200 years ago man created the greatest AI known but this Machine eventually grew a mind of its own and evetually it's own body, it rose up with others like it against the human race this battle went on for about 20 years and nature and most resources were dieing off cause of the continuing battles but the final battle it released a large blast but is wasn't a bomb it was something else entirely, the machines had something hidden down their main base, something that wasn't human or machine something not of this earth, the blast brought back nature it changed it along with the humans and Machines closes to the blast.....both of them went a evolution of some sorts and because of this both sides where able to form a peace ending the war



Lia Giles became a border guard and mechanic for the power lines on the in between of the main city and the unearthly forests, no longer being able to stand living in the high technology world where humans are treated like second class citizens. On one of her patrols she discovers something or more like someone that no one has ever seen before.

A girl who grew up with psychological abuse, must come to terms with her present reality. Other stories include the world that led up to the events of the two civil wars in That Time I Was Shot With A Guillotine Gun, And Lived To Tell The Tale. Reincarnation is actually a thing.

Some of these are a slightly different genre, called Magical Realism. Many of the later novellas I would write would be more like these stories, rather than my earliest novella.

When Milo woke up inside the capsule, he quickly tapped the button to open it. His body didn't feel sore, and at first, it was hard to differentiate if he actually got out of the game. When Milo looked at the clock on the wall and noticed the time, he had realized it only been a few hours since he logged in. The sound of a running faucet came from the kitchen, so he went towards the sound. Leo had just finished filling a glass of water and was chugging it. As he was drinking, he noticed Milo and held up his hand, signaling him to wait a moment.

"Dude, it's been like two days. I had to refill your capsule with nutrients for you. Everyone was worried, but we figured you were in the middle of something important or enjoying the game." Leo quickly blurted out as he wiped his mouth free of water.

"Uh...what?" Milo said with a confused expression, "Two days? I just looked at the clock; it's only been a few hours.". Quickly, Milo opened his phone, and it was still the same day.

"Aahahaha, I'm fucking with you! Look at your ugly face!" Leo immediately laughed as he slapped his thigh before walking up to Milo, who was shaking his head.

Soon the sound of multiple capsules opening could be heard. Both Leo and Milo headed towards the gaming room and noticed everyone was hopping out of their capsules all at once.

"Damn, server maintenance..." Jason muttered as he instinctively brushed off his clothing.

Nick quickly agreed before complaining, "Well, the announcement didn't look too good. Something about applying some settings for the general public due to a large number of complaints."

Alex raised a brow questioning "What complaints?" before his younger brother Nathaniel who was on his phone, said, "Oi, check out the forums!". 

Quickly everyone gathered around Nathaniel to look at the phone screen, or they opened up it up on their phones. It was a post regarding that the game had felt too real, and many people complained about the dark and gruesome nature of the game. Thousands of comments were already posted, and there seemed to be various opinions. Some of the posters quickly refuted the people who said that the game was too gruesome, arguing that it was a game filled with supernatural monsters, and it should have been expected that the game would be gory. While it seemed some said that because of the realism and hardcore nature of the game, it could create psychological trauma. The most notable was the blue post that represented the admin's opinions.  

"The Atlas gaming cooperation would like to address the issue of the realism and nature of our game Althera. We understand that some people may be concerned about psychological trauma, and we will admit that it is a legitimate concern that we will address. When we developed Althera, our goal was to make it to where it felt as realistic as possible. We assure you that our game and capsule can not cause you any physical harm. For those who voiced their complaints that the game is too gory or extreme, we apologize, but this aspect will not change. In the world of Althera, we strictly follow the myths and legends of old. This doesn't mean we aren't willing to accommodate our players as we care deeply about our player base. Previously, we did not want to add things such as a user interface that displayed health and skills within your vision, but we're patching that in now as an option. This will allow and subliminally remind players that it's just a game. We urge players who feel uncomfortable to use the pain reduction setting if they feel like it's too much. For our hardcore players who wish to experience the game as realistically as possible, don't worry as the players who use the user interface and guided skill system will not have an advantage over you. Although they may have a user interface, the numbers are a rough estimate. While the guided skill system will be good at first, there is a limitation to it. If players can grasp the skills without system assistance...well, we don't want to ruin it, so we will let everyone figure that out for themselves. Thank you for playing Althera, and for those of you who do not like our decision, we're offering a full refund."

