# Chapter 1: Class: None
The day Symphony launched, the world seemed to forget everything else.
For years, people had waited for the game that promised to change virtual reality forever. Millions had already registered before the servers even opened.
Symphony wasn't supposed to feel like a game.
It was supposed to feel like another world.
Adrian Vale had spent months saving for his access device. Now, sitting alone in his room, he finally put it on.
The world disappeared.
When his vision returned, he was standing in a vast white space surrounded by thousands of other players.
A massive gate stood ahead of them.
Above it floated a single word.
SYMPHONY.
A voice echoed across the space.
"Welcome, players."
The gate slowly opened.
Everyone moved forward.
Adrian followed.
The moment he crossed the gate, a translucent blue screen appeared before his eyes.
[PLAYER REGISTRATION COMPLETE.]
[Name: Adrian Vale]
[Level: 1]
[Class Selection: Initiating.]
Adrian smiled.
This was the moment he had been waiting for.
Around him, screens began appearing.
[CLASS: WARRIOR]
[CLASS: MAGE]
[CLASS: ASSASSIN]
[CLASS: SUMMONER]
Cheers erupted throughout the crowd.
Adrian waited for his own result.
The screen flickered.
[Analyzing player...]
A few seconds passed.
Then another message appeared.
[Class determination complete.]
Adrian leaned closer.
[CLASS: NONE]
He stared at the screen.
For a moment, he thought it was a joke.
Then another message appeared.
[No class has been assigned.]
Adrian's expression changed.
"What?"
A player standing nearby noticed his screen.
"Hey. What class did you get?"
Adrian didn't answer.
The player looked at his screen.
His eyes widened.
"None?"
Someone else turned around.
"What?"
"He got no class."
Laughter spread through the group.
"That's impossible."
"Maybe his account is broken."
"Imagine waiting years for Symphony just to become useless."
Adrian ignored them.
He opened his character menu.
There was no Warrior skill.
No Mage skill.
No Assassin skill.
Nothing.
His entire ability panel was empty.
[CLASS: NONE]
[AVAILABLE SKILLS: 0]
[CLASS ABILITIES: 0]
He clenched his jaw.
The game had just started, and already he was the weakest person in the room.
But then his screen flickered.
For less than a second, a message appeared.
[ERROR.]
Adrian froze.
The message disappeared.
Another one replaced it.
[Unrecognized player structure.]
Then that disappeared too.
Adrian looked around.
Nobody reacted.
Nobody else had seen it.
He looked back at his screen.
Everything was normal.
[CLASS: NONE]
He stared at those two words.
Maybe everyone was right.
Maybe his account was broken.
Maybe Symphony had simply failed to give him a class.
Still, there was only one way to find out.
A final option appeared.
[ENTER WORLD]
Adrian selected it.
The white space vanished.
A breathtaking city appeared before him.
Towering buildings stretched into the clouds. Massive creatures flew between enormous structures. Players filled the streets, testing their abilities and showing off their newly acquired powers.
Adrian stood among them with nothing.
No class.
No skills.
No advantage.
He took his first step into Symphony.
Far above the city, hidden beyond the reach of ordinary players, something opened its eyes.
A notification appeared.
[UNIDENTIFIED ENTITY DETECTED.]
Another followed.
[PLAYER CLASSIFICATION FAILED.]
Then a third.
[RECALCULATING...]
The system paused.
For the first time since Symphony had been created, it didn't know what to do.
[WARNING.]
[THE PLAYER SHOULD NOT EXIST.]
Adrian continued walking.
He never saw the messages.
He never heard the warning.
But something had already noticed him
And it was watching.
I already want more. I feel like we've only just brushed the tip of what is to come. Great introduction to the story though.