Chapter 124: You can play (1/2)

After the game had concluded, it was time for each of the Montem players to go home and get some well deserved rest, especially Novis. The effort expended in the match paled next to how difficult it was answering so many questions in post.

Now he actually felt a little bad having looked at Ashley and Dan, wishing he would be in their shoes. Novis was currently with his little brother Bill who was walking down the street, reinacting the fight with Woo Woo.

”Then you screamed and charged at them with that chain thingy and chucked that spear and they were all dead and then you won and everyone was like whoa.” Bill rapidly narrated while acting out each scene.

”I know Bill, I was the one who was there.” Novis said with his face a little red.

”Hey Bro, why didn't you tell me you beat Lucas in a one on one?” Bill asked, ”Wait more so, when did this happen and how? Like I know you're good at the game now but the time frame doesn't match up, even if you faced Lucas a month ago I could never imagine you beating him.”

”It's not what you think,” Novis replied,” Me and Lucas met up in an internet café and he agreed to teach me a few things. It was a practice game where he was showing me things and he let me kill him as a teaching thing. I guess Tick decided to use this information just to hype up the next match.”

”Oh, that actually makes a lot of sense, a lot of media companies will do these type of things.”

Novis then went to check his phone. A video of the match between Woo Woo was uploaded online and the highlights all contained scenes of Novis. He watched the video again and again, thinking back to the game.

The video had around 60,000 views which was viral for a local county tournament between schools. Everyone in his town and the surrounding towns would have watched it. But it wasn't like he would get stopped in the street for it, after all, the warrior character's face that was shown not Novis' actual face and even though he was famous, it was still no where near the level of Virtual God famous.

Arthur's videos had millions of views and were shared worldwide on a much larger scale. One day Novis hoped he would be up there with him.

****

Most of the Montem team had gone home with their parents or friends who had come to watch the game, but there was one player who remained on his won and that was Alex. He stood just outside the gate of his house nervously.

His Mum had to have found out already that he had gone missing from the house and she was without a doubt furious. As Alex went to check his phone he could see 23 missed call's and several texts from her.

It had only made him more nervous but he had made up his mind with what he had to do. Alex Rang the buzzer and waited for it to answer.

”Mum it's me.” Alex said.

The speaker remained silent as the gates swung open.

When Alex cautiously opened the door he was immediately greeted with a big hug.