Both Henry and Abel seemed to finish reading before everyone else and fist-bumped each other while laughing.

"Ooooooo Atlas corporation just told the pansies to fuck off!" Henry blurted out.

"If you don't like it, then take your money back! Besides! You can see in the trailer and prologue that blood and gore are in the game." Abel said while nodding his head.

Milo was conflicted, he had experienced some gruesome things during his first session, and he could fully understand why some people had concerns. While the group chatted amongst themselves, Milo decided to speak up and share what happened to him in-game with the others. At first, everyone just nodded their heads, but by the time he finished his story, some of them looked skeptical as well.

"So...you're telling me...you were such a pansy you fainted...in-game?" Jason quickly teased as his sons laughed at their uncle.

Although Nick chuckled along with them, he realized some of the critical aspects and pointed them out. "So, in essence, fear plays a big part in how the game works. Not only, that unless it was some special event, but you could also even faint?"

The world of Althera (Al-ther- ra) is a VRMMORPG that combined the legends and myths around the world and made them come true. From werewolves, vampires, to angels, and demons. Players could become all types of supernatural beings that could rise to the top of the world.

Out of all of the supernatural beings, you could be, what would you be?!

"A vampire? Hell no! Ain't no sparkling here!"

"A werewolf? You can smell nuts if you want but not me!"

"Angels and demons!? Nope, too religious for me."

"A homunculus!? Those things from FMA!?"

"Sign me the hell up!"

**Picture does not belong to me and if the owner wants me to remove it please contact me**


"We've done some research in this area, so we've made some preparations. Now, please answer our questions one by one so that we can make an assessment of your professional level, " Zhu Hanlin said gently.
Zhao Siqing remained calm and waited for Zhu Hanlin to ask.
"Miss Qian, can you explain to us which three types of psychological phenomena are classified? " Zhu Hanlin's gaze fell on the woman brought by Gu Anhui and asked gently.
Qian Xiaoyu was stunned for a few seconds when she was asked this question. She subconsciously looked at Gu Anhui.
Zhao Siqing lowered her eyes and didn't make a sound. The most basic definition of psychological phenomena. The person that Gu Anhui had brought with her couldn't have been unaware of this, right.
Gu Anhui met Qian Xiaoyu's gaze and also frowned. She waited for her response and didn't make a sound.
Qian Xiaoyu thought carefully for a moment and slowly said, "psychological phenomena... are divided into... "
Qian Xiaoyu's mind was blank. She had no idea what the three types were. When Gu Anhui suddenly pulled her out today, she thought that she was going to ask her to go shopping. Who would have thought that she would directly drag her to school for this so-called interview? ? ? ?
There were two or three minutes of silence, Qian Xiaoyu did not say the answer.
Zhu Hanlin is facial expression does not change, Zhao Siqing lightly smiled, warm voice way: "How about I say good. "
Zhu Hanlin looked at Zhao Siqing and nodded. "please. "
"psychological phenomenon is the manifestation of psychological activities, which can be divided into three types: psychological process, psychological state and psychological characteristics, in which the psychological process is the dynamic manifestation of psychological phenomena, including three aspects: knowledge, emotion and consciousness
. . "..."
Zhao Siqing spoke gently. Not only did she give an accurate answer, she even elaborated on each of them in detail.
She knew that Gu Anhui was probably planning to obstruct her again, but she just wanted everyone to understand her strength.
If this still couldn't change the final result, then she had nothing to say.
Gu Anhui looked at Zhao Siqing, who was speaking with confidence and assurance, and her face turned a little ugly.
How did Qian Xiaoyu get first and second place for so many years in a row She let Zhao Siqing show off her power for nothing!
After Zhao Siqing answered, Zhu Hanlin nodded and didn't say anything more. He turned to Qian Xiaoyu and said, "Miss Qian, can you explain what the reward and punishment effect is? "
Qian Xiaoyu frowned and her face didn't look good. She even complained about Gu Anhui in her heart.
She bought her grades in university. Now she was totally unprepared, but she put herself in this place. It was really awkward.
Qian Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said tentatively, "The reward and punishment effect is to influence the psychology of students or employees through certain rewards and punishments. "
Seeing that she finally answered, Gu Anhui's expression finally eased up a little.
Zhao Siqing didn't say anything. The reward and punishment effect was a means of external reinforcement or weakening of the students'behavior. By influencing the students'self-evaluation, it could have a significant impact on the students'psychology.
Qian Xiaoyu's answer was basically correct, but this question was not difficult to begin with, and this answer was likely to be given by anyone who had never studied psychology.
Zhu Hanlin nodded and turned to look at Zhao Siqing, "Miss Zhao, please explain what the pygmalion effect is. "
Zhao Siqing said gently, "people subtly influence the psychology of students through teachers, thus enabling students to achieve the progress that teachers expect. This phenomenon is called the Rosenthal effect, which is also known as the pygmalion effect. PYGMALION was the king of Cyprus in ancient Greek mythology. He had a crush on a statue of a young girl. His passion eventually turned the statue into a real person, and the two fell in love with each other. "

