YGGDRASIL, a DMMO-RPG that completely revolutionize the world of gaming, the deep in which you could create a character with everything, biography, to even a family tree. Made for incredible and deep customization like nothing before. The game become popular since day one, and the following years became the most popular game in the world.

In that period, a certain guild in Japan would become one of the most powerful and popular because of its unique way to play the game. In YGGDRASIL, you could play almost every specie you could think of, from human, the eagle man, orcs, angels, or whatever your hearth desire. 700 races in total, divided into 3 categories.

Humanoid races, like humans, elves, dwarves, etc. Then there were the Demi-human races, orcs, ogres, lizardmen, and lastly, the Heteromorphic races, like slimes, vampires, devils, etc.

This brings a certain problem, since, like real life, the game community of YGGDRASIL became quite racist against Heteromorphic races for some reason. Some say because of role-playing since they were the evil ones.

This particular guild was so infamous for that same reason, it was a guild with only Heteromorphic players. Ainz Ooal Gown. The guild that was able to push themselves to the top of the game and became a sort of legend in the community. It started with 9 players, but it expanded to 41 in their prime. In the high days of the game, they won many top PVP tournaments, guilds wars, and international events, they were called the best guild in the world and for the players in the guild, it seems that there was no ending for their victories and glory. But as years went by and the economy of the company of the game began to tremble thanks to the economic crisis of the decade. Ainz Ooal Gown lost the battle against their mightiest foe, reality.

"Did you hear about the protest in Europe?" a voice was heard in the social district of YGGDRASIL.

"Yeah, it's looking pretty bad."

"I can't find a good job... I don't know what to do..."

"Shit is awful, this company will close by the end of the year, really sad."

"We can play FIFA 2138... it's not that bad... I mean, still looks like something from the last century..."

"Fuck no! I won't play that shit!"

"I still play Cyberpunk 2077, shit is legendary."

In the social district, many players seem to gather around just to talk and lose their time, it was a lot better than meeting in real life since the pollution and constant protest didn't make for a good idea to go outside. The square was quite big and made for a good meeting ground, especially since it was a safe zone. In the place, a certain demon girl seems to be waiting for something. She brought the attention of the people around, not because of what she was wearing but of who she was.

"Hey, isn't she from Ainz Ooal Gown!"

"Shit, she is, I thought the guild disbanded."

"Wow, I wonder if she is as hot as her avatar."

"Meh, she is perhaps a he, a fat dude with a neckbeard."

"I don't know, I heard she was interviewed years ago when she won her third world champion back to back, If I remember, she was quite cute."

"Bullshit!"

"It's true, I will send you the video!"

"He is telling the truth, she was hot!"

"Bullshit!"

The demon girl was just standing there completely ignoring her the voices on /all comms, She had short white hair, to her shoulders, two long horns, that stylishly look beautiful on her head, a gorgeous face, that show how much time she spend in character creation and two eyes with demonic pupils with bright golden color. The demon girl was wearing dark light armor, fit to her body nicely, but as well a long red cape around her, and staff on her hand and the sword on her hips. A strange combination, since many who didn't know her would ask if she was just a magic caster or a warrior. But she was a little of both, thanks to her class of Arcane magic warrior.

A very annoying build to be sure, but equally, difficulty to master. You have the best of both worlds, powerful spells to do damage or buff yourself with and physical strength to use the warrior route. Still, it was not a very popular class because of the drawbacks, for the first 45 levels, you are practically useless. You are not a magic caster or a warrior, just something in between. Besides that, you have to grind your way to higher levels to do damage to even NPCs. You depend on items, armor, and skill to make it works and once you do, you would have to speed a lot of points on intelligence and wisdom to have any MP or CD left to use either magic or your sword since every skill in the Arcane magic warrior class depend heavily on it.

But if you made it to level 100, it's when you can finally play the game and even then, you have to play quite a lot to learn to move to close range and then long rage to use your abilities. This is the reason it was not popular, not because it was a weak build, but because it took so much time to play with the class and even then, you have to learn and unlock two trees of skills to enter the Arcane magic warrior one.

"Sorry!" A voice was heard and brought attention to the demon girl.

"You took a long time, what happens?" the demon girl asked irritated.

"Sorry, Gali-chan I was busy, that's all," the demon girl eyebrows twitch in real life when she heard her nickname.

"It's Galadriel, no Gali-chan," Galadriel said with a tired voice.

"It's to mouthful, anyway I brought it," Galadriel had a big smile behind her VR helmet.

"Thank you, I will send you the money," the demon girl said, taking the object from the dark elf girl in front of her.

"Thank you a lot, really this money would help to pay the rent, but still I don't get what you want this thing, yes it's a world Item, but is a very useless one, I mean, I got it in loot box when it came out, I was lucky but still it's pretty useless," the dark elf girl said.

"I like collecting stuff," Galadriel said.

