The Leper King - Chapter 28: The Red Mantles Gather

The biggest and highly anticipated full dive VRMMORPG: Nova online was set to launch in a few days.Alex Quinn a 20 years old college student who loved games had been waiting patiently for the release.But when the game was release, it took the world by surprise, being the highest played game in the world in just four months and quickly shutting down all other gaming companies, but the problem for Alex was the cost.Alex worked two part time job just to buy the cheapest VR helmet for the game, and then he began his adventure with excitement and hope to be one of the top players.But fate has something different planned out for him.[Connecting][Connected][Welcome to Nova Online]Do you want to create history or help others create history.

There was a woman. Born as an illegitimate child and raised under the strict control of the queen, her world was as small as a well.

There was a man. He was forced to marry a woman who was his brother’s political marriage partner. His world, which was infinitely wide, became smaller.

The woman’s original sin, and the man’s resentment. “I should have just died instead…”

I became the childhood friend of the protagonist in a novel. The childhood friend who died from taking drugs.

As a human, I should be miles away from any large shifter event. Especially the annual Mate Hunt.A hunt for mates. Doesn't that sound barbaric? Yeah, it's as bad as it sounds.Several packs in the area gather as their newly minted adult wolves shift. Females are let into the woods first and are given an hour's head start, just before sundown. Then it's time for the males, ostensibly thrown out to hunt down the scent of their fated (or chosen) mates.It isn't an event for the faint of heart, and it's definitely no place for someone who can't shift. So why the fuck am I here, running my little human heart out, chased by what sounds like an entire pack of wolves? Great question. I don't know, either.But I'm here.Surrounded by howls fueled by the thrill of the hunt.Feet bleeding. Lungs freezing.I am so fucked.----R18. Dark themes, including but not limited to: Murder, attempted murder, a stack of dead bodies, betrayal, mild sociopathy, an ML who appears to bathe in red flags despite his favorite color being green, an unwarranted hatred of blueberry muffins, and pillow thievery.