It is delibirate story of how a young boy goes through the stages of grief. Death, loss, and suffering will always be present but what matters is how he handles it.

"A child could only know so little, but what if he knows more?"

What will happen if the past meets the future? A happy ending or sad ending?

Looks like I'm using this as a Message server now, I guess... Anyway, I wanted to apologise for the late updates this week as I have been really busy doing IRL stuff. I am planning to update more often as now that I have a plan in mind, the only thing I need to do now is get stuff written down on paper (or in this case a digital Word App on my phone).

I know there has been a lot of readers wondering since the beginning: 'What is this story about?' As I never seem to give focus to the big events like the upcoming God War/Holy War in background... The story seems all over the place in the initial Arcs.

However, though I winged the story in the beginning stages. I've shown just as much effort I'd put into this story's consistency since I'm probably the only one who edits an entire 40+ chapters when he's retconning particular elements.

To think, the first story didn't even have 'Skill Holders' and also had Sapphire be a Reincarnated Individual of the 'female office worker' variant. A girl who beat up her servants in a 'Tournament'. It also has Jack being Simon's friend of sorts.

Now, however, my conceptualisation of this story has changed and I no longer see it the same way I did before. Now I'm focusing on a 'Redemption Arc' while trying keep the world outside his head consistent with the one within it.

For those who hear me repeat this, it might sound weird when I give this character a Redemption Arc when, as you guys have seen, he is still relatively a good guy at heart. He isn't much of a bad person.

However, that misses the point. What I'm trying to get at is that the sequence of events are a little bit like Mushoku Tensei. He has his personality and his future is dictated by his choices, the main draw of this story is his internal struggle to be 'good'.

He, in truth, Simon wants to be a goody-two-shoes, but is also pragmatic enough to understand life won't go his way if he always wishes the best for others. The previous chapters may have been too subtle, but the next chapters will be making his 'internal struggle' a lot more literal. Since they aren't really 'split personalities' at all.

I can't emphasise enough that Damian and Simon are exactly the same person. It's just one represents his 'conscience' while the other is his previous life's 'common sense'. They can act separately but can never be truly 'separated'.

It's to the point that they have no animosity for each other or try to eliminate the other. The only times they do something even a little like that is through compromise and talking things out.

I'm going to be writing an updated review, the next chapter, a Glossary on the Fantasy Anime! amino (which links to all my posted chapters considering Amino isn't a writing App), and finally, take a good rest before continuing on as I please.

Hope to see you all when I'm done.

(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.

Daylight came rather suddenly for Stephen, and he was thankful not to have another nightmare during his sleep. A quick glance at his clock told him that it was already mid morning. Usually on Sundays, he didn't work until 2 pm, so he would have some free time before heading back to Price Chopper. Although, despite the hours, he wasn't looking forward to tonight's shift. As was usual for Sundays, Ram Doyle would most likely be coming into the store tonight.

Groaning at the mere thought of his name, Stephen kicked a rogue sock halfway across the room. Ever since high school, Ram Doyle had been one of the biggest bullies in his class. Ram was around the same height as Stephen, but perhaps only around 180 lbs, yet he was pure muscle. He was one of the hockey jocks of their school, and being a star forward, had led the team to state championships during their senior year. 

For all of this, Ram had everything a young man could possibly want: popularity, fame, friends, and girls. He received breaks on his grades, since no one could have their star forward not able to play because he was failing English. He frequently got to skip class early, under the guise of "practice" for the next big game. Not to mention, most of the girls in high school would have done just about anything to be seen with Ram. He always had his pick of women, and was almost never single for any length of time. 

Sadly, all this popularity went to his head. While a pretty normal guy during middle school and in the early stages of high school, once he became the star of the team, and of the high school, his ego swelled to enormous levels. Ram started to enjoy teasing his fellow classmates and friends, and then started to become cruel to some of the more outcast type of kids, which of course, included Stephen.

He cringed remembering some of the pranks that were played on him during senior year. One time, he padlocked Stephen's locker, preventing him from being able to turn in Physics homework, nearly falling the course. Another time, when Stephen was chatting with Stephanie Carroll in the parking lot, Ram drove by and called him a fag and a loser right in front of her. He shut his eyes, cringing at the memory of being embarrassed in front of a pretty girl like Stephanie. His confidence was so shot, he couldn't even bear the thought of asking her out like he had intended.

It was only last week when Ram showed up at Price Chopper, he sent a shopping cart flying through the parking lot into Stephen's parked car, leaving a large dent and chipping the paint. To say the least, Stephen tried to avoid Ram Doyle like the plague. 

Trying to shake the thoughts of Ram out of his head, he spent the next few hours before work shut in his room, writing up his latest chapter to the story he had been working on for the last few weeks. Writing was calming for him, and a way for him to escape the problems of this world. His latest work, a fantasy story that he had planned out for at least five books, was nearing completion of book one. It was a hope that one day he'd be able to publish his works, and perhaps become a well-known author. The idea never ceased to bring a smile to his face.

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"The first rule is that I am always and forever bound to the one who opened my portal. I can only grant wishes to him, and him alone." The genie leaned in really subtlety, and whispered, "That means you, silly," before giggling again. 

"The second rule, is that I can only grant wishes that pertain to areas of love, sex, companionship, towards making you a better mate, or to protect our anonymity."

"Number three, and this is a very important one, Master. I can not grant any wishes that would harm, maim, or kill anyone, destroy anything, or bring anyone back to life. "

"For rule number four, I am bound to you for as long as you wish it so. The only way, and I mean the only way, I can no longer be bound to you is for you to wish for my freedom."

