Orbis Online
96. The Unknown Legend

His encounter with Ikshan left Reus' eyes wide open. There is a lot of information that is not in the Orbis Forum, Ikshan revealed to Reus for free, even almost all of the secrets that made Reus reach this point at this low level were explained without the slightest mistake.

If Reus had not experienced it himself then he would have thought that Ikshan was deceiving him.

   "You don't look surprised. Do you know that too?"

   "I'm actually surprised that you know that."

This time Ikshan's eyes were wide open to Reus' reply.

   "Wait a minute, did you play Avora Online?"

   "Online Avora? That failed mobile MMORPG game?"

Ikshan nodded quickly with great enthusiasm when he found out that Reus knew Avora Online, a mobile MMORPG genre game that was considered a failure a few years ago.

Avora Online used to be a MMORPG themed game on mobile phones that at the time of its release was quite in demand, but not until three months this game was abandoned by almost 90 percent of players. In the next three months the game was closed for good by the developer.

The reason for the abandonment of this game by its players is because it is too difficult and impossible for most players, even professional game players. The ratings continued to deteriorate in the first weeks of release to the point where the game was named one of the most difficult MMORPG games of all time.

Ikshan used to be one of those players who didn't give up until the game was shut down by the developer. When Avora Online shut down, Ikshan was frustrated that he could not even finish half of the game's Main Story until closing time.

A few years after the closure of Avora Online, the Virtual-Reality Full-Dive technology was invented that allowed people to enter the game world almost completely. At that time Ikshan immediately bought Solid Gear and entered one of the VRMMORPG genre worlds and pursued Virtual-Reality funds to date playing Orbis Online.

According to him, the world of Orbis Online has many similarities with Avora Online, one of which is a battle system that does not see the feather balance of monster and player levels. That was why Ikshan was able to quickly adapt in this world.

   "Avora Online, huh? I remember those days when I played that up to the ridicule of my old classmates."

   "You play Avora Online? How long?"

   "Ehm, I guess until the game's closing day."

Ikshan's eyes widened in disbelief hearing it. He did not think it turned out that he found someone who used to play Avora Online until the closing day of the game was the same as it seemed.

Ikshan became more excited and told a lot of things that he had found on Avora Online until the last time he played the game.

Actually the storyline of Avora Online is quite exciting, it's just that the level of difficulty is very difficult it makes players disappear drastically. Only certain people can survive to the end.

   "Reus, you managed to finish Main Story by what percentage? I'm up to 36 percent! Awesome, right?"

Ikshan puffed out his chest filled with a sense of pride that he had never felt before. For former Avora Online players, the 36 percent figure in Main Story has included the top hundred globally, it is only natural that Ikshan is very proud of his old achievements.

   "Heh, great too. If I....maybe about 70 to 80 percent? I don't know, I don't remember that much either."

Reus' words sounded like lightning struck Ikshan's heart eight times. His legs that were being used to walk side by side with Reus instantly squeezed out until he almost fell to the ground.

Reus stopped his steps and turned his head back to realize Ikshan who was standing in the middle of the road with a slightly pale face and a ghostly expression.

   "What's wrong with you, Ikshan? Why do you look at me like you see a ghost?"

   "La-Laplace?"

   "That's my name on Avora Online. Hey, what's the real reason for you?"

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   "Uh.... My head's dizzy."

When Ikshan realized the sky was red orange indicates soon the day will enter the night. He wakes up holding his forehead which feels swaying.

   "Oh, are you unconscious, Ikshan?"

   "Ah, Reus."

Seeing Ikshan conscious, Reus gave a damp cloth to the masked player half-face that he immediately put on his head assuming it could slightly relieve his dizziness. After a while, the last memory before he fainted reappeared in his brain.

Ikshan raised his chin looking at Reus who was sitting on a small rock.

   "Reus, are you really Laplace? The Dominator Laplace?"

   "I don't know who The Laplace Dominator is, but Laplace is indeed the name I used in Avora Online."

Silence reigns for a moment between the two of them which is then filled with the sound of laughter from Ikshan that gets bigger as time goes on. His laughter stopped and turned into a big smile with joy.

Reus was once an Avora Online player named Laplace who was very famous among players who still survived until the closing time. Because he is the only player who completed more than 50 percent of Main Story within half a year of the Avora Online game so that makes players who still survive greatly respect him, one of which is Ikshan.

Although he is not very well known for many players who give up quickly, for former Avora Online players who survive until the last seconds of the game the figure of Reus is very much adored and respected.

Because of its dominance so thick that no one can touch it, Reus is nicknamed by another player with The Dominator Laplace, the ruler of Avora Online.

Not just the players, though, even the developer of Avora Online also gave high appreciation to Reus at that time because it managed to pass the challenge so difficult to the highest point that even they themselves were not sure there were successful players achieving it.

He stood up and saluted Reus, who left the silvery-haired player in great confusion.

   "I never thought I'd be able to meet the legendary figure of Avora Online, The Dominator Laplace."

   "Hey, the past is the past, don't bring the memories."

   "Can't be, I was a big fan of yours at the time if you wanted to know."

Ikshan laughed off the joy of meeting his idol at the time of playing Avora Online many years ago. He then sent a friend invitation as well as a party with Reus through a system that of course was not rejected.

In the end Ikshan kept telling me about his past adventures in Avora Online all night until he fell asleep on Reus' shoulder like a brother who had been separated for a long time. Reus smiled to see him fall asleep.

For some reason, Reus can feel there is a sense of friendship that he can create with Ikshan as well as with Ramsey—Haris in the real world. Not only that, he even saw Ikshan like a younger brother he never had before.

At the same time Reus imagined his younger sister, Mirage who often clashed with him while smiling wryly.

   "What's the kid doing now, huh?"

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