Eli Winters despises The Shattered World Online—the game that destroyed his family. His father abandoned him and his hardworking mother to chase fame and fortune as the world's top player and streamer, leaving behind nothing but bitterness and broken promises. When Eli's best friend drags him into the game, his father's notorious reputation becomes a curse, marking him as an outsider among peers. His father then offers a tempting bargain: tuition money in exchange for secrecy and quitting the game entirely. But Eli refuses to be silenced. Driven by spite and wounded pride, he issues his father an ultimatum—surpass him in The Shattered World Online, and his father must delete his account and abandon his streaming empire forever. His father accepts, convinced his son is hopeless at gaming. What he doesn't realize is that Eli's anger burns hotter than ambition, and a spiteful person willing to risk everything can achieve the impossible. *** Updated daily.