2026-07-03 10:52:58The central plaza of Lumora glowed under bright artificial sunlight. Jax Thorn pushed his old cleaning cart along the same marble path he had walked day after day. His back ached from the constant bending and his hands felt rough from endless work. In the game called Eternal Throne, players lived like gods. Their power and money inside the game turned into real influence outside. NPCs like Jax were treated as nothing more than tools to serve, clean, and die again and again.
Five years ago the game had merged with the real world. Players now came into this place with full senses and treated the starter city as their personal playground. They killed and humiliated NPCs whenever they felt like it, just for fun or quick experience points. A heavy boot suddenly slammed into Jax's ribs and sent him flying sideways. The cart tipped over and soapy water spilled across the marble floor. Pain shot through his body, sharp and real, because of how deeply the game had fused with reality. Loud laughter broke out around him. CrimsonKing69 stood tall with a wide, arrogant smile on his face. He was level eighty-seven and came from a rich family outside the game. He treated the entire starter zone like his own private hunting ground. Beside him, SilverVesper leaned close in her elegant mage robes, laughing while she held his arm. "Still cleaning the same spot after I killed you yesterday?" CrimsonKing69 said with a sneer. "You respawn too slowly, trash." Jax kept his head down, but inside his chest a deep, burning anger grew stronger. He wanted to fight back, yet the scripted words always tried to force him to stay quiet and obedient. Not far away, Mira, his assigned wife, stood with her eyes fixed on the ground. She wore the expensive jewelry that CrimsonKing69 had forced upon her. Fresh marks showed on her body from the way the player treated her. Every time Jax returned after dying, he saw the pain she carried, and it cut him deeper each time. The game developers never listened to complaints from NPCs. Players paid real money, so they were considered the gods here. NPCs were just lines of code that could be reset or deleted without a second thought. "The big event will start soon," CrimsonKing69 announced. "Let us farm some quick points before the real rewards drop." He drew his glowing red sword and brought it down fast. Sharp pain exploded in Jax's chest as the blade pierced through him. His small health bar dropped to zero in an instant. You have died. Respawning in thirty seconds. Everything went dark. Thirty seconds later, Jax appeared again in the exact same spot. The group had not moved at all. CrimsonKing69 raised his sword once more, ready to strike again. Then the entire world shook violently. A huge red message flashed across the sky for every player to see. World Event—Eternal Throne Server Merge has begun. Gods' Descent is now active. All players gather at the central plazas for special rewards and new content. The plaza suddenly filled with loud cheers. Thousands of players rushed forward, shouting with excitement. CrimsonKing69 lowered his sword and grinned widely. "Finally," he said. "Time to claim the good stuff." As the crowd pushed closer, something deep inside Jax's code suddenly broke open. A strong wave of pain hit his head. Strange new information poured into his mind and body. It felt like every part of him was being rewritten from the inside. A calm, mechanical voice spoke clearly inside his thoughts. [Glitch Overlord System has activated. Player System core successfully hijacked during the merge event. You are no longer bound by normal NPC rules.] One clean window appeared in front of his eyes. [Host: Jax Thorn] [Title: Glitch Janitor (Hidden: Glitch Overlord—Anomaly)] [Level: 1 → Admin Override Now Active] [Mission: Steal your first player level and skill during the God's Descent Event.] [Reward: Permanent Glitch Overlord access + 1000 System Points] [Warning: Detection by Overseers will result in permanent deletion.] No other windows appeared. The message stayed simple and clear. Jax stood up slowly. For the first time, his body moved only because he wanted it to. No forced scripts held him back. A new strength flowed through his arms and legs. The years of pain and repeated deaths turned into cold, clear purpose. The plaza was now full of noise and bright golden light raining down from above. Players cheered loudly as they received free rewards from the event. CrimsonKing69 and his friends pushed their way to the front, still laughing. Jax took one steady step forward. CrimsonKing69 glanced back, annoyed. "Still here?" he snapped. "Just die already." He flicked his hand and sent a small fireball spell straight toward Jax. It should have burned any normal NPC to nothing in a single second. In that exact moment, Jax felt the new power inside him respond. He spoke in a low, steady voice. "Yes." The fireball vanished into red pixels before it could touch him. CrimsonKing69 stumbled forward, suddenly confused. His face twisted as he felt something important slip away from him. A rush of fresh power flooded Jax's body. His level jumped straight from one to fourteen. He now understood how to use the fireball skill perfectly. His back straightened and his muscles felt strong and ready. All the humiliation he had suffered for so long now burned into sharp, focused anger. He was not running away anymore. He was finally starting to take control. Golden light continued to fall around them, but the air in the plaza suddenly felt heavier. Jax could sense something ancient and dangerous beginning to wake up deep in the game code. The Overseers who guarded the rules did not like broken things. They removed any anomaly without mercy. CrimsonKing69 turned around fully this time. His eyes narrowed with real suspicion. "Why do you look different, you worthless piece of code?" he demanded. Jax looked straight into his eyes without fear. Small flames danced quietly in his open palm. They belonged to him now. He answered in a calm, cold voice. "Your time as a god ends today."
