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Current Apologies to anyone I’ve let down by not being around, had a recent scare with the girlfriend but things are good now.
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Nothing quite like a heavy weekend of the beer to put you behind
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Christmas was great...apart from the death of my PC...
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Does your country's flag have a dragon on it? Didn't think so!

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Can I register my interest? I’m just about to go to bed but I’ll get a CS done first thing.
If you guys want one then I can set one up for you no problem.



The reveal had been as gracious as all those before it: with a crescendo of text messages and notifications pinging every person who owned a phone, giving away to the students that a new secret had been revealed. This time, the chorus of pings and beeps were for him and, by the subject of his secret, also his best friend. The moment Trevor called him out was the scariest moment since the passing of his mother. He was scared about how Ara, his best friend since arriving in the small town, would react to the reveal. What if she didn’t want to see him anymore? What if the knowledge of everyone knowing what they had done meant she couldn’t stand to be around him? Those and many more thoughts ran rampant through Rob’s mind as their secret became public knowledge.

There was one thought that brought silence to the noise in his mind… Why was he so concerned? They were great friends who had been through a lot together and who knew each other inside and out. She would get over it eventually and they could carry on as if nothing happened...that’s what best friends do. This was different, though. This wasn’t the concern of things becoming awkward with a close friend… This was more.

While his friends tried to talk to him he could only focus on one person. Without so much as an excuse me he pushed past his friends mid-sentence and approached Ara, taking her by the hands. He leant down ever so slightly so he could see right into her eyes. ”Ara, can you please come with me? I don’t want to be in here.” His expression wasn’t one of sadness, disappointment or even anger. It was one of complete and total clarity.

The young man hurried outside with Ara while being cautious of her ridiculous heels; always with the heels. The cold air hit them both, causing Rob to slow down to a walk. He looked at Ara before taking off his jacket and putting it over her shoulders. ”Come with me.” He took her by the hand once more and the two continued on in the direction of the schools indoor pool. The music of the Homecoming party grew steadily quieter until finally it was nothing more than a murmur.

Opening the double doors to the pool Rob held the door open for Ara before following her inside. They were both greeted the magical glow that the pools lighting cast across the large space. Rob moved over to one of the bleachers before sitting down, taking a deep breath from the hurried escape they had just made.

He spent a few moments looking down at his hands in silence, nervously playing with his fingers. He slowly looked up at Ara and locked onto her eyes before he began to speak.

”Do you remember when we first met? You were like a kid with a new toy. I got about three words in before lunch and then another five before the end of the day. I thought that being the long haired fat kid, you were just being polite and the next day i’d be off on my own...but no. There you were again the second I walked into class. I’m pretty sure you dislocated my shoulder when you yanked me across the classroom.”

The memory etched a smile across Rob’s face with a muffled laugh escaping from between his lips. He turned to the pool and his mind began to go back over all the times they had shared.

“That’s where I knew that i’d have a friend for life. With everything we’ve been through and shared: the asshole ex-boyfriends, sleeping together...my mom...” Rob’s tone had taken a sudden serious and heart-wrenching tone. He could feel tears starting to form in the corner of his eyes, but he continued on.
....I had never felt scared or worried about losing you...not once, not ever...that was until tonight.”


Rob stood up and began to move towards the pool, taking in a deep breath to try and fight back the tears he could feel pooling.

”The second I realised what secret they were going to reveal for me tonight, I got scared. I haven’t stopped worrying that if I was right, then you’d never want to see me again. Whether it was being uncomfortable around everyone in school, our friends...”

His eyes looked down into the pool for a moment before turning around to Ara. He took her by the hand once more, the softness of her skin soothing the emotions flooding his body.

“I couldn’t work out why I was being so unreasonable or so concerned, our friendship goes beyond petty things like people knowing what we’ve done.” Looking down at his feet for a moment Rob steadied himself and the tone of his voice changed, becoming softer.

“Then with the secret out, everyone talking and staring at us… I came to a realization...” Rob raised his head and looked straight into her eyes with a look of pure sincerity. “When I’m with you, nothing else in this world matters. When I wake up, you’re the one thing I think about, and the one thing I go to sleep dreaming about. You’re the one I want with me when I’m happy and the one I one to go to when I’m sad… When it’s all said and done… You’re the one I want to be with. And I don’t care how strong a word it is: I love you Ara… I always have. it’s just taken until now to realise it.”
So i'm pretty much done with moving, for the time being at least, so i'm ready to go whenever you are boss.
The opening post is now up. Before we get involved in any sort of GM led story, I'll let everyone have a chance to have their characters interact. In addition, it'll allow you to start building relationships with the other writers.

After everyone has had the opportunity to get a few posts in we'll get started with the official first chapter. What that will entail is me releasing some articles from The London Times newspaper. Each article will in essence be a questline that your character will follow and in certain instances will be right up their alley. For example I might write an article about a crack down on racing which would be an obvious shout out to our resident racer Suji. Multiple people can RP in certain articles or if you want to RP an article yourself, that's totally cool too.

