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<Player: ~Mirajj-zhu~ is online>copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3bSpOC1Fd
Maya stared at her computer screen. This wasn't the first time this week she had logged onto her new game, Lost. This game had it all: the best graphics, the best multiplayer functions and quest sequences. It had taken the gaming world by storm a month ago; there were some studies into the game to suggest it was bad; but who pays attention to that? The game's plotline was simple, but complex. No one knew what the plot was, but it was your task to find the meaning of your existence in the game. There were so many possibilities to take into account.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡum3LgbesVK
Maya tapped her foot impatiently, waiting for her friends to log in. She leaned back on her computer desk chair. It was true, maybe she did spend too much time playing this game. She had, well… become lost in Lost. Her computer made an alert sound and she quickly checked her screen. Standing centre-screen was her character, Mirajj Quyriann, a strong dragon-human half breed. In this game you could be whoever you wanted to be. To the left she saw the notifications in her dialogue box, which displayed some new messages.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuNtiLb1ri
<Player: EmeraldiaLynxx is online>491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBJQEBvtGC
<Player: AndromedaHunter is online>copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMcLnEiDfw
Maya's two online friend's avatars appeared on the screen. EmeraldiaLynxx's anthropomorphic cat-person waved in greeting and swished her tail excitedly. AndromedaHunter's tall, elven man nodded a slight greeting. Maya's fingers deftly moved over her keyboard to type a response.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO8nRClxCy
~Mirajj-zhu~: Hey! Lynxx! Hunter! Good to see u again!491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75N6e11kQe
EmeraldiaLynxx: U 2 Rajj!491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RVEL5FnzX
AndromedaHunter: Can we finish that quest we started now?copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡajtGx0CCGr
She smiled. Her friends were so different to each other. Lynxx would use acronyms when she typed, while Hunter preferred to use full sentences. Maya herself preferred to use a combination of both. Lynxx and Hunter were both reliable friends, she knew she could count on to get her out of a scrape. Although she didn't know them in real life, they had just banded together during the trial week when Lost first debuted; together they had quickly assumed the role of the strongest team. An alert in her dialogue box drew her out of her thoughts.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1uJIm4e9R
EmeraldiaLynxx: Speaking of quests, where is Draco?491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISOep8nFeM
AndromedaHunter: That's a good point, I haven't had an alert of DarkDraco logging on for a week. Now that I think about it, he hasn't logged off for a week. What do you think Rajj?copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvrZCTGpKq
That was concerning, Maya moved Mirajj so she could see Lynxx and Hunter better. Her fingers rapidly typed her response.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKRTCD2aeU
~Mirajj-zhu~: Well if he is logged on I'm sure we can find him.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zNsLiUmLt
AndromedaHunter: We have to. We can't finish our quest without him.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsmuZDeyG6
EmeraldiaLynxx: Where would he be?491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwYWp6NYT7
AndromedaHunter: We could try Outermost Forests, that's where he first joined the team.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtJzZoyCTK
~Mirajj-zhu~: Well then, I'll meet you there.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLnmptlMDc
The team moved off toward the direction of the forest. It was on the fringes of the game's playable maps, and past it was just a wall of code. If you entered it, your avatar would disintegrate, shutting you out of the game forever, or so other gamers rumoured.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡXldoXkroF3
Soon, the Outermost Forest came into view, Maya slowed her avatar to a stop next to Lynxx and Hunter. The team approached one of the other players, his name hovered above his head reading: 001. Maya typed a greeting.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwZfpvjh3Z
~Mirajj-zhu~: Hi! Have you seen a user called DarkDraco around here?copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgBxwkWVyu
That's where things began to go wrong. The player named 001 looked up at the companions. Hunter typed a string of profanities that Maya couldn't bear to read. Player 001 was DarkDraco's avatar. He begun to advance on the team, backing them toward the edge of the forest, toward the code wall. Maya grappled with her computer, trying to take back the control of her avatar. But Mirajj Quyriann moved on her own will now, toward her death. Helpless, Maya watched the chaos unfold on-screen.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfEi7LYrhj
EmeraldiaLynxx: I can't control my avatar!491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFJvA7Rh4o
~Mirajj-zhu~: Draco! Stop! Please…491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoKe2kjxT1
AndromedaHunter: DarkDraco, What are you doing!? We'll be killed!copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBco5B2daE
The gamer that was once DarkDraco responded and it chilled Maya to the core.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVilED5MhG
001: Precisely. That's the idea.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTTJSQ6JPH
Maya frantically tried to log out of the game, but nothing worked, she reached for her computer's power button, but it did nothing. Trembling, she pulled the plug, but still the empty husk of DarkDraco advanced onscreen. Mirajj and her companions were backed into the wall of code, and Maya screamed as pain enveloped her.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWuGxiE2fo
Maya's room was empty, her lifeless body taken away hours ago. Her computer screen blinked to life, a new message appearing in the dialogue box.copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV7u7M4bMX
<Three people have died tonight. And they certainly won't be the last. But now? They're just lost in the game…>copyright protection487ＰＥＮＡＮＡTusRrSZftp
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