In SerialGlitched! Uplift Arc Fantasy Comedy Sci-fi Adventure Slice of Life
[Winner of the April 22 Royal Road Writathon Challenge]
In 2202 the System reached Earth.
Thankfully it had learnt from previous uplifts and implemented an introductory arc to acclimatise the new participants rather than chucking them in the deep end.
The previous practice of just dumping unsuspecting beings into a System designed for the growth of the multiverse had led to catastrophic and sub-optimal results. The return on investment was abysmal. That old trope was so over-cooked - after nearly extinguishing itself through negative returns new policy was required.
That was 356 trillion local years back. Now over 5600 successful uplifts had joined the ranks of the multiverse.
But the System was always learning, always growing. Still there were glitches. Mostly minor. Mere irritants really. Sometimes even they were catalysts, triggering a fresh expansion. Soon the System would understand why.
Our Earth was 7912th.
- Ascend - Battle - Challenge - Dominate - Expand - Gro... - Glor...
- Where’s the eff word?
- Glitch...
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1. CHAPTER 1 GLITCHED! Welcome Participant - You've been volunteered!
2. CHAPTER 2 GLITCHED! This is not Character Creation?
3. CHAPTER 3 GLITCHED! Name Generation
4. CHAPTER 4 GLITCHED! Support Ticket Summary
5. CHAPTER 5 GLITCHED! Freedom!
6. CHAPTER 6 GLITCHED! And this is not the hospital…
7. CHAPTER 7 GLITCHED! First award
8. CHAPTER 8 GLITCHED! Nigel…Nigel…
9. CHAPTER 9 GLITCHED! - Rage!
10. CHAPTER 10 GLITCHED! Lunch break
11. CHAPTER 11 GLITCHED! The good stuff
12. CHAPTER 12 GLITCHED! Building the Skills résumé
13. CHAPTER 13 GLITCHED! Path parph!
14. CHAPTER 14 GLITCHED! Character Sheet!
15. CHAPTER 15 GLITCHED! [Blank] Error Title must be between 3 and 100 chars long. Replace w/ [Stunned]
16. CHAPTER 16 GLITCHED! Expression
17. CHAPTER 17 GLITCHED! On Honour and Charisma
18. CHAPTER 18 GLITCHED! Making bank
19. CHAPTER 19 GLITCHED! Schtuck, Schmuck - let's Shop
20. CHAPTER 20 GLITCHED! Impulsive buyers beware
21. CHAPTER 21 GLITCHED! Knowledge never sleeps
22. CHAPTER 22 GLITCHED! Precocious
23. CHAPTER 23 GLITCHED! Cultivation
24. CHAPTER 24 GLITCHED! Black Swan - Part 1
25. CHAPTER 25 GLITCHED! Black Swan - Part 2
26. CHAPTER 26 GLITCHED! Black Swan - Part 3
27. CHAPTER 27 GLITCHED! Dumped
28. CHAPTER 28 GLITCHED! “I Have a Dream!”
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