<span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>eXalted Arms</strong></em></span>The most sophisticated, cutting edge MMO on... well, not even on the market yet, as it was about to begin its final round of beta testing. The first game to achieve what so many had called a myth, a Holy Grail: fully immersive virtual reality. That alone would have been enough to leave every fan of the MMO genre in the world salivating over the slenderest of chances to get to beta test the game, but as the first-day beta testers were summoned to gather, a herald (http://41.media.tumblr.com/6296e30b947de5d681ac2d7510ecc8b3/tumblr_mtnca7PU4D1r3sy6wo4_1280.png) descended from on high, somehow both alluring and repulsive in aspect, blending the features of classical demons and classical angels.<br/><br/>Soundless, it surveyed the gathered beta testers before lifting its ranseur, inscribing the very air with flames.<br/><br/><em>Whosoever among you first ascends to the pinnacle and completes the quest you are given there shall know wealth beyond treasure.</em><br/><br/>Once its pronouncement was complete, both the flames and the herald began to glow brighter and brighter until their brightness seemed no less than the sun itself. When the brightness finally began to fade, the herald was gone, but the words of flame lingered... and each of the beta testers received a notification, alerting them that the first to complete the super-dungeon at the heart of<span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>eXalted Arms</strong></em></span>would be rewarded with no less than one million dollars.<br/><br/>Mei-Li's boyfriend (http://i.imgur.com/MWsAIyU.jpg) was all but beaming, his excitement palpable as he threw his arms around her, sweeping her off her feet and spinning her around. "Everyone else will be out for themselves. But with the two of us working in tandem we'll achieve things they could never achieve on their own. We've got this in the bag," he all but crowed.