To them, the watch now represented more than just the fairy goddess’s gift. It was a re-emphasis of the happiness and the miracles that can be spotted with our eyes wide open. Wesley gazed at his mother, and the eternal joy that he was feeling was noticeable from the light of satisfaction in his eyes. Not only did he know that the fairy goddess had returned the gift to him but also realized that through this process he came closer to the people he enjoyed so much. The night had provided them with a memory that they would treasure, a memory of a beautiful and enchanting world that exists even in the ordinary. Wesley was home with his friend Liam on a Saturday night. The sound of the refrigerator and the sound of the trees were quiet. Wesley and his friend Liam were in Wesley’s room eating snacks and reading comics lying on the floor laughing occasionally and making noise in the silent house. Mrs. Thompson, Wesley’s mom was also in the kitchen clearing the table. Thinking tha

The world of gaming was Wesley’s area of expertise. The first day he picked his console as a child, became the day he got hooked on gaming, for him it wasn’t just a hobby, it was his escape, his passion. He had fun in overcoming challenges in virtual games or in overcoming powerful and strong enemies or in solving complicated problems and story lines. These had always interested him. He thus had gained a lot of experience in the game, but this night was going to challenge all that he had learnt with regards to the gaming field. Wesley had advanced to a new rank, the game had been difficult from the beginning so more than anything wesley was ready for the worst. This level of the game was in a battle through impenetrable darkness with the overlord Nalakar under whose rule some players are turned into slaves after failing through his test. Wesley had logged back into Valhalla but this time, however, it was being very obvious that he was tense. If he were to fail, then the outcome

"And you are pushing Strong too hard! Not everyone needs to be thrown into the fire to grow." Lily said, furious as her wings shimmered. Wesley looks at Strong hoping for backup. Frustrated Wesley said, "Strong can you please talk to Zily? This is getting out of hand." "Trust me I've tried, Zily doesn't listen to me when she's in one of these moods," Strong sighed, rubbing her temples. "That's because you know I'm right, Strong. We didn't get this far by playing it safe." Zily added, glancing at Strong with a smirk. ‘Okay, okay, I understand both parties here but we are in this together, we have to fight this as teammates.’ Wesley said in frustration. “Right, that’s what I was thinking too We must find balance Zily, you have been more reckless with your strategy and Lily, I see you are overprotecting Wesley” Strong nodded. The two fairies gaze at their players, though they no longer glow, yet their faces are attentive. “Fine, I’ll try to not go overboard but only if Lily will

There were people all along the roads, but something about them was different. They walked around almost aimlessly and as Wesley paid them more attention hebrealized they were not actually moving forward. They were moving backward. Surprised, Wesley turned his gaze downward toward his hands. His fingers twitched involuntarily qas if some prior gestures he had made had immediately replayed themselves. His heart raced as he tried to understand what was happening. “This couldn’t be right," he whispered. “I’ve fallen into another glitch.”As he walked forward, the world around him was moving in reverse. The marketplace was incredibly active, it seemed like someone had pressed rewind on a film reel. Merchants put the fruit back on the stalls, children picked up their coins that they threw on the ground, and birds flew backwards through the air.They spoke in reverse too, their words becoming an indistinct murmur that buzzed through the atmosphere around them. Wesley’s eyes widened and his

"You... I remember you. The first time we crossed paths, I barely made it out alive." Wesley said. "Ah, yes. The trembling player who thought he could escape my grasp. How foolish." The zombie lord said. "I was weaker then, now I know this world better. I know you better."From the swamp of death, Wesley was lifted into another level. He had passed the trial needed to get to the next level, although he wasn't aware. Earlier in the game, Wesley had confronted some mini bosses, all fingers- associates to Shadow, the grandmaster of the dark world. He would now subsequently come face to face with those mini bosses one after the other. The first of them being the Zombie Lord, he was in charge of dispatching and commanding zombies to do the bidding of Shadow. He had his own mini kingdom however - moreso, an area he had jurisdiction over. "You've grown stronger, true. But strength alone would not save you here. You're still bound by the same rules, Wesley." The zombie lord explained.