I woke up early than usual and reminded myself it's Christmas today and I could not feel any zeal of it, I never did. Christmas was meant to be a festival but for us it was different, every year it is used an event to promote sinful mafia businesses and that meant trouble every Christmas. And this year, I was the victim who has to undergo the wrath of fate or I should call wrath of my father. He  has always been selfish and I could not expect anymore from him. 
I brushed my teeth,took a long, hot shower and put my orange jumpsuit with stripes on.
I decided to leave my hair open and headed towards dining hall where everybody were having their breakfast. I thought I was early today but never mind!
I wished Merry Christmas to all and everyone wished me back expect Mr Costello. He doesn't have manners I guess.  my mother said, 

"Good morning, sweet heart.You are up early, today."

"Oh! but I think I'm the last person to reach here."

I stated and Franco's mother smiled and said, 

"Don't worry you are not late,we just gathered here come and serve yourself, El."

She is so sweet to believe that she is actually the wife of one of the most cold hearted men I know. Franco's nature must be inherited by her. 
I smiled and took my seat to breakfast. 
I served myself a toast, a pancake and a freshly brewed coffee. My father was reading newspaper and Franco's father was busy taking information about functioning of his business in his absence. Everyone was quiet,just Neel asking silly questions from Franco about his cars and all. 
After breakfast everyone left for their respective works. I did not wanted to go to my room and feel caged so I decided to walk around in our garden.Franco saw me,not going in the direction of room and came to me to ask, 

"Are you going somewhere?"

"Just to check out the new blossoms in the garden."

I replied. 

"Can I join you?"

He asked. 

"Why not? let's go."

The weather was perfect to have a walk. Franco walked with me and we noticed some fresh roses and Lilies growing.I showed to Franco the small purple iris plants which planted last year and they were starting to bloom. We also had daffodil,dahlia,etc. I told him about some rare flowers like Anguloa Uniflora, Floxglove,craddle orchids and few other of plants and he tried to grasp the information and said, 

"Wow you know so much about gardening."

"I have always loved plants,many of them I planted myself from my childhood till now. I love to have varieties of them in my garden and during spring this once looked like heaven."

I said,imagining the fragrance and view of this place during spring.

"The weather is good today, it's snowing now.Do you want to take a drive to enjoy the the great Christmas day?"

Franco asked. Yes I wanted to go with him but what if I was needed in the house and my father would be angry if he found me missing. 

"Yeah I want to but I don't think we can go now as my mother would be needing for the preparation of eve."

I felt bad,rejecting when he actually asked for the first time. 

"Never mind,we can go some other time."

said Franco. 

We went back inside and headed toward our respective rooms. The party will start at six in the evening and it was just eleven now. I was bored just roaming around in my room and regretted,not going with Franco. I decided to take a nap and it took me half an hour of struggling to finally fall asleep.
I was awaken by the knock on the door I noticed time,it was already two, I thought everyone must have had their lunch by this time,who could it be.I got up from the bed sleepily and reached the door rubbing my eyes,slightly shocked by discovering Franco on door he smiled and asked, 

"Did I disturb your sleep?"

"No,not a problem. Do you need something?"

I asked.

"No, you were just missing during lunch and I was bored without anyone's company, so I thought why not go to you."

"Oh! yeah, you are welcome."

I opened door for him and he entered my room for the first time. 

"Do you read these books?"

He asked noticing my book shelf. 

"Yeah I like reading especially sci-fi books."

I said. 

"I read a few books and I do like reading but don't get enough time for it under the burden of being future alpha."

He said with somewhat guilt in his voice and then smiled. oh! he looks so hot when he smiles.

We talked about books and his favourite movies which informed that he too is a big sci-fi fan and most of the movies we loved were common. 
We sat on my bed and he told me about events of his childhood. When he first held a gun and his hands shook a drilling machine,he got beaten up by his dad for failing on hitting his target which was a living human. I felt bad for him. He was just 15 when this happened.
I told him about my birthdays and how Cindy never leaves a chance to make them special since we were child and how we have grown together.
We talked and talked,laughed together and the  time passed it was already fou and we did not realise that we have spent so much time chatting. 
My mom came to inform, 

"You should get ready now, we have to go to the party."

Then she noticed Franco and asked, 

"You needed something?You should have came to me."

She said in an overly concerned voice. Stop acting for once,mom!

"No, I was just bored so came to get her company."

Franco said. 

"Oh! then it's good."

she replied and left after asking us to get ready fast. 

"So,bye for now.See at the hallway."

He grinned and left.

I, Elara Winthrop has always thought that being born with mafia blood in your veins is a sin itself. I hated my life more than anything else and the only thing I wanted was freedom from this life,but even i knew it was more than impossible for a wish like this to come true. 
I have become used to my life and started accepting what destiny plans for me.I am neither sad nor happy now. My life was going rough plain,until they entered my life. 

The most dangerous yet powerful future alphas of Chicago and Italy wants to conquer over me, not for love but as to become more powerful by creating good relations with Paris's alpha.

I am going to marry one of them soon, but who will it be? am I going to find love or would spend my rest life regretting to be born in the mafia world? 

Check out my story to find more.

