ARC ONE: The beginning

"𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍. 𝑺𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖."

→This story in which, you lived an ordinary life as a college student. You were an average student who loved video games, spending your days attending classes and your nights immersed in virtual worlds.

One day, while thrifting at your favorite thrift shop, you stumbled upon a dusty old video game CD tucked away on the very back of the discount shelf. It seemed forgotten, abandoned, and yet there was an inexplicable allure to it. Seeing that it was on sale for four dollars, you couldn't resist the temptation and decided to give it a chance, despite the warning of the cashier who told you not to buy it.

Later that night, you played the game, finding nothing wrong with it. It seemed like just a typical video game. Carelessly falling asleep while playing, you never could have imagined what would happen next.

When you woke up, you found yourself trapped inside the very game you had played the night before. According to the rules, you had to obtain the ten mystical items of the game in order to escape. But you had to be cautious when befriending the characters in the game, as they could become possessive.

But would you be able to escape this perilous game? If you did, would you ever be the same person you were before?

Only time would tell as you embarked on an extraordinary adventure, where the line between reality and virtuality blurred, and the true nature of your own character would be tested...