"Choosing a career is hard because you're sacrificing your time, money, and effort, but choosing the categories in playing this virtual game is harder for it will be the answer if your chosen career will be fulfilled."
LOCATION: Virtual door selection area TIME: Morning
*bell rings*
I got startled by the sound I heard. An alarming sound that everyone is familiar with.
"Everyone, welcome to the virtual reality game selection!"
Everyone just frowned. Author did not appear to us with its iconic hologram. We could only hear its robotic voice.
It began to speak again. "As you can see, there are six virtual doors which can teleport you to your chosen destination." So, these are called virtual doors that resemble ordinary elevator doors with gray metal doors. "Each of you must choose one category on what kind of game you will play." There will be another category for this one just like in level 1, stage 3.
"The first one is, 'The MMA Combat'." I looked to the left. On its elevator-like door, there is a label sign above 'virtual door no. 1 'and with 'The MMA combat ' below it. "A game where you will fight on a battle course without using any weapons thus by showcasing your combative skills and the one who controls you will hold your victory." MMA? Mixed martial arts. This needs a strong physical and mental edge. This sounds cool like a wrestling game that I've seen online.
"The second one. 'The Firearm Assassination'." I looked to the left just next to the first door. Like before, there is also a 'virtual door no. 2'and 'The firearm assassination' labeled on it. "A battle where you will use deadly weapons to fight your virtual opponents. The weapon that you will yield depends on your controller." This one seems good. Unlike the previous one where weapons can be used. Here, there is a higher chance of winning, especially if the controller is good at fighting using weapons. You can eliminate an opponent with just the weapons you yield.
"The third one, 'The Elemental Wielding'. A battle where your defense and offense mechanisms are natural elements. Unlike earlier, guns, swords, etc., you wield a power that can control air, fire, water, land, gravity, and electricity." This one looks interesting. This is usually what you can see in movies and cartoons. You have elemental powers instead of weapons. You can manipulate nature to your advantage.
"The fourth one, 'The Coven's Domain'." My attention was drawn to what Author said. Witch? All about wizards and fantasy? "A wizarding world where your power lies within your magic wand. Cast magic spells and tricks in order to shield and dispute your virtual opponents."
This one's a magical genre. Maybe it's fun to experience real-life magic spells and be a witch for once.
I notice Author says, 'virtual opponent'. I breathed a sigh of relief because I thought we'd fight and kill each other. This is a good thing to compete in the virtual reality world.
"The fifth one, 'The Zombie Catastrophe'." Zombie? Wow, they exist in this game. How do we play that? "A battle between the living and the living dead. You will eradicate your virtual opponent, which is a zombie. If you managed to kill those monsters, you will win but if they tamed you, you would transform into one of them, which means you failed to win." When you kill all the zombies, you win, but when you become one of them, you lose. Thrilling because this one would be a game of 'to chase or to be chased'.
"The last but not the least, the sixth one, 'The Nightmare Enigma'." The title itself made me curious. Enigma? "A dark and terrifying night where your goal is to catch the notorious midnight culprit who assassinates its victims. In the snowy streets of Phantom Street, there lies the serial killer named Zarod." It is about solving mysteries. It sounds terrifying when I think about it as described by Author.
"The game controllers are called 'players' while you are called 'characters'." Author's clarification to us again. "As for the difference between the two, the player controls the character while sitting inside the control room, rendering multiple options, settings, and buttons to play the game. On the other hand, the character is the one who plays inside the virtual game, which the player controls."
"Hey, when we walk through those doors and play, are we really going to experience things like in real life or?" Thanks and Aeith boldly asked.
"That's right. You will teleport again in your chosen category. A setting far beyond what you're experiencing right now."
Author mentions 'again' teleporting. So, we can really experience the cold, heat, and whatnot when we are in the very place of the game that seems very real.
"Um, what if we chose the same category selected?" Fourth asked incredulously.
"It's not allowed. Choose one and enter the door quickly to avoid that conflict."
"What are we going to do specifically there? How do we know if we've won? And how do we get out of there?" Sectwen interrogated Author with a stern look. She looks determined, judging by the consecutive questions she asked.
"Your goals and objectives will appear when you play. You will know when you have won if you have fulfilled all your missions inside the game. You'll automatically vanish in the game and will be brought back inside the glass capsule when you win the victory."
Sixzen stepped forward. "Do we communicate with the players?"
"Yes, but only a matter of a certain time limit for communication. You're lucky if you managed to win within a short period of time. You can turn on or off your communication to save your communication time limit."
Good thing that we can communicate, but the bad thing is, it only lasts for a certain period.