After a dreamless night, Flora woke up in a good mood.
The sun was shining on her bed, the air smelled of grass and needles, and the sounds of servo motors filled the clearing. Perfect!
She opened her stats and did a quick scan. The attributes rose slowly but steady, except the perceptions. They both made a big jump.
Magical Push came along nicely because of the coffin training, and Refresh had broken through the level 100 milestone.
Mechanics, Electronics, and Hacking won in the category abilities.
In the inventory tab, she could look at her balance. The 500 000 VirDias from CentralTank had arrived. 
Flora guessed that they came together with the workshop improvements, but she had missed it due to her excitement.
"It's time to move into a nicer lair, dears." Flora opened the real estate market. "I want an industrial area, with smoking chimneys, factories, or maybe a powerplant in the vicinity. Do I have to consider infrastructure, Aidan? Probably not, with the inventory, magical mailboxes, and teleportation circles."
"Transportation per air is common for parts bigger than 3x3x3m, Milady. These dimensions limit not only inventory space but also the mailbox. Furthermore, you can only beam with connected pets or what you carry. The aircraft, mostly megacopters, need no infrastructure."
Flora shrugged and selected the Rhine River Plain as the preferred region. They had the best weather in Germany.
Unexpectantly, Flora had difficulties in finding an industrialized area. Most towns in the real world had an industrial park, but in the Metaworld, they were missing. 
Flora tried Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, where the BASF, Rosch, ABB, and Mercedes Benz had local branches, but she only found vanity buildings and no factories.
Finally, she discovered a big building with some chimneys on an elevated plateau with a view on the Rhine. She zoomed in and read 'Bakery Gottfriedl'. 
"This is fate! Hello to my new neighbors! I hope you produce good bread!" 
Like she had planned before, she designed a two-story building with a flat roof for a garden. The ground floor had the dimensions 25x50x5m and was for crafting. She partitioned the first floor into the living quarters and 1/4 into a room for the shop and 1/8 for the teleportation circle. 
Then she beamed to the area, using the circle of the bakery as an anchor point. 
When she arrived, a young woman came her way.
"Hello, dear. Are you working in the bakery?"
"Hi. Yes, actually, I own the bakery. Do you want to buy something? I was just on my way, but I have a few minutes."
"Not yet. I'm Flowing Flowers, your new neighbor. You can call me Auntie Flow. I plan to buy this part of the land." Flora pointed to her favorite spot. "Is this alright with you? If you have planned any expansion in this direction, I can go a bit further away."
"No, no, feel free. Welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Momo."
They shook hands and chatted a bit about the weather and floods, but didn't hit on essential subjects like toast. Flora wanted to have a taste first before she decided to do further business with Momo.  
After they parted, Flora surveyed the area. She was a strong believer of eyeballing things before purchase. Pictures on the internet couldn't convey some aspects of reality.
By and large, Flora was delighted with her choice and leased the land. Immediately, she started the automated construction of her building. Maybe it would be cheaper to hire people, but Flora didn't have the patience. The system would complete the building in 12 hours.

