The Architect of Ages
By @john1208
Lysander Rael was once just a player, a veteran strategist in the sprawling MMORPG 'Aerthos: Echoes of the Shattered World.' But a glitch, or perhaps a cosmic jest, flung him out of his monitor and into the very reality the game simulated. He didn't just become an inhabitant; he became an NPC, a low-ranking artificer in a forgotten backwater, stranded centuries before the 'players'—the very adventurers he once commanded—would even manifest.
The continent of Aerthos, scarred by a forgotten cataclysm known as the Great Sundering, is slowly rediscovering its arcane might, completely unaware of the impending 'invasion' of these extra-dimensional heroes. Armed with a chillingly perfect recall of every questline, every forgotten artifact, every looming disaster, and every hero's weakness from his past life, Lysander sees not a second chance, but a chilling countdown. His goal: to reshape Aerthos from the ground up. He must weave a new destiny for this world, not merely to survive the players' inevitable arrival, but to bend their chaotic influence to his will, constructing an empire of arcane marvels and fortified cities to withstand the storm he knows is coming. This isn't just about gaining power; it's about becoming the unseen Architect of Ages, preparing for a future no one else can even comprehend.
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