to miss a whole lot of things from home, but at that moment I was…
Chapter 9 – Hangnails and Invitations
I woke up the next day, having slept in to about midmorning. The hike home had eaten up a significant amount of the night, and the sun was already teasing…
Chapter 8 – Jasmine
This is it, I thought, standing in front of a massive set of double entry doors. This is where the trail leads. Both quest markers were sitting there, tantalizingly close,…
Chapter 7 – Infiltration
The way Fade worked was incredible, but unsettling. I understood quickly why The System had described it as “It’s not that you’re invisible, it’s just that some people can’t see…
Chapter 6 – Shrek
The orc was a green giant. He must have been at least 7 feet tall, and 500 pounds of pure muscle. In contrast, I stood every bit of 5 foot…
Chapter 5 – Juniper
The next morning, I was more or less good as new. I mean, I was crusty as fuck from caked-on rodent gore, but aside from that, I felt like a…
Chapter 4 – The Burrow Tyrant
“Son of a bitch! You raggedy buck-toothed, oversized hamster fuck!” I bellowed at the monster before me. It was like a bear-sized prairie dog, with incisors the size of picture…
Chapter 3 – Meet Your Maker
With The System having taken its leave, I took a closer look at the land around me. I realized fairly quickly that if I looked at an object with enough…
Chapter 2 – Orientation
I fell for what seemed like forever, bracing for an impact that never came. At some point, my body began to spin through the air. It was almost imperceptible at…
Chapter 1 – The Worst Day
Before I begin, I would like it to be known that I never intended for things to end up this way. Truly. Whether through some twisted karmic entanglement or just…