3....2.....1..... "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!"

It was the turn of the century the year 2100, and the atmosphere was joyous in the Rajput household, The family of four were enjoying an extravagant feast at this monumental occasion .

His mother lovingly smiled at him , seeing his mother for the first time in 10 years Rudra cried like a baby,

He hugged his mother tight and just sobbed , he just held her and cried for 5 minutes straight before reorganizing his memory.

He had somehow miraculously been reincarnated into his 21 year old self, after being pushed down the stairs by the person he then considered his

'best friend'. That guy .... he was nothing more than a backstabbing bastard who pushed him down a flight of stairs for one epic item that his guild had earned and refused to sell.

His mother had died of an illness when he was 31.... ten years from now , and it was not a fatal disease but to cure it one needed 20 million dollars. Even if his entire family sold themselves they could not make that amount.

In his mothers embrace he resolved to save her this time. He then looked at the man who was his father, Who was giving him dirty looks for crying in his mom's lap.... who despite being soo cold to him now, deepdown treated him as his 'pride'. The person he dissapointed time and time again,Who carried the burdens of the household alone ..... never letting them realize that the now peacefull Rajput Household was actually under 300 thousand dollar debt.

He finally looked at his little brother , the angel of his life , Mahendra Rajput , a name that ..... his little brother found extremely annoying hence decided to call himself Max. Max was a prodigy a genius who could have gone to harvard if his family had enough money for his tuition, was looking at his big brother cry sheepishly .

Rudra resolved to change his family's situation this time , because all in all family is the only people who have your backs through ' thick and thin '. He would make money , money enough to never face those circumstances again.

He did not have enough to invest in stocks , even if he did he did not believe enough to stay in the volatile market for long. The only thing he could trust was his own skills in the world changing new game ' Omega ' which would be released 4 days from now on the 5th of Jan 2100 .

'Omega' would change the world with its breathtakingly realistic graphics and Extremely Intellingent NPC's who could outsmart the players

It was a world of its own and within 3 years 95% of Earth's population would join the game. Well after the Auction house opens , the in game currency would be linked to the real world currency with an exchange rate of 1 gold \= 25 dollars. Many multibillion dollar companies would join the game to get a piece of this big pie called 'Omega'.

The strong guilds controlling vast territories would earn enormous sums of money and gain investment from big corporations. Last time he was just a pawn a slave mistreated in the 'White Light' guild where each and every of his hard earned contributions were snatched away by his superiors leaving him scraps.

Even when he left the guild and started his own , his guild members were bullied and forced to quit and start a new account in the game. All his effort to earn a single epic item in the game resulted in him being bullied in the game , and even in real life ... Pressured to sell the item at subpar price .He refused them all

Drinking with his then 'best friend ' and 'White Light' guildmate Derek , he had a small fight over refusing to sell the epic item to 'White Light' , He leaned on his friend on the staircase on his way back but the bastard pushed him down

He hit his head hard and got a concussion , he bled the way out to the hospital. Rudra died at age 36

Reincarnating to 1st Jan 2100..... Now 21 ....Fate gave him a chance to change his destiny .

This time he would be a strong guildmaster , this time he would pay kindness tenfold and revenge a thousandfold ,

The guildmaster who abused him

The girlfriend who dumped him

The bestfriend who killed him

The peers who mocked him

ALL OF YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACKS!!!!

Equipped with the knowledge of future he was confident in his abilities as a gamer to make the difference to put him at the top of the pyramid where he would farm money.

Rudra s father was a stern man and since , Rudra graduated this year but was not placed.....he went on to confront him.

"What plans do you have for the future, if nothing else come join me in my company " He said

He half expected his son to rebel and them to have an argument , but Rudra was unexpectedly courteous

" Please give me 10 grand and a time of 3 months father, if i fail in my new endeavour i will surely join your office."

This attitude shocked his father, the usually brash kid was feeling soo mature to him today.

" Okay then , do what you want".

" I will be moving out tommorow , father ill return either having made something out of me or join you in the next 3 months"

His father was worried for him , but he knew in his heart this was one of the make or break moments in a man's life... Being a young ambitious man himself in the past he could feel his son's burning passion.

He agreed and lent Rudra the sum of money and Rudra rented a appartment for 200 bucks a month and rationed all food necessary , He then went to the shop and buyed the best headset for the new game

'Omega' for 5 thousand dollars .

It was not as good as the gaming pods, but it will be a year before those were released hence, he was now stuck with this 95% neural link headsets.

