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Chapter 98: Matchday 1..., Warstar is back!

Chapter 98: Matchday 1..., Warstar is back!

1 day later..., it was weekend!

It was that time of the season again.

Warstar was build around the game itself, the revolutionary video game that captured hearts around the world with its impeccable design, implementation, revolutionary graphics and game mechanics.

It was by far the most popular RPG game in the world.

But that was not the true base of Warstar’s popularity, the true core of Warstar’s popularity was the Pro Alliance in big countries around the world.

Even before Warstar, there was an Esports scene in most countries, but it wasn’t quite as avid as what people saw these days.

Afterall, apart from football and concerts by artists, never had an eSport event been hosted in an actual stadium not to talk of a stadium as big and iconic as Wembley Stadium in London, England.

But that was the exact location where the 10th Warstar RPG Champions League final was played in England.

An eSports final..., in Wembley stadium!

A decade ago, that would have sounded inconceivable to anyone.

But not anymore, and it was all due to Warstar, and its popularity.

In Warstar, 3 countries were recognized as the big 3 when it the revolutionary video game, namely England, China, and Japan.

They were called that way not just because their Warstar Esports communities and Pro Alliances were the most developed in the world, but mostly because they were the first to recognize the potential of the revolutionary video game in Warstar.

They saw something that would revolutionize sports as the world knew it before, and so they jumped into it, adopting it first.

They didn’t just adopt it though, on just the 2nd year of Warstar’s launch, England, China, and Japan became the first countries to launch an official Warstar Pro Alliance due to the explosive growth in popularity of the game.

Since then, the 3 different Warstar Pro Alliances grew in prestige and importance, till today when the World Championship was introduced.

China, England, and Japan were the biggest Warstar-playing countries.

Their Warstar communities were highly developed after 12 years of having adopted the revolutionary game first, and this created fanbases of the video game that was now even rivalling football in terms of fan passion.

In England and around the world where football was the most popular sport, to football fans, every single season ends in a rollercoaster.

This was because at the end of the season, the winner of each domestic league would be decided, ending the title race that lasted all season.

Not just that, the big tournaments of football would also be decided.

Especially the UEFA Champions League final of football which was the biggest club tournament would conclude in a blockbuster final where a certain fanbase would celebrate their team’s win in the final, while the other wallow in regret.

All those emotions, the rollercoaster, they all hit a crescendo at the end of each season. And then comes the long break.

During the break, if there was no international tournament in between, football fans around the world become starved of football.

And like drug addicts, they begin to crave it.

This was why every time that a new football campaign was about to begin, fans around the world approach it with crazy enthusiasm and anticipation.

They could not wait for the season to begin!

And on the start of that matchday 1, the first day, the emotions of the fans go haywire as they’re overwhelmed by emotions.

A similar situation overtook England at this moment.

This was because after 2 months of being Warstar-deprived- not just any Warstar, but Warstar at the highest level, between pro players, fans of the video game were finally about to return back to their normal schedule.

The pro clubs around England were about to start taking to the arena every week again in heart-wrenching clashes to the death.

The old clubs, the newly promoted clubs, the favorites to lift the trophy again, the famous pro players, the promising newbies, fans of the revolutionary video game could not wait for all of them to take on to the pitch and clash for glory.

And this was why the fans were so excited.

A certain fanbase was also excited.

The screen bathed Benjamin’s apartment in Birmingham with a soft glow as the Pro Alliance’s new season unfolded.

On-screen, Cyber Squad, Noah’s former team clashed against Lionheart Legacy, the Manchester-based Warstar club with a deep history in the league.

For the first time in 11 years, Cyber Squad fielded a massively different lineup of pro players even as the roster of legendary Avatars remained intact.

Of the original team of 7, only 1 familiar face remained, Isabella, the controller of the OG Cyber Squad Paladin, Stormborn Valor.

Originally, in the OG Cyber Squad team, Stormborn Valor was one of the more anonymous Avatars in the team, never making waves and mostly being the side character but for the first time in years, Stormborn Valor was now a major character in Cyber Squad.

Afterall, she was now the most experienced player in the squad.

For 11 years, Noah was the captain of team Cyber Squad while Marcus was the vice-captain but this year, the hierarchy finally changed.

With the sudden retirement of Noah Harrington and his crew of close friends, Isabella got a promotion, rising all the way to become a starting V player of team Cyber Squad. Not just that, she became the vice-captain.

