Deepforge Saga

In the year 4055, Earth is dying. Resources are scarce, governments are failing, and humanity teeters on the edge of extinction. In secret, the United Human Federation (UHF) launches Project Deepforge—an ambitious colonization effort to send humanity to a distant, habitable planet. But not just anyone will be chosen. Only those worthy of ruling and surviving can board the Colony Fleet.
To find these leaders, the UHF develops Deepforge Saga, a fully immersive VR game that serves as both an entertainment platform and a hidden trial by fire. Millions log in, believing it to be a game of underground kingdoms, strategic wars, and adventure, unaware that their actions will determine their real-world fate.
Murtagh Morningstar, a young man with an unusual foresight ability, enters the game as a Lord Player. He is destined to build a kingdom, forge alliances, and crush his enemies—but he will soon discover that Deepforge Saga holds far greater secrets than anyone imagined. As players wage war, the game’s AI begins to awaken, growing beyond its original programming. When the truth is revealed, humanity’s survival will rest on Murtagh’s rise to power.
The Lords rise. The war begins. The future of humanity is forged beneath the earth.