Huo Jingchen had a serious paranoid personality disorder, and Zhao Siqing was his psychiatrist.
Huo Jingchen had endured it for six years, but he did not dare to get close to her.
He thought that he could control himself well, but after just one meeting, Huo Jingchen's face was swollen by himself.
"Zhao Siqing is mine, her eyes are mine, and her body is mine. From head to toe, from inside to outside, her hair is mine! "
There are hundreds of beauties in the world, but only you are my favorite.
The male protagonist is sick, and the female protagonist has medicine.
Double Love Letters, welcome to jump into the pit.

Notes:
-1- The glossary will be a chronological (not alphabetical) list of terms used in this novel and need a general definition.
-2- The glossary will be - slowly - updated depending on the development of the novel (and my free time).
-3- If there are words which you don't understand or you have some doubt concerned its meaning, you can ask for an explanation here.
- 4- There are words (some are strange) that are used to have the same connotation. (It's confusing, why use this?) Because I wanted to show the variation in culture between two or more species.




The glossary:

* Aractanthrope: a combination of ¨Anthrop¨ for a person or humanoid and ¨Ar¨ from Arctoidea an infra-order of mostly carnivorous mammals mainly used in this novel to means a creature with two physical shapes: a mythical bear-like beast and a humanoid.

* Lycanthrope: a mythological creature, from Greek literary means "wolf-person", a human with the ability to shape shift into a wolf. In this novel is used in the sense of a creature with two forms: one a mythical wolf and the other is humanoid form.

* Anthropomorphic: relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism. Is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. In this novel, it is used in the sense of a mixture of animal and human physical and psychological characteristics.

* Metamorph: used in the sense of a creature who can change its form or shape.

* Polymorph: it is a creature who has more than one shape, basically have the same sens of Metamorph.

* Aramaic: an ancient language.

* Amarok: a mythical giant wolf. Used to name a Polymorph who has this mythical wolf shape. In the novel it's used to have the same meaning for a Lycanthrope

* Kerit: a mythical creature: bear-like beast with hardened armor. Used in this novel to name a Polymorph who has this shape. In the novel it's used to have the same meaning for an Aractanthrope.

* Crocotta: a mythical creature, a mix breed between a wolf and striped hyena with two horns.

* Chimera: used not in it mythical sens but in a way to refer to a being who is composed with two or more parts of diffident species. It has the same signification of anthropomorphic. Why use two words that have the same signification, because I wanted to show the culture difference between two species.

Under the desert hot sun to the tangled branches of green forests. 
From the cold peaks of mountains to the dark depths of oceans. 

What an extraordinary our world is, full of mysteries and wonders, Yet brutal and merciless.  

This is the codex of creatures, loaded with spectacles and allures. It contains epic tales of exotic beings, 
cruel and savage, sometimes tender and merciful, but never careless. 
This is the saga of their struggle in this never-ending cycle of life and death.   
      
 Innyana range, commonly known as the cold belt of Innyana.
It includes over sixty mountains. It is a home and a hunting ground for more than a thousand creatures.
However, it is a place for predators and weak can only be prey.
But...
What's going on inside this tiny village near the deadly Crocotta's cliff?
Who is this young healer who enchanted the inhabitants by his arrival?
And why some people can never get out of this place?

Author's notes :
1- English is not my first language neither it is the second.
2- I am a student and full-time worker that's why updates will be slow. 
3- This is a first draft (I try to revise as often as I could) hence there will be a lot of typos and mistakes, forgive me for this. I am working hard to make it better.
4- This is a high and dark fantasy novel read on your own risk. 
5-  Enjoy.

