《Beginning from Nothing: Book 1 of The New Age》Book 1 Prologue
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“Hello and welcome to Universe version 7.00.20 (Beta)! As a randomly chosen member of the recently deceased, you have been selected to help test this newest iteration of The Universal Code! We hope you are pleased with the changes the Developers and the Alpha Testers made during their time here. (All Alpha Testers have been retired from the Game of Life and will not be present, you lucky Beta Testers will not be retired with the move to version 7.01.00.)”
“What, what are you talking about? Last I remember was hitting that ice patch on the interstate…”
“Do try to keep up Seed 471 of the Humans! .237 Celestial Cycles….Translating…. 13 days, 9 hours, and 7 minutes ago you died due to extensive body trauma incurred during medium speed transport. You then received, through random assignment, the 471st Ticket as a first wave Beta Tester. Congratulations! The old laws of reality were getting a bit boring so we decided it was time for the release of the next version. We think you’ll like what will be in store for you.
“Wait what now?”
“Updates for Race: Humanity include, but are not limited to, the following:
Patched Tongue Biting glitch (Finally, right?)
Decreased acne spawn rate
Removed tooth regrowth limit
Fixed “Enter and Forget” bug
Re-balanced and re-released Magic for your species
Increased statistical limitations
(Those last two tie in to the new laws of reality, but they are pretty exciting, aren’t they?)”
“Now hold on, what do you mean magic? What the hell is going on?”
“Now onto the General Updates:
Implementation of Status Menus. We liked the concept and it certainly adds a bit of fun for us. With the creation of Status Menus, Magic and Racial Traits have been rebalanced and reworked to better contend with a far more dangerous Universe.
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Racial and Ability Upgrades. Through the use of Evolution Points, new abilities can be created, old abilities can be strengthened, and your race itself may become...more. Use these points wisely as they could mean the difference between life and death.
Racial Spawn Points rearranged. To encourage interspecies communication, multiple races will share starting Spawn Points. Races have been matched with each other based off of technology levels, intergalactic presence, and various other factors. Work with your chosen matches to grow together, or crush them and take their strengths for your own!”
“I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE!”
“Welcome to your new reality! Please make your first purchase now.”
As the mysterious voice finally stopped, the perfectly black void was interrupted with the ghostly blue glow of a backlit screen and a soon to be familiar menu.
Purchase Menu
Evolution Points: 250 (100 Point base, +100 Bonus for Beta Tester, +50 Handicap Bonus)
Abilities
Racial Traits
Items
Statistic Boosters
Fusion
“What….what is this? Please, just let me go back home.”
TIME LIMIT: 23:59.59…
This was the introduction every individual had to their new reality.
23:48.15
Some were scared, many were convinced it was some kind of prank.
23:37.02
Most sat there in shock, confusion, or denial of reality, slowly watching the counter tick down to zero.
23:22.34
Very, very few made their choices here seriously and carefully. That was unfortunate. If more had, perhaps there would have been fewer deaths in the days to come.
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Chimes
On a gritty and magical world of snow. A planet of fairy tales warring against reality. The planet called Elissa Moon is filled with neon lights and the overbearing cruelty of the Mastals. It's the struggle of the wolf-like creatures known as Shasis, whose mystical childhood fairy tales stand between Elissa Moon and it's collapse into despair. It's the story of: A female con artist and her Shasi companion.A man who lost his wifeA duchess who is fighting for her people with the guidance of her Shasi.There's the question of neon love - love that is fake like neon, but shines a light when you need it. Join three strangers as they struggle to overcome their situation, themselves, and find their place on the frozen planet. Only the fairy tales they were read as children unites them against the Mastals. The hope of Elissa Moon rests in the last remaining noble, a duchess, who hold its secret close to her heart - a secret fleet of war ships. A story of love and trust lost in secrets. At times, things aren't as they seem. Not everyone accepts reality and not everyone believes in fairy tales.
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Welcome to the Dungeon
Welcome to the Dungeon! A place of fun, miracles, arts and mindless bloodshed. Here, heroes, demons, monsters and everything in between are all gathered for the singular purpose of clearing the Dungeon. The sheer teamwork is breathtaking! Of course, there is no choice otherwise. A fact that Glen understands and dreads as he is forced through trial after trial he hadn't subscribed for. It is then that he realizes that there are only two options for people like him: continue or perish. Now, he's wondering if he chose correctly as he has to keep in mind the feisty wildlife, and to remember the simple fact of trying not to die. Author's Notice: the update schedule I'm aiming for is every Tuesday and Saturday. Should there be something preventing me from achieving that, I'll give a heads-up in the latest chapter author's note.
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A Will to Recognize
What do you think it takes to live? Is it strength? Power? Magic? Unparalleled intelligence? Or are they all mere accessories to the fact that life is irrelevant? Do you have what it takes to bear the burden of life? Does life even matter? I don't know, and to be frank, I am somehow alive; I was even able to function in society at one point. It frightens me to think no one else knows our purpose: not our parents, friends, or mentors. And I can't bring myself to surrender to any religion. But I do have a direction. A goal, one might say. My wish is to one day shout on top of the highest mountains, "Life doesn't frighten me!" But that won't happen. Because I died a long time ago. ... You're still here? That? Oh it was all in the script. You didn't think I'd actually say that cringey stuff, did you? ~Daniel
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Xing Jun is the son of the notorious gangster Xing Tian that massacre a whole city. Afterwards he settled down in Ziyou City, Xing Tian turns his notorious gang into a legitimate business. This was all for the love of his life Xu Hua. She died shortly after giving birth to triplets. Two daughters and a son. Not wanting his son and daughters to be haunted by his past Xing Tian decided to severe his past ties and turn over a new leaf. Xing Jun was born a martial Dao genius. At age ten his cultivation was comparable to those at the age of 20. By age 16 no one under the age of 50 within a circumference of 300 miles. Not only was he a martial genius he was also a pill forging genius. His father noticing his talents in pill Dao was just as monstrous. Taking advantage of that his father established a Pill store for his Xing Jun. In four years time Xing Jun's pill store took 63% of the market shares in Ziyou city.Feeling bored and stressed Xing Jun escapes during a conference meeting for his Pill company.
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Dog Days in a Leashed World
Life is not easy at the bottom of the food chain. And in the Kingdoms of Magica, the absolute bottom belongs without question to the puppy-like lowbie zone trash known as mongrels. Born to an unfinished zone with only bored, murderous outpost guards for neighbors, the lives of these fluffy balls of hapless nuisance are short, dull, and deeply confused. Because after all: What's the point of a mob that no one can be bothered to hunt, in a zone utterly lacking in reasons to visit, in a game that was already the height of trash fantasy nonsense? Well it may not be much, but it's their life, dammit. And if Shh, the mongrel bearing the questionable distinction of smartest pup in his pack, has anything to say about it, they won't be on the bottom forever. Because that's the silver lining of being on the bottom: the only way left to go is up.
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New World Disorder
Seventy two year old Samuel Pope woke in the body of fifteen year old Oran Bry. Not only was he in a new body, it turned out he was in a whole new world. It was a world where superheroes and villains battled and where a fateful accident, such as the one that brought him from his home world, might bestow super powers on unsuspecting individuals. Pope finds himself dealing with emerging powers, an unhappy home life, puberty, and the joys of high school. Even if he should not choose to become a hero, greatness may be thrust upon him.
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