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What would you do first if you get a chance to get back in time? Change past mistakes, earn money or start playing your favourite game disregarding all the above?

Otto Rey does just that. If it's the world of Imaginary Characters Battle Adventure(ICBA) you might choose the same. Strap alongside Otto to know more about his battle adventures to beat the AI that created the game.

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Gunshots! Bombs! It is all happening at the same time. The sound of a battle echoes in the mind of Otto Rey as he relive a nightmare over and over for the last week. The sounds end with a loud shriek caused by a huge explosion. This is the moment he wakes up all sweaty and out of breath. Otto is completely shaken. He checks his phone and it still makes no sense. Today is different, September 12, 2022; today the world is introduced to ICBA, The Imaginary Character Battle Adventures. Otto in excitement starts to think out loud “ICBA once again. This was the only thing I missed from the future and now it’s finally here. Just thinking of all the amazing things I can do with my skills makes this voodoo time travel s**t worthed.” After the sudden burst of excitement Otto gets ready humming to his favorite song to get out and buy the hardware required for playing ICBA that means his life to him. On a giant billboard outside the mall played the constant advertisements introducing ICBA. Virtual reality, online multiplayer and a vast open world generated using Artificial Intelligence this game has everything. The next generation in gaming that is what all the ads are saying. Otto could see a huge line in front of him and the shop did not even open yet. “Did people arrive yesterday and spent the night here? Damn that’s dedication. I should have known. What’s the use of knowing the future if I can’t even get this right” he thought. Otto looks at his phone where he receives a phone call from his mother. He ignores the call and looks to be in complete pain. “What’s the reason in travelling back to the worst time of your life if you cannot do anything to change it with all the knowledge of the future? None… So, I should just ignore the past. Yes… I am doing the right thing mom. I have to protect myself this time. I am sorry” all these thoughts are eating away Otto and his only distraction is ICBA. It is a long line, but it moves rather fast. Standing behind Otto is a boy in his twenties who is so slim that it feels as if he starved himself for days. From the look of his face it is clear he lacks sleep and energy. “Hey, this game feels way... overrated right?” asks the stranger. Otto looks back at him and notices him. “No, it is what it says and more. ICBA is not just a game it’s a way of life” Otto delivers with excitement. “I've heard that before. Not sure if it’s worth all the money.” adds the stranger. “I know, it feels that way, I thought the same the first time and started about six months later but now I am in it from the start. I will get OMEGA this time for sure.” explains Otto. The stranger gets confused by what Otto said yet he moves his head as a show of appreciation. “By the way, I am Lenny. Would you like to be a gaming buddy.” asks Lenny. “Yes sure, you can add me at BattleKing369.” Otto remembers it was his earlier title and he intends to change it this time around so he corrects himself, “No, it's going to be OmegaWarrior. Yes, that would make me feel worthy enough to challenge Level 25.” Lamar wants to know about Level 25 but Otto in his excitement has already forgotten that Level 25 remains a hidden feature in the first year of the game. Even so, Otto knows he can take care of the first nine levels before the update.  Lenny and Otto kept talking all the way to the end of the line when finally they could get their hands on the latest virtual reality helmet. Once the user puts it on and the gloves they can play games like ICBA and many others all created and launched by the developers at Net World. Lenny could guess how much knowledge Otto has over the game so he keeps asking more questions. Otto likes talking about ICBA to anyone willing to listen. He feels happy and refreshed after a long time. Otto explains how the helmet fits into the picture in simple words for Lenny.  According to Otto, the helmet is connectable to the local wifi and uses hand movement gloves and voice commands to operate. It also has some sensors attached to the back of our brains that reads the pulses from our brain. This feature allows the user to walk, run, jump without lifting their own legs. He also explains about the virtual reality world seen through the glass. It feels real and made with eyesight adjustment that apparently makes us feel like watching in real without affecting our eyes. After making the purchase, Otto bids Lenny farewell to hurry home and get inside the world of ICBA. It is now that Otto finally feels alive. He could have done a lot with the knowledge of the past but he has no past, he does not want to relive the past, he wants to live the way he did in the future; buried in his games that's the only way he believes he can live. Thus, he completes the setup and launches ICBA all over again from the start. This time it will be different, this time he will become the number one player in the world; easily. ICBA Player Sign Up Name: OmegaWarrior Gender: Male Tier 1 power: Super Strength Go Premium and unlock Tier 2 and 3 now Let your Battle Adventures and be the best in the world Otto signs up but does not buy into the premium account yet. He creates the character and the device scans Otto’s face which allows his avatar face to look completely like him except it’s a bit cartoonish. He adjusts the figure and shape of his body and finally enters the training area. Otto uses his skills to quickly pass the training area and into the open world of ICBA. It is a giant open world game but the game is already installed with the helmet. It uses multiple servers and more are created if all server populations are filled. Otto gets into a server and starts roaming the vast world. It seems he is finally breathing fresh air from this virtual plane.ICBA has its own valleys and cities, mountains and oceans. Players can fly around with super powers or use a vehicle to move around the map. Soon enough, Otto receives a friend request. It is none other than Lenny. His title in the game is BigBadLenny.  “Hey, bud I noticed you did not go premium, it would be hard to win pvp with a lower tier.” asks Lenny. Otto has a wicked smirk on his face. He could see how Lenny is falling behind as they walk because it takes time to get used to using your brain to do the leg movements. He explains it would be way too easy to fight against noob players so he does not want any unfair advantages. Otto can move without any problem, he jumps, kicks with so much ease that anyone would notice he is not a noob. Otto does not care if Lenny or anyone knows about his knowledge, he is carefree in ICBA so he continues to blabber about Level 25.  “Level 25 is going to be an incredible update in this game Lenny, I want to become the first person on Earth to beat Level 25. So, what I need now is to battle as many players, survive as many battlegrounds and win all the tournaments I can to farm enough experience and character levels I can. You do it too, cause winning Level 25 is not possible alone. It's about teamwork as well.” Otto explains every detail he can to Lenny as they go on challenging every character they face on the map. Otto beats three players all of Tier 1 and it is making him impatient. He wants to face tier three at least then he might have a challenge.  They meet another novice player and this time it’s Lenny who throws the challenge. BigBadLenny already looks intimidating with his strong and tall looks. The brute character design along with the cartoonish version of Lenny’s exhausted face makes him look more like a giant demon. Lenny settled with invulnerability as his first power. His opponent RickyLicky looks small with a tiny body and a giant face. If he chose his real face, it was magnified to fit the character design. Otto cannot help but laugh at the strange avatar.  Otto watches the fight as an audience. He has recorded live all the battles and moves up until now. He has plans to make money from his pre-existing skills and become one of the first guides for gamers. As they begin fighting Otto does commentary. BigBadLenny versus RickyLicky. Both players at Tier 1. This is BigBad’s first Battle Adventure in ICBA. Can he come out victorious? BigBad is invulnerable to piercing blows but what power is RickyLicky hiding? BigBad goes in for the attack and it seems RickYLicky is standing still. RickyLicky carefully times the attack and launches a giant tongue at an unsuspecting Lenny.  Oh a giant tongue. It reminds me of a certain Pokémon, but I have to hand it to him. This power is both ingenious and dangerous for a starting player.  “Invulnerable Defence!” commands Lenny to take the least damage possible. His character remains standing. Lenny runs in for another attack. “Remember Lenny, focus on running in your imagination just like Otto said” chants Lenny to himself. He swiftly moves close to the licking character and begins throwing strong repetitive punches. Wow, look at BigBad, he won’t stay down against a giant tongue, he is fighting back with quick movements. I think RickyLicky is having trouble moving and attacking. Noob mistake.  RickyLicky uses his hand movements to cause a spiral tongue attack that finally manages to strike down Lenny. Lenny sees the world from the ground in an instant even while he sits in his comfort chair. Lenny shakes the new feeling of falling down in the game and focuses on standing up straight. He manuvers close to RickyLicky for one more round of consecutive attacks.  That tongue twister. Yes, I named his attack. It was so cool and it looks like RickyLicky has found some confidence. BigBadLenny doesn’t wish to give up until it's over and here he goes.  Lenny concentrates enough and his character is able to perform a jump and tackle RickyLicky with his invulnerable hard body.  What a strike! It really doesn't feel like his first battle. And with such a powerful blow RickyLicky is down and out. The winner is BigBadLenny. Otto congratulates Lenny for his first win and they are ready to do it again. Lenny finally asks “Hey, buddy are you with the developers or testing of ICBA?”. “No.” that's all he could say. “But... this can’t be your first time man, I know a pro when I see one and you my man are a pro.” says Lenny. “If you could believe it then the truth is I travelled back in time.” blurts out Otto. Lenny did not want to pry anymore “Damn buddy, travelling back in time to play a game sounds too lame to be true. But hey, as long as we play together I am cool, cause this game is a whole lot of fun I never had. Oh what’s with Level 1 you were talking about.” Level 1 Completion Requirements Build a winning streak of 5 Make a friend Send a Gift to a friend Friendly Battle Beat a higher tier player using a lower tier character Lenny finally gets why Otto wants to find a higher tier opponent so bad. While talking Otto delivers Lenny a smoke jar as a gift. This jar will grant clothes, territory equipment, weapon skins to players by probability. Lenny uses the smoke and gets a duck costume. It makes his character look way too funny and fat. He looks like a giant duck with a man’s face. Otto could not stop laughing.  