Atlas Reign by Riley Mercer

Author:Riley Mercer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781982900960
Publisher: Independently published
Published: 2018-05-15T23:00:00+00:00

Yakka City is the government seat of Planet Yaren and full of marble buildings similar to the domes of old government buildings on Earth. The crowd is thick, but I’ve managed to reach the front. Raven stands on a platform decorated with flowers around the edges, before a building that resembles the old White House. She smiles, nervous, as the Envoy extends his hand before her—an Android dressed in a black robe with the letters ICC stitched across the front.

I watch as the Digital Transfer Credit appears in his hand. It’s a golden data chip glinting with a sunny glow full of promise. The crowd is silent. Raven reaches out and touches the chip and the item zips into her avatar, entering her inventory.

“Congratulations,” the Envoy says. “To use your Digital Transfer Credit, insert the chip into a Save Station and then log out of the game. The ICC will be notified that you are ready for your physical transfer. Representatives will arrive at your real-life residence and prepare you for your physical transfer to Earth shortly after. This would be a good time to think about which career you would like to choose. On your way to Earth, your housing choices will be presented to you, and you will also receive a grant to begin your own business if that is what you wish to do.” The Envoy projects his voice across the whole audience, dangling the prize in front of all. Hidden cameras around the area are also broadcasting to every player who is tuning in.

Raven shifts.

I wink at her. She returns it.

The audience bursts into applause and the Envoy departs, boarding a golden shuttle.

I rush onto the platform and take both of her hands. “Congrats,” I say. “I have a bit more time before I need to log out. Want to hit up Janxis again and celebrate some more?”

She smiles. “That would be very good. Once I log out, the physical move may take a while.”

I eye the side of the white building. “Let’s make a clean getaway before you get swarmed. Remember last time?”

Raven nods. “Easy getaway.”

I release one hand and tighten my grip on the other. We jump off the platform together. The two of us match speed as we bolt towards the side of the building, which my map tells me leads to a narrow street. Behind us, feet thud and people cheer. The crowd won’t let Raven go without tearing off locks of her hair. They’re crazy.

We bolt around the side of the mansion and emerge on a narrow street lined with cobblestones. The two of us duck into a store, run through displays of boots, and emerge onto another narrow walkway.

Raven laughs. “I haven’t had this much fun in years.”

“Neither have I. Say, you don’t have your pass on your hotbar, do you?”

Her eyes widen as she continues to run. “I need to move it.”

We slow, but movement catches my eye straight ahead.

Four large avatars, all burly Humans in Titanium Armor, step out of an alley ahead, blocking our way.

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