[VRMMO] Dead One

<<Well…. Things got…. Way freaking complicated.>>

<<We talked in the forest for few hours before then going back…. And few days later, Luis, Kamil, Jarzyna and Victoria all returned back to their own countries.>>

<<And yeah…. Things went to normal…. At least on paper.>>

<<Honestly, we still don't know what is going on.>>

<<Sloth and her ability to affect the real world.>>

<<The problem is… We don't know who she really is.>>

<<We already crossed all possibilities as well as motives which would somewhat play out in her favor… But the problem is that ALL realistic motives and culprits were crossed.>>

<<Meaning…. That the only freaking explanation here is Paranormal…. But obviously none of us believe it…. Or more exactly, we are tying to give a logical explanation behind this… However, we straight up can't make anything…. Which in turn makes us go back to the Paranormal explanation… Over… And over again…>>

<<After the ending ended and I returned home, I obviously took all the notes we had made and tried connecting dots and what not…. But again… Nothing was working.>>

<<….>>

<<Does that mean that the Sloth was really some sort of paranormal being?>>

<<We asked ourselves this question afterwords we set up our plan.>>

<<Obviously… We asked "IF" she really is.>>

<<And the answers? Oh boy…. People were obviously nervous and scared.>>

<<If Sloth is really a being that is an NPC in game… Then how was she able to influence the outside world?>>

<<Or more exactly, was she always NPC to begin with?>>

<<Is it some sort of "isekai" situation?>>

<<…>>

<<Then again… We are entering a virtual world, a "Different World" and stuff… So at this point would it be really that confusing?>>

<<However, if she is really a paranormal being, then what does she want?>>

<<What is her endgame here?>>

<<We don't know.>>

<<We have theories, but no answers.>>

<<And the only way to obtain the answers would be by being Sloth puppets and doing what she wants…. And that what we decided to do…. Well, until we get some answers.>>

<<Then again, even if Sloth is a paranormal being, it doesn't necessary means that the company is out of the picture yet.>>

<<This is THEIR game.>>

<<So that means they will be involved no matter what.>>

<<But, the question remains whenever or not Sloth and company are working together.>>

<<However, the way Sloth reached out to me…. And that BEING out there…. Maybe that being is the thing with works for company?>>

<<There is good chance that they are not working together.>>

<<…>>

<<Does this game has a secret meaning?>>

<<A experiment?>>

<<Or maybe they are trying to archive something?>>

<<…Either way… We need to find out the truth regarding this game.>>

<<So far? Our main theory is that the Avriones is Earth, or more exactly it was once Earth at one point.>>

<<However, any traces, even the smallest ones are completely erased.>>

<<No shape, size, form, name, anything.>>

<<Everything was erased.>>

<<And the Forgotten World may hold some information about this.>>

<<….>>

<<Obviously we kept everything a secret.>>

<<I mean, the whole talk about Forgotten World, the secrets regarding the game influencing outside world and just the talk about Sloth.>>

<<Only us 11 who met back then know the secret…. And we are not planning to tell anybody else.>>

<<True, we have quiet trust worthy people in our guild, for example Tail.>>

<<If anything, Tail and Ampi lives both in England.>>

<<Ampi originally wanted to take Tail with her, but apparently, he gotten pretty sick and was yelling how unfair it was…. We did kind of agreed for him to also come and stuff, since he is also quiet important person.>>

<<Well, he is more than enough trust worthy, but->>

"He will straight up think I'm crazy person… I don't think I will be able…. You know…"

<<Victoria wasn't sure that she would be able to explain the whole thing to Tail without sounding like a mad woman… So, she asked us to explain everything to him the same way we did before, since it would then definitely convince him.>>

<<We will tell him, but nobody else.>>

<<The less people that knows about this secret for now, the better.>>

<<We also want to make sure that the story won't spread no matter what either.>>

<<The consequences of that would be…. Quiet catastrophic.>>

<<So…. Yeah….>>

<<…>>

<<The plan is simple.>>

<<Focus on playing normally.>>

<<Expand the empire and our power as well as connections.>>

<<We will also try to hunt down the "benefactor" in the meantime by providing support to two of our allies.>>

<<The desert queen and the demon queen.>>

<<They are currently dealing with the "benefactor" and the faction of the greedy rebels who are being supported by them.>>

<<By supporting our two allies, we will make sure that the damage caused by the "benefactor" is minimal WHILE we also gain some information out of from them.>>

<<Obviously we cannot make any big moves ourselves yet, since our empire is still in shitty state.>>

<<Obviously we made great recovery and improvement since the "Mad War" we called it happened.>>

<<But obviously, managing whole continent isn't easy job.>>

<<We are still dealing with some rebels or scums.>>

<<Heck. The public executions which we set up and everything pretty much never stopped. We are just dealing with that many criminals… And the fear isn't exactly working on them.>>