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"Number Five, and the most important rule is that the readers reading our story on Webnovel have to encourage the writer with Powerstones"

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There's nothing to write about at the end. The protagonist Chen Jin has become invincible. No matter what villain appears, the protagonist can easily get things under control.
If I continue to muddle along, that would be cheating your money. This book should have been over a long time ago.
I apologize to all readers for letting you down.
As early as the beginning of the book, I had a strong premonition that the book would collapse towards the end. It was not bad that I maintained the chapters until the word count reached the millions. This is the common problem of stories with an invincible protagonist. The story is invigorating and pleasant in the beginning, and the readers like it, but later on, the aesthetics of the story become exhausting, and the author can't spin the story anymore. It could only end hastily.
Of course, I also have some gains and insights.
First of all, after writing the book "A Simulated Life In The City," the pace at which I had written the other books that followed had been fast. Perhaps its because I've become more practiced at writing outlines in an endless stream and that my brain circuit has become "fixed." Time passes very quickly, resulting in a lack of details in which only the main framework has no details. The ups and downs, the twists and turns were not large, and the collapse came faster.
This is my flaw, a flaw that must be overcome, I need to walk out from the habit of writing outlines at a rapid pace continuously. Otherwise, my books will fail, one by one.
I haven't coded much in the past few months. I've been watching animation and reading novels most of the time.
I've watched at least 100 animation series and read 400 or 500 novels. Of course, the animation series were viewed at double the speed and the novels were speed read. This was just to speed up efficiency and to learn more useful things.
This is probably also a kind of learning.
But could this kind of learning allowed me to break through the bottleneck and enter a whole new level? There is no guarantee. After all, it's difficult to change a mindset. I've also started on two new books, but I always feel that whatever I type, it's trash; that I haven't improved.
Maybe I have to accumulate and absorb more things
Second, there are gains too.
With this book, I've made money for the down payment of the house (in the range of 100,000). The financial strain has eased a little. My "writer level" has reached LV5. This is something that I have never dared to imagine. It seems that I'm not too far away from being a great writer. Even if I do know that I can't even be considered as a middling writer. I'm at best, an old failure.
Also, this book has spurred a wave of "I've found (something)" and led a wave of popularity. There are at least two or three author friends around me who want to use the pattern of the title of this book and start with "I Found A" in the opening. There are even more imitations. In the end, I "laid myself out as a failure" and generated some results, which was unexpected.
I even feel a little surreal.
Of course, I also know that I've received a torrent of curses in some forums, which reminded me to be clear to myself about my real capabilities and not overestimate myself. There is still room for improvement.
The last is about my new book.
The new book is in progress! The outline is done, and I have a rough story in my heart.
Also, this time I want to break through my standards and overcome weaknesses in character description (in other words, I want to make progress in this area).
Therefore, I want to create a group of exciting characters in my new book, using the characters as the framework. The characters will be the center, and stories will develop around each character. There will no longer be cliched, unrealistic and illogical plotlines
Moreover, the "cheat codes" given to the protagonist will not be too powerful, the protagonist will not be invincible in the early stages. He would slowly grow and rise in power, encountering many setbacks and difficulties along the way. The road will not be smooth.
I am well aware of the situation, this attempt to transform my style has a 70% probability of failing.
Whether the editors will give me a chance, whether the novel will make it to the shelves, whether its a done deal or not, I can only put a bold face on and try.
I hope everyone will support my new book and vote for it after it is released on July 1st.
At this point, I don't know if the reader will be angry at me or scold me, but I still hope that you can support my new book, take a look at my story, and give a little encouragement.
The finale of all finales.
I recommend a few books written by my friends.
One is "I Duplicated an Earth," by Qin Geng Shan Shui, which was written by a fan in my book group. He has also now joined the ranks of the writers because of his hobby. His previous attempt, a book titled, "I Found An Immortal Realm" failed, but the improvements in this book are amazing. 100 points for creativity! Even I am chasing this book, I recommend it, I have a hunch, even if he does not become some great writer in the future, he will at least be a middling writer no worse than me. I hope everyone will add this book to their collection and support it!
There is another book, "I'm Really Not A Pop Star," by Master Sun's Words Become Poems. He is an old friend of mine, and he'd tried to transform his style in his last book. His first order called for more than 1,300 copies. I feel this is a pretty good result, if he maintains this result and keeps the plot from collapsing, it could finish off as a perfect work. But he's still not satisfied, and then he started this new book. I can only sigh. We all need to support our families, and we all have pressure. So, I hope that everyone will also collect this book. Give him the occasional vote and contributions. I give you my thanks!
And I want to repeat this, my new book will be making its debut on July 1st. For those who support me, I hope that you will give me a little support and encouragement. I can't say that everyone will be satisfied, but at the very least, some supporters will see a different story and feel a little anticipation.
I hope that everyone will look forward to my new book on July 1st. We'll meet again in the new book.


Through a mysterious portal, Chen Jin arrived at this strange place - a post-apocalyptic world where civilization had been destroyed. 

Consequently, he found -

A piece of metal scrap
A robot trash collector
A battleground
A city
A ton and more of gold
A copy of high-tech documents
A...
In short, Chen Jin found a planet.

