Chapter 3 of Helstalgia Is Live
Chapter 3 of Helstalgia is now live on Royal Road. The neon underbelly of the metaverse grows inside the shifting corridors of the 404 Bazaar. It’s a ghost market where encrypted drives, outlawed neural mods, and fragile alliances collide.
For readers following Rexil’s descent into Helstalgia’s fractured economy, this chapter tightens the atmosphere. It introduces new tensions beneath the Grid.

What to Expect in Chapter 3
- A deeper look into Helstalgia’s underground marketplace
- High-risk transactions in the 404 Bazaar
- Legendary-tier neural technology
- Escalating paranoia beneath the neon skyline
- A strange glitch that refuses explanation

About Helstalgia
Helstalgia is a cyberpunk LitRPG serial blending:
- Metaverse instability
- Retro synth aesthetics
- Corporate politics
- Violence
If you enjoy Altered Carbon, Neuromancer, or high-stakes progression fantasy inside digital worlds, this series builds in that direction. Complete with an original retrowave soundtrack.

Read Chapter 3 on Royal Road
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