<<Why?>>

<<Well, some idiots think they are fighting for justice, since I'm a monster… But some are just idiots that are nothing but greedy.>>

<<So yeah…. There are idiots still on the lose and managing as continent isn't an easy job.>>

<<Now… For us taking a direct actions against the "benefactor"…. We can't.>>

<<We need empire strength to maybe in future go to the massive war with the "benefactor".>>

<<Meaning we can't just abandon it…. Not only that, it would look too suspicious…>>

<<So, we will continue developing the empire.>>

<<….>>

<<By the way, I may had mentioned it before or not, but both Aworia and Blueberry were impregnated with my children.>>

<<The dragons… Well, they first carry eggs inside of them for some time, before then popping them up.>>

<<While they are pregnant, the dragons needs to stay in their true form.>>

<<The pregnancy period varies from species to species, but usually dragons bears the egg inside of them for between 4 to 6 months, before then laying an egg, which will hatch after 4 to 6 months – Depending on species.>>

<<There are some dragon species that do lay eggs which do take long amount of time to hatch.>>

<<For example, I was curious and asked my hell dragons and apparently they said that the hell dragons eggs usually take 1 to up to even 2 years to hatch, not including the period when the egg is inside of mother.>>

<<By the way, the dragon eggs are quiet different from the regular eggs.>>

<<Simple put, they mutate and change as the times grows.>>

<<For example, at the start it may look like colorful egg at first, but as the time would pass it size could straight up triple or quintuple, while also having special patterns appear on them.>>

<<By the way, hatched dragon eggs are far more "meaty" inside.>>

<<And the pregnancy thing isn't really that easy.>>

<<You see, dragons can get pregnant at any moment, but the eggs themselves are also special beings, meaning that just standard impregnation won't work.>>

<<You need to pour in your own power, from both mates.>>

<<Not only that, the dragons body, depending on the species, may have a special form of strain after words on them, which would make any possible pregnancy difficult.>>

<<This strains varies from species to species.>>

<<For example, wyvern can't lay another batch of eggs for the next 3 years.>>

<<But for the basic dragon it maybe take between decade or few.>>

<<Anyway, that is end of the dragon pregnancy trivia.>>

<<What matters is that my children will be born…. But the question is, how many?>>

<<Sometimes dragons give birth to multiple eggs… So, I may not exactly get a one "heir" candidate if Blueberry only gives birth to one egg.>>

<<So yeah… And considering how often dragon species give birth to multiple eggs… I may not have just only 2 children… Heck. I could become father of 10 instantly.>>

<<…>>

<<I don't know how to feel about this.>>

<<I mean, not the whole father thing.>>

<<But the NPC thing.>>

<<What are these people?>>

<<They are not just come A.I running on specific patterns… No… They are people.>>

<<They act and think like real people.>>

<<But still… They are in game characters.>>

<<I've slaughtered countless NPCs; be it soldiers or some random civilians.>>

<<…>>

<<But still… With this whole paranormal in the mix now… I don't know…. I just….FUCK!>>

<<…>>

<<…>>

<<Are these beings truly "NPCs"?>>

<<That is what I meant to say.>>

<<I'm…. I'm just confused…>>

<<I know they are not really some NPCs that can be just called "A.I"…. They can be called "people".>>

<<But they are "fake" people as well.>>

<<…>>

<<But now?>>

<<How do I know they are really "fake" people?>>

<<What if they are "real" people?>>

<<….If…. If that is the case….>>

<<Then aren't I just some dirty murderer?>>

<<People…. People in real world do somewhat feel "dirty" about killing these NPCs… And some people are saying that they just can't do it, since for them it feels like they are murdering real people.>>

<<However, most common relive excuse is this.>>

<<"They are not real people.">>

<<That is what people say.>>

<<But now? After the whole situation?>>

<<…>>

<<I don't know what to say… Probably the others are also somewhat being conflicted with this situation.>>

<<…>>

<<But…. I'm a father…. I will be….>>

<<So… Does that mean that those are "real" children?>>

<<Does that mean I will be father of "real" children?>>

<<If….>>

<<…>>

<<…>>

<<No…>>

<<It changes nothing.>>

<<I admit it.>>

<<I'm just murderer.>>

<<I'm scum and a bastard.>>

<<I maybe be playing a role of villain for fun…. But now?>>

<I'm going to keep being one.>>

<<I don't care if I will be going straight to hell or not.>>

<<I will find out the truth.>>

<<I will discovered the truth regarding everything and obtain the answers.>>

<<This is to protect those to close to me as well….>>

<<And I can't forget about those bastards. SunShadow and that shitty brat SunMoon's daddy and his company.>>

<<I will make sure that they will go down to hell.>>

<<ALL OF THEM!>>

<<I will get everything what I want, no matter the cost.>>

<<And I will personally see to it.>>

{{End of volume 10.}}