The world will change in the next six hours. Governments will fall, people will die, and the natural laws will shatter. A small group of people will gain extraordinary abilities and compete against the alien races of the universe in a life or death competition called the Gate Wars. Will and Rachel will be two of the people to gain reality bending abilities. They will battle their way across their once peaceful city in search of these Gates. They will risk their lives and learn to use their abilities to do something they never thought they would have to do, kill. Will they have what it takes to succeed against the alien races of the universe, or will they succumb to the pain of losing everything? The next six hours will change more than just the world.
This story contains leveling, abilities and some adult language.
My Opinion: 53 pages, $0.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
This is an RPG apocalypse story with a battle royale element. Aliens institute an RPG system on earth and give people the ability to purchase powers and special abilities. Humanity must participate in a battle tournament and collect so many winners coins. The main characters are a husband and wife who decide to throw themselves into the fight.
The game mechanics veer more towards an action RPG. No stats but purchasable and upgradable abilities, levels, XP, and various resources to purchase items in a System store. Loot and weapons drop from defeated human and alien foes after killing them.
Only aspect that seemed a little forced was the immediate acceptance of the couple of this RPG apocalypse and the battle royale. I mean, I understand from a short story perspective that that had to happen quickly to get the plot going. But a little realism is lost when the husband and wife immediately accept an alien invention to fight other people to the death in a tournament without much of a moral debate. The ending is a little abrupt too.
Overall an entertaining short story with some good fights.
Score: 7.4 out of 10