Commissioned Story: Gamer Girl War (Patreon)

It was life or death. All that mattered, here and now, was victory. Because victory was life, it was the sweetest nectar of them all if he wanted to survive! He had to win, as he was using all of his brain power and reflexes to get ahead. It was almost like torture for him, as he felt his hands start to bruise and brain fog come upon him. It's been half an hour, but it felt more like two weeks for him. His blood would just not stop pumping, no matter what! He had to win, because if he didn't, then everything he had done would be worth NOTHING! As if everything he was as a person would be thrown away if he didn't win this battle right here and now! It was insanity that someone as good as him could ever lose! He was considered one of the best, if not THE best! Losing was not an option, and yet, there he was, face to face with the laser gun. He had no time to dodge or even deflect it, no less fire back, when the worst sound in the world rang in his ear.Her giggle as his face melted off. To say he was mad would be an understatement. The desire to throw something at her head as she kept giggling was strong, but throwing an 80-dollar controller at the head of his college roommate was something he was certain would end badly. More for him than for her was the only reason he didn't do it. He hit his bed in anger as she was stifling, breaking into full laughter, as she just cracked her fingers and started to relax on her chair."Damn, son, I thought you said you were good at Cosmic Storm, and yet here you are, 0-16 to a newbie like me! Maybe it is true, boys just don't have the hand-eye coordination or skill to play a video game when up against a small, little, GIRL!"

The anger inside of him was in boiling territory. Hearing every single word from her was like an attack on him as a man. This wasn't just some simple game for him, no. He was actually a nationally ranked player; in fact, he was one of the top 10 in the country. He was even globally ranked, easily in the top 100 players in the world! Given that the player base was at the very minimum, over 200 million, it meant he was the top 1% of 1% of 1% players, far more than the common rabble. He was triple Platinum tier, and he even won several regional tournaments and placed second in the national tournament! He didn't just play this game for fun; he played it for money, as his own TWITCHY account had at least 750,000 viewers per vid! It was the fact that he was such an expert gamer, he made thousands monthly, and his rather 'colorful' commentary.

Mostly, it was what you expected: a 23-year-old shut-in who played video games professionally, who assumed that he could talk politics. He bashed women constantly. One of his main types of rants towards women was the fact that in every single way that mattered, men were better than women. Because of his low frame of reference, that meant video games. If men were better than women at video games, then they were better than women, PERIOD! That was just how logic worked! In nearly every stream of his, he would bash women from start to finish, insulting them from their looks to their intelligence to even their video game choices. Much of this came from a place of self-loathing, as he knew that not many women liked him or wanted him. Well, he didn't care at all; all he cared about was getting more views so he could show people how good he was at his favorite video game.

Which was why, when he was challenged by his roommate's girlfriend to a match, he wanted to laugh her out of there. Did she really think she could take HIM on?! When one even looked at her, the idea that she was a gamer was LAUGHABLE! The girl looked more like a little princess who sold feet pics to losers online. Small, perky, pig-tailed with pink hair, and could easily fit in his pocket. Basically, no one who was important at all. The kind of woman that he mocked in all of his videos. One of the 'pretty' girls who just had to let you know she was pretty. The kind of woman who would never talk to a guy like him. Not even if he paid her to do so. Well, this pretty pink-haired girl actually challenged him to his game when she saw who her boyfriend's roommate was. At first, he had no problem mocking her. Why would he EVER challenge a newbie, who freely admitted that she had never played the game before? But then, when he rejected her, her only response was a challenge that no man could forget.

"Hey, what's wrong? You're not SCARED, are you?"

