The Worrier's Mask

Riley Pocket was born into virtual utopia. His whole existence had been spent living in virtual reality, playing video games, and generally living his life however he wished along with the other 11 billion people populating Earth.

Then nothing changed when the The System attacked. The inhabitants of Earth were ripped from their VR pods and forced to fight monsters and level up… which was just another day for most of them.

Join Riley, his cat Dr. Funk, and the rest of his friends as they fight through an unfair tutorial, level up, and eventually make a mess of alien politics.

[Participant in the November2023 Royal Road Writathon challenge]