Player From Another World

A sharp cut.The holoscreens abruptly shut off, swallowing the virtual world into an artificial darkness. The silence hit, heavy and unreal, as if the game was holding its breath.Then, Kael'Thir appeared.He presented himself as a titanic creature, an abomination born of flames and obsidian, his body radiating raw power.

His roar tore through the very fabric of the game, unleashing a wave of pure energy that distorted space. The players held their breath.But suddenly, the image flickered.A tiny misalignment, a crack in the code. Kael'Thir raised one massive claw... and everything froze.

A glitch.

An anomaly.

Then, a blinding explosion.

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he immersion collapsed like a house of cards.

A pristine screen lit up, accompanied by a calm, unyielding voice:

— "There was a time when technology separated us from the virtual…"

Archive footage rolled: motionless bodies, blank faces, eyes empty, consumed by their VR headsets. A collective shiver ran through the audience.

— "Then came the dawn of a new era."

A man donned a Napso Halo. A white light shattered reality. His body vanished, consumed by a sea of pure energy.Silence. Suffocating.

— "The real and the virtual are one."On a windswept peak, a warrior stood tall while a mage traced burning runes.

A wave of power shattered the screen, as if the ad itself was an attack on the viewer.The words fell, relentless:

— Napso Halo 10: Every texture, every sensation, every pain… felt as real.

— Napso Gloves 10: Touch the impossible, sculpt the ephemeral.

— Napso Lens 10: See beyond human limits.

Then, the final sentence:

"Napso Corp – More than a game. A new reality."

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The screen flickered before returning to the live stream.

The air was thick, charged with an electric tension.

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— Fake Ninja (shaken): "That… was insane… but why the cut?"

— Shishi-Sensei (suspicious): "Smells like an update screwing everything up…"

— Wesstar (frustrated, worried): "No, something's off. Don't you feel it?"

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— Fat Naruto (#sarcastic): "Oh great, an ad that crashes the whole show."

— Shank23 (#digging for info): "Could be the comet… electromagnetic interference?"

— DarkLord87 (#serious): "I don't think this is just a bug. Something… is interfering."

William Alco's Immersive Cabin (Real World)

The screens blinked furiously, flashing blood-red alerts.William's heart raced, his breath quickened, each heartbeat pushing the safety limits.

— Nurse (hands trembling): "It's off the charts!"

— Doctor (trying to stay calm): "Charge at 300 joules… Prepare yourselves…"

A shock. A blue flash cut through William's chest.His body jerked violently, every muscle tensing in a final resistance. His mind screamed, clung…Then, he let go.

Arena of the Void (Seven Worlds Game)

The arena was a storm of light and fury.

Loanna, the Lioness of Solaris, cleaved the air with her incandescent blades.

Maho leaped, each movement a dance of death.

Kael'Thir reared up… then froze

.An invisible shiver ran through the arena. His armor cracked, shattering into a thousand digital fragments.

Then… chaos.

A corrupting wave poured over the battlefield, like a living glitch, a tear in reality.

— Iris (cold voice): "Alert, anomaly detected. Emergency save in progress."Electric shocks seared through William's implant.Unbearable pain.

— Iris (dazed, frantic): "Major inconsistency in data flow. Forced disconnection from nexus."

William Alco's Immersive Cabin (Real World)

A long beep pierced the air.The nurse, her gaze heavy, gently closed William's empty eyes before covering his body with a white sheet.The doctor exhaled slowly and looked one last time at the lifeless patient.Silence. Weighty. Solemn.Then, in a cold, definitive voice:

— Doctor: "William Alco... Fifth deceased from cardiac arrest. Time of death: 00:00."A sudden flash.

The screen went dark

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Emptiness

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The end of one world

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A new beat

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The beginning of another

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A fragmented voice echoed

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Reconstruction in progress

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