In SerialTWIG - The System Can't Save Me, But It Can't Stop Me Either [a gamelit-portal-fantasy-poem by eric river] Fantasy Tragedy Action Adventure
This is an experimental new type of fiction
It's a gamelit verse novel, a brand new concoction
Follow Twig as he rebels against his status screen
And learn why its messages are always cold and mean
Like my main work, "Hero's Song," its form follows a rule
every rhyme and syllable is taken from that school
see the prologue for a quick guide on this new format
this will be a first draft, so I hope you're fine with that
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
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1. Prologue - A reader's guide and gods in thought
2. Chapter 001 - Achievements... I guess?
3. Chapter 002 - Friendship is its own reward (unless you're somebody else)
4. Chapter 003 - Status is determined by the gods, but mine is...
5. Chapter 004 - So my guardian deity values the life of a slime over mine?!
6. Chapter 005 - For most people, a portal is a window of opportunity...
7. Chapter 006 - If I die a hero, can we call it even?
8. Chapter 007 - Even other gods are wondering what's going on?
9. Chapter 008 - A bittersweet freedom... Wait, what is it now?!
10. Chapter 009 - A realm beyond realms and gods beyond the system?
11. Chapter 010 - Fast or slow, what's done is done, will they make it in time?
12. Chapter 011 - If this is what help from the gods looks like...
13. Chapter 012 - Did I cheat death or am I in for something even worse?
14. Chapter 013 - Oh, good morning, you would not believe the day I've had!
15. Chapter 014 - What's a System and why does it want to 'delete' me?!
16. Chapter 015 - I have to leave my home because of just one single word?
17. Chapter 016 - So even evil gods can bleed, I guess that's good to know...
18. Chapter 017 - It's nice to know that other gods would help me... if they could....
19. Chapter 018 - This is definitely not a standard adventure...
20. Chapter 019 - Surely there aren't bugs out there with gods weirder than mine...
21. Chapter 020 - I don't know what I'm running to or from, but I'll run fast
22. Chapter 021 - A strong defense is more than just a number on a screen
23. Chapter 022 - You know, I've always heard them say that when it rains, it pours
24. Chapter 023 - What is the enemy of my enemy anyway?
25. Chapter 024 - You dare not say I'm picking on weak monsters anymore
26. Chapter 025 - Will I ever have the power that I want or need?
27. Chapter 026 - Maybe home is not always the safest place to be
28. Chapter 027 - Hopefully I don't catch too much attention today
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