Inside the darkness of the VR world, a message slowly appeared.
You Have Died
Arjun stared at the screen in shock.
"…What?"
Another message appeared.
Death Penalty Applied
Re-entry available after 12 hours.
Arjun blinked.
"…TWELVE HOURS??"
The world faded away.
Moments later—
The VR pod slowly opened.
Arjun sat up and removed the headset.
The stream camera showed him again.
For a moment he just stared at the monitor.
Then he sighed.
"…Okay chat."
"I died."
The chat exploded instantly.
"YOU ACTUALLY DIED??"
"WE THOUGHT THE STREAM CRASHED."
Arjun shook his head.
"Nope."
"That beast killed me in one hit."
He leaned back in the chair.
"And apparently there's a 12-hour respawn penalty."
Chat spammed messages again.
"THIS GAME IS BRUTAL."
Arjun nodded slowly.
"Yeah… but it's also insane."
He looked at the camera.
"By the way, since everyone keeps asking…"
He held up the VR headset.
"This device is called the NeuroLink VR Pod."
The chat instantly exploded.
"NEUROLINK???"
"WHAT COMPANY MADE THAT??"
Arjun smiled slightly.
"And the game I was playing…"
He paused dramatically.
"…is called Blue World."
The chat went completely wild.
Thousands of viewers flooded the stream.
Everyone wanted to know more about the mysterious new VR game.
Arjun leaned back calmly.
"Well chat…"
"Looks like we continue tomorrow."
And the stream slowly came to an end.