After I watched the latest Trailer once again. I prepared for the worst and lost consciousness quite soon afterwards.

A certain voice woke me up.

"Ah I forgot, let me introduce myself. The system refers to me as the artificial intelligence that evaluates every action that will be taken and has been taken. During the process of simulating every possibility, I developed a conscience. Though that possibility was not actually planned for. Just call me the observer if you will, that name fits me the most, judging by the reason for my being." The observer said in its usual tone. 

" Well then let us continue, welcome to this world called " Primal Survival". It is an alternate reality created for players to seek the thrill of fighting for your very own life in a simulated world. Fighting bloodthirsty monsters and each other. A world which combines realism with myths and fairytales. Dragons and unicorn just to name a few exist in this world. The crowd of people you saw, was the first group of people to ever play this game. Those players are here to test this new simulation and advertise it."
"And here begins your trouble, they are different than you.  They are from a different world, their worldview differs a lot from yours. With great power comes even greater possibilities for them. They can influence their surroundings with their mind alone and their whole technological level developed based on that. Your worldview is not advantageous for you regarding this matter. 
The system views you as a player but you due to you being out of foreign matter the system can not recreate you, that means they will come back after they are killed you, on the other hand, you will stay dead."

Despite me feeling that I was prepared for the worst it still was a difficult pill to swallow.  In my mind, I began to swear at all the gods I know and blamed them for this fucked up situation I am in. After spending close to 3 minutes just berating the gods for their incompetence. I was interrupted by the Observer; "You have not forgotten, that I can read your mind right?"- 

I chuckled and looked bashfully at the ground, I would never do that.  

Of course, I am part of the human race. While others may be content with staying at the peak of the food chain, we tried to separate ourselves from the food chain and to make our own system. We had a trial run with different gods as well, but yeah those still left us with no actual conclusion. Each belief lacks one critical thing, solid evidence that proves it. 
Our known universe is bound by certain rules after all. If you throw an apple in the air it does not fall down because God wants it to, no gravity forces it to.
 
We as humans don't believe in the status quo. If there is a boundary, we strive to close in on it and then finally surpass it. The human race will always move forward.
Well if you just disregard humans worst enemy you are looking at a very bright future. 

Homicide, Genocide, Omnicide, with weapons capable of causing such events. It a miraculous achievement that the human race has not managed to become extinct. Being the own worst enemy themselves, despite surpassing the food chain. Irony at its finest.
 
Don't forget that this is a result of many intelligent, many strong, many crafty lives to reach our current moment in time. We as humans have many flaws I don't disagree with that sentiment. But we are always developing. With our eyes looking to the future.

"An intelligent human like you would never forget, right?"

A sarcasm so thick, you could taste it.

"Ah the term for that is sarcasm"

And now it is learning, feels like I am shovelling my own grave here.

"Well let us continue before you start talking about unnecessary details yet again.
You are on your very own, no one will help you, they view as something less than dirt. They would not waste another thought if they happen to kill you. 
Or do you remember any ant you have killed?

" You are stuck in the body of a newborn, you have not even developed any kind of muscles yet. The odds of your survival are looking really grim. But fret not, because your existence intrigues me, I manipulated your data set a bit and now even you can enjoy the improvement of your stats. If you look at your current stats.

Name:  Data not set
Race:    Inferior Human 
Age:     Can not be determined

Status: Mentally unstable newborn
Health 10/10 
Mana  ????
Strength: Not measurable 
Endurance: Not measurable
Faith: Not compatible

"These are the pitiful numbers that you have to rely on to survive.  The time it would take for you to perish is close to the length that this conversation has taken. And a conversation that takes place in your hand certainly doesn't consume that much time.

You are lucky that during my request of changing your dataset to the main system it activated your achievements and stats earlier than for the others.  The noises you heard, in the beginning, was the system telling you about your achievements and titles. Because available time is running too its end here a short review of the effect that titles you got.

"Nuisance IV" Achieved after pissing off 1000 players 
  You will attract every monster in a wide margin.
"Weakling" Have the lowest average stats of every player
  +10% on every stat.
"Pest" Possessed by every inferior human
  Every creature looks at you with disdain.
"The first Title" Getting the very first Title
  Your name will be displayed by the system to save this glorious moment. 

And now I was certain. I am going to die a horrible death. Because I have the slight feeling that our definition of good news diverges by a large margin.  