These RP articles will pretty much be free form and i'll allow you the creativity to create the general direction you want to go in. If you get too far out there I will reign it in a bit but for the most part, this is where you guys can take control of the story. It's more to do with the fact that if for example everyone wanted to do a user chapter on their own, i'd need to be replying to you all separately which would be way too time consuming. So once the articles are out, please let me know which interests you and i'll PM you a bit of background, what other people are interested in the article and some general plot points that i'd like you to consider.



What we will need to do is look at working out who knows each other outside of the Universe and in what capacity. For example Sik may know Suji as her user and obviously he'll know her in the Universe, but he may not know they are the same person. Basically there isn't as much of a taboo around knowing a persons real identity within the Universe as there was with RPO. However to help work out who knows who will benefit us all when it comes to the interactions in the real world.

In the realm of Albion very few wander it's lands as regular as the Four Gods. While in the real world they are normal as anyone else, in the Universe they have the control of creation and destruction at their finger tips. As the four original developers of the game they have power over everyone and everything within the game thanks to some handy inbuilt code specifically for their characters. The Four Gods as they have become known in the virtual world are benevolent beyond all else with only the most toxic players suffering their wrath. With the ability to wipe avatars at the click of their fingers Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot and Guinevere only utilise their almost infinite power when the time calls for it.

On the particular day in question, the four stood atop the mountainous region of Siluria looking out over what lay before them. Lush valleys and rolling hills split by fast flowing rivers illuminated up by rays of artificial sunshine are a vast contrast to the real worlds bleakness. In a voice that can only be described as divine, Guinevere spoke.

"I think it's time we open the competition." Her voice was as much an order as it was a suggestion. Like the other Gods her true identity in the real world was unknown. Only the four of them knew exactly who the others were but from the users lucky, or unlucky, enough to come across the Gods it was apparent Guinevere held alot of power amongst them.

Next to speak was Lancelot, his tone alot more jovial and laid back. "I can't help but agree with her. We have planned this for a while and let's be realistic, it's about time we give someone the opportunity at a better life." While the other three Gods avoided getting involved with the Universe in any major capacity, Lancelot would often don standard avatar skins and take part in the many activities the virtual world has to offer. His choosing to do this is often a sensitive issue with the others due to them wanting to ensure they keep entirely neutral.

Standing tall above the rest in a Godly suit of armour was Arthur. His voice boomed with power, seemingly causing the floor beneath their feet to shake. "I still worry about the Corporations. Their armies are numerous and given our agreement of no interference, those who truly need this could miss out." Even with his powerful voice the concern from Arthur was clear in his words.

Then came the withered old voice of Merlin. Wearing a ragged cloak and sporting a long, white beard he was as old in the real world as his avatar in the Universe appeared. "Arthur I know your concerns as we all do. However my friend, you know me and you know the faith I put into what we have created. In the real world the Corporations rule but here...the users are the true rulers..." For a brief moment Merlin paused, looking up into the sky above. "...the competition begins now."

The others nodded in agreement and each of the four pulled an item into existence in front of them: Guinevere a shield; Lancelot a spear; Arthur a sword and Merlin an old wooden staff looking nothing more than a branch. Then in unison the group spoke, their voices and images cast out across the entirety of the Universe. Even in the real world the message was shared, such was the reach of the Universe in the very fabric of society.

To you all who have for years supported us since the creation of the Universe, we now give back to you through the chance to improve your life for the better. We are invoking what we call The Challenge of the Gods. In our hands we hold four items, each will be scattered throughout the entirety of the Universe. Clues are everywhere, you just need to open your eyes to see they are there. Each item grants ten people access to enter the final challenge and the winners of the final challenge will be granted residency in their local Paradise. No matter who you are, your occupation, age, gender or religion, you will earn yourself a better life.
So now...let The Challenge of the Gods begin!


With the final word spoken the four of them slammed their items together and with an echoing blast that reverberated throughout the enitre Universe, the items were scattered. For the immediate moment after the announcement, many people stopped still to take in what happened. Silence was soon followed by hurried whispers before giving way to widespread excitement. People began to log out of the Universe to run into the streets and for the weeks that followed, it was all anyone spoke about.





Two months later and nobody has found an item yet although there are rumours that one of the corporations are getting close. For The Legion of Lions they have had as much luck as everyone else. While some of the key members of the guild have been trying their best to hunt the items, they have made the same progress as the rest of the users. As such the guild has for the most part, continued on with it's regular activities. Right now they are counting their credits after a successful clan battle against the Fists of Omega.


You find yourself in the Legion's war room counting your credits after the successful fight. Some of the lower ranked members of the guild unfortunately suffered a wipe but the more senior members, of which you are one, successfully got through the skirmish unscathed. You have some down time and have an opportunity to mingle with your fellow guild mates.

@CosmicComet sorry buddy, I knew I was missing someone You're accepted also
@DocRock just those edits will suffice buddy
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