PROLOGUE

Finally its time, for weeks now there has been a buzz about the new game TERRA that the Telsar Corporation had made. From the interviews and even the preview of the game the public had gotten a glimpse of the first virtual reality MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role play game) ever.

The game came with a head gear that is necessary to play the game .for most youths even some adults this is an opportunity to take a vacation in a new world without leaving the comfort of their homes and for the diehard gamers this was something they had only been able to dream about .

The countdown for the launch of the game was almost at an end and due to the amount of people who wanted to buy the game the telsar corporation was forced to limit the amount they released into the market to half a million copies .

To make things easier people were allowed to log on with their headgear before the launch of the game to create their avatar only. But some like me wanted to wait for the game to start before we created our avatars either due to laziness or other reasons.

Right now I was re watching an interview of one of the top researchers in charge of the game Mr. Wright and one of the top beta testers Ryan Lin on TV. The host a blue eyed blonde in a suit was asking Mr. Wright about the dynamics of the game, “well most things that can be created here in the real world can also be created in the game with magic and the right materials “he says.

”Really” the host asks in surprise showing in her voice. “Yes that’s true during the beta testing phase there were players who made guns that ran on magic and fired balls of magic at the target” Ryan adds .”So basically what that means is that if I have the blueprints for an aircraft I can make a magic aircraft in the game, so what about the weapons.” the host asks .

Adjusting his tie Mr. Wright answers, “in order to make the game as medieval as possible there are only a few exceptions to the creation of modern day weapons like nuclear war heads though as a player levels up they might get enough mana to be able to cast spells that have large blast radii.

Shuffling through a stack of paper on the table beside her the host she asks a question that most of the people watching the show want to know, “so from the beta testing the game TERRA is said to have no hp (health point) bar why is that ?”.

Sitting up in his chair Ryan answers the question “the game makers had an aim of making TERRA as realistic as possible and having hp bars defeats that purpose” drinking the glass of water beside him Ryan continues.

 “when there are hp bars people tend to fight carelessly while it is full and it makes a high level player hard to defeat for a lower level player with the removal of the hp bar a level 5 player can easily kill a high ranked player with a well aimed thrust of a small knife into the head or heart of a level 20 player if he his lucky to catch his opponent unawares”.

“Mr. Wright is there anything the public should know before the launch of the game” the host asks. “Yes in order to increase competition amongst players the prize of a hundred million dollars will be given to the first player to finish the game be it be a solo player or an entire guild”.

The shock of that statement could be seen on the faces of both the host and Ryan’s face.”That’s amazing, so what will the main quest of the game be” the hosts asks what’s on the mind of every gamer watching the show.

 “to become a not just a god but the king of the gods or in the case of a guild becoming the major pantheon in the game world, that is the main quest of the game Terra online” Mr. Wright replies.

Composing herself the host ended the show. Switching off the TV I walk to my bedside where the head gear is already charged and connected to the internet .laying on my bed I find a comfortable position, wear the head gear and switch on the power button of the head gear.

I blink my eyes as the view of my room changes to that of a white room, “welcome to Terra online avatar creation” a voice says to me as I look around the room.”There are three races to choose from; dwarf, elf or human which would you be?” the voice asks me. “Human “I reply, suddenly an image of myself appears only difference is that the image is wearing loose shirt and trousers.

”Are there any adjustments you would like to make to your avatar before you begin the game “the voice asks?”yes ,turn my eyes from brown to blue then make my hair white” I say after some thought .following my instructions the avatar now looks only a little like me .”I am ready to start “I announce to the voice after surveying my avatar.