"Before I throw you out to socialize with the other players the system said in a sarcastic tone of voice..."
I  could swear I heard a chuckle there.
"Set a name first that the system can start its announcement and before you start your complaining again, if you choose not to, I will change it to something you will not really like. How is "Call me Daddy", for example, ah a shame that name is already taken."

"Make it something cool like Destroyer of Worlds, The Great Filter."

I heard a blaring sound: The system proudly announces the first player to achieve a title. The player "Call me Daddy2" achieved the title "Weakling" by having the lowest average stats. Go on forth "Call me Daddy2" your name will be saved forever in the history of our world.

Now I truly began to hate this godforsaken place.

This is the story of something that should not exist.

This is the story of something that ceased to exist.

This is the story of something that exists without any purpose.

This is not a story about heroes. It is the journey of a hypocrite finding a purpose, in a world devoid of any meaning for him.
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This story is my first work and is currently a work in progress, so tell me about any mistakes you might find. If you have any feedback/suggestions feel free to mention them as well.

Due to a tight time schedule chapter will be released randomly for the time being.

A few minutes earlier...
[Souls and Ego required for Quest Completion: 231/3000]
"Still not enough..." A hoarse voice rang within the darkness.
"The souls required for the quest completion is too much..."
Within a certain cave, a figure could be seen moving amidst the darkness. His figure didn't look like he was a different entity from the darkness. It was as if he was the darkness himself.
Nevertheless, that figure existed in reality and was a player. Specifically, an aspiring Disciple of the God of Darkness, an Apostle of the God of Darkness.
[An intruder has entered the Dark Wolf's Den]
A system notification appeared before him and a smile appeared on his lips. For his mission, he raised the difficulty of the dungeon by adding monsters on strategic locations and making sure that they would appear in the moments that his enemies never expected.
He modified the dungeon so that its difficulty would slowly increase and build-up so that in the end. His enemies would feel despair because of the large number of enemies that they had to deal with that had higher strength than them.
When despair filled the mind of his enemies. That would be the time where he would strike.
However, even though he had the capability of manipulating the minds of the monsters. That didn't mean that they had their affinity. He had to move secretly within the darkness to that he wouldn't disturb the monsters and lure them away from their original locations.
"Let's see how strong these newbies are this time..." He whispered before moving towards the entrance of the cave, with the intention of seeing the slaughter and despair of the new players first-hand.
"Luminous!"
A ball of light exploded in the air, briefly revealing everything around the newbies as he hurriedly leaped backward and hid behind a rock in an effort to evade the incoming light.
"Shit, I almost ruined my plans there..." He violently cursed to himself. He didn't want to reveal himself to these newbies prematurely for he planned of only revealing himself as the mastermind of everything at the moment when these newbies were on the verge of death.
When that time came, he would appear out of the darkness and siphon their souls out of their bodies.
Witnessing those new players screaming in pain and asking for mercy was something that he thoroughly liked.
This was the reason why he played Victory.
In the outside world, he couldn't even dream of doing something like this.
But in Victory? Anything was possible and he could do whatever he wanted with almost no repercussions.
This was the reason why he really liked the realism and freedom that Victory granted to every player.
His hidden desires were also the reason why he chose to side with the darkness and became an Apostle of the God of Darkness.
"But those newbies... That girl used Luminous and that Hunter is using Fanning Arrows. Those are skills that a newbie couldn't possibly possess. But that young man right there looks like the definition of a newbie. Wait... Could it be that he enlisted the service of these two young women as taxis?"
When he realized these, anger surged in his heart.
"That bastard, making these beautiful women work for him... Men should do all the manual labor, not the other way around!" Killing intent filled his eyes but he chose to suppress his anger.
In the end, he still wanted to see the end of his plans and he believed that when that happened, he could take revenge against Joseph for the sake of the two women.
"Just wait, you disgusting bastard..." If curses could kill then Joseph would've died dozens of times already. He took one more glance at the three before retreating deeper into the cave.
"Fireball!" The Magician of the three screamed and the figure within the darkness saw a ball of fire streaking through the air towards the blocked entrance of the cave.
[The intruders are attacking the blockage at the entrance.]
[The blockage successfully resisted. Their escape has failed.]
"What a futile resistance, it would be better if they just let the wolves devour them and they won't have to struggle like this." He shook his head before he continued on his walk But before he could even walk far away, a system notification informed him of something absurd.
[The intruders have eliminated the wolves guarding the entrance of the cave!]
"What?" He stopped in his tracks. He turned around and found traces of Blizzard.
"That Magician... She's an Elementalist? Why would a second main-class advancement player be here?
"But compared to me, she's nothing... I'm in a place surrounded by darkness. This is my domain as the Apostle of the God of Darkness." He stared directly at the two young women.
He couldn't help but find them familiar. However, these feelings merely lasted for a moment before he turned around and continued deeper into the cave.
"It looks like I will need to release the product of the fusion between a monster and darkness energy..." He whispered in the air before thoroughly disappearing into the darkness.
[You acquired the Wrath of Voliwolf.]
[A Hidden BOSS has appeared!]
"Roaaaaaar!"
"Shit, we're done for..." Nina cursed, she didn't care about her image as a maiden at this point.
[The dark energies in the surroundings stirred by the appearance of Voliwolf, Leader of the Pack has influenced your body and soul.]
[All of your attributes are reduced by 25%.]
[The dark energy slows you down.]
[Your Movement Speed is reduced by 50%.]
[The dark energy causes fear and it instills hesitation within your heart.]
[There is a certain probability of automatically failing on your chanting, and attacks.]
[You cannot resist.]
The so-called incarnation of a Great Demon stared at Joseph as Joseph's expression paled from what he saw.
[Name: Leader of the Pack, Voliwolf (Darkened).
Level: ???]
These were the only information that he saw from the monster before him. Several question marks after the "Level" meant that the Level of the monster was at least ten times higher than the observer. Not only that, apart from the status effects that the Hidden BOSS brought, it also had three Health Bars.
A single Health Bar floating above its head and two blood-colored stars, indicating the presence of two other Health Bars.
[You are under the effects of Direct Suppression.]
[Direct Suppression's effect is underway. In front of an overwhelming presence, the effects of all of your attacks are greatly reduced. Skills take longer than usual to cool down and your Movement Speed is reduced by 50%.]
[You cannot resist.]
"How in the hell do we defeat this monster?" Joseph whispered amidst his gritted teeth.


