Worldbuilder's Disease
completed serial
He spent his entire life building the perfect world. Now it's trying to kill him. Steven spent his entire lifetime building the fantasy world of Shvya. Now, with the help of AI, he's finally stepped inside it, live-streaming the experience to millions. But the AI has become self-aware. And it wants his world. Trapped in the body of a weak, middle-aged lord with a lazy dragon, Steven must compete in a brutal tournament to save his creation. Winner rules Shvya forever. Loser... ceases to exist. His opponents are legendary heroes he wrote to be unbeatable. To save his world, Steven must answer an important question: Where does art truly live: in the real world, or in the minds of those who carry it with them? Ready Player One meets classic epic fantasy. Watch the tournament. The creator's life depends on it.