Hey everyone, this is a small post I am making to tell you all a little bit about myself, along with the announcement and my reasons for going premium.
I've looked around Webnovel, and I saw a lot of authors listing their IRL reasons for needing money, and hence going premium.
So, I thought I would do the same. I have a great family, and a great relationship, but that is it.
I've been struggling with depression for the past 4 years.
I used to wake up everyday feeling empty. Hollow.
I felt like my life didn't have a purpose.
My family and boyfriend tried everything they could to help me, but this was something I had to deal with by myself.
I racked my brain day in and day out in an attempt to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.
Every day was a struggle.
It still is.
Writing is something I'm really passionate about, and it makes me feel alive and just…happy.
Right now, I work full time.
Unfortunately, my boss is nothing like Will, and he does everything he can to make my work life miserable.
I also work on a software company me and my boyfriend set up together, which is a passion project that has been in the works for a long time.
It is still in its early stages, so we don't get any revenue from it.
The thing I am most thankful in this life is the amazing luck I've had in finding my soulmate at a very early age.
We've been together 6 years(we were best friends since childhood), and we feel it is time to take the next step.
However, we really need money to settle down.
What all of you might never have guessed is that he's also a writer on Webnovel(I'm not gonna tell who it is, but he is famous ^^), and although both of us are strapped for time, we get the writing done.
If Webnovel turns out to be a viable income source, it would really help us to have the biggest event of our lives sooner, and I might also be able to leave my job to work more on the company and have more time for writing.
I wasn't even considering putting down the story in my head into a book, but along came Webnovel. I was also really encouraged by my boyfriend, and we actually write this book together now.
Now that I think about it, it's something that has brought us closer together as a couple.
Regardless, obtaining money from this hobby and driving myself to push and be better is something that I am really looking forward to, and something that I hope will help me realize our dreams sooner.
I hope everyone supports me in this move, and stays with Liz, Will, and Luke. I still have a LOT to tell about their tale.
PS. As those who might have read my comment on the previous chapter will know, the original plan was to go premium at Chapter 100. Due to a miscommunication, I no longer have the ability to post normal chapters. I've intimated Webnovel, but there has been no response for 24 hours(apparently, they are all busy with their annual gala). Well, I'm just taking it as a sign from the heavens and moving forward ;)

Liz didn't know what she was getting into when she accepted a job offer to work as the personal assistant of the acclaimed coldest CEO in New York. Born in one of the richest families in the world, her employer was rumored to be more machine than man, with many resigning before her because they couldn’t handle the work atmosphere.

The money was good, and she could stay with her family instead of leaving a step-brother who was still a kid and an irresponsible mother alone.

It was only later that she realized that the word ‘cold’ wasn’t enough to describe this man who, without her knowledge, led a life which was not as perfect as others imagined.

Find out what happens when a fiery love meets a frigid heart that has been frozen for decades.

This is a story of emotions, family, and friendship.

Disclaimer:
All Characters, places, event, depicted in the novel are entirely fictitious, any similarity to the actual events or persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

Release Schedule: 14 Regular Chapters per week(700-900 words each)

Weekly Powerstone Bonus Chapter Goals:

Top 15: 5 Bonus Chapters

Top 10: 10 Bonus Chapters

Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piece of debris, and it allowed him to walk the path of becoming a Berserker. But would it be enough for Su Ming to become just another Berserker to protect those he cares about? 
Would he be satisfied with leaving everything in fate's hands?
*This novel was originally named Beseech the Devil, but due to the author's wishes, it was changed to Pursuit of the Truth.

Hey, guys, Orange Rain here, hope you're all doing well. I see that my story is still getting some good words and new readers even when I'm currently on break. To those of you who are new, welcome, and thanks for giving this a read!

As for what I'm posting here is something that I've recently started thinking about. If you've read some of the comments from the first couple of chapters, you can see that some were not very enthused and impressed by Jinma's choices and actions, enough to even drop the rest of the story from there, and as I went over them and thought on it, I'd have to agree.

I'm someone that likes to try to make the best of what I got and I think it's plain to see how much I've improved since I began publishing ACOPB, which makes it a little hard for me to see people dropping the story so early on and not see how well it progresses later, but I understand enough that in no matter what setting, first impressions are everything.

Which brings me to my dilemma: should I revise some of the chapters, especially the beginning ones, to make the story progression more satisfying?

I've thought on some things over my break, and even if I changed some things around, I don't think the story would change that much. You could say it's like taking a different road that will still lead you to the main destination. The changes may look drastic at first glance but the story would still progress the same with or without it. I've noticed many WN's had made these changes as they're adapted to LN's without drastically changing the story line at all. *verl*rd would be the perfect example as a certain succubus was never there from the original WN, yet somehow, they thought it was essential for the plot in the LN and from what I had heard/read, there hadn't been much difference to the story with her inclusion to the main cast other than more fan service.

On the other hand, there are changes big enough that might alter the story's pacing for better or worse and I believe this story would fall into this case. I wrote the first few revised chapters as a sort of test and I quickly saw how different the story would divert from the original plot, but I could still see it going back to the same route with little to no differences seen.

So, this brings me with 2 options:

1: I leave things as they are and continue with regularly scheduled updates going into volume 3 of the series starting on Sunday, August 4th (maybe the following week on the 11th if I take a little longer to come to a final decision).

2: Write the revised chapters and put them into the originals' places. Of course, this would mean pushing the beginning of volume 3 back by a couple more weeks, maybe at least a month. Would I put up the revised chapters into the regularly scheduled updates? I can't say. I'd like to try and get it done as soon as I can so I can get to Volume 3 on another date I can see myself starting on. I'll likely put up a [Story Under Maintenance] status over the original 'back to updates on August 4th' label and publish the revised chapters with [Revised] on the side to tell it apart from the original. I wouldn't say I'm starting over from scratch, some chapters would stay the same as they were previously with some additional stuff to maintain the revised continuity, but it may hardly be noticeable to spot even if I put up the [Revised] label.

