Sam woke up at 4:00 AM. It was early, even for him, but this was because today he was moving to the dorms at Purple Crown Academy. He got up from his bed, and looked at his packed bags. He had mixed feelings about this. He could focus more on DGO at school, but on the other hand he was in the place he felt at his worst: school. It wasn't the teachers, the lessons or the homework he hated: He hated the people. As long as Sam could remember, he was an outsider, never someone that could fit in with others. Blending in was easy, as you didn't actually needed to keep connected with the people. But getting friends? That seemed to be a whole different story. No one seemed to remember him besides his family, which were family after all, and the bullies. 

As his father and mother brought him to school in the car, bags in the back, Sam thought about how it was in DGO. In DGO everything was different. There he was Shadow Shot, the mercenary. He was strong, a bit unexperienced, but with a lot of possibilities for the future. If he would succeed in DGO, and he knew he was, then everything would get better in the 'real' world. He was sure of it. If he just be the best in a game, he would actually have a future. It seemed too good to be true, but it was true. DGO was his golden ticket, and he would definitely grab it.

As he stepped out of the car, got his bags out of the back and said goodbye to his parents, he walked towards the familiar sight of Purple Crown and made his way to the dorms. Once at his dorm, he got his bags on the bed, and started placing stuff around his room. It took him some time, but eventually he was finished. There weren't many personal belongings in the room, except for stuff like pictures of his family. He didn't need many of them anyway. The only thing the stood out was a small colored statue of Shadow Shot. His parents had it made for him for his 14th birthday. It was their second best gift ever, besides DGO itself.

Now his dorm was finished, Sam made his way to the classes. He heard music on his way there, but he didn't put too much attention towards it. Instead, he just walked into the class and went straight to his usual seat in the back.