Ascend Online, a new online virtual reality video game, which fully immerses the player into a fantasy virtual world, is launched on an unsuspecting public, promising an experience like no other to gamers around the world. Two friends, Marcus and Peter, hear about the game’s impending release and gather their group of friends, intent on being among the first to dive into this strange new phenomenon. But no sooner are they inside it than Marcus is separated from the others, as he is thrown into a remote village under attack by a horde of goblins. Forced into battle, Marcus rallies the beleaguered villagers and with their help, manages to slay the invading creatures. But with their supplies spoiled and the village in ruins, the survivors turn to Marcus for help in rebuilding their village, lest they die of starvation. With the weight of a village on his shoulders, Marcus begins to explore the new world around him, quickly discovering that goblins are the least of his problems, as he finds himself beset by giant spiders and being hunted by a mysterious creature that wants him dead at any cost. After days of travel, his friends arrive in the nick of time, bringing a dire warning that new players have entered the game and are killing and plundering without mercy. Pressed on all sides, Marcus and his friends are swept up into a whirlwind of adventure as they try to protect and rebuild their new village. Will Marcus and his friends survive? Or will all their hard work be for nothing? $0.99 on Kindle.
