Viridian Gate Online~Embers of Rebellion by J. D. Astra & James Hunter

Author:J. D. Astra & James Hunter [Astra, J. D. & Hunter, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: wizard mage shapeshifter warrior thief assassin, s adventure video game adaptations young adult, men&#8217, cyberpunk apocalyptic dystopian quest gamelit, virtual reality MMO litRPG role playing steampunk, action horror dark epic metaphysical dungeon core
Publisher: Shadow Alley Press
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Dark Alley Activity

IT WAS NEARLY 10 PM game time, and streets of the business district were still alive with activity. It was primarily taverns that were still kicking, but a few shops had lights in the windows and signs that read “Please come in.” There were interesting establishments I had not seen in Harrowick, like “Spirit Healers” and “Matchmakers.” I was curious if the latter was what I thought it was, but not curious enough to venture inside. Plus, we had a mission at hand.

We kept the chatter light and friendly, maintaining the pretense that we were just four regular citizens on our way to get a little drunk after a hard day’s work. The business district skirted the boundary line of the Grand Archive to the east and northeast, the Ancient’s Grove to the west, and the war district at the southeast corner.

Though the quarry also ran most the length of the archive’s northwestern border, Eisen said it would be a nightmare trying to get in and out of it, or do the ward work without being noticed. Other than the obvious name, the war district was a dangerous no-go because it was patrolled nightly by The Broken, which were enslaved Risi death squads.

Otto told me, with some brevity, that after the Risi home city of Glome Corrie fell to the Imperials, they began stealing Risi babies from their mothers, training them to be weapons of pure destruction. The Broken was the sympathetic name for these brainwashed, exploited Risi. Their Imperial name was Vastatores Vitae.

It was obvious that the ruling faction in Alaunhylles knew they had a rebel problem, but the city was so cookie-perfect, most of the citizens just put their blinders on. I’d discovered that every citizen in Alaunhylles held down some form of work. Every child attended school, the elderly were looked after, and the sick were supported. Alaunhylles was also very rigid in its rules, and it wasn’t just politeness in public. Stuff like “Wed by the age of forty.” Dawn Elves had fairly long lives, so forty wasn’t that old. Or how about “Produce, foster, or adopt at least one child every sixty years.” I was sure there were more interesting laws I hadn’t yet heard of.

We’d passed several Request Boards on our way through the district, all with the same wanted posters, including mine. There were low-key Hvitalfar patrols dressed in semi-casual garb on nearly every street. Eisen said they were Peacekeepers of sorts. They watched for rowdy citizens, rudeness, brawling, and other bad behavior that needed correcting. Otto truly wasn’t joking when he said any of those normal Harrowick things were a serious offense.

Renzik scooted up close to Eisen and whispered, “How much farther?”

“As far as it is to the kind of quiet I need,” Eisen said, a smile on his face but annoyance in his tone. “If Otto wasn’t attracting every gaze, it would be a lot easier to slip out of sight.”

“Well, we’re in a predicament, because it’s not so easy for us to port out of here now,” Otto said as he shot a stern look to Eisen.

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