THE BÄND! - Highway to Hellfest [A Heavy Metal LitRPG]

Metal is dead, man.

Since the tragic events of 2006, not a single Metal Band in Hell has been granted the Power of Satan. It's all just New Wave and Techno, a sad soundtrack for a Hell that has become a boring paradise for corporations looking for cheap labor to run dungeons in MMORPGs.

But when Victor, a Vampire-Catboy, and Waverly, a Werewolf, listen to the Forgotten Tapes, these two best friends set in motion a chain of events that will catch Hell on fire, or freeze it over...

With nothing to lose but an internship in a buggy dungeon that hasn't seen a single adventurer in months, they know they have to become the best f///ing Band in all of Damnation, win the Battle of the Bands at Hellfest, and bring Metal to Hell where it belongs.

After all, what's going to stop them, besides college finals, dungeon health & safety regulations, and spoken-word-jazz-singer-songwriters?What to expect:-Not a College Story, even though it starts in college.-Two People running a Dungeon together-The Power of Metal!-The Power of Friendship!-A slow-burn plot.

[Participant in the November 2023 Writeathon Challenge!]