SEVER ZERO
There was only the perpetual, eerie twilight of a server space that the Admin had tried—and failed—to delete.
Ren (Wraith) stood on a floating platform of grey, untextured polygons, looking down at his new army.
Thousands of avatars stretched out before him, a chaotic mosaic of Aegis Online's diverse character classes. There were heavy-plated Paladins standing shoulder-to-shoulder with sleek Cyber-Ninjas; Elven Rangers with glowing bows next to heavily augmented Space Marines.
But none of them looked pristine.
Their armor was cracked and missing textures. Their weapons sparked with dangerous, uncontrolled energy. Their gamertags, hovering above their heads, flickered and glitched, alternatin