Lord of Entertainment C426 Getting Addicted (Patreon)

(3rd Person POV)

The intro alone hooked them. Thunder rumbled through the speakers. Epic orchestral music swelled. The camera swept across a war-torn landscape in breathtaking three-dimensional detail.

Rae's eyes were glued to the screen, goosebumps rising on her arms.

Even Joey and Zoey had stopped their usual skepticism, leaning forward without realizing it.

"God of War?" Zoey frowned suddenly. "Isn't that blasphemous? Making a game about gods?"

"Yeah," Joey added, though he didn't look away from the screen. "My grandparents used to tell stories about a 'God of War' back in the old days. One of those forgotten gods from ancient times, I think. Isn't Arthur worried this might offend the Three Major Religions?"

Rae rolled her eyes. "Who cares? It's just a game."

She pressed the button indicated on screen, following the tutorial prompts. The controller felt natural in her hands as commands translated instantly to action.

The game opened on a ship deck during a violent storm. The animation was impossibly smooth—more detailed than anything they'd seen in films.

"How did they even make this?" Joey muttered.

Then the combat started.

Rae took control of Kratos as enemies swarmed the deck. The protagonist's voice rumbled with barely contained rage as he tore through opponents.

"You challenge me?!" Kratos roared, chains whirling.

"Pathetic."

The violence was brutal. Visceral. Satisfying in a way none of them expected.

Joey found his eyes drifting to the controller in his daughter's hands. His fingers twitched unconsciously.

Full chapter in NewComer714.com.