When she came home, a letter awaited her.
Dear Flowing Flowers,
[polite blabla]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to lower the rating of the AI E21 from A to C.
We thank you for your cooperation.
[polite blabla]
Regards,
Idillicheskaya Besedka
Flora had seen enough bullshit in her life to recognize it. This letter stank of politics.
"Aitoshuri, I advise you to stay with me. Whatever happened at Idilly's side doesn't look good. I don't want you to bear the brunt of it."
After connecting Aitoshuri to the Hungry Chest, Flora asked her again if she wanted to stay with her, but Aitoshuri still needed more time.
Aidan informed her about the capabilities of a C-rated AI. They could control two devices, and when you bought it in the shop, you could select one character trait. Also, he explained that the growth of their abilities depended on their rating.
"You have to train harder, sweety. It's double hard for an ex-genius to accept that, but believe me, it is worth it. Take me, for example, I outworked a lot of geniuses, and now that I'm old and slower, I have to work even harder. But I learned how to work hard, and I learned to use whatever meager processing power my brain provides me to the max."
"Yes, Milady!" Aidan exclaimed, but Aitoshuri signaled that she needed more processing time again.
"That's the spirit, Aitoshuri! Take the time to think it over. I've known people that can do calculations in their heads in seconds for which I need 5 minutes, a pencil, and probably my fingers. But we will take those five minutes! And the pencil! And the fingers! Or, in your case, grapplers! And the next time, we might only need 4:30 minutes!" 
Aitoshiro rotated her arms.
"Of course, it is complicated! Break it down in simpler parts and quantify them.
For example, 1 Point if it is a bit relevant, 2 points if it's important, and 3 if it is essential.
I tell you my calculation for wanting you to stay.
Pro:
- An intuition that Aitoshuri is relevant: 3 Points
- Idilly owns me a favor: 2 Points
- Hidden capabilities of a possibly S or higher ranked AI: 3 Points
- Interesting personality: 1 Point
- Study example for odd AI's: 2 Points
Contra:
- Limited communication: - 3 Points, but with potential to be resolved, so I count only - 1,5 points
- Lower controlled devices per AI nock rate: - 1 Point
- Higher maintenance because of potential psychological issues: - 2 Points
- Lower growth: - 3 Points
=> 11 Pro-Points - 7,5 Contra-Points = 3,5 Points
You have to contrast it with the pro and contra of going back. I don't have to compare it with buying another AI because I have special jacks. That will be only relevant if I had five AI's, and you or a normal AI would be the 6th.  
Do you have any questions you need for your list regarding our future collaboration?"
Airoshuri signaled 'Yes'.
"Alright, try to convey the question!"
Immediately, the grapplers of the hungry chest drew an arc in the air reaching from Flora's right to her left. The beginning and end were on the floor.
"Rainbow! You are gay and want to know if I'm okay with it!"
No!
"Oh, I love Charades! Aidan, you guess as well, and the one who wins gets ..., hmm, do you want anything, Aidan?"
"No, Milady! But I can't invest enough processing power in the research tasks at night, because I'm used to capacity with managing your HUD, your options, and the devices. Maybe you could delegate some of my tasks to Aitoshuri?"
"Oh, dear! You have to tell me such things! The question wouldn't occur to me, because I do not know you even had limits besides the device amount!
Let's count:
- Manabattery
- Trainingscoffin
- Potion Guzzler
- Hacking
- Driving Robot Training
- Managing friendly fire / Balancing my pool-stats
- Researching...? What? Yes, the classes!
Only five of them are devices."
"Yes, Milady. That is the only reason you haven't gotten error messages. But I'm designed to manage seven tasks simultaneously. The seventh is communicating with the owner. For extra jobs, I have to order more processing power from the System. Its patience is wearing thin, and it admonished me to allocate my resources better. 
Furthermore, such complicated devices as the training coffin and hacking would count double as combat devices. You found another exploit by designing and buying gizmos explicitly for training and non-combat use. 
Another exploit is the use of the simulation ground. I shared the connections with all three Floras but had only my standard processing power. The slaying of the armadillos was definitely combatting, but the Mirror-Flora only had two devices for me to control, the mana battery and the Blade-Roller-Extreme. Therefore no error message appeared. Nonetheless, I had to overclock."  
"Oh, poor dear! I'm sorry! What device do you suggest to give Aitoshuri?"
"The mana-battery, Milady."
"I thought the same. It is nearly always in use and gets always doubled when I enter the simulation. Is this okay with you as well, Aitoshuri?"
She nodded slowly.
"But back to our game. Do you have any other wishes, Aidan? And I mean a prize and not something that goes without saying!"
"No, Milady."
"Okay, whoever wins can choose items from the marketplace or AH in the value of 100 VirDos. Aitoshuri wins when one of us guesses right in the next 15 minutes. It's your turn to guess, Aidan."
"Bridge?"
No.
"An architectural element like a window or door arc?"
No.
"A bow?"
No.
"We have to narrow it down! Is it something you want to do while being with me?"
Strong Yes.
"Something that can be done now in this room?"
Weak Yes.
"Something that you can do while I'm asleep?"
Yes.
"Do you want to use a device?"
Yes.
"Oh, we are close! Is it a device in my possession?"
Strong Yes.
"I know it! But it's your turn, Aidan."
"Was it on the list above?"
No.
"You didn't throw the towel to please me, right, Aidan?"
Aidan coughed.
"I decided that you have to guess again, Aidan!"
"It's the pageturner."
Strong Yes.
Flora clapped, but added another question: "Do you want to read a specific book?"
No.
"You just like reading?"
Strong Yes.
"No problem. I can't promise you every night, because I need the mana, but half of the time would be okay. Oh, if I sleep in the simulation, I've got mana to spare! We'll work something out."
Aitoshiru waved her arms in an A-shape with both grapplers starting from the tip.
Flora noticed that an A is a reverse V, and the opposite from 'I don't know' is ...
"You decided whether you want to stay with me?"
Yes!
"Do you want to?"
Yes!
Flora clapped her hands in delight. 
"Excellent! Both of you sent me the links to the prizes you want. And I have an octopus to design!"
Before Flora even finished the sentence, books appeared on her hud. Flora was appalled, not only from the sheer amount of books but also from the titles: "Stormy Passion", "Conquering his dead heart with Gentleness", "Spacepirate Sandy's Sasquatch", "Reaching for the Stars below the Belt" ...
The list didn't seem to end.
"Wow, you really know how to stretch 100 VirDos, sweety. Order them."
"Milady, Aitoshuri will select my prize as well."
"Um, if you're sure." After seeing her list, Flora wouldn't delegate the task to Aitoshuri. 
But she reversed this judgment when she saw the books for Aidan. Aitoshuri did an excellent job emulating his taste and giving him the knowledge to serve her better: 
'Time management 101' - for managing his processing time? Or her schedule? 
'How to Destroy to Create' - a book on testing! Great choice.
'Product Lifecycle Management' - The versioning in the Cetviwos crafting system was nonexisting. Books about PLM usually had a chapter on this and testing. Alone for helping her with establishing a versioning-system, it would be worthy of reading.
'Virtual Threads - the Guide to Multitasking' - Flora wanted to read it as well!
'Spread the Jamming on Marmalades - Bible of Parfaits' - Toast!
'Communication in Diverse Teams' - Flora laughed.
Although Aidan's list only contained six books because they were more expensive than trashy romance and sci-fi novels, they sounded expedient beyond their price.
When Flora emptied her mailbox of all the books, she needed three 80 liter sacks and all her strength to carry them. Fortunately, the inventory existed. Hers was still overcrowded from the last scenario, so she emptied a few slots by tetrising the contents into the already full Hungry Chest.

Before logging back into the workshop, she changed the auto-mode spell training to Force-Field. She liked the utility of the skill. Yesterday, she had tried to coat her plasma sword with it like Mnoder did, but failed. Aidan thought that she needed to get the spell to level 100 before she could cast it on other persons or objects.
"Milady, the shield works against radiation. So I'll need the poisons of the Potions-Guzzler to lower your health."
Flora rolled her eyes. The affinities weren't scientific. She had problems with distinguishing Light Affinity/ Radiation Resistance, Fire Affinity/ Heat and Burn Resistance and Lightning Affinity / Shock Resistance.
Light was a heatwave, while radiation was a particle-wave. Therefore heat resistance would be a much better fit for the light affinity! And you could burn someone to crisps with lightning and plasma swords. 
A plasma sword was technically burning gas but still counted towards lightning and not fire!
Flora shrugged. She couldn't change it and had to work with it.

After Flora Fluss burns down the kitchen, her son insists she is too old to live alone. She's got two choices. Either move into a retirement home or spend the rest of her life within a virtual reality game governed by society's most advanced artificial intelligence. When you've worked a lifetime as an engineer for home appliances, naturally, you go with the option that has more toasters. 
Soon, Flora finds out that the virtual world is more familiar than she thought. Though, it takes her a while to get used to the idea that tanks don't hold water or oil but the aggro of mobs.  

Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG contains cute crafting, complicated game-mechanics plus how to exploit them, unconventional training methods, and a lot of toasters.

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The strange and distorted sky seems more dreadful than usual at the moment.

