Introduction: In 2080, Joel鈥檚 job as a heavy-duty mechanic on an oil rig off Kitimat British Columbia鈥檚 coast is brutal but necessary. Ocean levels have swallowed much of the land, making fuel more vital than ever. He pushes through every shift for one reason鈥攈is family waiting back home.Then, one stormy night, an explosion rips through the rig, and Joel鈥檚 only focus is survival. But as he claws through smoke and darkness, a chilling message flashes: System Merge in one hour.Suddenly, the rules of reality twist. Digital interfaces hover, levelling up skills and revealing cards that pulse with strange power. Mutated creatures and ruthless raiders roam a world Joel no longer recognizes.To get home, he must master this new system, grow stronger, and unlock dark truths hidden within the game-like mechanics. But survival is just the beginning鈥攂ecause Joel isn鈥檛 the only one adapting to a world changed forever.I will be posting chapters: on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Book One will be taken down at the end of Febuary....