As time went on Otto challenges Lenny to a friendly battle and beats him very quickly. Otto explains why he wants to start the levels now. When the event is introduced he will get an instant boost from all the already completed levels and jump into the real challenge this game has to offer.  Only one more objective left to conquer Level 1. Otto needs to beat someone in a higher tier. Otto reminisces about his earlier ICBA experience. When ICBA introduced Level 25, no tier 3 accepted the challenge anymore. The ones who did had too much experience and easily won against poor Otto. He could not even complete Level 1, let alone 25. He remembers the hype. The headlines were all centered around ICBA. Win a million dollars if you can reach Level 18. Level 25 is unfair and made to make gamers crazy. Even players with extreme gaming skills cannot beat Level 17 An AI builds an impossible game that no man can beat. It is Otto’s dream to win this thing and beat the AI no matter how hard it is. Otto looks inspired and hungry to win and he finds just what he was looking for. They arrive in the arena area of the map. Here there are not one or two but eight third tier players. They are all busy battling each other. One of them is found beating multiple players in pvp one after the other. Otto sees her battle, she moves fast and attacks without delay. This is no noob. Otto sees her username and immediately knows who she is. “I know who I want to fight this time. It’s KillBill.” informs Otto. Lenny suggests Otto to fight someone less powerful since she is a Tier 3. KillBill is one of the fiercest gamers in ICBA, hundreds of players have tasted defeat by her fast sword action. She can move with super speed and summon skin cutting winds at will. KillBill and her team reached Level 17, the highest level any human could reach in this game. Lenny believes Otto is delusional and plans to go along with his time travel story for now.  KillBill is still in a battle, her opponent uses energy blasts from their hands which lights up the arena. "Her sword is not only to strike but to defend as well" says Otto to Lenny. Just as Otto said, KillBill used her sword to cut through the poweful energy blast and remain unharmed. She is built with a strong and slim body. Her face resembles her true looks making KillBill look even more beautiful and charming as she performs her swordplay. "Now she will kill" informs Otto. KillBill plunges her sword in a quick move right through the other character getting another victory. Otto cannot wait any longer to fight the great KillBill. He has enough confidence to take her down fast and easy. Otto  challenges KillBill.  “I am on a 14 win streak, you really want to fight me. I suggest you get a tier upgrade first. Or I would dominate you buddy.” taunts KillBill. She is arrogant and way too confident. Otto might not be as confident in real life but here he is powerful and confident. Otto replies “Naw, I want to beat you with what I have now. You might be good but it would take a while before you reach your prime. When you do that I will fight you again with a tier upgrade.”  Otto’s words hurt KillBill’s pride and she could no longer postpone their fight. Otto already knows KillBill, how she fights, her powers, her moves, maybe it was not an irrational decision but a good one considering his knowledge this fight could be a piece of cake or he might be overconfident and taste a quick defeat. The battle begins without any delay. KillBill wants to finish the fight fast and look cool doing it. She switches her speedy movement and the entire arena freezes. Otto can no longer move. KillBill runs towards Otto with her giant sword aimed towards his neck. “Oh, how I wish I had super speed now!” says Otto. Just as the sword is about to cut Otto, KillBill falls from the sudden shake in the ground. Otto used his super strength to cause a mini Earthquake. “Just imagine what would happen if I didn’t plan it before the time freeze” taunts Otto. KillBill quickly rises up on her feet and performs the same move all over again. Otto did not waste any time either; he now claps both his hand hard to cause a sonic wave aimed towards KillBill. KillBill and all other bystanders watching them fight are awed by the artistry shown by Otto using only super strength at his arsenal of superpowers. They just thought super strength only does damage while attacking and that’s all. KillBill may be faster than others but she is still new to this game. She could not dodge the sonic wave and fell again. Falling causes sudden changes to the viewer and for beginners it is hard to stand up. KillBill didn’t face this problem at first but now she does. By the time she takes to stand up, Otto grabs hold of her legs, lifts her up with his strength, and swings her body in a circle. KillBill closes her eyes in reality to avoid dizziness and uses her voice command to activate wind strike. The sudden wind strike throws Otto off-balance. He was not expecting that. KillBill is more cunning than he gave her credit for. The wind strike slowly started to do damage on Otto’s OmegaWarrior. Otto cannot see anything clearly. He would have clearly lost if KillBill knew how to use all three of her powers simultaneously. KillBill stands up to face Otto. “Hey, Alisha you are too good but I will beat you.” says Otto. The wind strike halts and Otto finally knows where she is. “How do you know me?” asks Alisha. She sees him charging towards her. Alisha is confused about what power she should use now and ends up with another wind strike. Otto knows her location now and continues to charge taking little damage. “Hurting a girl like this doesn’t seem right but sorry it’s a game” says Otto and plunges his fist into the gut of Alisha’s KillBill. Her life drains in an instant. Otto finally does it, he beats level 1. 

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