《Big Red Button.》Welcome.
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Welcome, human.
You have woken. Waked. Awok-
Ok fine, look, you woke up. Congrats. I don’t know what the proper form of the word is.
Anyways, you’re awake! Yay! And you’re in a room! Yay? A room with four concrete walls, a concrete ceiling, and a concrete floor. Less yay.
You might be slightly worried about this. Don’t be, it’s all perfectly fine! Sure, you might have a slight headache, but that’s normal. It’ll go away in a few minutes. When everything stops being fuzzy tap your nose and I’ll continue.
You tap your nose, looking around.
The room is a perfect cube, eight feet by eight feet by eight feet. The walls are bare. The ceiling has a single fluorescent lightbulb bolted to it. In the middle of the floor is a red button.
You get to your feet, noticing you’re wearing a blue jumpsuit.
Why are you wearing a blue jumpsuit? Because when we bought them the website was having a sale on the blue ones. Oh, you mean why are you wearing it? Well, all test subjects wear jumpsuits. Let’s say it’s the uniform.
...Yes, I did say “test subject”. That’s what you are. Don’t worry, we aren’t evil or anything.
No you can’t leave yet, the test has barely begun.
How did you get into the room? ‘Tis a secret. A very mysterious secret.
You touch the walls. They feel like concrete, and sound thick when you tap them. There’s probably no way to break through them. At least not without a sledgehammer or power tools.
Finally you go to look at the button.
It is red. It’s set in a silver aluminum ring, securely fastened to the floor. It smells faintly of-
Ok, here it says it smells like “Crisp Waters”. What, were they all out of “Hawaiian Breeze” at Wal-Mart? And why not get “Apple Cinnamon'' or “Lavender & Peach Blossom”? At least with those I could hazard a guess as to what they smell like! Hell, even “Hawaiian Breeze” probably smells kinda fruity! But what, for the love of all that’s holy, is “Crisp Waters” supposed to smell like?? Presumably you know, because you’re currently smelling it, but I sure don’t!
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Anyways, yes. “Crisp Waters”. Right. You may or may not try to lick the button, in which case you would find it tastes like air freshener. It’s probably mildly toxic. Licking the button is never a good idea.
Well, that’s the setup. You, all alone in a concrete room, with a button.
What do you look like? ...What, do you not know? Well I’m not about to describe you, that would just be a waste of time, and you’d probably whine that I got something wrong. So no. Not gonna do it.
But what are you going to do?
DO YOU PRESS THE BUTTON? Yes No
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Fateful
Edgar Vogel was a 30 year old underemployed veteran who dropped out of college. His life was comfortable but all ambition was lost. His plans, born of depression and anxiety, were to simply live out his life of mediocrity and enjoy what little he could. That all changed, all it takes is something small to change fate, in his case ice. Reborn into a primitive but fantastical world, full of magic and monsters, he may make something of himself. Oh and there's a massive war against werewolf hordes on the mainland. Edgar, now Jon, has a second chance at life. His previous life was reduced to fragments of technical knowledge that come to him in the form of visions. His new home, the Northern Isles, is far removed from the conflict of the mainland for now as he lives in the quiet frontier village of Terra. His new family believes that fate can be changed and destiny overruled but he has no idea. Whether that's true or not, being told by a crazy old lady that his fate starts with him sitting by a rock in the middle of a field seems wrong, but who knows? Maybe she's right but what's the bit about 'await the bite' supposed to mean? Jon soon learns and his life changes forever. What can a young boy who's gained wolven-blood do? Will he be a monster or will he find salvation? Jon was bitten. ********************************************************************************** Welcome to the Northern Isles. My first story posted on here! I already have the outline of the first couple of books planned out and will be posting a new chapter every Tuesday and Friday. The story will be dark at times but I intend to keep things fairly light when I can. I'm aiming for a world that isn't full of sunshine and rainbows but isn't as bleak as it could be. Focusing on friendship, camaraderie, sh*t talking, and adventure.
8 125The Odyssey of Dalis
Memories lost, Powers buried, Dalis spends three years in the Caleyar Orphanage listlessly. Unlike his peers, he will not become a Vanquisher. Protecting the borders against the demonic beasts? No, Dalis’s fate was far beyond that. Dalis's very presence was destined to cause the world to quake, and the impending crisis to be overturned. And yet, all of his endeavours were insignificant. It was only the prelude to the beginning. Heaven and Hell await his return. Was everything Dalis lived in those times of lost memories for naught? "Light-hearted” and very comedic adventure novel with a grand overarching plot. As the plot progresses, the story turns more serious. It also has quite a load of dialogue. There are references from other works too and even an ambitious arrogant young master. Not as an antagonist but as a MAIN CHARACTER. This is about a Great Journey/Odyssey/Bizzare Adventure Credits: Ellygretta for illustration Disclaimer: I use British/Australian English and all use of parenthesis ( ) is used to show the thoughts of characters in their exact words.
8 198My Backyard Leads to Another World!
An ordinary sixteen-year-old girl finds a gateway to another world right in the garden of her house. She finds herself in a "real game" in which she can level up and learn skills, but can also return to her original world whenever she wants. How will she decide to use this new-found powers? And what is the secret behind this "game"?
8 94The undead who yearned for life
The best surgeon ever existed in the world failed in the surgery of the daughter of an important CEO, and for this they ruined his reputation took all his possessions; what's more, his only remaining relative (his little sister) died in a car accident only two weeks after.However is it everything how it seems? Why Jack is now standing in front of the Goddess of Fate? How did he arrive here? and where is she going to send him?This is my first fiction, my language is not english, but I'll try my best, this is a story of reincarnation with gamelike menu, but the prologue will be a bit long.For new readers: I'm not going to correct the previous chapters until the update is complete as every time my corrections get deleted/changed again.
8 115The Inconvenient Life Of A Dragoness
Tanya londis cares about very few things in her life. She sleeps like a hibernating bear, enjoys good food whenever she can afford it and spends most of her time trying to get peace and quiet away from other people. You would think with this lifestyle waking up as a dragon hatchling would be a convenience. Not quite...
8 181The Compassionate Killer and his travels in a new world
Allen Dreyar is the number one assasin in his world. Due to keeping this title yet not accepting any jobs for the last three years his colleagues were filled with so much envy that they decided to kill him off. But in his last breath Allen was able to lead his enemies inside his base of operations and bring them with him to the grave. When he came to he was in another space which was completely white. He met a person calling himself god and told him he was needed in another world. Follow Allen as he reincarnates into another world with the same abilities he had along with some additional powerups.
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