Foreboding walls loomed over the city, cloaking it in shadows. Within the walls, crumpled newspapers, plastic bags, and dried leaves littered the ground and fluttered in the wind. Shattered windows stared at broken doors, empty cars, and vacant houses. A layer of dirt and grime coated the city in gray. The world within the walls was as silent as a mausoleum. Not even the crows and ravens dared to feast here.
Silent figures moved quickly through the dead city streets, weapons raised. Their goals were simple: find survivors, and reclaim the city; but achieving that goal was much more difficult. This mission was a bit different though. They we
Where the Road Goes: Prologue by Dlaeth, literature
Literature
Where the Road Goes: Prologue
Jessica glared at the screen. The newest game, a very popular VRMMO named the Royal Road, required a capsule that cost about 9000 US dollars. Even worse, this didn’t include the shipping fees, installation, and the cost of the game, and it was a subscription based game. The monthly subscription fee was about 270 dollars. She would never be able to afford that. She was a college student for god’s sake! Sure she was on a scholarship, but that meant she had less time. She had grades to maintain. Even if she somehow scraped together that amount of money, she would never be able to get her money’s worth out of playing the game.
Foreboding walls loomed over the city, cloaking it in shadows. Within the walls, crumpled newspapers, plastic bags, and dried leaves littered the ground and fluttered in the wind. Shattered windows stared at broken doors, empty cars, and vacant houses. A layer of dirt and grime coated the city in gray. The world within the walls was as silent as a mausoleum. Not even the crows and ravens dared to feast here.
Silent figures moved quickly through the dead city streets, weapons raised. Their goals were simple: find survivors, and reclaim the city; but achieving that goal was much more difficult. This mission was a bit different though. They we
Where the Road Goes: Prologue by Dlaeth, literature
Literature
Where the Road Goes: Prologue
Jessica glared at the screen. The newest game, a very popular VRMMO named the Royal Road, required a capsule that cost about 9000 US dollars. Even worse, this didn’t include the shipping fees, installation, and the cost of the game, and it was a subscription based game. The monthly subscription fee was about 270 dollars. She would never be able to afford that. She was a college student for god’s sake! Sure she was on a scholarship, but that meant she had less time. She had grades to maintain. Even if she somehow scraped together that amount of money, she would never be able to get her money’s worth out of playing the game.