Rudra was all set for the launch of the game tommorow at 12 am .... as he laid in his bed waiting he created a strategy in his mind, all the things to do and all the hassles to avoid, even though he had played the game for countless hours .... He was feeling nervous today with butterflies in his stomach

Like he did when he played his first time ... he laughed as he found it silly..... and soon the countdown to the game started

10

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1

WELCOME TO 'OMEGA'

He was transported to a temple like room with a fairy

she said " ??????? ?? ?????... ?? ???? ?? ???? ? ?? ??? ?????????? ???????????? ???????? ?? ???? ?????."

?????? ?????? ???? ???????

LIGHT FACTION

DARK FACTION

Rudra chose the Light faction

??????? ????? ?????????? ???? ????

?????? ?????? ???? ?????

ARCHER

ASSASIN

ALCHEMIST

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BARBARIAN

BLACKSMITH

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RANGER

SWORDSMAN

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WIZARD

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There were more than 35 classes in 'Omega'

But rudra aldready had decided on his

He would choose the Knight class

Usually one needed to read about all classes and then choose according to their strengths but Rudra aldready knew all about the classes hence he could choose one straight away

??????????????? ?? ???????? ??? ?????? ?????

?????? ?????? ? ????????? ????

__________

Rudra decided on a traditional Indian name from mythology

A legendary character in the most bloody war in History

The ultimate schemer ' Shakuni'

??????? ?????????? ???????

????? ??? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?????????? ?? 5%?

YES

NO

He chose 'no' , he had no need to change his appearance, he came to know about 5 years into the game that changing ones appearance reduced the neural sync rate.

He would absolutely not do it this time.

?????? ?????? ???? ??????? ?? ?????.... ?? ??? ??? ????????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????????

HAZELGROOVE KINGDOM

NINE CLOUDS KINGDOM

GHOST KINGDOM

AQUAHOSE KINGDOM

There were four major kingdoms in the Eastern continent and Each kingdom had few major cities and a large capital city .... but all players had to spawn from a small village near the capital city

The four kingdoms all had their history and lineage dating back to 1000 years... it was astonishing as to how realistic and profound was this game world giving royal dynasties a backdating lineage and

Each kingdom its own culture and heritage

Rudra had made his plan to make the Hazelgroove kingdom his operations base as his enemy the ' White Light' guild would be joining this kingdom. He was stationed in this kingdom for a long time and has knowledge of every dungeon every nook and cranny of the kingdom .

Please choose 'Hazelgroove kingdom'.

?????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????

Before the system gave him options he said i chose the

'blackwater village '.

???????? ?? ?????????? ???????

???????? ??????????!!!

ZAP! he was transported to the spawn point in blackwater village

Rudra was elated ..... he looked to the skies and shouted ' I M BACK' .

A few NPC's and players looked at him as if he was a madman. Rudra looked around and saw a scene all too familiar , most players who spawned in the village were having struggle walking and most were mesmerized at how real the world felt.

Yes the company advertised full dive technology but noone expected it to be soo good and feel soo real, while some casual players were enjoying some really hyper players and levelling maniacs had aldready ran off into the wild to kill some animals to gain EXP

He called out the system menu

Player Name : Shakuni

Title : none

Class : Knight

Subclass : none

LVL : 1

Tier :0

STATS

AGI : 5 VIT : 5

INT : 5. STA : 5

PHY : 5. HP : 100/100

Status : Healthy

Equipment : common stone sword

In 'Omega' all classes started with a 100 hp and 5 points in all stats and upon levelling you get 5 stat points for each level which you can freely distribute

Then according to your class you can choose your best stat distribution

Rudra was very weak right now and it was time to go grind some levels as the quest he needed to take in blackwater village required him to be of atleast level 5

'Off to leveling we go' Thought Rudra and ran into the wild.

The way skills worked in 'Omega' , was you needed to either train in the skill manually yourself and learn to execute a skill flow, or upon slaying monsters or clearing dungeons you may get skill scrolls

Upon learning a skill scroll it would disintegrate but you could instantly learn a skill using a scroll .

But Rudra even at level 1 knew two skills he used extensively in his previous life

Sword skills

****** and slash

Rudra passed a swarm of players on his way to finding a wolf den

Wolves were a level 3 monster , generally noone at level 1 should engage with even one wolf much less a horde of 12 wolves , but Rudra was skilled enough to pull it off

He scouted his surroundings and hid behind a rock before throwing a small pebble in a bush near him

It alerted a wolf who came to check it out just as he peeked behind the bush

SLASH

-150 HP

The wolf died instantly .

