A LitRPG story exploring life inside a vast VR MMORPG. Not through the eyes of players, but from the perspective of the sentient NPCs forced to endure them. Immortal “heroes” appear at spawn points, hungry for quests, loot, and amusement. They steal, pillage, and wreak havoc, never caring how their “fun” shatters the lives of the locals. And worst of all: You can’t get rid of them. Slay one today, and tomorrow they respawn, ready to cause chaos all over again. The NPCs have another name for these so-called heroes: revenants. Their endless arrivals are feared and cursed as the Plague, a blight upon the world, disrupting every village, dungeon, and sanctuary with their immortal intrusion. When the game's timeline unexpectedly jumps forward two hundred years, NPCs gain access to their own status screens, finally giving them a chance to choose their class, feats and skills... and thus shape their own destinies. Follow Malvorik, a mage turned dungeon core, and Weylan, a shepherd's son turned assassin, as they navigate this perilous world. A world where players can be the heroes you need… or worse enemies than the monsters the game throws at you.
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