The greatest epic fantasy MMORPG in history has a ticking time bomb at its heart.

Noah Carver used to work for Maskell Entertainment, developing the smash hit virtual reality game Sevenfold Sword Online (loosely based on the fantasy novels of Jonathan Moeller).

Then Carver got fired.

Not for incompetence, or for laziness.

But because he discovered the truth.

The game's runaway success was built on the deadly technology of humanity's ancient enemy, and Maskell Entertainment doesn't want anyone to find out.

And unless Carver finds proof, a lot of innocent people are going to die...