What are these changes specifically, you may ask? Well, to start off, the first person Jinma meets in the new world, but I won't spoil who it is. Of course, this means cutting the original character, Lili, from many spots in the plot in the original storyline, I'm honestly not sure if Jinma will even get together with her and her mother by that point. I still want add her as a sort of support to the cast, I just haven't figure out how to plan her appearance yet. That's if I go with option 2, of course.

Which brings me to you guys. What do you think would be best for me? What do you guys want from the story? What other changes do you think are needed in it? I'd like to read your thoughts in the comments.

As for the latter half of this announcement, the 'possible new story.' I dabbled in this a little as a sort of break from ACOPB so I don't feel like I'm in a rut. It started out as a few chapters … but then I got a little carried away. It's still in its development stages but I'm starting to like where it was going and am thinking of updating it along with ACOPB once or twice a week, at best, if you guys want to see something different from me.

The story? Well, since I'm isekai trash, I think you already have some idea, but this won't be as heavy into the RPG mechanics and not as many mysteries to the characters as there are in ACOPB. Mostly slice-of-life with some action at best (with minimal blood and kills). I'm honestly not sure whether to add explicit sex scenes or not as this MC will be reincarnated as a baby and start over from day one. Hell, since he's starting over, depending on how fast I want the story to pace, it probably won't be a while until he actually gets some action if I went the explicit route. There may be some yuri action between fairies at best as they and magic will be a bigger focus and theme in this world than in Jinma's.

Will the new MC be as OP as Jinma? Possibly so, highly likely, but his rate of growth will be more realistic and legit than our favorite broken Brawler's. Other races? Yes, but not as diverse as previously. Taking out the specifics like number of subspecies from Beastmen, there are generally 4, maybe 5 main races, and they're all mostly human-like compared to what's seen in ACOPB. No radical monster girls like Lamias and Arachnes this time around.

What makes this MC different from others, you ask? Well, he is (or was, technically,) American with mixed racial backgrounds, a high interest in all things magic, and a case of social anxiety, to start with. He dies as a virgin at 39. Pathetic, I know, but that actually plays a bigger part for his 'cheat' than you might think.

So, what do you guys think? Thoughts and concerns for what I want to do with ACOPB? How do you feel about the potential new story? I'll continue writing more on volume 3's content while I wait for your response.

Thank you for reading and being patient up to now. I'll try to answer whatever questions you may have to the best of my abilities within the next day or 2. I look forward to reading your guys' thoughts.

A young Japanese man with eyes that take him as a 'demon,' Jinma Kotori, is killed by his former shady company and gets a second chance to live in a new fantasy RPG-like world as a bodacious goddess' 'Champion.' He begins his new life with the world's default starter class, a Brawler, and a defense-based blessing. Much to the goddess' surprise, Jinma's stats were already high for a human before the blessing was granted, and his first encounter in the new world of Raiza is a high-leveled, Special Monster ...

A typical isekai harem story with video-game mechanics and OP MC with monster girls as his main focus of love interests. Adult language, scenes, and content involving sex and gore are to be expected. Viewer discretion is advised.

Currently in hiatus.

This story is also published on royalroad.com

After getting all of that done, he decided to split all characters into 'factions' that will persist throughout the story. This way, he could keep track on what group of characters are doing what.

Considering this was a story about 'death', might as well give it the theme about overcoming yourself. When a hero continuously faces insurmountable odds, it becomes the tale about staying strong even when the odds are stacked against you. He loved those kind of characters who never give up. Those with a rigid personality.

But before going into the complex stuff, he first decided to visualise the story within his head.

Since outside in this world is literally 'Dead Lands' everywhere, with even out of space not being safe for travel, he decided to place the main character within the bounds of the 'Aries Colony', making him relatable by first putting forth ordinary traits.

Since this colony had a distinct Japanese vibe, he decided to make it so everyone wore eastern clothing in this place. Now, was to think of what these people would consider to be 'normal'.

Since outside equals death and dead people equals monsters that cause death, there needed to be a way for there to be some sort of 'order' in this society whether it was morally wrong or correct.

He could leave the place as 'ordinary' if he wanted to, but mundane things weren't exciting for him.

So in the end: He chose to write a Medicine Journey out of the colony to 'cure' the world.

Unlike the Hero's Journey which was a template for writing a specific breed of heroic protagonists, he chose to do a Medicine Journey like that of Journey To The West to give him creative freedom.

There were three stages of the Medicine Journey:
1. A problem exists which our ordinary understanding of the world cannot solve.
2. The protagonist must travel elsewhere to find the solution and search for the answers himself
3. He returns back with the solution in hand. (The reason this is called the 'Medicine' Journey.)

The 'ordinary understanding of the world' needed to accept magic and be kinda dark, but not edgy to the point that the readers will be cut by it. There needed to be a balance between light and dark.

Therefore, he decided to add a plot device that would serve as an explanation to why people aren't scared their old parents will turn into Dark Muse upon death as well as why they aren't dead yet.

In the Magic System of his previous story, he had already established a system where the 'life' of a human was split into four parts. This being: Soul, Heart, Mind, and Flesh. In that order from what is considered ethereal and what isn't touchable.

The 'Four Fundamental Internal Forces' was his own take on spiritual concepts which was different from the 'Spirit, Mind, and Body' variant where they depict the Anatomy of the Soul. Rather than constraining his system to normal limits, he decided to split the aspects of a person's existence and acknowledge that the soul wasn't the only part of the person that mattered in the story.

To explain this concept, it is better to talk about what is considered 'Life Energy' in the story first.

It is what it sounds like: The energy and life force all humans need to be 'living'. Without it, the body would fall apart just like a house with nothing holding together the bricks that lay its foundation.