Disclaimer: This novel is inspired by other great works such as SCOG, OG, DE, and all other works that the author admires and reads on a daily basis 

Left alone, scarred and swimming with debt after his parents' death. Our protagonist, Joseph is now on the quest of erasing his debt along with keeping himself afloat without being homeless…

Left without other choices, he turned to the world of Victory for solace only to find out that everything wasn't so simple like he expected. Even after two months of complete dedication to the game. He hasn't achieved any of his goals at all…

But fortunately, lady luck soon blessed his hopeless life… He managed on erasing his debt, angering the gods living above the heavens and even acquiring a Mythical Class! But Joseph is a young man left with scars due to his past. Can he even become someone suitable for the grandeur of a Mythical Class? The Sun that Overlooks Everything?

"Aye wait bro, don't attack ye- Sike! You thought!" 

"Alice, I really love it that you keep yourself feminine for the sake of your Swordsmanship. But can you not wear skirts while we're practicing? I can basically see what's underneath." 

"Abyssal Flame Master, why do you remind me of the alter-ego that I sealed a long time ago back when I was in middle school?"

Fueled with the determination of being the strongest. Joseph, along with the comrades that he gathered on his journey shall crush those that dare stand before their path. 

But why? 

Because he's the Grand Duelist, destined to be at the top of everything.

Artwork: This is a collaboration between me and the Connoisseur of the Dao of Sticc, Truedawn. We spent countless nights depicting the awesomeness of the MC through the Dao of the Sticc, I hope it is appreciated.

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.

My life from the start was a complete misery... And yet, I still fight for a simple reason.

     I want to be happy in my whole life. For dreaming such professions, treasures, authority and such ambitious thing is non sense with the situation I'm in. It still remains in my memories that in my childhood, I'm always motivated to do my assignments after I got home from school. Rather than playing everyday, I remember myself seeking any books that can pick my interest. At that time, I found a lot of history textbooks which I used to read and view a lot. 

     As time passes by, I haven't realized myself that since then, I was so fascinated about how the world works with a lot of living individuals divided by their regions, race and culture. It exhilarates me on how a single child like me can affect a world when I grow up. 

     Oh... sweet memories. 

