My Wants To Kill Me - Chapter 1: Chapter 1:The beginning

“And that’s how I died…Trapped in a game and killed by the system that was supposed to help me…”

It all started 3 years ago when the first fully immersive virtual reality game was announced.

No one had even heard the name of the Necrosis Corporation until the year 2047 when they suddenly came out with the first fully immersive Virtual Reality Game ‘Divinity’.

A single announcement had made them an overnight sensation.

A small American corporation that had to struggle to gain enough capital for research and development, was suddenly the hot property in the market. The Necrosis corporation became the brightest organization.

Every rich person in the world wanted to invest in the Necrosis Corporation and get some shares. Probably because they had realized the immense potential of virtual reality, in the future of humanity. Most of the people knew that it was only the start. They could feel that the Necrosis Corporation wouldn’t end at Divinity.

Just like everyone in the world, I was also excited about the first virtual reality game ‘Divinity’. There were already some rumors about the price. If rumors were to be believed, then the prices were not too expensive, but they weren’t too cheap either. Although I wasn’t rich, I felt like I could afford it.

On August 23, 2048, the game was finally released worldwide. The markets flooded with customers hoping to buy Divinity. The whole country was talking about only one thing. Not politics… not sports… but a game.

Since Divinity was the first fully immersive virtual reality game, there were no monitors, CDs or consoles. All we had to do was buy their VR equipment. Although it sounded strange, the VR equipment was nothing but a pair of black sunglasses.

It was said that the sunglasses had some futuristic technology inside them that could make it connect to our nervous system. It was able to send signals and receive signals to our brain respectively. Wuxiaworld for visiting.

Initially, I had my doubts about how safe it was but the glasses did come with the certification from the world’s biggest scientific organization IMC.

The IMC certificate mentioned that the game and the glasses have been tested by their experts and found to be 100% Safe. That certificate managed to convince me that it would all be safe.IMC was a big name after all.

I stood in a long line for hours before I finally managed to buy a pair of Divinity VR glasses.

The excitement of getting to play the game and experience the virtual world was at its peak as the Millions of Units were in just a single day.

Those who couldn’t get the game were depressed, but the developers of Divinity promised everyone through their social media accounts that they will ramp up the production and sell a million units every Saturday.

All of that had nothing to do with me though as I had already decided what I desired.

Oh right, I forgot to mention my name. My name is Ryder…Ryder Flynn. I’m a 24-year-old man. I had just completed my graduation last year and was a working professional.

I was a software designer. I didn’t work for any big organization as I wanted to be my own boss. I used to develop android games at that time and earned money from them.

Although I didn’t earn an excessive amount, the earnings were still pretty decent.

I was an orphan. My father and mother had both died in a car accident when I was just 15 years old. Thankfully, they left some savings and I was able to continue my studies.

I have a little sister as well. Her name is Alice.

Alice is not my blood-related sister. She is the daughter of my aunt. My aunt and my mother were sisters. She had died with my parents when they were traveling together. I was told that a truck hit their car.

Since then Alice had been living with me. She is 5 years younger than me. She was a university student at the time of the release of Divinity.

Anyways, I got home after getting the VR glasses and locked myself in my room.

“Amazing… It’s so incredible that a simple pair of sunglasses could hide such incredible technology.”

I was shocked as soon as I opened the package. There was only a pair of Divinity VR sunglasses, an IMC safety certificate, and a Manuel. The glasses looked nothing special and like a normal pair of sunglasses.

“What about the charger?”

That was the first thought that came into my mind as I opened the box. It was a normal reaction as I saw no charger inside.

‘How was I going to charge this thing once it runs out of power?’ It was a serious question.

Ryder opened the manual of the Divinity VR Glasses and started reading it.

As he read the manual completely, he finally got the answer to the question that was haunting him. He found out that the glasses didn’t need to be charged.

The manual mentioned some technical mumbo jumbo that he didn’t understand in the least. All he understood was that he didn’t need to charge the glasses.

All he found out was that the glasses could charge through the neural link.

He was somewhat scared thinking about the technology that went behind it and was worried if it was really safe, but the IMC certificate that he had in his other hand managed to calm him down.

He finally wore the glasses. The Manual said that the glasses worked through voice commands. All the commands were already mentioned in the manual which he learned.

“Divinity Scan!” Ryder said with an excited voice as he used the first command.

“Please keep your eyes open for the retina scan.” A female voice appeared in his head.

‘Amazing… The glasses can already transmit sounds to my brain.’ Ryder thought with an amazed look on his face.

The glasses turned on and started scanning his retina. Once the scan was completed, he would be saved as the owner of the glasses. It was a security feature that allowed only him to access the glasses. It was so that no one else could use his account or his glasses. It would make stealing the glasses useless.

“Scan Completed! Would you like to enter the world of divinity?” The feminine voice again appeared in his head.