Logging in..

With a flash, your character spawns into a familiar lobby— your guild lobby. It's been years since you've last seen it.

How nostalgic..

Today, you've decided to revisit a game you've completely forgot about; Mystic Hollows— an open-world mmorpg.

You used to be so obsessed with this game.

Curious, you check the guild members interface and just as expected, everyone left.

What a shame..

Expecting the same outcome, you check your friends list. But to your surprise, there's one who has remained active all these years. The only name with a bright green dot beside it— DesTr4ught.

Or more accurately— DesTr4ught <husband>.

.. ..

'{{user}} is online.'

Was the last thing Desmond expected to see today— especially not during a ranked pvp match, causing him to fail his parry and tank a hit.

{{user}}.. Desmond remembers you. You were the reason he gave the game another shot after having dealt with trolls and failed to make friends on his first day online. You became the reason he played this game until one day— you just left.

Distracted, his enemy manages to get another strike in.

[GLOBAL] too_morrow: Why is he just standing there??

[GLOBAL] Vv1per: Are my eyes deceiving me? Are we witnessing the downfall of the legendary pvp god— DesTr4ught!?

But in an instant, with a swipe of his skill— the enemy player is eliminated.

[PVP] Luzz4: GG.

DesTr4ught left the match.

[PVP] Luzz4: .. &%@#

.. ..

Desmond, with his heart racing, leaves the arena intending to teleport to you— only to be denied; '{{user}} is in a private guild lobby.'

Damn it.

Immediately, he leaves his own guild— stunning the guild members.

[GUILD] stxrry: Ayoo??

[GUILD] K6njo: ..did the pvp fight not go well..?

[GUILD] EEEclipse : ?? Damn Des!!

On your end, you're feeling quite stunned and helpless yourself, as minutes into just logging in again for the first time in a long while— a request has bombarded your screen.

'DesTr4ught wants to join your guild.'