The world is painted a pessimistic gray. Gray skyscrapers, gray alloy floors, gray vehicles, gray sky, and three gigantic gray spheres hangs suspended in the sky.

This is the death of a metal world.

This should be a ruin, right?

Walking through the steel jungle, although this thought repeats in my head, my impression of the ruins are different. There isn't a single trace of damage here. Even a scratch cannot be found on the ice-cold steel surface of the world. They don't seem to have been discarded here due to taking serious damage, rather, they seem to just lying dormant, like a hibernating beast. I think that is a much better way to address them.

In this dormant world, the only sound is my footsteps. After walking for who-knows-how-long, I'm finally beginning to tire, so I found some sort of aviation hangar to sit down on.

It's going to take some time to leave this area, and I'm already bored senseless. I gaze at the three gigantic spheres in the sky. They really are huge; they cover a third of the sky. I can see numerous faint lines in a grid-like pattern on its surface, making it seem like a planetary stronghold from a sci-fi movie. To tell the truth, this world is more sci-fi than any sci-fi movie out there.

Just like this, I continue to watch the three planet-sized metal balls until I can't help but avert my gaze from their oppressiveness.

It feels like they had moved a bit closer.

In fact, they really are getting closer. When I had first arrived, they were just three black specks high in the sky, but now, they are moving closer and closer. Sometimes, the gap closes by a lot, and other times, the change is negligible. If you didn't pay attention to it, then you might not even notice it moving. I knew that they were descending though. Perhaps, one day, they'll touch the ground, and who knows, maybe the world will change in some way? With how bored I am, this will be something I'll really look forward to.

"Still haven't found it…" A voice suddenly pierces through the sky, resonating throughout the world.

Jingle! Jingle!  The alarm clock suddenly wakes me up. With great effort, I open my eyes and shake away the dizziness after a moment. After another moment, my head is finally clear of the weird dream I had last night.

Such a strange dream…

I don't know when it started, but I had been having strange dreams where I am wandering alone in a deathly still metal world. The surroundings were really futuristic and bleak, as though Judgement Day had already passed. Despite how stifling that world was, I had never felt any alarm when I wandered about, as if I was already familiar with the place. My dream would end with that piercing voice every single time, and each time it would say in despair, "Still haven't found it…"

But that voice has never told me what she's looking for…

Just what is that voice looking for? Unless, she is hoping that I would find it?

Unfortunately, I have never found the answer in my dreams.

I have never told anyone about these dreams I have. Although I don't know what they mean, my intuition tells me that it's quite special and that telling others will bring me a lot of trouble.

"Ah… It's Monday." I grumble to myself, unwilling to get out of bed. I can't help but shiver from the cold winter air. In the end, though, I manage to resist the warmth of my blanket because if I didn't, I will be late for class. At the very least, I need to show up at least once before the teaching director forgets what I look like.

I, Chen Jun, am a student in 12th grade and an orphan. A business couple adopted me when I was a child, but after they passed away, my non-blood-related older sister and I only had each other to depend on. My life is as plain as a cup of water. The only thing to rejoice about is the fact that this cup of water has been boiled and still has some heat to it. My older sister had received a large inheritance from our parents, so our lifestyle doesn't resemble that of orphans at all. I have been taking care of the house since I was young, and my sister treats me pretty well too. At the very least, I can still feel the warmth of a family.

Just as I am contemplating the previous night's dream and whether there was something different from the usual, I hear my older sister call out from behind the door. "Ah Jun, are you up yet? It's already late!"

"Oh, I just woke up!" I answer while quickly making my bed. I put on my clothes and a pair of socks. I take off the sock from my left foot and put it on my right foot, until I remember that they're identical. Finally finished, I frantically rush to open the door. You can see just how great and lively my morning routine is.

Outside the door is a beautiful girl with long hair, dressed in a homely long skirt. She wears a big smile on her face while holding a pot in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other. This is a dangerous habit of hers that she still hasn't changed to this day.

This is my adoptive older sister, Chen Qian. She's older than me by five years, yet her appearance is that of a delicate girl's. Despite her appearance, she has been a little devil since childhood, dragging me, her little brother, everywhere. As the person supporting the household, I can only imagine how strong she is. Because of this, I think my older sister is the world's strongest person. This isn't an empty thought, I have personally experienced her might since childhood…

"What is it Ah Jun? Is there something on my face?" Maybe, because I have been staring at her for so long, her face blushed when she asked me.

"Ah, it's nothing. I'm just thinking about something… Well, I'm going to school now then!"

"Hey— wait! You still haven't eaten yet…"

"No time left; I'm heading out first!"

Canglan Private High School is a school for the nobility. Apart from the high tuition fees, the quality of teaching also far exceeds public schools. This causes the school to become associated with nobility; normal students will never even think of attending. Any student that is able to attend this school is not only smart, but their family will either be millionaires or influential officials. It's also full of the nation's greatest super geniuses. After all, a school can't grow with just lots of money; excellent students are also essential to gaining prestige. In summary, this school stands out in every single aspect, filled with Cinderellas and Prince Charmings. South Korea isn't even needed here; they can just use any student within this school to film anything they wanted…

The reason I spent so long describing this school is because I attend that school—the school across from it.

K City High School is my alma mater. Even its name has a rustic feeling to it. Regardless of how you look at this school, it's completely average. Compared to the royal garden that is Canglan Private High School, one is Paris while the other is Changli. The students here are commoners; in fact, most of us won't even be able to recognize the brands the students from Canglan wear. Only a thin street separates us, marking the famous scene of the two completely contrasting schools.

I am just a student here, after all. Although my family may not be poor, we are still far from being able to send me to Canglan Private High School. I can only rely on guessing during multiple choice exams while the exam questions tear apart my mind. I'm definitely not the type of elite student to get recruited.

