Virtual Survival

Entering Zaelterra

-Arum's POV-

I had been waiting all day to get on Zaelterra for the first time. After a day of school and getting home to a family who thought I hated them, but I still love nonetheless , I was ready to jump into a different world.

I went upstairs to my room to get on my 'Virtually Real' system to get on the game. I put on the headset and lay down on my bed, then I stepped into a different world. I saw the loading screen then signed in to get started. The game was loading. I was so exited to start.

Then, up pops a window that says:" Name: ". So I put in Arum of course. Then it goes to customizing your character. "Ok, let's see.... Female, 16, dark red hair, grey eyes..." , I think out loud. Then I go through and pick my clothes: long sleeved brown shirt with red details, black fading to grey cloak, grey jeans, and grey lace up boots.

"Pick a weapon." , it pops up. I pick bow and arrows, sword, and a dagger. Then up pops a button that says, "Start". I feel a shiver of excitement travel down my spine. I also feel an odd sense of foreboding but I brush it off. I press start and enter the game....

-Sophia's POV-

Zaelterra. What a strange name, but what can you expect from a video game? I close my door, away from my corrupted family. Away from reality. The game says you can escape to a new world, but I think they mean it by you'll get so addicted you can't stop playing. I slip on the headset and close my eyes.

A small window pops up into my vision with a form. "Name: ". Sophia, duh. I think and it puts Sophia into the blank. Wow. I start to fill out the rest of the form. "Charcater Description: Female, 16, Caramel hair, Icy Blue eyes, Turquoise T-Shirt, Ripped Skinny Jeans, Brown boots and for my weapon, a crossbow and a Dagger." I hit "Start." A tingling feeling flows throughout my body. A cross bow is in my hand and a dragger in my pocket. I am in the game.

-Fang's POV-

Finally, time to get on Zaelterra. A few of my buddy's had told me about this sick game. So, here i am. Walking over to my apartment tv, i turned on the game and the system that came along with it. Slipping the headphones on, i laid down on my bed. The game took a while to load, so in the meantime i just daydreamed about what i'd be like, and if there was any other players i might meet on it.

After a while of waiting, a small pop-up box appeared in my vision that said "Name: ". "Fang, what else?" I retorted, scoffing slightly before it seemed to go to a different box. "Customize your character." I read out loud. 'Okay, black hair, right eye crimson red, left eye pure black. Um, faded black baggy jeans, black NIKE sneakers, black shirt. Hmm" I paused to decide between leather jacket to start out with or a simple hoodie.

"Leather jacket with fingerless biker gloves and battle axe, carving knife, hidden ankle knife, and a Gerber SIlver Trident Knife 060995 for my back pocket. oh, can't forget my Abe-Lincoln top hat." Hitting the 'start' button, i suddenly felt a weird almost, burning feeling flow throughout me, before i appeared. The clothes I said on, my battle axe in hand, Gerber SIlver Trident Knife 060995 in my back pocket, my hidden knife attached to my ankle, with my carving knife in my front pocket. I must've entered the game. "Boss."

-Kitty's POV-

A broken home. Thats what I had come from. By the age of four my mother had died in a house fire, and by my fourteenth birthday, my father had been murdered. I was left with my twin sister; Cat. We loathed each other entirely, and were horrendously cruel to one another. Kitty. Thats the name. I have most of my mothers features, with my short stature and blonde hair. Nobody in my family knows where my eye color came from, though. I was the only case of bright blue eyes throughout the entire generation.

"Why can't you ever just shut up?!" I yelled at my sister, Cat, slamming the door to my room, locking it as always. I grumbled as I shut the curtains again and plopped down on my bed.

"Zaelterra." I said to myself slowly, turning on the gaming system and reaching over, taking a swig from a Jack Daniels bottle I just so happened to 'borrow' from a liquor store. Clicking my tongue I pulled off my black beanie and replaced it with my headset.

The 'Name' box popped up, and I laughed quietly to myself as the first time I accidently typed 'Kittr' before fixing it to 'Kitty.' I layed back with a sigh, and started customizing my character. Blonde hair. I was surprised when they had my exact same haircut. I found a Black 'Supernatural' shirt with a white 'Anti-possesion symbol' on it, and some black skinny jeans. Just my style. Adding some black lace up combat boots.

'Please choose your weapons' The screen blinked. I chose throwing knives, because i'm an expert on them in real life. I glanced to the Dagger on my nightstand and selected the options that said 'Knives' 'Daggers' 'Throwing knives' and 'All things sharp' I exhaled slowly and pressed start.