《Eden Virus》Eden Virus 21: Intermission
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Juntaro wasn’t mad, but he was still peeved. He wasn’t sad, yet he felt hurt. He knew that Ryuuko didn’t mean anything by what she said; however he couldn’t help but still feel ticked off.
“Dammit.” He cursed, as he sat alone within the electronic network of his workshop. The sound of machinery were buzzing all around him. Usually they were just white noise but right now, they were so loud that it was pissing him off.
“She said, that I make her uncomfortable. That she’s not used to such familiarity. Hmph...what’s wrong with trying to be friendly?” He asked himself. Of course he knew the answer, but it was still hard to swallow. He had hope what happened earlier was over and done with, but...
“I guess it isn’t so easy when it comes to real people. Ugh...”
He was tired.
He felt weak.
The noise of all the machinery was really annoying the hell out of him.
Through his network, he suddenly dialed a phone number. He did not know what to do but whenever that happens, he would just do this unconsciously. After all, although he didn’t want to admit it, he was troubled.
“Hello? Who is it?” Came a bubbly voice on the other side of the phone.
“Hey, it’s me!” He replied in the happiest tone he could muster.
“Ah! Big brother!” The voice excitedly chimed. “Where are you right now?”
“I’m at club. Umm...I’m going to be late today, Kirika.”
“Eeeeeh? Really? And I was going to be cooking your favorites tonight. You’re the worst big brother!” She whined playfully.
“Please don’t say that. You’re going to make me cry.” He also replied playfully, yet at the same time it did not felt like a lie. But he found himself laughing. His little sister was the same as ever and hearing her voice calmed him down, just a bit.
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“Is something wrong big brother? You sound strange. Did something happen?” Kirika suddenly asked.
“Huh? No, no! I’m fine! Same old, same old! Haha!” He replied quickly, trying to play it off.
“Hmmm...I don’t believe you. Something is wrong. Are you being bullied again?!” She gasped. “Tell me who it is! I’ll make them pay!”
“N-no! I’m telling you I’m fine! It is just...” He paused, trying to think of what to say. Carefully, he asked;
“Kirika, do you think I’m a terrible person?”
“Of course I do.” She replied immediately without a hint of hesitation.
“EH!?!”
“You’re loud mouthed, arrogant, mean spirited, and insensitive to everyone but yourself.”
“H-How could you say all that?!”
“I’m just telling the truth. You are the absolute worst. If I could give you a rank...hmm...you would be somewhere between garbage and scum. No, maybe a little lower?”
Juntaro almost fell over. It was too much. He knew that she wasn’t wrong. No, she was absolutely right. Yet to hear her speak so bluntly really hurt. Every word she said stabbed him like a knife. He almost felt like bursting into tears.
“But...” She continued. “You’re my big brother, and I still love you.”
A smile spread across his face as he heard those words.
“So, what happened? Tell me, don’t try to lie. I’ll know!” Kirika demanded.
Juntaro chuckled. He really can’t hide anything from her. Taking a deep breath, he began to talk.
“Recently, I got to know someone. I said some things and...well, I thought that it would be all done and over with, but it turns out now they think I’m making them uncomfortable.”
“Were you being your usual self?”
“...Yes...” He responded shamefully.
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He heard his sister give a weary sigh. “Big brother, why must you be like this. Let me guess, the person you spoke to was a girl? Do you like her?”
“What?! No! She was a girl, yes but...”
“Good! Because you remember our promise was that you are not allowed to be with another girl unless I approve of her!” She declared.
“To me she’s just a kid. She’s not my type.” He quickly reassured her. “But, she is someone I’m going to have to work with on a...err...project. It’s important that we are to be able to work together but I don’t know what to do to make everything less awkward.”
“Muuu...why must you be so terrible at interacting with other people. Now tell me, did you apologize to her?”
“What? No, of course not! I did nothing wron-“
“You are such an IDIOT!!” She suddenly screamed, nearly sending him flying. “This is why I say you’re insensitive to everyone but yourself! You’re calling her a kid but you’re the most childish one here!”
“But...but...!”
“No buts! Apologize to her! Then treat her to some mint double chocolate chip ice cream and actually pay for it yourself!”