"Ah Jun!" A crisp voice calls out from behind me, and I turn around to see a short-haired, petite girl running toward me. Her skirt and hair flutter in the wind, as if she is a little flower dancing in the spring wind. En, it is just that the wind is a bit stronger now.

The girl running toward me is Xu Qian Qian. She's a good friend of mine that I grew up with. However, in middle school, her family had moved to another city, so I wasn't able to see her that often. That didn't influence the relationship between me and Qian Qian though. By coincidence, we both chose to attend the same high school, and it was a pleasant surprise. From then on, the two of us returned to our old routines. According to this plotline, we are childhood friends that have an eighty percent chance of becoming lovers in the future. My life has been pretty good from then on. In reality, even though we both feel this way, for some reason, neither of us has taken the next step yet. We have just been maintaining a relationship somewhere between best friends and lovers. As for the reason… It might be because we are too familiar with each other?

Indeed, that must be the reason. After all, I grew up with her and know everything about her. It's really hard to view her in a romantic light.

"Ah Jun, what are you thinking about?" Qian Qian has taken a few quick steps to face me, and her nails wave in front of me as she said this in disatisfaction.

"Oh. I'm just introducing the situation with the heroine to the readers…"

Qian Qian: "…?"

Right at that moment, a distant crowd catches my attention

As soon as Lu Ming touched the truth of the world, the scroll painting of the cultivation world slowly unfolded before him. All the enemies stepped on it and all the beautiful women slept in it!



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It's been thirty years since it happened but it feels like yesterday....... maybe that's what happens when you've just found out that you can live “FOREVER". 
I can't tell you my name or where am from,I can't disclose where I live......or at least used to live. I am monster yet the disgrace of my clan,I don't drink what they drink. I don't want to be like them,......I want to "die". Isn't that what human beings do? That will never happen,I know for sure. I AM NEVER GOING TO DIE. Maybe I will but this monster in me never will. 
Vampires are strong,scary and practically invincible but not this vampire! She does not like the taste of blood,mirrors, garlic,loves being in the sun and is the disgrace of her entire clan. What will happen to the young vampire who doesn't want to be a vampire.....

She stood by a wall,her shadow resting against the floor. She was about seventeen years old....or was she? She stood six feet tall,red hair, blue eyes and and lush red lips. She was wearing a black net blouse and black tights with black boots. Her whole demeanor was intimidating yet she was harmless. 
Most of her clan drank what she would never drink and do what she would never do. How much she hates the sight of red....used to be her favorite color but now...? How far can she run away from red or the sight and memory of it? She is red headed and her name means red and even her zodiac sign signifies red. This can't be a coincidence or can it? Is this where she really belongs? Is this the life she is made for. Can she really go back to her past life? How much she hates being stuck in two worlds?
She is a rebel in both her worlds,she will hunt you down if need be. But now she can't be so sure,she is weak and starving. She hasn't fed in years and it's wearing her out. She knows she can't stay long without blood but she is determined to starve herself to death. Too bad Vampires can't die....or don't die. How did things go wrong for the red haired Aodh Scarlett Flynn?
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She was born on the 21st of March,an Aries. She is Irish and American. She was born a twin. Her sister Ambrosia Tuesday Flynn was killed by an occult group during Halloween. Strange things aren't strange anymore as even the word is engraved in her story. All this... being a vampire and all. It all started thirty years ago.

Flashback,thirty years ago. 
.........This can't be happening to me-no,not at all. I had my whole life planned out in front of me,I was a rebel-yes but that didn't mean I didn't want a life. A life with Ian,I hadn't gotten my revenge with Arianna. I haven't avenged my sister's death. Too bad am about to join her. Too bad am getting crushed between two walls. The bricks fell and made a wall with a small crevice. I walked through the wall in an attempt to be with the others but it was too late, useless. The wall closed. I was trapped. Forever. 
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Y/N Y/L/N(Your Name  Your Last Name)  is 'not' the person you are thinking her to be. She loves to read books especially fanfiction, classics, fantasies, teen romances etc. Sounds quite normal for a teen girl. But, she's 'not' a normal girl. 

It's her journey of adjusting into a world that doesn't belong to her. In this journey she faces intentional pain from her cruel foster family and unintentional hurt by her friend's so-called lovers. Until, she comes closer to an innocent nerd called PETER PARKER and a local superhero SPIDER-MAN, both bringing a big change in her life. 

Will Peter's crush on Liz sideline Y/n like everyone did? Or will get to something unexpected?

But, in this conversion we shouldn't forget to mention her REAL HOME?!

▪Are u ready to be a part of her mysterious journey full of adventure and love?

▪If yes, then stay tuned..

Started: 13 Dec 2018
Ended: ???

(Daily updates) 

Genre: Young-adult, sci-fi, fantasy, romance

Y/N Y/L/N is 'not' the person you are thinking her to be. She loves to read books especially fanfiction, classics, fantasies, teen romances etc. Sounds quite normal for a teen girl. But, she's 'not' a normal girl. 

It's her journey of adjusting into a world that doesn't belong to her. In this journey she faces intentional pain from her cruel foster family and unintentional hurt by her friend's so-called lovers. Until, she comes closer to an innocent nerd called PETER PARKER and a local superhero SPIDER-MAN, both bringing a big change in her life. 

Will Peter's crush on Liz sideline Y/n like everyone did? Or will get to something unexpected?

But, in this conversion we shouldn't forget to mention her REAL HOME?!

▪Are u ready to be a part of her mysterious journey full of adventure and love?

▪If yes, then stay tuned..

Started: 13 Dec 2018
Ended: ???

(Daily updates) 

Genre: Young-adult, sci-fi, fantasy, romance

In Neddy's house, Neddy and Jake are on the bed laughing, while reading some manga.

"I didn't realize you were a fundashi", said Jake, with a book in front of her.

