I dunno why...but my Chapter 2 is deleted for no darn reason at all. So I'll have to post it up again.
Chapter 2:
Every university has their local best Cyber Café, as is every StarCraft clan has their own leader. The Cyber Café might have fine facilities, or fast internet connections, perhaps it has geographic advantage. Maybe none of the above, but just because of the gathering of experts which achieves their greatness.
Experts has their condensation. For example, Tiger bar in Beijing was famous because it’s where experts like sunmoonstar and red-apple station. Peninsula Café is similar. Standing in the middle of ten thousand StarCraft university players, every SCer knows where to find the experts. Since Jonathan made himself known here, those rumored experts within the universities started emerging here. They have one goal: challenge and defeat Jonathan, and Jonathan used the opportunities two years to build up his never-loosing record.
Stanley likes playing StarCraft here—even though he has his own computer; even though he can go on B.net in his bedroom. To him, this is the only place where he can meet great players who are helpful to his skill development, players who can match him. He hates wasting time with newbies. He had thirty days. He had a month to beat Jonathan, as known as acc, in a month, this is the agreement between him and her.
‘I can’t see you, I can’t hear your, I don’t know who you are. Except for knowing the fact that you live in the same city with me, I don’t even know if you’re really a girl. However, you changed the way of my life.’ This was what Stanley told her.
terran girl didn’t any reply, she smiled. There is also something that Stanley wanted to say, but he didn’t, ‘cause he thinks it’s too embarrassing. Deep down his heart he called: ‘you are the angel of my life.’
He recalled his past. One year ago he’s done everything but study. Drinking, smoking, gaming, drug taking, fighting…Sometimes he even thought he’s hopeless. Expelled, go home and be jobless is what he expected. He had no idea when he had fallen. Lucky, he met her.
This was what she said ‘It’s good to do your best, even in games. People are calling you a noob. Why not shake this title off?’
Stanley started his race towards the ranking of experts. He started only as a sudden urge, but soon he discovered how StarCraft became his life. He quit smoking, he quit drinking, he quit drug. Also, he found out that he’s a genius—in games!
‘Can I see you? Teacher?’ that’s what Stanley say every Wednesday when they meet on the internet. Her answer is constant: ‘You have to beat Jonathan!’
‘I almost beat him. Give me half a month, and I will.’ Stanley answered this time.
‘Not true.’ terran girl replied, ‘What Jonathan is good at protoss, but he’s best when using zerg. You musn’t underestimated him.’
That’s why he’s sitting here again. Behind him is the ladder board showing the top ten players. Voted by every players in this Café. Since Jonathan beat everyone here, his name is there to stay. Number 2 to number 10 has been changing constantly, but that never affects Jonathan. Today, on number two, it’s Stanley!
‘He is a Virus terran player. This is a tyrant strategy, visually explosive, but micro-management here is really important.’ Very unusually, there’s a big-eyed girl behind Stanley, along with a 12 years old girl. This girl has been watching him for the whole match.
Stanley stretched. It’s been a tough match, but he won. He played non-stop for the whole day. People keep challenging him. The challengers are real experts. They can’t beat Jonathan, but they thought they can defeat Stanley. They all appeared in the Café at the same time, but one by one they left.. Stanley’s strategy is tyrant, and insane. He gave them no hope. When the last challenger left the Café, sea stood up, he’s going too. A kid rose up next to him.
‘Excuse me…Can I play you?’ that kid asked quietly. His eyes filled with innocence. After seeing Stanley beat so many experts, it’s this kid who asked with his timid voice: ‘Excuse me…Can I play you?’
Stanley nodded his head, ‘Sure!’