by J D Astra
I punched in a series of numbers on the locking mechanism. There was a whoosh of air as the capsule unsealed. I heard the blast door behind me slam shut and the three-step locking mechanism kick in. Everything was moving at a feverish pace as I pushed the door to the pod up so I could get into it. I grabbed the assist handrail and pulled with everything I had. My muscles complained, my lungs burned and ached, and my head felt like it was on fire. I finally worked my way into the pod and watched the pod door close slowly, pressurizing.
“Goodbye, Ina. I will see you in the next life.” It was all I could say before the pod sealed, and the processes within the capsule initiated.
The pitch black surrounded me like a blanket, consuming the last glimpse I had of the light of my workshop, until a “loading...” notice came on-screen. I was being logged into Viridian Gate Online.
An intense realization swept over me. I was starting a new life. It had nearly cost me everything. No, it had cost me everything. But I was still alive, and that was something worth fighting for.
My last memory of Earth was pain in my chest, not from the fight the night before, but from knowing I would never see my home, my wife, my friend, or my house ever again.
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Quest Class: Rare, Class-Based
Quest Difficulty: Easy
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Viridian Gate Online: Expanded Universe
Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm (Book 1)
Viridian Gate Online: Crimson Alliance (Book 2)
Viridian Gate Online: The Jade Lord (Book 3)
Viridian Gate Online: Imperial Legion (Book 4)
Viridian Gate Online: The Lich Priest (Book 5)
Viridian Gate Online: Doom Forge (Book 6)
Viridian Gate Online: Side Quests (Anthology)
Viridian Gate Online: The Artificer (Imperial Initiative 1)
Viridian Gate Online: Nomad Soul (The Illusionist Book 1)
Viridian Gate Online: Firebrand (The Firebrand Series Book 1)
Viridian Gate Online: Vindication (The Alchemic Weaponeer Book 1)
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Viridian Gate Online: Firebrand (The Firebrand Series Book 1) is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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About me... I'm a baller. Keyboard crawler. 20 inch display, on my ink scrawler. Holler. Getting flayed tonight, all my characters getting splayed tonight! In my spare time I love to cook, hike, play video games, and spend quality time with my people. Three questions people never ask me are; how do I look at myself in the mirror, what's in the box, and what does it take to build a story with likable characters in an interesting setting with important goals? The answer to the last is determination, dedication, and sacrifice. I've been working at being a writer since before I could string more than two sentences together, and it never gets easier, but it does get better. I'm surrounded by people who love and support me, which is the most amazing gift the universe could ever give. I will never give up, never surrender, and hopefully, keep on entertaining for the rest of my life.
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