A Light Bearer's Rise
Chapter 1:
The Dawn
In an apartment in Scotland there lived a young man. Not a happy man, but rather one who yearned for adventure. For a chance to see sights unseen to any other. One who with all his heart and soul desired to explore. This man however knew he would never achieve his dearest dream. Not in the world of today; A world filled with hate and violence; With war and death. Where one wrong move would lead to the end of his life. All because he went the to wrong place or did or said the wrong thing. For this man was not athletic or strong. Nor was he particularly brave. This man was overweight and born with asthma and scoliosis to boot. So in order to escape this wretched world he submersed himself in books and stories and games. Diving ever deeper into worlds of imagination and fantasy. The man worked for the sole purpose of this hunger.
So it was that at the dawn of the year 2024 that the man was playing one such game called Elden Ring. Not that that was anything new of course as the man had already beaten the game hundreds of times. He had memorized every choice; Gotten every ending and even gained 999 of every item and weapon in the game. And this day was no different as he was taking his 999th run at the final boss to win the game for the 999th time. And so it was at the last blow on this, the Elden Beast did the screen fade to black. But unlike every time before something new popped up on his screen. A simple query. "Do you like your life? Your world?"
To which the young man hit no after a moment of confusion. This prompted another query "Would you like to go to another?" to which the young man hit the obvious answer of yes prompting yet another question. "Even if that life and world were full of hardship and danger?" this simple question made the young man pause as he thought about what he would choose. Continue living in this desolate and dying world? Keep clinging to dreams and fantasy of exploring unknown heights and depths; While remaining in the relative safety of his own home; While consigning himself to a life of mediocrity? Or go to a new world? One with unknown danger and risk? Did he dare take the leap into the unknown? Or remain here in the familiar?
After a great deal of thought he hit yes once more; Causing his screen to flash with a blinding light that forces him to close his eyes. When he opens them he finds himself floating in the void of space over a world that looks much like earth save that the continents are all wrong. In fact from his position he can only see one massive one that is oddly familiar. Not that that is the only odd thing as he finds he is seemingly fine despite his location amongst the stars. Then a strangely robotic voice sounds out catching his attention.
{"Initiating upload of compiled data."}
After these words his whole world becomes pain as he is consumed by memory after memory. Weeks, months, perhaps even years of life are singed into his soul and mind as runes made of golden light are burned into his body. As his body shifts and changes he is distracted from the agony that is his transformation by the sudden realization. These are the memories of his character. The one he has been playing in Elden Ring all this time! It feels as though an eternity passes before the pain fades and the voice rings out again.
{"Upload of compiled data complete. Commencing insert of player into world. Good luck and may the Valar guide you."}
And with that the young man is launched at the world like a falling star and all his vision is filled with colors beyond naming. This man's name is William, and this is just the beginning of his story. Come and follow along to see;
A Light Bearer's Rise