Towers And Tieflings: ONC 2021 Longlist

When a group of four teenage friends are given a quest in a virtual reality video game to kill a powerful wizard, there's only one thing to do: gather the party and get to slaying.

So what if one group member has no idea what they're doing, another has a lawful good god to appease, and the final two are bloodthirsty beyond belief? How hard could banding together and trekking through a monster-filled forest in search of a wizard tower be?

ONC 2021 Prompt #59 - "Man I could kill for a good beer," you say. The bartender looks both ways before leaning towards you. "Do you mean that? Because there is someone I would like...disposed of."

1st place (tied) in Pretty in Punk March 2021 Mini Awards

2nd place in the Aeryn Awards 2021 ~ Action/Adventure

3rd place in the Campfire Awards ~ Action/Adventure

3rd place in the Opulence Writer's Awards ~ Action/Adventure

Top rankings:
6th in #gamelit
8th in #contestentry
11th in #litrpg
15th in #dnd

I don't own any of the images used in the cover, and both were modified. The forest background can be found here: http://www.pngall.com/?p=24469