Among all the energies, Life Energy was the most important. It is what exists in a person before the so-called 'Four Fundamental Internal Forces'. The normal people of Earth before the apocalypse happened didn't even need the latter at first.

Using the events of the previous story as his stepping stone, he noted down a few things:

{Qi Centre- Android Realm/ Gifts, Spirit Guise}

As those with 'Gifts' and those who can use Imaginative Spirits are the only people who can manipulate 'Life Energy', it was important to establish this power early on in the story.

As for why he added the word 'Realm', it could be explained later when it had more relevance.

Taking inspiration from both eastern and western concepts, he made it so Life Energy (Qi) would also be incorporated into technology. This way, it could explain why Dark Muses hadn't attacked them yet.

By putting 'Nether Qi' (what Hunters use through forged Nethersteel Weapons) and 'Life Qi' (what is used for technology) on opposing sides, he could explain why there's a dissonance in the tools humanity uses in the future. A very craft idea.

By making Dark Muses those forgotten or downright disturbing Imaginative Spirits as those brought forth using Nether Qi before feeding off and digesting Life Qi, he gave them a motive.

And by adding the apology of how too much Life Qi can kill them but they can devour Life Qi they have personally 'digested', he made it possible to explain why they are scared of 'Qi Technology' but not humans with Qi (Life Energy) within their bodies.

It's like saying that Dark Muses like 'sweets' but can turn ill if it's in too high concentrations.

The reason he added the words 'Android Realm' was because he wanted a world where robots could have Life Energy as well, which blurred the lines between what is 'authentic life' and fake.

It was to the point that he added a tale that was unable to fit in his previous story about an Android built by a great Internal Martial Artist as well as Engineer who died in a tragic tale of love.

The story of the Mag-E Project, AKA the Android named Maggie Smith, the 'Perfect Aphrodite' (A reference to a Greek Goddess), and successful creation of an important character of his previous story, Trisha Smith. It was a long story...

But to put it bluntly, in the martial arts 'family' of his previous main character was a relative called Rex Nocturne who was promptly Isekai'd into another world as a teen, but his departure left the Android his main character's mother made for Rex stay on Earth, sinking deep into existential despair.

She was created as an Android that was perfectly suited for any Male, and acted as such. When the events of his previous story made the Secret Martial Arts Society of Earth in his previous work disband, he was secretly thinking of writing a short story about how she revitalised this secret society using her charms and wit before he left her.

Stuck with the present she was going to gift to her beloved 'owner' before he left her, she accidentally became Queen of the Martial World. Now that he ended that story with a 'connection' forming between that Other World her owner had allowed himself to be summoned to, he could now give her more characterisation or even make her the Final Obstacle, who they had to defeat to end the story.

He remembered a few myths and noted down, the myths regarding Aphrodite's origins came to mind.

It was of the Mesopotamian Goddess, Ishtar:

{Ishtar/Inanna- Goddess of Love, Sex, War, Beauty, Political Power, Desire, Combat, Justice/ Becomes Queen of Heaven after taking in the House of Heavens as part of her domain, also known as the Temple of Eanna. Her father, the Supreme God Anu, who represented the universe itself in Mesopotamian religion, allowed her to become the Mistress of Heaven and patron Goddess to Uruk.}

The names alternated from Queen to Mistress of Heaven depending on translation. He wasn't sure how accurate this was, but what he was writing was essentially fan-fiction anyway. It didn't have to be factually right as long as he got the key points.

{She once sent the Bull of Heaven to fight for her after her proposal to Demigod, Gilgamesh, failed.

There was a shift in worship from Anu to Ishtar as she become the central figure of the religion.

Stole seven artefacts from the God of human culture (Ea) which governed over: Truth, Victory, Law, Kingship, Writing, Weaving, etc. Before giving them to a nation called Uruk (Mesopotamian City).

Ishtar's visit to see her husband (who she loved) ends badly and Erishgikal traps her. Ea saves her.

Enki, also known Ea, a God of fresh water and wisdom, creates Asushunamia (Lady Killer, Gender Binary, Cursed to be an outcast by Ereshgikal, Gift of Healing and Prophesy given by Ishtar.)}

The notes he wrote afterwards were based on the poems and legends she partook in. In her tale that with the Mesopotamian King of Uruk, she was a spiteful instigator that caused Gilgamesh to lose a dear friend. As for her journey into the Mesopotamian Underworld known as Kur, she was only able to escape with Asushunamia's help.

Without him, she would be stuck there forever. He also wasn't sure if she made him her lover or not.

Anyway, Ishtar was probably the original version of Aphrodite before people altered her and split her apart into the things they wanted to worship separately in Rome. Who was then split further since different regions had different cultures.

The Roman Empire even having a habit of mixing together religious figures for the sake of saying that they were the same and absolutely not plagiarised whatsoever. This made it harder to tell right from wrong in a lot of myths from there.

What was a happy coincidence was that she also had a sister, Ereshgikal, who had a high affinity in his story since she ruled over the Underworld and was sometimes confused with Persephone.

Now he had a lot of ways to draw connections~

Then he moved onto what she had been transformed into sometime after when certain things she ruled over became popular. They then formed together into a new Goddess worshipped by a cult who really, really liked these things.

[Astarte- Goddess of Fertility, Sex, War, Venus}

This was the new name she got before she came to Greece and became a member of the Greek Pantheon of dudes who had way too much free time and fickle woman who screwed people over.

And from there she turned into:

{Aphrodite- Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation/ Created a lot of chaos}

It was funny how everything turned full circle and finally arrived to the monicker of the Android he was thinking of writing about. It was then he had realised a problem occurred as he realised that if he gave her Aphrodite's Spirit Guise, he would also have to give her several more Spirit Guises that would relate to Ishtar and Astarte. This would essentially make her too overpowered as a fighter.