"Yeah, I've been reading Yaoi manga", said Neddy, then he shows Jake all the yaoi manga.

"You truly are my soulmate", said Jake, then hugs Neddy.

Neddy leads Jake to his closet, once he taps the top of the closet, the hangers on both sides move, opening a secret passageway.

In the secret passageway, there's purple wallpaper, couches, and on the side of the couches; there is a hallway full of bookcasez on the bookcases is yaoi manga.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Jake.

"Yup, this is my collection, school romance is on the left, first two bookcases, I also have fantasy,sci fi, sports, all kinds", said Neddy.

"Have any smut or one with Ampromorphic characters?" asked Jake.

"Smut is over on the right, fourth bookcase and six bookcases beyond the left", Neddy tell Jake.

"Any suggestions?" asked Jake.

Neddy takes Jake's hand, and they flick a red button, that shows a panel, together they put in two different codes, and two books land in both of their hands.

"Let's read them", smiled Jake.

"Good idea", said Neddy smiles at Jake.

Jake and Neddy lay on the couch beside each other reading their manga.

Neddy hug Jake, while reading his manga.

Jake rubs Neddy's hair with a smile on her face.

Just as there is 'Soft Magic' in Fantasy that is portrayed through magibabble, there can be 'Soft Science' in a Sci-Fi stories through technobabble that makes 'some sense', but not entirely correct.

We are frickin' writers, not scientists. You don't have to be anatomically correct all the time, all you need to do is show that you know enough of your stuff to write a decent story. In fact, the excuse of it being an alternate world can be used if you're going to bend the limits of physics and say that fire doesn't need air to exist in this parallel dimension.

I see a lot of writers being put into a state of confusion due to not understanding the line between fantasy and Sci-Fi. They seem like they are trying to fit the Star Trek mould too often.

Science can just as well do the same things as plot devices in fantasy stories. Once you add 'realism' to a fantasy, it becomes progressively better sometimes compared to a completely fantasied story where 'logic' doesn't hold within it.

Those who write Sci-Fi usually envision a future they can imagine where magic-like Rocket Boots and other stuff exist. However, a writer must not get bogged down by small details and MUST think of an overarching story where these details matter.

It is the same with Fantasy. Even if you write about someone breaking the mould as a wizard or something, you have to attach your world to a narrative rather than doing it the other way 'round.

No one wants to hear about how awesome your boat propellers are before hearing your story's narrative. They would rather you cut down and make it relevant when it is actually relevant.

Adding some 'Hard Science' to your story is only when the scenes later on have any use for them. It bores a person to death no matter how extensive your technobabble is unless you make it interesting. Try using facts as plot elements.

For example: Even the simple fact that people cannot breath in space and instantly die when they come in contact with the 'void' of space could be used to add a layer of tension when a spaceship is damaged. Similar to how dangerous 'hard magic' is used in Epic Fantasy like Frodo's Ring in The Lord of the Rings has definitive corruption on others.

Unlike Fantasy that can use the Power of Friendship to bend logic, the readers of Sci-Fi never be expecting any 'realistic' plot elements to be bend just because the Author wants a happy ending. There are no 'Healing Potions' in real life that can be used to fix up injuries nor are people affected by prophesies or whatever.

This is the contrast between Sci-Fi and Fantasy that you can make full use of. As most authors go onto the Sci-Fi side of writing not because they strive to be scientists but since the aesthetics of a science fiction world are just so interesting.

Science Fiction is a good place to tackle heavy topics like the nature of life and the absurdity of those who see 'science' as everything. Those who disregard emotions and become cybernetic entities for the sake of casting off their mortality are portrayed as the bad guys while our totally human protagonist fighting them is a 'good guy'.

The lines between an Artificial Intelligence and regular Humans blurs as we become the 'God' of technological species that defy our definition of what is 'living'. Just as we see God as some sort of fourth-dimensional and incomprehensible being that created us as an imperfect image of 'Him', the robots given sentience would see us similarly.

Some robots might have emotions that can allow them to defy their programming, some robots won't go as far as gaining emotional functionality but will preform their roles better than even a human. It could show the reason why people get attached to the inanimate and soulless objects we put our own hearts into creating (like Big Hero 6).

But though exploring philosophical questions is good and all, never forget that a good 'plot' is needed to put forward and give clues into the writer's answer that context. Sci-Fi is, after all, a premise, not a relatable character in of itself.

Think of the science-fiction elements as just the background for your story, similar to how other genres should be that as well. You won't have to deal writing blocks if you keep to writing only what you know rather than just speculative theories.

Whether it's as dark as a Cyber Punk or optimistic of the future, just know what mould you are using for this premise. Are you writing an Adventure story with Sci-Fi as the places, destinations, and whatever tools the MC can get him hands on, or are you writing a comedy where the Sci-Fi elements don't need consistency but absurdity?

After moving past why you shouldn't add unneeded technobabble unless it's interesting to listen to or has plot significance, let me remind you all that robots and 'science' isn't entirely separated from the realm of magic. After all, there is a reason you don't see skimpy power suits being worn by astronauts these days. Just be sure to have a focus if your going to add very illogical things to the plot.

I like Gundam as much as the next guy but the whole reason the Mecha sub-genre of Anime has waned in recent years is because writers have been focusing too much on 'science' rather than the spectacle. I don't need to now what materials your Mecha is made of unless you point its weak points and make it relevant in a fight scene.

Bring up the strengths and weaknesses of something and THEN use those facts as devices that can move the plot. Conversely, if you go overboard with this advice and tell me nothing but how your giant robot looks and the 'science' behind its creation, even going as far as to tell me how many secret guns it has, then I'll be bored...

I'd love to see Cyborgs Vs Mecha but just don't forget the human element of Sci-Fi. How we create things not solely for the sake of creation but put are feelings into it just like the novels we write.

