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Chapter 1. The Day the Game Locked
Rain beat against the window like falling glass. Jayden Cross sat in front of his monitor, eyes half-open, the glow of the login screen reflecting in them.
[WELCOME TO EDEN ONLINE, ENTER PARADISE.]
He stared at the words for a moment, whispering, “Paradise, huh? Let’s see if you can fix my miserable life.”
The small apartment behind him was silent except for the storm. His mother’s framed photo sat by the wall, she’d been in the hospital for weeks.
Jayden clenched his jaw. “If I win this tournament… maybe I can finally pay for her surgery.”
He slipped the VR headset over his head. “Eden Online,” he murmured. “Login: JayCross.”
A soft tone answered: [Identity Verified. Welcome, Player.]
Immediately, everything turned darnk, and then, light filled the whole space. Jayden opened his eyes to find himself standing in a bright green field under a glowing sky.
Thousands of players appeared beside him, shouting and cheering, their avatars sparkling like new armor.
A booming voice echoed through the world: “WELCOME TO EDEN ONLINE! THE WORLD WHERE YOU CREATE YOUR DESTINY!”
Jayden smiled weakly. “It’s just a game,” he muttered. “Let’s play.”
But as the cheers grew louder, the sky flickered. The bright blue turned static gray, then a scream. “Hey! Why can’t I open the menu?!”
Jayden frowned and tried too. Nothing. His hands froze midair. “What the, ”
Another voice shouted, “There’s no logout button! It’s gone!”
The crowd turned wild. Panic spread like fire. “Someone fix it!”
“This isn’t funny!”
“I can’t log out, help!”
Jayden’s pulse raced. He reached for his system settings again, but the screen stayed blank, then a red flash spread across the sky, burning through the clouds.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE: CONNECTION PERMANENT. LOGOUT UNAVAILABLE.]
[SURVIVE TO ESCAPE.]
The cheering stopped. Everyone stared at the red words hovering above their heads. “What do you mean survive?” someone whispered.
A loud screech erupted behind them. The grass split open, and from the earth rose a creature made of wires and bone, half animal, half machine.
It lunged forward, tearing into the nearest player. The man screamed, pixelated blood spraying as his body shattered into glowing fragments.
Then came a chilling message over the system: [PLAYER DELETED.]
There was silence, followed by chaos. Players ran in every direction. Some fought. Most screamed.
Jayden stumbled back, heart slamming against his ribs. “This… isn’t part of the game!” he shouted.
A girl beside him tripped, long silver hair, violet eyes wide with fear. A monster crawled toward her.
Jayden didn’t think. He grabbed a broken sword from the ground and swung. Sparks flew as metal met code.
The creature screeched and fell apart. The girl looked up at him, shaking. “Th-thank you… you.”
Before she could finish, another creature burst from behind. Jayden turned, ready to fight, but this time something in his head clicked. A voice, calm and metallic, whispered:
[Survival System Activated.]
[Mission: Survive the first wave. Reward: Strength Boost +1.]Jayden froze. “Who said that?”
The voice didn’t answer. Only the mission glowed faintly in front of his eyes. He clenched the sword tighter. “Fine. You want survival? I’ll give you survival.”
He darted forward, slashing again and again. Every strike felt sharper, faster. Every kill made the voice whisper again.
[Kill confirmed. Strength increased.]
[Vitality +1.][Level Up.]Jayden’s body glowed faintly, the exhaustion gone. He could feel raw power rising through him, as if the world itself was feeding him energy.
He looked around. Players were dying everywhere, vanishing into red dust. The girl he’d saved crouched behind a rock, her hands trembling. He ran to her. “Are you okay?”
She nodded shakily. “My name’s Luna. I was part of the beta test, but… this shouldn’t be happening. The system’s locked, this isn’t just a glitch!”
Jayden frowned. “What do you mean?”
Luna’s voice broke. “This world isn’t just a game. It’s.”
She stopped. Her eyes widened. “Behind you!”
Jayden turned. Too late. A larger creature, black and spiked, swung its claw. He barely blocked, but the force threw him to the ground.
Pain exploded in his chest. The red system text appeared. [Health Critical: 12%.]
He gasped, pushing himself up, but the monster’s shadow fell over him. He heard Luna’s scream.
And then another voice, deeper, older, echoing through the world: [Let the first test begin. Only the strong deserve freedom.]
The sky darkened again. Lightning crackled above them as new monsters emerged from the ground. Luna grabbed Jayden’s hand. “Run! We can’t fight that!”
Jayden staggered, breathing hard. “If we run now… we’ll just die tired.”
Her eyes widened. “You’re insane!”
He smiled weakly. “Maybe. But I don’t plan to die in someone else’s game.”
The monster roared, shaking the earth. Jayden tightened his grip on the sword, feeling the strange energy pulsing in his arm. “System,” he whispered. “Give me something.”
The voice responded instantly. [Skill Unlocked: Combat Instinct. Temporary Buff: Speed x2.]
He shot forward, a blur of motion. The monster swung again, but this time Jayden moved faster, sliding under its claw, slashing its core open in one strike.
The creature shattered into glowing shards that rained like red snow. Luna stared, eyes wide. “You, how did you do that?!”
Jayden looked down at his trembling hands. His heart thundered. He didn’t understand either.
But before he could speak, the world shook again. The voice returned, cold and cruel.
[First Wave Complete.]
[Welcome, Player #10927. You have survived.][Let’s see how long you last.]The field around them dissolved into pixels. The surviving players screamed as the world tore apart like glass.
Jayden reached for Luna, but the ground beneath them vanished. Everything went black. The last thing he heard was her voice, desperate and terrified. “Jayden! Don’t let go!”
Then silence. And finally, a whisper in his head: [Level 2 Unlocked. Welcome to Zone Two: The Glitch Forest.]
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