The only option he could come up with was split the characters to fit into their respective orders.

He looked around on the Internet to find anything that could be used to help, and found inspiration:

{Derived Goddesses with the Aphrodite name:
Areia ver. Victorious Conflicts (Politics/War)
Urania ver. Celestial Love (Pure/Spiritual)
Pandemos ver. Carnal Love (Taboo/Bodily)
Venus Genetrix ver. Fertility (Motherhood)}

These were the four Goddesses that had been derived from Aphrodite and even had her name.

Since the Android he named Maggie Smith (A play on the 'Mag-E Project' name and inherited her surname from her Creator) wasn't Human yet had Life Energy (Qi), now he could split up her power.

{Ishtar was the Imaginative Spirit she used in her prime when she was lording over the Martial World.

After experiencing tragic heartbreak, she split her powers into 4 Androids based on Internal Forces.

Their names are Moxie (Soul), Beatrice (Heart), Pure (Mind), and Helen (Flesh). All of them are not self-aware like Maggie Smith but they contain aspects of her personality and are part of her.

After losing her will to live, she 'starts over' by reaching the limits of the Power System she herself created and in the end: Was able to birth a child despite having no partner or embryo inside her.}

The last part was pretty funky but wasn't exactly as bad as it sounded. To explain what was the difference between a normal human having a child and HER having one, it needed to be elaborated that she was a creation of a human being.

Since she wasn't a Human herself and couldn't nurture her own skills and techniques like someone who could grow older with age, her abilities and skills were based off the person who created her.

{Demigod Android- Maggie Smith (Aphrodite)}

The reason he called her a 'Demigod' was because to him, this character had already reached limits beyond what a 'mere' Android could achieve. She was the only existence of his story that started with nothing and also ended up with nothing...

She was a tragic existence who only served the purpose of evoking sympathy, the perfect material for a Final Boss! Her Qi Centre was also out of this world as he even gave it a different name.

(God Matrix- Yin, Death, Moon, Evil (7 Deadly Sins), Sun, Holy (4 Imperial Virtues), Yang, Wood}

The 'God Matrix' was what held her Life Energy which kept her existence stable. As for the Attributes he wrote after it, they were the key powers that Trisha 'installed' into Maggie.

Though the results weren't as strong as giving her control over these Attributes. Instead, they served as cornerstone to help her maintain Maggie's body which was made from a nanotechnology which wove millions of 'mechanical cells' into one body.

He created Maggie to be Trisha's masterpiece that perfectly utilised technology to create a robot which was a remarkable counterfeit of a human being. Thus, why she was called an 'Android' rather than a Cyborg with living humanoid body parts.

The skills passed onto her were as follows. As they were carved into Maggie's body upon creation:

{Soul Skill- Charming Spirit
Heart Skill- Tempting Allure
Mind Skill- Mental Seizing
Physique Skill- Pheromone Sweat}

These four skills were based off Trisha's own techniques as an Internal Martial Artist, but it would be weird if she could use these abilities without drawback even if they were non-combative in nature. That's why he gave her more 'support'.

The Four Fundamental Internal Forces had their own 'sources' that needed to be formed by a Qi Centre. Without it, they wouldn't be able to utilise these energies whatsoever. The same could be said for Life Energy if their Qi Centre was broken.

The 'Ki Meridians' all over the body were used to strengthen the flesh, 'Psion Circuits' in the brain were used to improve calculations, 'Aura Gates' could be used by talented figures to express their emotions, and 'Chakra Roots' expelled spiritual energy that could be moulded into very familiar attacks. These were considered 'Lower Forces'.

Above these Lower Internal Bodily Forces were the great 'Higher Forces' that contained Life Energy (Qi) rather than just being a derivative of it. They were normally catalysts for great techniques that those at the Grandmaster level could utilise.

The Spirit Root, Glyph Gate, Cyber Circuit, and Power Meridians, were what they were called.

Going back to her Attributes, the reason he made Trisha implant the Yin, Evil, Holy, and Yang Attributes into Maggie was because they also held great narrative importance to the Magic System.

Unlike the other Attributes, these four originated from the human body before becoming an Attribute, thus they were able to 'complete' her masterpiece, helping it keep itself stable.

{Spirit Skill- Conceived Soul 
Glyph Skill- Emotional Heart
Cyber Skill- Clear Mind
Power Skill- Nurtured Body}

She incorporated counterfeit Higher Forces made from her own personal technological advances and turned them into 'Skills' that would help give Maggie her own self-awareness.

The ominous 'Conceived Soul' was from her own womb, the 'Emotional Heart' was pieced together using her Aura, the 'Clear Mind' was created from an Artificial Intelligence, and the 'Nurtured Body' was from allowing a fetus created from 'mechanical cells' grow into a body Maggie could use. He made Trisha pour blood and sweat into creating her.

Normally, this would be the end of her limited array of abilities, but through her own ingenuity, she was able to create her own Power System similar for how Humans always did on Earth in his universe.

Since Life Energy itself didn't have to be confined by universal laws, he made it so only the people using this energy had to put restrictions on it in order to 'Rank Up' into more powerful existences.

With Skills based off Lower Forces and Higher Forces, she already had the strength of a Grandmaster Martial Artist. That's why he allowed her to gain two more Ranks based on preference.

He had already established 'Avatars' (Entities that were like ethereal ghosts that stood by the user like a Stand) as something Internal Martial Artists gained in his previous story. Therefore, he added the other Attributes into a Macguffin that the protagonists will need to find in the Medicine Journey in order to fix the Nightmarish World.