But now 11 wolves were charging in on him

Rudra ran around obstacles to slow down

the wolves as he damaged then one at a time

-30,-30,-45....-30

It took him 17 minutes with his stamina fully depleted that he finally slayed all 12 wolves

?????? 12 ??????

+200% ????? ??????????? ?????

+20% ???? ?????

+1500 ???

????? ??!

????? ??!

????? ??!

????? ??!

????? ??!

"hahahaha" , Rudra laughed madly one single escapade gained him 5 levels

and now had 25 unassigned stat points

Actually the distribution of points for the knights class was easiest. It was standard distribution a knight could learn magic and combat and also wield any weapon. They were the jack of all trades with all stats being balanced.

Hence he evenly assigned all points

"system open stat pannel"

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Player Name : Shakuni

Title : none

Class : Knight

Subclass : none

LVL:6

Tier : 0

STATS

AGI : 10 VIT : 10

INT : 10 STA : 10

PHY : 10 HP : 200/200

Status : Healthy

Equipment : common stone sword

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He then went around to collect the loot

???? : ?????? ?????? 30 ???? ????? , 55 ?????? ????? , ??? ?????? ????? , ??? ?????? ?????

[Leather boots] (Bronze): beginers boots , gives very little protection to the feet , will wear out easily,

+2% agility

'Hmm , not bad for level 6 , thought Rudra and equipped the boots'. The loot was decent especially the 55 bronze coins ..... at this stage of the game the coins had immense value .

A commoner NPC would earn about 10-15 silvers a year , that was the average wage , hence the value of the 55 bronze coins was someones effort of a month.

This world followed the system where

100 bronze coins \= 1 silver coin

100 silver coins \= 1 gold coin

1000 gold coins \= 1 platinum coin

While most players were stuck at level 2 or 3 , Rudra was aldready level 6 , he was now ready for the quest that would be given in blackwater village elder

He went back to the village , and went straight to the desolate hut at the edge of the village. That hut was visited by many adventurers , because its position was very peculiar , it stood out a lot. But noone could get a quest because you needed to be level 5 first.

But Rudra was still very impressed by these peoples gamers instinct to go to that house. On his way there he was adviced by a bunch of players

"Nothing there mate, no quests"

Rudra smiled at them but still went ahead

" Hmm, another arrogant prick who thinks that old man in the hut will give a quest, well we warned him"

As he entered the hut , he saw a old man looking at the wall , it was a painting of the blackwater village ,it was a very happy sight.

He turned to look at the adventurer and sighed

" You look troubled sir, may i help you with something?" Asked Rudra

" You are an exceptional adventurer, i see gaining strength soo fast. Perhaps you indeed have the capability to help me, come sit ill narrate you a story".

Rudra was glad , the quest will now happen , he took his seat

" Blackwater village was once a very prosperous farming village , with a beautiful lake in the village vicinity.... alas 50 years ago the lake water turned black and made this area unable to do farming..... I am the village chief for the last 60 years and am nearing my death , help me solve the mystery of the blackwater lake "

[Blackwater village quest] ( A ) : help the chief solve the mystery of the blackwater lake

Rewards :?????

Failure penalty : - 200 reputation within Hazelgroove kingdom,-3 level

Completion time : no set time

This was a terrifyingly difficult quest , at this stage of the game A ranked quests were not possible for players to clear , and the penalty was extremely heavy

a negetive reputation means you will not be welcome in any state owned facilities.

Rudra took in a deep breath and accepted the quest

This is because in his previous life a gamer named quazycupcakes took this quest and it took him 4 months to clear it. But upon clearing he was given the title of ' savior of blackwater village' and the title of a 'baron' in the kingdom.

These rewards were extremely important for Rudra hence he undertook this quest. Also , he aldready knew the method of clearing , hence he would clear it much faster, thats why he dared to accept.

He headed out to the wild as the secret of the blackwater lake was related to a hidden dungeon in the nearby forests.It was a rare hidden dungeon that would only activate when one found the hidden passage in a desolate cave in the forest

There was a necromancer in the cave practicing dark magic and the wastage of his experiments was drained into the underground drainage system which connected the blackwater lake , turning the entire lake black.

He needed to slay the nectomancer and expose his hideout to the village chief to complete the mission

Easy right?

No , the necromancer was a level 11 entity and the number of skeleton guards were unknown , The previous guy completed the mission at level 15 hence for Rudra to clear it was going to be a big challenge.