Discuss whether Nick could voluntarily leave Erebos or not, and what the consequences would be.
Nick is at the point where his life revolves around Erebos, and his addiction to the game has advanced to where he couldn't just step away from it. He sacrifices his reality to be a part of this animated world. A man in the game called 'the messenger' pushes him to do chores for the game outside of the computer, such as delivering boxes, spying on people, and even murder. He complies to these with an eagerness just to earn more levels in his false reality on the screen. One example of this is when Nick is battling a large golden hawk.
Golden Hawk
He is quickly losing, and with one final strike he will die. " 'Should I hold him (the hawk) off?'" The messenger. He's appeared from nowhere, as always. 'Yes, please, quickly!' Fantastic, Sarius is going to live. He knew he could rely on the messenger. 'But you must do something for me'"(155). The messenger manipulates Nick in ways that he must run his missions outside of the game or he will be killed within it. He also uses Nick by offering him more levels, armor, and weapons. The consequences of him being ejected from the game would be that he would feel a sense of emptiness, because he would have lost the alternate life in which he put so much time into. He would also be in danger, because he knows too much about Erebos, and the game has not yet hesitated to kill. In conclusion, Nick could not leave Erebos of his own will. The game has drawn him in. If he were to leave, then the game could still be a threat to him. The takeaway message is that a person shouldn't get themselves into something before they have knowledge on what it is; not to place yourself in something because everyone else is.
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