It was a childish attempt to enrage him. To make him engage in gaming with her, and only a child would fall for such an obvious ploy. But the SMIRK on her face, teeth ear to ear, as her sweet face was obviously enjoying how she thought she got him, he HAD to wipe that grin off her face! Beating her ass would be the best thing in the world, in his eyes. So he and she got on his bed, he put on his fave game, and knew the right map to place her in. One that he put in more time practicing than he did in actual college classes. It was a map that, if he had picked it out for any tournament, he would be UNSTOPPABLE in. Next, he and she got their characters, the same kind for any player, but with a different kit set up. His was the top-rated kind of play, and one he had more than enough skill and practice in. Great parry system, unbeatable draw speed, an ability to scan an area, and even decent health recovery. Her build, however, was probably the WORST kind of build that one could have. Tons of defense and a powerful weapon, but infamously slow, a weapon that needed a CHARGE in a game built on SPEED, and no real abilities beyond being a turtle in a game of rabbits with laser switch blades and revolvers.To say she was going to be Swiss cheese in seconds would be an understatement. That was the plan, as they both dropped to the map, and he went on the hunt for her! Him on the better of his TV monitors, and hers on one that he kept around for only one reason. He found, in a unique case, that the monitor was actually a frame BEHIND every other match in an online game, because of a rare one in a ten million glitch. It was something he kept around for the unique appeal of that, and also if he wanted, to DESTROY any foe he faced in a co-op match. With every advantage on his side, from playing this game for years, his fave map, the best build, and his own passion to destroy her, it was NO question who would come out on top! SO WHY WAS IT THAT HE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS LOSING?!Every match he had with her, she would just blow off his head before he even knew she was behind him! In the rare times that she somehow didn't sneak up on him and instead faced him in combat, she would just blow him away. Even with the superior weapon and blade, her character would just handle him like he was a child! Didn't matter what meta strategy he used, or the fact that he had the advantage in speed in both characters and that frame speed. He couldn't believe that when it came down to it, her character was killing him, and he KNEW EVERY MOVE SHE MADE BEFORE SHE MADE IT! The fact was that he was playing the superior character, and with his advantage of knowing the various traps and the maze-like area in this map, he was clearly playing from the superior edge. The only reason she was killing him in every way, and nothing he did could stop her, was because of the simplest and purest fact in the world. His opponent was just BETTER at the game than him!When he feinted to the left to stab her in the back, her character was already flipping him to the ground and ripping his head off. Or when he would get on the perfect crows nest and ready to take her out, it turned out she set off a mine underneath and blew him away! Even when he fired two shots into her back, she somehow had the gun charged and ready, placing it in his chest and blowing a hole through him so clean that you didn't even see the pixelated guts! It was so frustrating for him, as he would just play round after round with her, as his hands were covered in sweat. He was trying every match to find a way she was playing, and it was always impossible! Every new play of hers was just too new and unique for him to catch a tell of hers! If anything, SHE was the one piecing together his moves and strategies, and used them against him! At the start, a regular match would last at least a minute and a half, as he was unable to understand how she was killing him.

Now, after at least 20 matches, the average time from the start of the match to her blowing away his character was now HALF A MINUTE! In all of his career, even against the worst newbs, he could kill someone that quickly on this map! Sure, most newbies would try to flee him, hide as best as they can before he killed them deader than their parents' expectations of them, but they at least made it. He kept rushing headfirst into certain death because he just had to beat her! But after 30 matches, from before he could at least deal some damage to her, he was no longer able to hit her once! It was the worst thing that he felt was happening to him. The fact that the thing he had the most pride in, his skill as a gamer at this VERY game, was at threat of being taken away, by a girl! One who, by the 32nd time she killed him, was now breaking into bored yawns! The girl was so utterly BORED by how lame he was at this game! The fact was that to her, she wasn't even a foe to have fun destroying! That very concept caused him extreme rage."One more round, come on! You win... I'll give you all the money I've got on me!"

"Cool, I love free money."

Hearing her say that more than made him want to explode. Still, he decided to let it slide. Oh, he could have done quite a many things against her. Attempt a grenade barrage, set up a huge sniper nest with the right shielding so she can't one-shot him, even get to the orbital bombardment center and blow her away from space. All plans he was certain would work, all plans she was more than ready to defy. But no, he wanted to REALLY win. How do you ACTUALLY win in a match such as this? By Cheating! How would he cheat? The best way a man can, in this kind of situation. As his gamer girl opponent was solely focused on the monitor, trying to search for him on the map, he slowly snuck up behind her, grabbing something with him. It was a steel-rimmed bong of his, and a pretty thick one. With a mighty one-handed swing, he intended to take her out with a blow from behind her head! The gamer threw in as hard as he could, ready to take her head clean off if he had to.

Instantly, he heard the best sound in his life, of metal hitting flesh. That was immediately ruined by the sound of metal BENDING from hitting said flesh. He couldn't believe his eyes, that was steel-coated! Even if not solid, it still had enough force and weight to knock down a guy his size immediately! Why did it bend?! All she did was rub the back of her head and let out a deep sigh."Killed you again, I get your wallet."

Before the poor man could say a single thing, she threw a punch right at his chin. With it, came a heavy blow that dropped the man like a sack of potatoes. The girl rummaged through his pockets for his wallet and took it out. Deciding the guy promised her ALL of his money, she didn't think he'd complain about her using his debit or credit cards. With that, she switched from his game to another one. It wasn't a very fun game, and she decided to do one that she much preferred playing. One of the many games she played was where she was the top-ranked player in the whole world. Now with a new credit card, she knew she was going to buy a LOT of skins with it. Smiling, she looked down at the unconscious gamer and winked at him. The only thing gamer boys are good for, in her opinion, is giving her money to buy anything she wanted for gaming... and her favorite ones were the ones who ALWAYS tried to fight back. So many did... and so many had SO much money on their credit cards.