The mont Arthur tapped the button, it vanished quickly. Then, sothing else appeared in its place.
[Ding!]
[Mysterious player has conquered a mory Gate.]
[Ding!]
[Mysterious player has conquered a mory Gate.]
The ssage kept ringing and repeating in his head again and again. anwhile, Arthur looked at it with a calm and composed look as if he didn't feel anything. Yet, his eyes were still shining with that sa light. He knew what he just did and he felt like he had done the best thing ever.
'I'm going to make this a worthwhile ti for you lot.' With that, he started walking and vanished into the forest.
"Let's make the best of it, shall we?"
***
The entire world of Divinity Online was as active as ever. Although nobody had left the First Step forest yet, many were working toward that goal. Many players ford their own groups of friends and family to play and hunt together.
Since the 'Guild' system was yet to be established, groups were the best option as the ga was very hard to tackle all alone. So people tried to go the solo way and most of them ended up losing all their experience points and their items in a short period of ti.
However, what was certain was that everyone was learning and grasping Divinity Online with each passing mont. They were learning about the world and its intricate lore. They were learning about the people that lived in it as each one had their own background, unique character, and realistic personality.
And most importantly, they were learning how to fight and beco stronger and stronger. Their motivation was over the roof. With each win, they were stepping up to a new level.
The world was moving as usual, until one particular notification suddenly rang in everyone's head at the sa ti. In every single region and every single server, people received a notification that had the sa words and the sa aning.
However, its sheer impact was unrecognizable.
"What?! Unknown player?! What's this?"
"mory Gate? What's a mory Gate?!"
"That sounds so ominous!"
Everyone was naturally confused by the sudden announcent. Many thought it was so kind of bug and even more were shocked by the sudden developnt. Everyone imdiately understood that so unknown player had achieved sothing so impressive, that the ga had to announce it to the world.
It didn't take a few seconds before people noticed sothing.
"Hey guys, check the rankings!!"
"Huh?! Oh my lord!!"
"Persona! He increased 3000 points!"
"What?! How could that even be possible?! Wasn't he only 3250 points like a few minutes ago?"
"What did he do?"
A mass confusion spread across the entire player base across the entire world. Nobody understood what was going on, but that didn't last for long either as many started putting pieces together.
"Could the unknown player be… Persona?"
That single question flipped everything upside down. The question had one logical answer and that was 'Yes, Persona had done it.'. They were all aware of how hard it was to gain points in this ga and so, gaining 3000 points in one fell sweep required sothing simply ridiculous. Sothing worth announcing to the world.
"Persona! He did it again! He is in a league of his own!"
"What is a mory Gate, though? And how did he conquer it alone?"
"He cannot be a human! He's so kind of freak of nature!"
"All hail Persona! He's the true god of this ga!!"
Chaos ensued everywhere as people talked about this piece of news. The awe people had for Persona grew far and wide, reaching new levels. Many people who doubted his potential and thought that he got there with pure luck started changing their minds a little.
The people that already beco his fans were even more excited by this news. After all, he had done sothing that nobody had done before him since the ga was released.
There were billions of people playing and many of them were spending their entire day and night playing nonstop stop and yet this person was able to not only rise above them but completely destroy them in such a short period of ti.
"Haha, look at the top ten spots. They aren't even close to him. Except for maybe Darkmoon. That one seems to be holding their position."
"Persona and Darkmoon are utter monsters! How are they so strong?!"
With that, the entire internet and even the news outlets were subrged in the excitent of this developnt.
***
anwhile, amongst these many players, a particular group was looking at the news with interest.
Within the deep parts of the forest, they were resting after hunting for a few hours. The group consisted of four individuals, two girls, and two boys.
"He's in a league of his own…" One of the boys muttered with a subtly shocked look on his face. "What's up with this guy? Is he cheating or sothing?" Looking at his friends with a confused look, he asked.
"Hahaha, I bet he is one of the developers! Those bastards are playing their own ga and trying to pretend like they're better than us. Isn't that right, Danny-"
"Didn't I say not to call by my real na in the ga, Herculia?" The boy nad Danny glared at his friend. Herculia was a large man with a strong look on his face and thick brown hair.
He had a wide smile on his face as he laughed heartily.
"Sure sure, my friend."
"You two don't seem to understand what's happening." One of the girls stopped eating her grilled at and said. "This Persona is clearly just so kind of talented freak that got their hands on knowledge from Divinity. If I have to bet, they're probably the son of an influential politician."
"That sounds like a more far-fetched possibility than being a Developer, Anna," Herculia replied with a shrug. "Divinity Corp would rather clash heads with every governnt than release any information about DO and that was what happened for the past few years when the ga was still not released yet."
"I agree with 'muscle head', they have kept everything a secret ever since they announced the ga was in developnt. They wouldn't give that information to anyone. Isn't that right, prez?"
Imdiately, everyone looked at the last girl sitting next to a tree with her eyes closed as if she was taking a nap. She didn't seem like she was bothered by what was happening around her. However, the others could only keep staring at her for one reason or another.
Eventually, she opened her eyes as she grunted slightly. Then, she ran her hand through her hair. "When does this ringing stop? It's annoying."
"Pfft, she doesn't care, does she?" Herculia laughed loudly. "She never bothered with rankings or news or any other nonsense."
"That's Prez for you. I wonder what you think of the player Persona, prez?" Danny asked with a curious look. "He's your 'rival' isn't he?"
The girl stared at him silently for a mont before she closed her eyes again. "We're here for a reason far more important than pitiful rivalry. Don't lose focus on your goal."
Silence took over the entire place for a good few seconds. The girl's words were strong and impactful, as simple as they were and nobody could deny that.
"She's right. In the end, it's just rankings. Unless we co across this person, there is no reason to care now. We're already doing great by being this high up in the rankings. Besides, we're on our way to wherever the Academy is and things will beco really hectic really soon." Anna added with a nod.
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