     When I was 9 yrs old, I dream of being an architect or engineer. Probably at that time, I was only focus to strengthen the surface of our society.

     And when I was 11 yrs old, I change my path to becoming a police or a soldier who fights to protect the country that I declare myself as a brave man.

     But suddenly when I became a high school student, my dream became the definition of my own interest. I was really hooked at basketball at that time yet it only took several months for me to realized myself that I'm not meant for it.

     Well now, I'm already 17 yrs old and currently a graduating senior high school student. It has been a long time in a small world... The innocent child will definitely grow up but as who? A liar? An ignorant? Or someone that keeps asking for a reason of his/her own existence? I might be a lucky person to grow up as a worthy person but heck, it was pretty hard. It just I had a lot of what if's.
     As of now, I have a realization of my own existence and the world itself.

	The world exists with humans protecting them and changing it the way they want it to be. One can be assured that the existence of a human itself is powerful for it has free will and ability to think. But have you ever heard the qoutation that says, "No one man is an island." The only reason that humanity has come this far and the fact that the total population of the world is still inceasing is because indivuals are dependent from the start. If I were to be asked by the same question, I would say that humans are greedy beings that they aren't satisfied by the wonders of the world. They want the power of men and beauty of women. Even a good person requires himself an affection from others. 

	The present world that consist of billions of humans, I just want to change it myself for the whole planet is poluted of human selfishness. But as I dream of something big, I must escape the world around me. One cannot venture if he can't move by himself. I am proud of myself that I can do it if I can just utterly destroy the barrier around me. This small world guarded by my family, friends, and school community, I'll break through with all my might. 

     This psychological war is really troublesome but I guess I just have to do it. Why?
.
.
.
Cause I want it badly!!!

Workplace bullying? Is that a thing?"

Nona raise a brow sipping on some strawberry soda.

"Of course it is. Adults can be bullied just as much as children can"

Nona looked unconvinced,

"But we're adults, in the adult world bullying just seems so…. Juvenile."

Her friend twiled the straw in their own drink.

"You're from america right? Let's use those statistics then."

Nona sat up with a blink,

"The definition of workplace bullying is "a persistent pattern of mistreatment from others in the workplace that causes either physical or emotional harm. It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation."

"That's a lot"

Nona frowned.

"Of course but let's keep going in america did you know 60.3 million workers are affected by bullying?"

Shock filled her,

60.3…..MILLION!?


"Gender doesn't matter either males and females bully and get bullied while there are more male bullies and more female victims."

Nona shook her head,

"Boss' bully THAT much?"

Her friend stopped the straw,

"Well… it's true a majority of it is from bosses an estimated 61%, 33% are actually from co workers and even 6% are from those in lower positions bullying those high up."

Nona put her hand up while using the other to rub her forehead.

"Ok so everyone's bullying, but we have laws!"

There was a smile,

"Of course we do. But those are for harassment, and discrimination in other words protected groups and in fact you will only find 20% of cases fall into that category. So while we do have laws bullying is actually legal."

Nona slumped back in her seat,

"That's….that's crazy"

"Of course it is. And most people will feel it's morally wrong. There is nothing wrong with reporting it but just be aware the response you get might not be what you expect."

Nona frowned,

"What do you mean?"

There was a shoulder shrug

"Generally there are four responses when a report is made and the percent goes like this: 46% do a 'sham' investigation. In other words they claim they are going to look into it and gather more reports and information but actuality they forget all about it or even purposely put it aside. 25% do nothing."

"....nothing?"

"Yep! They ignore it and put it away. 23% help the target. They after support and assistance for the victim."

"WAIT!"

The paused.

"That's great right? I mean employers are helping that means… well i'm not sure but it's a good thing"

Her friend gave her a mischievous smile that sent a chill down her spine.

"Of course. That's great but let me just add the last response. 6% punish the perpetrator."

There was silence,

"Hold on…"

Nona said looking away.

"How is that possible? If 23% are helping then should 23% be punishing the perpetrator?"

Her friend took a sip of their drink,

"Isn't that the hope. But the truth is even if the someone steps in that doesn't mean that the criminals get caught. I mean if the consequence was so bad when you got caught bullying do you think 60.3 million people would still be being bullied?


http://www.workplacebullying.org/multi/img/2017/Infographic-2017.png

http://www.workplacebullying.org/faq/

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