"Elias! Focus!" a voice barked. It was the tutorial prompt, but in his ears, it sounded like Keith Shadis. He tapped the triggers. Thwip-shhh!
Steel wires shot from his hips, anchoring into the corner of a clock tower. The sudden jerk of the "gas" sent his character soaring. The wind didn't actually blow in his room, but Elias leaned back in his chair, his stomach doing a genuine somersault as he cleared a rooftop. Then, he saw it. Download Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Free...
Elias selected the first mission. Suddenly, he was standing on the cobblestone streets of Shiganshina. The scale was overwhelming. The houses felt fragile, like dollhouses made of balsa wood, dwarfed by the sheer, cold stone of Wall Maria. "Elias
Elias landed on a nearby roof, his character's chest heaving in sync with his own. He looked up at the Great Wall, then out at the horizon where more silhouettes moved in the distance. The download was finished, but his journey beyond the walls had just begun. He tapped the triggers
The creature collapsed in a cloud of steam, evaporating before it hit the ground.
Peering over a three-story building was a Titan. It was fifteen meters of grinning, mindless horror. Its eyes were vacant, fixed on a group of fleeing NPCs. Elias felt a surge of genuine adrenaline. This wasn't just a download anymore; it was a rescue mission.