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CH.125: Caught in the Sand
The portal glowed with a stream of dark emerald green at the edges, its essence charging all the way to the very centre that regurgitated the group.Four of them stepped through another version of a tree and were exposed to a harsh breeze that blew sand into the air.Jax covered his nostrils, eyes squinting as he looked ahead. Orin and Eldric entered last and as soon as Orin gazed at the sight in front of him, he groaned."Really, Forge?"Forge raised his hands up, a subtle frown settling on his face. "What? We're in a desert. What did you expect?""So there's no other tree that's close?" Orin groaned even louder as his palm slammed against his forehead.Jax scoffed, fighting against the temptation not to laugh. Orin was such a lazy one. Though they had expected to arrive exactly where the town was situated, they were in a desert and Orin shouldn't have expected trees to be loaded around for Forge to utilise."Even if there used to be a few trees around, perhaps they had been cut down
CH.124: A Player Named Draco
Sophia had told Jax everything he needed to know in order to get Draco. Every piece of information she had. She did not hide a thing, and Jax was proud of her.From not trusting him at all to believing that he could do something, possibly save her brother.Jax faced his team. Sophia was back inside the cabin, tending to her brother who had begun shivering and hallucinating things that were not there.The team gathered outside the cabin, just before stepping down the porch to have the conversation.Jax listened to the brother's cries from inside and said with weight. "He doesn't have much time.""Well, what's the plan?" Orin proceeded to ask.The rest of the team looked at Jax, awaiting a response. Jax had already gathered something inside his mind. He looked at the team, chewing the side of his lips."We are saving her brother. And the plan requires all of us, Forge included." Jax stated.Forge nodded.
CH.123: Why NPC Colonies?
The night was still very cold, frost hanging on the edges of the woods the cabin was made of. On the mattress lay Sophia's brother, still not opening his eyes, whimpering as great pain radiated through him.Jax wanted to help but he did not want to wound the lady more than he already had, according to her belief.He stepped outside before Forge could say another word and proceeded to meet Sophia for better details.She was in a much thicker coat that kept the cold from entering her skin. Her hair caught in the wind did not affect her as she stared into the dark space around them.Jax was a few steps behind her but did not approach any further. He was still thinking of how he would begin the conversation when Sophia spoke aloud."My parents, when I was younger, used to read me a story." Her voice carried a delicate warmth, something Jax needed to gather himself. "They spoke of how when an NPC left this world and vanished into the air, they
CH.122: Failed Nomads
The team had moved away from where the fire burned the forest and back into a pitch black night, where the sky was shielded by the canopy structure of the woods.Orin aided with the fire as usual without even being told. He and Eldric walked in the front while Forge wrapped his arms over his chest, the cold seeping into his skin as he walked next to the NPC they had just saved.Jax, on the other hand, did not feel the cold as much as the others. Vortex Core kept him warm. A few minutes ago, he pulled Mira close, one shoulder draped over her and passed the core into her. It heated her up from the inside, taking the cold away from her."Are we going to talk about how you've been frowning for 20 minutes?"That was how long they had been walking and Mira's calculating mind had been keeping watch.Jax rolled his eyes, a little groan emitting from inside his throat."When you do that, it means there's something on your mind."However, Jax did not say a word. His lips were pressed thin, his
CH.121: Monsters Targeting NPCs
The sound of flesh squelching reached Jax's hearing even before he got close. A broken branch of tree sat in the distance and he slid past the floor, skin digging into the mud and dirt but he did not care for much.His eyes fixated on the scene ahead where the night had everything blocked with darkness. Behind him, his friends had settled. Forge, Mira, Orin, and Eldric crouched just like Jax and hid themselves behind the branch.Each of them had prepared their systems for whatever might happen that night. In case things went heated.The screams had reduced into low shrieks. Immediately, Jax activated System Sight and began to scan the area.His gaze fixated on the NPC whose crawling led her to leaning against one of the tall trees. Pixel of blood could be scanned all over her face but Jax could tell that it was not hers.And that was when he shifted his focus to the ground and caught three fallen NPCs. They were freshly terminated, their bodies not yet dispersed into pixel.These were
CH.120: What's Next?
Jax placed his hands back into his pockets and in no time, his thought process deepened again.He remembered when he left Lumora all of a sudden. For someone who was even mistreated there, eventually he had to go back. He had to go back to Lumora just to face all that he had passed through for him to get better.Though the game didn't treat NPCs as though they were worth more, the ones who were self-aware had developed some sort of emotional sensation and Jax was aware of this.It was why he hoped Forge wouldn't develop the same confusion he did. He had just become a Watcher and he was leaving too quickly. But Jax decided to trust him.If anything, he knew by now how stubborn Forge could be. Just like Kade.Jax grinned, white teeth flashing and catching the glint from the bright artificial light that shone down in rays from in-between the fluffy clouds."Ah, I guess the smiley face is a texture imprinted on everyone now. Even you
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