《Tower of Redemption》Chapter 0 - Regal Tower
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There exists in this world, a tower that breaks the laws of the entire universe. Made out of a thick material that is unknown to everyone, nothing can break it's way in or out. Even a nuke blowing up right on top of the tower wouldn't make a dent.
This tower was large but not in the traditional sense. It was fifty floors tall and towered above everything that stood before it. Mountains looked like tiny rocks compared to it, and anyone staring directly up next to it couldn’t even see past the first floor. It may have been tall, but the width was on a whole other level,
The base of the tower, the first floor, was as wide and large as a small city. From the first to the fortieth floor, it grew wider and wider until floor forty was as giant as a small country. From floor forty to floor fifty it would rapidly shrink again until floor fifty was as large as floor one.
Truly, it was a marvel of engineering that no one could ever hope to exceed or even replicate. Outsiders may look upon this tower and wonder how the ancients could have built it and who would have lived in it. An ancient, scientifically powerful race? An alien creature from space? Or maybe even people with the willpower of mother nature herself to create. These theories were all wrong, and the mysteries that the tower held only grew the more one thought about it.
There is no traditional entrance, so there was no way in or out through a door. If anyone was inside it, they were most likely dead. Or are they?
Outsiders may not know, but there is a thriving community inside. Inside of the tower, people would climb to try and reach the top, but no one succeeded. All attempts ended in failure and with it, death.
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However the people inside would dream about the top of the tower. Was there a God, maybe treasure worth billions of coins? Some even speculated there was more world out there to explore. Whatever drew them to climb, they did so without regret, then perished screaming on their final mistake. For as soon as someone decided to climb the tower, they were doomed to perish without fulfilling their dreams.
A tower that rose above everyone and laughed down at them as they attempted to scale past the odds. A tower that would make it's prisoners kneel in their blood. A tower that does everything in its power to crush whatever hope humanity had left only deserved one, fitting name.
Regal Tower. That was the true name given by the people within.
Within Regal Tower a force was brewing. A break in the norm was happening and the tower cowarded in fright as three people were born within it.
With their might, dreams, and hope that something waited for them. They would look up and wonder what lies above them that not even their minds could comprehend. These three had the best chance to break out of the tower. Despite that, this isn’t just their story to tell. This is a story of humanity.
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A Broken World [Rewrite]
In a world of floating islands of stone in the sky, where rivers flow through the air and defy gravity from one island to another, and ancient ruins can be found containing wonders beyond what can be produced by the lands current inhabitants- a millenia long war rages. In the distant past, beyond recorded history, when the crown of humanity's glory, the city of Uri, had stood whole against the enroaching demon swarms- even as hope seemed lost, a band of heroes, against all odds, managed to steal powerful magical knowledge from the demons. With the demon's forbidden knowledge, in the heart of Uri a new ritual was made. Called, "The Millenial Summoning," the ritual had the power to call a being from another world that would have the power to change the world forever. The first being summoned became known as "The Speaker," and he brought the power of the Gods to the world. With the blessings and power of the new priests, the unstoppable demon hordes were finally halted. A thousand years later, the ritual was used again and "The First Sorceress" was brought to the world. She brought the knowledge of advanced magics, and techniques to find and refine magical talent. With the magic power now added to the battlefield, the stalemate was broken. And for the first time, the demons were pushed back. Another thousand years later, and all of humanites hope for a final victory were dashed. Traitors slew the ritual's participants and took their places, and humanity quaked as The Demon King stepped into the world. His name, his nature, where he came from none of these are known, but what is known is his overwhelming power and his brilliant strategic leadership of the formerly formless hordes. Still, despite their position being even more dire than it has ever been since history has been recorded, humanity held on for another thousand years. Aided, thankfully, by The Demon King not taking the field after the first few years and battles. Now, the ritual is being cast again and a new hero is being summoned. In our world, after nearly three decades of study and hard work, Lucas Jaeger is making his dreams come true. With a double doctorate in both genetics and microbiology, as well as an associates degree in accounting, he has finally, after nearly driving himself mad from stress and sick from overwork, been able to put to together a presentation and ask for a business loan. His long time dream, earned by his own blood and sweat, to start his own commercial genetic company is finally coming to fruition. Lucas's car never left the banks parking lot and Lucas was never seen again in our world. This is a rewrite of "A Broken World." It is basically the same story, just a thousand times better and with decent length chapters!
8 189King Of Solace
~King Of Solace - Rise of The Dragon Princess~ Would you really give the world for the ones you love? An ancient god returns to destroy what little is left of the land of Linderyl. Humanity finds itself as merely pawns, in a game whose outcome determines their fate. As puzzle pieces are put together, and with imminent death seeming to be their only future, one princess sets out to save the world. Amidst all this, a feline boy finds himself lost and unsure of his existence, or the purpose thereof. Swimming through rivers of blood in a world that could not care less for him, he pursues vengeance upon those that would use him as a tool and come between him and his loved ones. A renegade assassin, a knight haunted by his past and a broken magician. Under unseen forces, decisions are made and allegiances formed. Can life, doomed to die, survive its Fate? "When darkness does descendAnd stone is scorched to sandSolace must rise to quell their fear." - extract from The Blades Of Fate [Book One in the Blades of Fate Trilogy] ~*~
8 108Live by the Sword
--Follow a bandit prone to making poor choices in life. He lives in a somewhat medieval age where steel is king, blood is shed fairly lightly, and weakness gets you punished fast. But that's okay. As long as he has his sword, he'll be fine. Right? --This story is tragic and contains some depictions of violence and nudity. The attitudes of the characters don't represent my views and some of them are highly questionable. Due to these reasons, I've flagged the story as adult content. --I've been working on Live by the Sword since as far back as 2012 and it is my first actual effort at completing a book. Maybe I'll stick with it and there will be paperbacks of it some day. Who knows. Either way, I hope the words I tell give you amusement and perhaps some cause to think. Cheers.
8 103STORIES // OTHER - Short Story Collection
A collection of thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy short stories with a focus on emotion. Each entry involves a unique potential future, morally gray technological advances, and the complex relationship that humans and their creations share. Every chapter is a stand-alone short story and can be enjoyed in any order. A brief synopsis can be found at the top of each chapter if you'd like a preview before reading. Stories are 5 - 10 minute endeavors from start to finish. Thanks for reading!
8 77Raven's Tale
The story follows a young man called Raven having died was reincarnated in another world,a world full of monsters and demons how can he survive?Hope you enjoy, if you don't please leave some feedback on what i can improve.
8 277A Forgotten Soul
One Day God being a typical God decides on a mere whim to completely destroy the Universe and everything in it. Luckily God was merciful enough to send every sentient life form to a different Universe altogether. Though there's a slight problem with this, he forgot to move me.[Warning: May contain varying degrees of graphic violence, nudity, sexual content, mature content, offensive content, explicit language(A lot of cursing, like no joke), and multiple instance of the 4th wall being broken][Disclaimer: This story will be a unknown length, and will be released at unknown intervals. The perspectives may get a little confusing, and chapters may disappear entirely or be completely changed as i see fit. As i am not always satisfied with what i write, and may or may not change the content a few dozen times]
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