The system disconnected.
Rayan opened his eyes — not to sunlight or comfort, but to the cold, cracked ceiling above his head. The broken fan spun slowly, fighting Delhi's heat.
He was back in the real world.
Back in his 6x6 foot rented slum room, tucked in the shadow of towers and wealth.
No parents. No friends. No support.
His stomach growled. He hadn't eaten since yesterday.
He checked his phone.
Battery: 12%
Wallet Balance: 23.75
No missed calls. No messages. As always.
But he didn't complain.
Instead, he grabbed his torn shirt, washed his face
using a steel mug filled from the street tap, and walked out.
Reality: Day Labor at TitanCore India
Rayan worked as a part-time cleaner at a giant multinational company - TitanCore India, valued at over R100 billion.
A tech conglomerate. Rich. Powerful. Ruthless.
Every day, Rayan swept the marble floors of its glass towers. He scrubbed the toilets used by men who earned his month's salary in a single lunch.
But he stayed silent, invisible. Because silence gave him time to dream.
"They think I'm nothing here too..."
Asha Rani: The Iceflower of TitanCore
She stepped out of the elevator - tall, elegant, wearing a blue blazer over white silk. Her eyes were sharp. Her presence magnetic.
Asha Rani, 25 years old.
CEO of TitanCore.
Daughter of the founder.
Billionaire by name. Genius by brain.
Men feared her. Women admired her. Investors chased her approval. But she walked alone — always elegant, always untouchable.
Rayan stood in the corner, mop in hand, head lowered.
But his heart skipped a beat.
"She's perfect... intelligent, strong, beautiful...
untouchable."
They had never spoken. Not once.
And yet, he saw her everybody ' - and dreamed silently.
But she too... played Heavenly Place
That night, in her penthouse, Asha logged into the game through her private full-body immersion capsule.
[Welcome back, Player: SilverEmpress]
Stage: Qi Gathering - Level 7
Class: Ice Lotus Cultivator
Inside the game, she ruled small guilds and slayed beasts alone. No one knew her real identity. No one could match her calm power.
And far below, in a slum...
Rayan - "Player Zero" - slept on the floor, one hand on his NeuroCore headset.
Two people.
One from dust.
One from the sky.
But both unknowingly walking the same path inside a world of cultivation, power, and secrets.