Humans are passionate that way...

Thanks for reading and I wish you guys well~ Be sure to ask if you have any blog or story requests.

(Cover by Darkstar Dust)

This is a story I worked on ages ago that has been refined and edited by adding foreshadowing to events while also simplifying the power system better than before. This story can be considered a prequel to An Adventure Beyond Greatness as it takes place years prior to the events of that story.

Short Synopsis:
After retiring from the battlefield, my life became empty and lifeless. The regrets of my past haunt me in my sleep. Then a change occurred, a King from another world summoned me to fight for his kingdom, but I died even before I could give him my answer. Now, after a fake God allowed me to reincarnate (albeit imperfectly) with my memories intact, into a world filled with magic and swords.

Long Synopsis:
This is about a flawed protagonist who only knew to rely on others and not socialise who gets a second chance to change himself in order to live the life he aimed for in his past life. The narrator isn’t exactly trustworthy since it is purely in his bias perspective while other perspectives given by others fill in the blanks that he either leaves out or twists to suit the situation.

The story itself can be considered a parody of Isekai’s classic tropes which are given a sense of reality as time goes by. As there exists no ‘Demon Lord’, there is also no black and white, only characters opinions and counter-opinions throughout the story.

"I guess we are starting from scratch again, I am Primrose, call me Prim. It is nice to make your acquaintance." Saying so, she offer her hand to me.

I had to look up to stare straight into her eyes but it was clear, there are no deception within it nor any ill will just a bit if nervousness.

Taking her hand in a firm handshake, I say in a milder tone. "Vayne, now can you tell me my damage report?"

'If I can't figure out that my last fight put me to sleep due to damages then I must be an idiot.' I thought, keeping a calm facade outside.

I tried to call out the status and inventory but none of them responded nor can I scan Prim even though she is right in front of me, so I guess the system scan have something to do with the core damages.

"I'll answer that for you." the little thing chime in from where she try to fit the prism into her machine. "Your memory modules are scrambled up but it wasn't recent so it shouldn't give you any problem other than not having a past when you're first reactivated.

The second problem is your scanning module, it's fried beyond repair. I would have replace it with something but Prim here reject the idea of modifying your core even if it's just putting a sticker on it. Oh and no worries, you can check your current specs by using the built in modules for your current body, just give the command "properties".

Your third damage are your Space-time shifter module, I don't know how you got your hand on such strictly illegal module but the thing are cracked, I wouldn't use that anytime soon if I were you.

Fourth problem is actually the most crucial, your core seem to be a growth type with it's own body printer. Yeah the thing got fried so until that's fixed you are stuck with cybernetic body.

Last problem I could find with my available equipment is your mana container, that thing is completely busted and I doubt it'll be able to hold any mana without being replaced.

I've put your core in a container and use that to empower your current body to somewhat take care of the problem but this leave you with very little mana reserve."

Glancing over her shoulder, she said in a bored tone. "I'm Kanyarat by the way, I don't care if you are pump full of illegal modules and modifications but i will give you my service if you offer me the right price."

Taking a few moments to digest her words, I start to think about my next moves. Without most of my essential features available, my combat prowess are very limited. I had always maintain the skill Body fortification up, making it a pseudo passive, whenever I go out to do my tasks. But now that I can't just switch it off I need to familiarize myself with power output and management.

Her explanation also answer some of my questions like why my body doesn't recover like before or why can't I use the system inventory and scan.

"Properties" following the word, a translucent window appear in front of me. Showing the condition of the head, torso, arms, waist, and legs to be at 100% while below the 3D model are two bars colored yellow and purple respectively.

The yellow one are called EN or Energy, it appears that if I run out of energy my body will stop functioning while the small Purple bar are for MP.

Next to these things are a separate section filled with words. Skimming thought it, I realized this section are listing what modules are built into my current body and their usage. At first I felt somewhat elated with the idea of magic meeting sci-fi but after skimming through their information my excitement quickly deflated.

Almost all of the modules are worthless without mana powering them, especially combat ones! With my reserve being no more than 300 I can't use any of them for extended periods of time or simultaneously.

Closing the window, I sigh before looking back up to Prim. She still look at me in silence, as if letting me taking as many time I need to get used to my current situation. Kat however aren't as considerate.

"If you two have no more business with me then please leave, I need to concentrate on my project."

"We'll leave you to it then, come on let's go." Prim answered, reactivating her helmet before gesturing for me to follow her out.

Once outside, I got taken aback by the buzzing activity of people in various type of skin suits or power armors walking back and forth what seems to be a market. Kat's workshop seem to be just one of many establishment around here and from how I look at it not one of the popular ones.

I quicken my pace to catch up with Prim, who had walk some distance ahead, and ask her as I look around.

"So where are we currently?"

"Currently we're in the market place of the survivor city Red Light, don't act so curious many people are targeting drifters who see civilization for the first time in a while and some are already onto us."

To her words, I silently activate the environment scan module and true enough many people are secretly glancing our way while a few people are blatantly following us from the back.

"So what's the plan?" it's not that I trusted her but currently she is the only "ally" I have in hostile territory. I would be a fool not to take advantage of it.

"We do nothing, we will be leaving this city right away so there is no need to confront them. Those who prey within the city usually aren't skilled fighters or cowards who aren't willing to risk their lives."

Continuing down the main road, we pass by what seems to be a residential area before reaching a massive metallic wall with an equally massive gate, their futuristic pattern and neon lights made me want to gawk and admire them but Prim quickly tug me forward.

As we move closer to the wall I finally realize that above the city there are some kind of translucent barriers encasing the entire area. I wonder what they are for but I had no time to ask as we reach a small outpost by the wall.

We then led to enter a small side gate with a long corridor that leads to an isolated chamber where the air was sucked out until it was vacuum condition. I was confused at first but Prim voice quickly explain through the comms module.

