"Call me Shredder."
"Best of luck, Mage Shredder."
As the female figure vanished, I clutched my head, overwhelmed with embarrassment. "That was so cringe!!"
I drew in several sharp breaths, repeatedly, until I regained my composure.
Yes, there was a reason I needed to enter LOTM.
LOTM was the dominant game among young mages, but it was also known by another name—the game for the idle, Lord Of The Worthless.
And I understood why the media, especially the older generation of mages, found it objectionable.
Mages and students typically logged into LOTM to unwind—some because of the pressures from their families, others simply for leisure.
Rather than clearing dungeons or hunting demonic humans, teenagers were relaxing in pods, battling monsters as their in-game avatars, while eliminating any real risk of death, dulling their sense of fear.
But I, for one, had a valid reason to be here.