"Still, I don't get why though, I mean, YGGDRASILis going to be over by the end of the year, why collect such stuff anyway? You're not going to take it home it's going to disappear," Galadriel didn't say anything just save the ring on her dimension pocket.

"It's none of your business," the demon girl said icily.

"Ok, ok, geez... any case, can you help me with something?" the dark elf girl said, to which the demon girl could only raise eyebrows.

"With?"

"Remember my guild? The Greedy ones? Well, one of the guys just asked for a date... and well I don't know what to do... he is a nice guy, but I am not a nice girl at all, I don't know what to say to him, I need someone to talk to," the dark elf girl said with a whiny voice.

Suzuki Satoru, also known as Galadriel didn't know what to say, she was not the best person to ask such thing, she was a failure in that kind of department. Even at her age, she was still a virgin... and she was 34. If she reaches 40, she would become a grand wizard, or in her case a grand witch.

"Eh... didn't you say that you... well, sleep with two of your guildmates, including your guild master?" Galadriel asked a little embarrassed.

"Oh, yes, it was a party and stuff... two at the same time as well," the dark elf said with pride and Suzuki Satoru could only cringe in her room. She meets this girl a few months back, in her search for world items, and it baffles her how direct and carefree she is. This girl, after a few days of meeting her, told her entire life, all the things she does, especially her night actives. Making the 34-year-old virgin want to die.

"Well, I don't know... just be honest?" Galadriel said with a random emoji in chat.

"I will try, or perhaps I will just blow him and tell him after, I don't know."

"Don't you think that it would cause problems?" asked the demon girl.

"Mmm, I don't think so, besides is just a flint that's it, I like those guys, we are only 8 left in the guild so... what it's the worst that can happen?" Galadriel only sends a smiling emoji, as she says her goodbyes to the promiscuous elf girl.

As she finally reached her guild base, she went immediately to the treasury.

"[Odin's Aesir ring]" Galadriel smiled as she put the ring on the finger of the mannequin.

"Not the best one, but still one of the world Items... with this, we have around 23 world items, Fuuh, when they see how many I gather, they would go nuts!" Galadriel said with a smile. Almost jumping of joy.

"They would be so happy, when they heard I manage to get [Atlas] back, as well [Ahura Mazda] and [World Savior] Fufufu~," she said happily.

"Still, I have to sacrifice a lot of money and time... as well to talk to those guys," Galadriel felt shivers run from her spine, as she remembered that guild of hardcore role players, who love to play as the good guys.

"Those guys, are at the same level of Ulbert-san in terms of role-playing," she said.

"Good thing they were noobs, and two of them had an unhealthy crush on me... eww, still I manage to get [Downfall of Castle and Country] and [Ouroboros] and the only thing I have to do, it's sending them a picture of me, in a maid outfit... god, Peroroncino-san and Bukubukuchagama-chan would have lost their shit for that, they even made me take an in-game picture of them at their kneels as I pat their heads with the sun on my back, to make me look holy, so cringe, gosh so cringe, I don't want to remember it," Suzuki could only cover her face in real-time, as she remembered those things, only to get those two world items.

"Any case, I still need to get a more, I don't think they would like that I speed a lot of money, especially now... Haha, I can imagine Yamaiko-sensei getting angry at me for wasting money, or Touch me-san... yeah," Galadriel said slowly. She slowly looks at the surrounding mausoleum and saw the statues she created for her friend's equipment. She felt lonely and hollow when she saw that, 41 players... 37 left the game for good. The other simple stop coming online, but she hopes that they would come the last day, she would send them an email. They have to come, at least one more time... to say goodbye.

"I miss you guys... I miss you guys a lot," suddenly, she started to cry, even though her character in the game looks, Stoic and unfazed. Suzuki in her room was breaking down. She didn't have anyone else, not family, friends, or even pets. Just YGGDRASIL.

She was a lonely woman, who works for a big company, she earns quite the money sure, but nothing more. Her life is work, home, play, sleep, and go to work again. In YGGDRASIL, she had a family, friends, she was popular, she had the life she always wanted, but more importantly, she was not alone.

In the mausoleum, the cries and sobbing, were loud, for long minutes Suzuki let herself run out of tears, again. It had become normal at this point, she would get some world items or legendary ones, bring them to the treasury, and cry.

"Get yourself together women," she told herself.

Once she finally stops, she looks around and saw her creation, Pandora's actor, standing there, with the same weird face. Galadriel knew that she perhaps was losing herself, but she just spoke to him, like she always does.

"Sorry, Pandora's actor, I cry again... I just got lonely that's all," she said.

She knew she was talking to an NPC, that would never answer her back, she knows, but at the same time, she just doesn't have anyone else to speak to.

"Just take care of the items, please?"

"I will try to… I will try to get more and maybe they would come… I hope," she almost whispers.

Galadriel saw the time on her VR and curse, she knew she would have to wake up early to go to work. So, she quickly said her goodbyes to Pandora's actor and went offline. She would come tomorrow and keep searching for more world items.