The Land of Lavellan – Introduction_(0)

Please comment and let me know what you think, this is my first story and if it is received well I will keep writing it. I don’t mind criticism but please make sure it’s productive. I hope you all enjoy reading..

The glow from the screen lit up the small bedroom in an apartment building in the small hours of the morning. Eva Michaels was twirling her hair between her dainty fingers, contemplating the offer that the laptop was illuminating. The new Holistic Virtual Reality headband had only been available for three days now and already it was sweeping across the planet like a plague. The HVR band was the latest breakthrough in immersion technology, giving it’s wearer access to a virtual world, more than a simple a visual experience, a tangible sensory input filled fantasy land. The user was to slip the band over their eyes, wait for the device to calibrate to brain waves through the retina with a little technological witchery that Eva knew nothing about, and wait until you were whisked away.

The sign up form blew past her, and in no time the onscreen instructions prompted the user to equip the HVR band. Eva released her hair and wiped her eyes with her palms.

“Okay, this is it. Finally, I can see what the hell the fuss is over this thing” Eva muttered to herself as she settled into her soft bed, ensuring comfort for what she was informed could take a while. She brought the band up to her eyes, strapped it securely and reclined.

“Welcome user”, came the sultry voice of the game guide. “The following tutorial will help you to interact with the world around you, as you are physically in an immobile state there is no danger of bodily harm at any stage of use. All interactions will be triggered by thought, to achieve the best level of gaming experience the creators urge you to let your imagination wander. The world is filled with creator characters of light and dark, other users are found throughout the land. All actions have an impact on the destiny of your character, adventure awaits you newcomer. The road to Lavellan is open to you.

The smell of rich earth hit her nostrils, breathing in instinctually Eva realised she was standing, barefoot and clad in her night shirt, in the midst of a golden wood. Tree trunks stretched up to the heavens, crowned with leaves in shades yellow and orange. The same leaves coated the ground beneath her feet. Eva looked around her, there was a pathway ahead of her winding through the trees.

“I guess that’s my heading, would be nice to know for sure though” she thought as she scouted around for clues. The ground beneath her feet began to glow, a few fiery footprints stepped away from her toward the path. “Holy shit, ask and ye shall receive.” she chuckled as she started down the path.

Following the footsteps Eva walked in awe of her surroundings, the chatter of birds, smells of the forest, light and shadow scattered across the ground.