Matt Kelsey was an accountant who hated his job—until aliens accidentally destroyed the Earth and scanned a million humans into an MMO.

Join Matt as he journeys through the mish-mash of an Earth starter-zone, makes new friends, discovers he hates squirrels, and almost dies a bunch.

At the mercy of the owners of host servers and Continuance patents, will humanity survive, thrive, get deleted? There's a big digital universe out there—if Matt, and whoever else is left, are allowed to join.

PS - There's a guy who got turned into a cat and a girl who tames a pet beaver (yes, there are jokes).

What to expect- A main character who isn't instantly powerful or an expert gamer—good thing he has a party

- POVs: 85% Matt; 15% Lars or Sharkie (and one chapter from Kurtis)

- Hitchhiker's Guide and DCC vibes at times, can get silly/absurd and has sprinkles of references (the AI built the zone in a hurry using Earth's internet)

- Warning: Characters can die (at least one does), despite the AI naming one of their skills "Plot Armor" and the digital environment

- Branching classes/magic system, class specialization (evolution) midway

- No stat sheets/boxes, in-line stats as is plot-relevant

Exciting update (Apr 3): This arc's final chapters will post April 22. I'm working on full manuscript edits, in the background, on the road to publication. Once they're done, I'll assess whether arc/book 2 will be my next project vs something else. More info on the nature of edits will be posted in the final author's note, for those interested. Your comments have been immensely helpful. If you have fav parts, or areas you think I can condense, LMK. Even if it's something I'm already working on, it's affirming. And if I decide against a suggestion, it's still immensely valuable because it made me think. I truly appreciate everyone being here and coming on this writing journey with me and the characters. Thank you!

Release schedule: 3x per week, M/W/F 8am (EST)

The only place this story is legitimately published is on Royal Road. If you are reading this story anywhere else, it has been stolen. Please kindly inform me so that I can have it taken down.