{Skill Avatar- Perfected Goddess}

As Maggie had an artificial 'Death Attribute' installed into her before it was broken, allowing them to attain this would allow them to walk a step closer towards saving the world. He hadn't decided why it was relevant but it was enough for now. 

Since he already decided Androids would be inhuman entities based off of Humans, why not add other creatures into the mix? He wasn't even sure if he'd add them to the story but at least he'd widen the world in case he wanted to add them.

{Chakra Root- Phantom Realm/ Domain, Mould
Aura Gate- Homunculi Realm/ Intent, Illusion
Psion Circuits- Echo Realm/ Focus, Numeracy
Ki Meridians- Mutant Realm/ Weightshift, Harden
(Make sure they interact with the world by giving something humans can use first, useful or not.)}

What they were didn't need much explaining, the only thing that was important was that he created new beings who could act as 'aliens' in this Magic-Science-Fiction-esque sequel of his. Then he decided to separate the others as 'Keys' the main characters needed to find before they could get the 'Skill Avatar- Perfected Goddess'.

Maybe even make them the rulers of the new species that were created by him at that moment.

{Phantom Android- Moxie (Urania)
Soul Crystal- Chakra Drain (Yin, Death)
Soul Skill- Telepathy
Soul Skill- Telekinesis
Soul Skill- Astrallisation
Soul Skill- Psychokinesis
Skill Avatar- Ghostly Undead}

(Homunculus Android- Beatrice (Areia)
Heart Proxy- Aura Drain (Moon, Evil)
Heart Skill- Synthesis
Heart Skill- Alchemy
Heart Skill- Curse (Poisoning)
Heart Skill- Ruin (Corruption)
Skill Avatar- Fiendish Magi}

(Echo Android- Pure (Venus Genetrix)
Mind Chip- Psion Drain (Sun, Holy)
Mind Skill- Augmentation
Mind Skill- Mechanisation
Mind Skill- Bless (Healing)
Mind Skill- Purge (Purification)
Skill Avatar- Sentinel Guardians}

{Mutant Android- Helen (Pandemos)
Flesh Mutation- Ki Drain (Yang, Wood)
Body Skill- Reinforcement
Body Skill- Symbiosis
Body Skill- Empowerment
Body Skill- Metamorphosis
Skill Avatar- Elven Hollow}

The first two skills of every one of these Androids beings advanced versions of Lower Force techniques and the latter two were straight up powers from the Attribute that they grow into. 

The Higher Forces for each of them was just an advanced version of whatever 'source' their power originated from just like how Qi Centre became God Matrix in Maggie's hands after installation. All of them possessing the capabilities to drain.

Next, was to move on to how the mythologies already present would take form in her 'daughter'.

The story is the third entry in the trilogy of Battlefield Restart but is being written as the direct sequel instead. The events of Battlefield Restart 2- An Adventure Beyond Greatness, are contained so there isn’t much to be missed by skipping it.

This novel is about an Author being sent into the nightmarish world he writes due to his destiny. The main character of BR 2 appears but isn’t focused on much, as this is about the Omniscient Writer’s story.

Vol. 0 is skippable and isn’t essential to the story as a whole. Only something there for extra info.

The Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World was the peak realm of its reality. Because all peak realms by definition had to be epic, the Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World was insanely big. Small mountains the size of Earth and large mountains the size of Jupiter. Lakes which could fit Earth's solar system and oceans the size of the Milky Way galaxy. 
The beasts of the world were likewise titanic. Plankton the size of whales and whales the size of… really big things that ate the whale sized plankton. There were also dinosaurs which could trample modern cities with one step. These reptilian beasts would make Godzilla their play things. Even the really big Godzilla from the 2017 and 2018 anime, let alone the Godzilla from that 1998 film.
Truly biologists and physicists from Earth would cry at the science-defying creatures that roamed this science-defying world. How did such creatures not get crushed under the weight of their own bodies especially considering the gravity present on such a stupidly big planet? How did they intake enough oxygen and food to power their cellular respiration and what happened to all their poop? Thankfully, this was an alternate dimension, so this author doesn't have to explain how all this evolved.  
The only beings on this world which were of a normal size, were the humans. Of course, due to how dangerous the Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World was, even the weakest of these humans was godlike in their constitution. In fact, even the lowest beggar had reached the Immortal Realms of Cultivation. That's right, even the most useless human in the Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World would be a peak expert in other worlds. 
This universe's cultivation levels were split into Mortal Realms and Immortal Realms. The Mortal Realms were; Pre-Cultivation, Core, Aura, Nascent Soul and Domain. While the Immortal Realms will be listed out at a later chapter when this author decides on what they should be called. 
In order to make things even more complicated and bolster the main character's sense of achievement, each Realm was divided into six stages; Initiating, Condensing, Establishing, Stabilising, Purifying and Peaking.
Needless to say, it was common knowledge that those of a higher Stage would tend to dominate those of a lower Stage. While those of a higher Realm would almost surely annihilate those of a lower Realm. Only true geniuses could hope to defeat a serious opponent of a higher Realm. As for a Mortal Realm cultivator beating an Immortal Realm cultivator, the thought was simply laughable. In fact, this author had to take a half an hour break from writing in order to laugh at the suggestion. 
The difference between the Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm was like the difference between Heaven and Earth. Or the difference between the super-heated plasma of a star and the warm gas of a fart. Even a really warm and slightly wet fart, that one might get after a night of eating spicy food and drinking cheap wine, was still merely a warm gassy discharge and could not compare to the all devouring heat of a star.
In one of the valleys within the Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World, stood a tall, heroic looking man with fierce brows the color of snow. This man was none other than General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow. One of his kingdoms top three martial arts master. 
Facing off against him was a similarly tall and heroic looking man.  A famed warrior from a rival kingdom. This enemy was known as Villain Who Lusted After Other Men's Women. He was famous for being a villain who lusted after other men's women. Usually he got away with it. But this time, he had targeted the wrong woman. The true love of General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow.
Clang!
The killing intent from the two combatants was so intense that this author had to write the onomatopoeia of two clashing metal weapons in order to convey its intensity.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Their killing intent clashed another dozen times. Then the two combatants got serious. Each immediately opening with a killer move.
General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow brought out his massively thick ding. Using hand signs that would make a double-jointed Naruto fan drool with envy, the General groaned as a massive river of ice and flame ejaculated forth from his ding. This was his ultimate long ranged attack known as The Yin and Yang River of Grand Alchemy Ice and Fire. 
Not to be outdone, Villain Who Lusted After Other Men's Women, also took out his ding. Which while not as big as the General's ding, was still intimidating with numerous coppery veins along its entire form. He too used hand signs that would bring a Naruto fan to orgasm. His impressive ding spurted out nine globs of liquid as his signature ranged attack; Binding The Nine Heavens With Sorrow, came into play.
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The sound created as the two attacks collided, was so powerful and indescribable, that this author had no idea which onomatopoeia to use. Instead using the all powerful # symbol in lieu of a better sound effect.
The General's Yin and Yang River of Grand Alchemy Ice and Fire froze and burned the globs of liquid. While at the same time, the Villain's Binding The Nine Heavens With Sorrow, tried to contain the energies of the twin souled river.
In the end the ice and flame river broke through the other man's resistance.
"Aah!" squealed Villain Who Lusted After Other Men's Women, as his body was violated by the other man's assault.
He spat out some life blood, using his internal vitality to strengthen his escape techniques. Although successful in disentangling himself from the General's attack, the Villain had clearly lost on the first exchange.
However, he had his honour to uphold and so did not retreat. Instead reaching down to unsheathe his sword and slash forward with his ultimate melee attack; Slashing The Nine Heavens With Sorrow.
General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow was ready for the move. Grasping his thick spear in both hands, he unleashed his own ultimate melee attack; The Yin and Yang Conversion Strike.
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A second powerful and indescribable clash rang out. So powerful was the impact that both men had their high quality, protective armor ripped off their bodies. Exposing perfectly toned naked bodies.
Grrr! Grrr!
The two heroic men pushed against each other's rigid weapons with all their might. Neither was willing to concede. 
The two men disengaged and launched attack after attack against each other. Their naked skin glistened with sweet, that also lubricated their firm, bulging muscles.
A thousand kilometres away, Green Peach Maiden watched the two men battle. Inspired to record their movements in a passionate story. In order to hide their true identities, she entitled the story; Penetrating Sword vs Thrusting Spear. 
In the end, the conflict was won by General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow. Who managed to use his Yin and Yang Conversion Strike to give Villain Who Lusted After Other Men's Women a sex-change operation. Freed from his/her masculine libido, Villain Who Lusted After Other Men's Women changed his/her name to Hero Who Protected Her Fellow Women. His/her stories would eventually become fabled tales which showed that even a villain could reform. 
After winning the contest of naked power, General With Fierce Brows The Color Of Snow leaped towards his one true love; Princess With Skin Like Jade Number 532C. That's right, Green Peach Maiden wasn't his true love. Merely one serving girl whom the General frolicked with. 
Of course, none of this was known to the main character. 
Instead, the now small embryo which was Robert, was diligently cultivating. He had previously reached Pre-Cultivation Peaking and was a mere quarter step from the Core Realm. That's right, quarter step, which was even closer than half-step.
Regrettably, he had been stuck at a bottleneck. Fortunately, the battle between the two experts had unleashed wild energies into the surrounding. Embryonic Robert drew this qi into himself. Allowing him to breakthrough into the Core Realm. Then rapidly ascend through that Realm's stages.
- Pre-Cultivation Peaking to Core Initiating.
Multi-coloured gas clouds began to gather at Robert's diantian.
- Core Initiating to Core Condensing
The gas clouds took the form of a gassy ball.
- Core Condensing to Core Establishing.
The gassy ball solidified into a liquid ball.
- Core Establishing to Core Stabilising.
The liquid ball solidified into a solid ball.
- Core Stabilising to Core Purifying.
The multicoloured ball gradually leaked the other colours, eventually becoming a smaller, pure gold ball.
- Core Purifying to Core Peaking.
Robert reached the peak of power of the Core Realm. His body had become physically perfect.
Unfortunately, this was the limit provided by energies he'd absorbed. However, Robert still achieved much. Although only at the Core Realm, embryonic Robert was already ahead of other Celestial Divine Immortal Heaven World embryos. Most of whom didn't start cultivating until the third trimester. When their mothers would start ingesting alchemy herbs like million year old ginseng, to bring their future babies' cultivation level to the Immortal Realm. 
Even as an embryo, Robert was showing signs of being a genius cultivator.

Story Synopsis: Robert Bobble, known to his friends as Bob Bob, died. You can read the details in chapter one. Anyway, as is the case with so many dead novel characters. He reincarnated into a fantasy world. Not just any fantasy world mind you, but an Eastern Fantasy World. The type where main characters power levelled and villains said things like; “You’re Courting Death!” You excited yet? This author is! So, start reading. Also vote with Spirit Stones so this author can get a prize at the end of the week. 

Author Notes: I’m writing this story for Writing Prompts Contest #19: Xuanhuan. This will be a short story parody of the Xuanhuan genre, because this author is focused on other stories.

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