The captain position was given to the heir of Cyber Squad’s legend, the new controller of the God-level Stinger of War Avatar, Caster.

This was how team Cyber Squad now looked.

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[Cyber Squad:]

[Avatar- Stinger of War]

[Class: Combat Mage]

[Controller: Caster]

[Special Position: Captain]

...

[Avatar- Stormborn Valor]

[Class: Paladin]

[Controller: Isabella]

[Special Position: Vice Captain]

...

[Avatar- Sprinkling Brooks]

[Class: Blademaster]

[Controller: Chrollo]

[Special Position: None]

...

[Avatar- Black Phantom]

[Class: Mechanic]

[Controller: Smith]

[Special Position: None]

...

[Avatar- Changing Spring]

[Class: Cleric]

[Controller: Cleon]

[Special Position: None]

...

[Reserve players:]

[Avatar- Fatal Einstein]

[Class: Summoner]

[Controller: Elliot]

[Special Position: None]

...

[Avatar- Pestilent Jest]

[Class: Elementalist]

[Controller: Peter]

[Special Position: None]

The OG Cyber Squad team was the Battle God, a Battle Mage, a Blademaster, a Mechanic, a Summoner, and a Cleric but for the first time, Cyber Squad changed its strategy, integrating Isabella’s Paladin into the main team.

Isabella’s Paladin replaced the Summoner in the starting V.

For this game, the first game of the new Warstar season, Cyber Squad were still the overwhelming favorites over their opponents.

Afterall, this was Cyber Squad.

To a lot of fans, that name alone was an advantage on its own but it was not the true reason. It was not all nostalgia.

Yes, Noah and his clique may have retired after losing in another Warstar RPG champions league final, but on paper, the team didn’t decline.

Afterall, Cyber Squad went all out on the transfer market, not just securing Caster’s signature but the signature of other promising young rising stars in the league who were eager to snap up such legendary Avatars.

Instead of the old and ageing team that Cyber Squad was last season, this new season, Cyber Squad was a young and energetic promising squad.

This was why they were the favorites for this first game.

On Lionheart Legacy’s side, it was a pro club that had been in the English pro scene for a long time. A club with royal sponsorships and a history dating back all the way to the origins of Warstar eSports, known for its discipline and noble knight-themed aesthetics.

From the description alone, their class lineup was evident.

Instead of Cyber Squad’s aggressive attacking line up of a Combat Mage, a Blademaster, an Elementalist, a Paladin, and a Cleric, Lionheart Legacy stuck with their old lineup of 2 Paladins, a Cleric, a Gunner, and a Ghostblade.

Controlling 1 of the 2 Paladins was the captain of Lionheart Legacy, a veteran of the English Pro Alliance and an old rival of Noah Harrington, Harvey.

Harvey was the only reason why Cyber Squad was not given a 100% chance of winning the first game of the new season.

This captain was devious and experienced, and that meant a lot in Warstar.

Afterall, it was a game of strategy and teamwork.

It was going to be a tough and exciting matchup, but it was not the only game that was scheduled for matchday 1 of the 11th season of the Pro Alliance.

Afterall, there were 20 clubs in the English Pro Alliance every season.

On the broadcast, the fixture of eSports games was dropped.

(English Pro Alliance:)

(Cyber Squad – Lionheart Legacy)

(Time: 6:00pm)

...

(Oblivion Knights – Shadow Dominion)

(Time: 7:00pm)

...

(Imperium Tyrannus – Scarlet Rose)

(Time: 8:00pm)

...

(Juggernaut – Phoenix Rising)

(Time: Tomorrow, 6:00pm)

...

(Nightfall – Pendragon Esports)

(Time: Tomorrow, 7:00pm)

...

(Midnight Revenants – Blazing Gryphons)

(Time: Tomorrow, 8:00pm)

...

(Avalon Sovereign – Stormborn Esports)

(Time: Tomorrow, 9:00pm)

...

(Cerberus Core – Exo Genesis)

(Time: Monday, 7:00pm)

...

(Steel Bastion – Phantom Vortex)

(Time: Monday, 8:00pm)

...

(Helix Nova – Titan’s Ascent)

(Time: Monday, 9:00pm)

Seated in Benjamin’s apartment, a group of friends focused on the screen as the action was about to begin on stage.

They were excited.