Stories: Legend of Hero:TTU

Stories: Legend of Hero

What makes a game more real: when you can reach into it, or when it can reach out to you?

Nothing interesting ever happens in the small town of Pitt Creek. Even when TheChanges hit, their closest approach is as dramatic video footage on the 6 o’clock news.

Kevin MacArthur and his friends want to be a part of that — to have their lives become like one of the video games they love. Instead, what they get is their video games coming to life.

First, a fictional character saves Kevin from a car crash. Then a creature of living shadow offers him a magical pendant, which opens a doorway to a land under siege. Kevin, David and Trent journey to a world of magic weapons, healing potions, boss monsters, and an ambitious ruler with a plan to affect Earth itself. In order to help the Shadowlands, the unexpected heroes must first determine how the games they love fit in to their quest — and whether the strange world unfolding in front of their eyes is even real.

Kevin MacArthur
David Jones
Trent Parker
Riselmian
CharacterMuse
CharacterTheArchon

Dates of Story Events

Starts on the night of EventTheFirstSighting

Era: EraDragonInTheStreets

Largely takes place in mid-January 1997

Era: EraSchismAndStalemate

Locations

The town of Pitt Creek, in unspecified midwestern America
LocationTheShadowlands
LocationTheWastes

TTU Events

Some light discussion of EventTheFirstSighting and EventTheMeeting, but largely, focuses on LocationTheShadowlands instead of Earth.

Significant Cameos and References

Later in the novel, CharacterElf has a lengthy conversation with Trent.

Trivia

The "Dragon Legend" series of video games that play such an integral role in the story are an homage to Square's "Final Fantasy" CRPGs.
"Pitt Creek" is a subtle nod to the Canadian sitcom Corner Gas. The teens also go to Dog River High School.