Matthew White
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The air was suffocatingly dense. The seconds counting down to the beginning of the duel passed slowly as the two men stared each other straight in the eyes. Everything about Apophis was the opposite of Lucifer, and vice versa: their personalities, their senses of morality, their social upbringing, and even the themes of their abilities as Espers. Light against shadow; shadow against light. The two men had already fought, so Apophis knew what to expect from Lucifer's abilities, but something still…-
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In the Real World—Before the Attack on Warehouse "Souley" On Earth, out of game, people were following the events on Terra with a passion that had hardly been seen in decades, not even for important political events. Everyone was enraptured by this epic war for survival where death surely meant the end of your character—and, therefore, the loss of all your progress in a game which had the potential to make you rich and famous in the real world! It was like all the most intense aspects of sports…
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The new, breathtaking aura which surrounded Apophis terrified everyone around him. His body was now a colony or manifestation of some kind of thick, black smoke. Two shimmering red eyes burned on what looked like a face, but any other supposed facial features were completely obscured by his new form. Apophis's appearance could still be called "humanoid" due to the presence of his armor, which still floated around the smoke body. Two leg-like and arm-like smoke appendages sprouted from the armor, but…
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Terra Orbit—Azerof's Flagship—Captain's Chamber Azerof slept for only two hours before rising again. As a space human, this was more than enough time for his psychological needs. As usual, as soon as he woke up, he injected himself with a stimulant drug, which was very common in the army. While the drug entered his vein, he consulted the interstellar news events. Before long, the drug had taken effect, sending a deep clarity burning through Azerof's brain. He felt ready to take his meal, so he…
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Apophis was filled with rage as he realized the truth about the Coalition of the Eternals: their leaders had never wanted to save their players, after all. No. All the SuperGuilds cared about were financial and political gain. They'd used Apophis to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, relying on his knowledge and power to do what they were too pathetic to do themselves. They surely wanted the so they could return to Cronos I and use it against Eclipse, punishing the guild for humiliating them during…
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Apophis and Antanria both exited the passageway and entered the huge room. A whole set of lights snapped on, illuminating the chamber. The room was about five hundred square meters, and was filled with many office-like divisions and banks of equipment unknown to Apophis. He quickly inspected his political menu and fine-tuned the description to find out the name of the place they'd just entered. ╔══════════════╕ ╟─╼ POLICY ╟─╼ 7099/06 ╟─╼ Distant…
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Some time passed, and Apophis's group searched nine floors without finding anything more useful than basic weapons and armor. The players were beginning to look at one another desperately, wondering if they were just wasting their time. With fifty players, the time to search a whole floor of the facility only took about ten minutes… but it was an eternity for those fending off the mechas up above. Suddenly, Apophis received a message from Lotus. "Apophis, what are you doing down there?! We've been…
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Terra—Warehouse "Souley"—North Wall The Imperial sentinels were quite grateful to be inside the warehouse and far away from the fighting. They'd just learned that the military warehouse where they were stationed was being attacked by several million Eternals! Even if they were confident that the warehouse's defenses would hold, everyone was tense. The Eternals were renowned as very bloodthirsty Ascenscionist warriors who thought nothing of killing innocents. Nevertheless, the soldiers' mission was…
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Terra—1 Kilometer from the Military Warehouse The excitement of the gathered players could hardly grow any stronger as they made their last preparations before the assault. After much discussion, the enormous army of players had been split into classically structured five-player groups, each of which included a healer and a leader who commanded the group and then reported to a higher-ranking officer. This was quite different from the situation on Cronos I, where the players had been managed…
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Aratar System (Federation of United Planets)—Aratar I Space Station Grand Admiral Oskiol left his office and headed for the station's control room. This was the main logistical center for the resistance of what remained of the Federation. As a practical control room, it was a far cry from the majestic offices and gathering halls where Federation meetings had taken place back on Terra! Oskiol approached one of the tired-looking operators, who immediately rose to his feet and saluted. "Grand Admiral!…
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