“I don’t think she likes mint chocolate ice cream...”
“I’m hanging up now! Make sure you do as I say. And come home as soon as club is done. I’ll wait for you.”
“...Of course.” Juntaro replied, feeling a lump in his throat. "I love you..."
"I know, big brother."
BEEP
He sat there in silence as he thought about all the things his sister said. Despite it being against his character, he knew she was right. She was always right. He let out a weary sigh at her perceptiveness and the thought of how he is such an idiot.
“It never gets easier...lying to you.” He mumbled, as he felt the tears running down his cheeks.
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My World To Live
[Do Not Read this version, New FINAL version uploaded August 9th, 2021 as separate fiction, click to link here on RR. Essairyn had never felt truly alive on Earth. It felt like something was missing ever since she was born, but even after nearly 20 years of mundane living, she could never pinpoint what this or the emptiness in her heart was. Suddenly, she awakens in a grandiose, primordial forest and encounters both demons and spirits in a parallel world called Sol'h'meyr. She befriends, in particular, a sassy fox-spirit named Akari who just reincarnated after three millennia. Essairyn is an abnormal human with elemental powers, and Akari is being chased by those of her dark past. Together, they set out on an adventure in a world of magic, danger, mystery, and intrigue. But this not a game. That simple adventure is actually the modest beginnings in a chain of disruptions that tear even the dimensional fabric of time and space. No one, not even Essairyn, was who she thought she was. And not even the gods can change the destiny of the universes... A single promise shook eternity’s existence. — Fantasy || Adventure || Romance || Action || Mystery || Drama || Science Fiction — The My World To Live (MWTL) series, the alternative short name is Canaan, is comprised of three books symbolically named My World, To Live, and My World To Live. Two years prior, the entire story had been planned and detailed out from start to finish before actual writing. Thus, the story will never be dropped. While the genre is largely Fantasy, the book is comprised of many other elements including a School Life (Magic Academy) story portion. MWTL has a lot of scattered symbolism and allusions, hence, the mystery aspect. The science fiction elements progressively become more pronounced, and the slow romance is a late bloomer. The female lead is strong and independent, and her backstory and identity unravel as drivers of the plot. Expect lots of action/fighting throughout and scattered philosophical and psychological themes arising. It's a human journey to find the essence of one's living and purpose. What kind of world do I wish to live for? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. I hope to share the journey with you~! Canaan's Original and New Covers: If you're curious about my art and the various covers I made for this series and other authors, I have a RR thread that makes free covers and shows art processes. [October 1, 2020 Notice: Hello, I aplogize to all followers for suddenly taking an extended hiatus. Life threw a lot at my face and then the pandemic happened, so I hadn't been able to write until around the last month when I decided to challenge myself and finish the first book in this series. I am ok now, and thank you for your patience and understanding. No words can express how much every reader means to me. RR was the first writing platform that I ever felt accomplished to any small degree, so I am forever grateful to it. Multiples changes have been made since this final revision and writing of the ending, so please see the latest chapter detailing the update. This also includes my decision to submit this story to the 2020 Wattys contest (the deadline was Sept 30th). That means I will not be posting the updated version of this story on here until the contest is over (since I doubt I'll win anyway lol). And so, if you want to read the full, now completed (woohoo!) story, please go to my Wattpad. Thank you once again, and wishing you all the very best health and happiness! FINAL UPDATE, March 7, 2021: The complete story has been re-posted after the Wattys. This version that was on Wattys is the one being re-posted. However, the Final Version (which will be on a separate book from this to remain organized, and is technically the fifth version of the story xD) will be released May 2021. For more information, please read this update linked here. Thank you to all readers for taking this two year journey with me!
8 187P I G S
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8 142WorldWalker: The boy who could see between worlds.
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8 106Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Across The Stars
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8 115In My Head
A circle is inscribed upon stone, chants are repeated over and over, calling, calling out into the aether, calling for one to come. Who am I? Where am I? How did I get here? I don't understand, is that magic? What even is that? Please help me. Together we'll be taking a journey through the mind of... well, we'll have to find that out together. Chapters will be short and fast and reader interaction will be key. I'll be adjusting the tags as we get to new places.
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