Prologue:
Virtual Battle
In the year 2012, the people of the world are linked together through one game. DigiOnline: the newest, interactive online game in which you can train, battle, or play with an abundance of virtual creatures called Digital Monsters. Millions, possibly even billions, young and old, play this game, interacting with each other from across the country, the continent, or even the world! Some enjoyed just seeing the smiling face of their virtual pets, others loved battling fellow players from the other side of the globe, and still others preferred to train their monsters to fight against wild Digital Monsters. Thus far, no one has completed this extensive game, but a few have come close.
One such player is Lance Raider.
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It was 2 o’ clock in the morning. Lance ran his fingers through his shaggy blonde hair before putting his gray ski cap back on. His orange-tinted sunglasses lay beside his computer. The light from the screen shone on his white T-shirt, underneath which he wore a long-sleeved, blue shirt. A jagged, yellow ‘D’ decorated the middle of his T-shirt. He hadn’t even bothered to change and was still wearing his cargo shorts from the day before. The sleeves of his long-sleeved shirt were rolled back slightly, so as not to get in the way of his playing ability. He stared at the screen with his green eyes, eyelids drooping from lack of sleep.
The screen read, “Final Boss challenges you! Ready your Monsters!”
Lance tapped his chin. This was his fourth time to face the final boss of the game, and he had so far lost every time. As he scrolled through his Digital Monsters, Lance thought through his strategy. His eyes rested on his ace: UlForceVeedramon.
“Ray of Victory has little effect on the final boss unless it’s at full power, but that takes time to charge up,” Lance whispered, so as not to wake his parents. Or worse, his sister. “I’ll think outside the box and use Craniummon as a defensive monster instead of an offensive one, then I can use his shield to protect V-dawg until he’s ready.”
Lance scanned the computer screen again. “For my third Monster...I think I’ll use Rapidmon’s speed and Rapid Fire ability to hold the boss off until then.”
With his strategy now planned, Lance pressed the ‘enter’ key, signaling that he was ready to face the game’s final boss. The hulking figure of his opponent formed on the screen, facing his three Digimon: UlForceVeedramon, Craniummon, and Rapidmon.
The battle began, with the final boss taking the first move. It spewed a beam of dark energy at UlForceVeedramon, depleting the Monster’s health by half. Lance cringed. It was the same thing every time. What was worse, it always worked! UlForceVeedramon was the final boss’ primary target. Lance’s turn came. He selected his UlForceVeedramon, V-dawg, and moved him behind Craniummon. Then came Rapidmon’s turn, and finally, Craniummon’s.
As the minutes passed by, Lance struggled to keep his Monsters from being destroyed. The minutes slowly turned into an hour. Finally, the boss had defeated both Craniummon and Rapidmon. Now only V-dawg remained, with half his health. The combined attacks of Craniummon and Rapidmon had resulted in the depletion of over three-fourths of the boss’ health. It was the final boss’ turn.
The beam of dark energy shot from the boss’ vile hands. Lance shut his eyes, hoping that V-dawg would survive the hit. When Lance opened his eyes, he grinned from ear to ear. The attack had missed! He was going to win!
Lance’s hand quivered with excitement. Beads of sweat dotted his face and ran down his chin. V-dawg’s Ray of Victory attack was at full power. There was no way the final boss would survive. He selected his attack and watched eagerly as V-dawg struck with his Ray of Victory. The glowing laser of red light zoomed past the final boss.
“You missed.” Lance rubbed his eyes. He looked back at the screen. “You missed.” There it was, mocking him.
“Oh, no,” he murmured. The final boss attacked with its dark energy, knocking V-dawg out.
“You lost.”
“Maaaan...” Lance looked at his clock. 3:04 AM. He logged off and crawled into bed, yawning. In ten seconds he was sound asleep.
Virtual Battle
In the year 2012, the people of the world are linked together through one game. DigiOnline: the newest, interactive online game in which you can train, battle, or play with an abundance of virtual creatures called Digital Monsters. Millions, possibly even billions, young and old, play this game, interacting with each other from across the country, the continent, or even the world! Some enjoyed just seeing the smiling face of their virtual pets, others loved battling fellow players from the other side of the globe, and still others preferred to train their monsters to fight against wild Digital Monsters. Thus far, no one has completed this extensive game, but a few have come close.
One such player is Lance Raider.
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It was 2 o’ clock in the morning. Lance ran his fingers through his shaggy blonde hair before putting his gray ski cap back on. His orange-tinted sunglasses lay beside his computer. The light from the screen shone on his white T-shirt, underneath which he wore a long-sleeved, blue shirt. A jagged, yellow ‘D’ decorated the middle of his T-shirt. He hadn’t even bothered to change and was still wearing his cargo shorts from the day before. The sleeves of his long-sleeved shirt were rolled back slightly, so as not to get in the way of his playing ability. He stared at the screen with his green eyes, eyelids drooping from lack of sleep.
The screen read, “Final Boss challenges you! Ready your Monsters!”
Lance tapped his chin. This was his fourth time to face the final boss of the game, and he had so far lost every time. As he scrolled through his Digital Monsters, Lance thought through his strategy. His eyes rested on his ace: UlForceVeedramon.
“Ray of Victory has little effect on the final boss unless it’s at full power, but that takes time to charge up,” Lance whispered, so as not to wake his parents. Or worse, his sister. “I’ll think outside the box and use Craniummon as a defensive monster instead of an offensive one, then I can use his shield to protect V-dawg until he’s ready.”
Lance scanned the computer screen again. “For my third Monster...I think I’ll use Rapidmon’s speed and Rapid Fire ability to hold the boss off until then.”
With his strategy now planned, Lance pressed the ‘enter’ key, signaling that he was ready to face the game’s final boss. The hulking figure of his opponent formed on the screen, facing his three Digimon: UlForceVeedramon, Craniummon, and Rapidmon.
The battle began, with the final boss taking the first move. It spewed a beam of dark energy at UlForceVeedramon, depleting the Monster’s health by half. Lance cringed. It was the same thing every time. What was worse, it always worked! UlForceVeedramon was the final boss’ primary target. Lance’s turn came. He selected his UlForceVeedramon, V-dawg, and moved him behind Craniummon. Then came Rapidmon’s turn, and finally, Craniummon’s.
As the minutes passed by, Lance struggled to keep his Monsters from being destroyed. The minutes slowly turned into an hour. Finally, the boss had defeated both Craniummon and Rapidmon. Now only V-dawg remained, with half his health. The combined attacks of Craniummon and Rapidmon had resulted in the depletion of over three-fourths of the boss’ health. It was the final boss’ turn.
The beam of dark energy shot from the boss’ vile hands. Lance shut his eyes, hoping that V-dawg would survive the hit. When Lance opened his eyes, he grinned from ear to ear. The attack had missed! He was going to win!
Lance’s hand quivered with excitement. Beads of sweat dotted his face and ran down his chin. V-dawg’s Ray of Victory attack was at full power. There was no way the final boss would survive. He selected his attack and watched eagerly as V-dawg struck with his Ray of Victory. The glowing laser of red light zoomed past the final boss.
“You missed.” Lance rubbed his eyes. He looked back at the screen. “You missed.” There it was, mocking him.
“Oh, no,” he murmured. The final boss attacked with its dark energy, knocking V-dawg out.
“You lost.”
“Maaaan...” Lance looked at his clock. 3:04 AM. He logged off and crawled into bed, yawning. In ten seconds he was sound asleep.