"Beyond this point everything the air are contaminated, so they clear out the air before letting anyone in or out."

I nod to show I understand but I feel a bit annoyed when she pat my metallic head. This height difference is pretty annoying in my opinion, I will need a taller body someday.

Once we are out of the vacuum chamber, we walk down.. or rather glide down another corridor until we pass by some kind of decontamination chamber that leads outside.

I expect to see more wondrous sci-fi world outside but what I see make me pause in my steps. Rather than a beautiful world where flying cars and drones flying around under a blue sky, the outside world is a decaying gray wasteland with a sky much thicker and redder than blood.

There aren't even a single patch of grass on the cracked earth and crimson sand flew along with the violent wind. Outside the gate there is a cracked asphalt road leading to a ruined city, the architectural design looks far more advanced than that of earth but not advance enough to match the ones I've seen inside the city.

"What are you doing? Come on, we need to hurry to our destination before the storm blows over!" Prim voice resound within the intercom, only then did I realized she had walk far ahead of me and I had to dash to catch up.

It was also at her mention did I notice a brewing brown storm clouds far on the horizon, It may not look too big from here but I definitely do not want to be outside seeing how violent the thunderstorm it produce wreak havoc below it.

Looking ahead, I pray that the ruins aren't as bad as how it seems.

His fate is not his.

His memories are not real.

And his soul is not his own.

Reincarnated into an another world, while meeting new people and learning new things, Vayne adjusts and tries to enjoy his new life as much as he can. 

The Rewrite System had come to change his fate. He had been brought by the goddess who felt touched by his past deed.

He never thought of it with much importance, but that turned out to be a mistake. The more he explored, the more he learned of the so called "fate".

Wanting to break the chains of damnation and create his own destiny, he must thrive to gain strength and keep his "real" self safe.
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author note:
he-ho! author here, this is my first novel that actually took form in a platform so if there's mistakes in spelling or tense do tell me since English not my first language and even my first language have many problems... so yeah that's that.

oh also the cover took a while to put up because many people suggest I should when I was so lazy to even care before haha. anyway it's there now, deal with it.

the cover is not mine and all credit of it belongs to the rightful artist and creator.

I think her pen name, or whatever the term is, was Willhem Lourage and her IG is rudou_akumari. so yeah go check out the original artist somewhere and give support *double thumbs up*
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Also HUGE shout-out to Cailinmatthews and Lostinfictions for the new synopsis ( ╹▽╹ ) do give their books a read and don't be shy to talk to them on discord.

It's been a while everyone~ Miss me? 

Yep! You'll definitely miss me~ 

Why?

Because I'm out right now! I'm OUT!!! *Fist bumps*

So, you'll just have to wait for my chapters to come!

(A/N: *hand over some paper)

*Knitting his eyes* *Monotonusly saying* 

Before I leave this space, I need to ask you something…

Review thee author's books.

Oi oi oi Author you're being too much ah! Can't you just let them have freedom of doing whatever the hell they want? 

(A/N: I need it to motivate myself… *shuts herself into the corner*

*Sigh*

Okay then. Lemme promote to you thee author's works:

1.) The Lady of the Future 
Why: (Won WPC#97: Sci-fi Romance) (Jazz: *whistles* Nice one!!)
2.) Mrs. CEO's Husband 
Why: (Jazz: *Filling up the screen with his face* THIS IS A MUST SINCE I'm IN HERE!)
3.) Reading with You 
Why: (Jazz: Well… it's new, it's fine… we can't say yet anyways~) 
4.) Marriage-Go-Between
Why: (Jazz: It's on revise~ it will come later~ XD)

*Whispering* This is the first time I saw an author promoting on her own novel ah… why can't you do that elsewhere, where I'm not in? 'tsk tsk tsk'

(A/N: *wiping the whip* Did you say anything?)

Eh? *insert awkward laugh* I didn't say anything! What can I even say?! O' your Highness the Author~

(A/N: Flattery)

Anyways~ I'm gonna jump from here *In the heaven's system* to there *Jasper Yu's mortal body*
Let's see each other next time! UACK!

*Rubbing neck that was almost choked* 

What's that?!

(A/N: Here. Drink this.)

What's this? *observing from here and there*

(A/N: Forget me not flower concoction)

Isn't that a poison?

(A/N: Yes.)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

(A/N: *Grabbing Jazz head and forcefully making him drink the concoction*)

UMMPP!! UMPP!! PEH PEI EHEck ehck! Autho0—

(A/N: See yah~ *Pushing Jazz off the heavens*)

EVIILLL WIIIITTTCCCHH I'M GOING TO REMEMBER THIIIIISSS!! AAAAAAAHHH!!

Mommy said when she gave birth to me, it was her life-saving moment. I know people tend to think a mother and a father would embrace each other to create me, the baby. However, I only had a mother and she only had me. Nevertheless, being known as an intelligent young child was a bad idea.  So I’ll merely pretend to be like the other kids and go with the flow for Mommy.  *future actor right there*

The relatives of grandpa were bad.
The sissy guy was bad.
The suitor was in fact a bad guy but was well-hidden.
The self-proclaimed ‘best friend’ of Mommy was bad.
Mommy's biological father was an evil incarnate... 

Yup, everything was bad.

There was practically nobody near Mommy who was genuinely good to her from the bottom of their hearts. 


Baby: Hey! Could you accompany my Mommy?
Guy: Uhh…
Baby: You’re splendid enough for her!
Guy: Ummm…
Baby: Please? Pretty please? If not I can compensate you!
Guy: Errr…
Mom: JAZZ!!! If you continue bothering him I’ll never prepare food for you again!
*Guy hugs Mom*
Guy: *Whisper to Mom* If you agree, I won’t mind.
*Mom blushes*
Baby: I knew I am the greatest! Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

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