Chapter 1: The Awakening SummaryA withered and broken man awakens from a nine year coma, only to discover that his frail, deteriorated body may be the least of his concerns...-----------------------------Today marks the four year anniversary of my all time favorite video game, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. I wanted to celebrate the occasion with something special. There exists a novelization of the game in Japan which it seems will never seen an English translated version. So for a while now, I've been working on my own English "fan novelization" of the full game, with a twist.See, I didn't want to just translate what was already in the game and put it in book form. I wanted to retell the story of MGSV through an altered lens. One where the broad strokes of Hideo Kojima's original vision are the same as the game. However, the way things play out, the way certain characters are portrayed, and the way certain storybeats occur, all differ drastically. This series will feel familiar to the actual game, but at the same time, play out drastically differently in several regards. Some characters may have more notable roles, others will be completely absent altogether, and some will be completely original characters created exclusively for this series.More importantly, I wanted to tell a version of MGSV that anyone can enjoy, regardless of how much immediate knowledge you have of both the game in question and the larger series at hand.Above all else, however, I just hope you enjoy!