《An Otherworldly Tale: The Apocalypse/A School Saga》Chapter 13: When a Flashback Ends
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Chapter 12: When a Flashback Ends
“Yeah, that was some stupid bullshit, I still don’t understand how you pulled it off. Or what that machine does.” Said Kane
“You say that a lot.” Said Evan
“Yeah! It’s not EVERY DAY that someone gets BORED and decides to take over the world for FUN! Gods, you really are a loonie.” Said Kane
“I actually have a good reason. We rule the world, and you don't even ask me why.” Evan said, munching on a carrot
“I’ll ask you a question instead, why the hell are you imitating bugs bunny?” Kane asked
“I’m literally just eating a carrot.” Said Evan
“You are literally the most unhealthy person I know. You only eat things you like, unless it’s for a joke or a skit. The only fruits or vegetables I ever see you eat are limes, apples, pears, um…. Those are the only things I can think of off the top of my head. Lots of fruits, almost any I guess. Mostly limes, though. Or lime flavored things. It’s a wonder you’re still looking like that. Wish I had that metabolism.” Said Kane
“Carrots have a subtle sweetness that is amazing with its satisfying crunch, and if you get them right, they aren’t bitter. Though it does add a somewhat unique earthy taste.” Said Evan
“Fuckin ell.” Kane said
“Oh, right. Let’s go to your workshop, the machine I asked you to make is done, right?” Evan asked
“Yeah. It’s in room 2.” Kane said
“K, come with me, I’m gonna put the last part of something I was installing in there together, and take you to the machine. Well…actually... I guess the machine has to wait until tomorrow, we might be busy with work tonight. I have some work I gotta do at the office, and Phil needs me to sign off on some papers.” Said Evan
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Evan picked up one of the crystals off of the table and a small gadget. He attached the gadget to the crystal and pressed a button. The crystal turned into a liquid and the gadget absorbed it through little holes.
“That one should do it.” Said Evan. He had made this crystal specifically with Kane’s abilities in mind.
“Um, that thing fits into the slot on the machine, right?” Kane asked
“Are you seriously just able to build and improve my machines without knowing what they are for?” Evan asked
“No. I know what the machine does, yes. But, just as you can kill someone with a knife for evil, that knife can be used to cook, depending on who wields it, or what kind of knife it is.” Kane said
“True. So, you know what it does, but not what it’s for. And you don’t get what the use of it would be?” Evan asked
“You always ask me this whenever you make something you are super excited about. This machine is starting to catch my attention. I did think it was weird and different from the normal stuff, but…” Kane said
“Yeah, don’t worry.” Said Evan
“Fine. Last time it was awesome. I’ll do the same this time. But I'm always worried.” Said Kane
“Oh, but no needles. The thing doesn’t have any, but still.” Said Kane
“Yeah, yeah, I know. Well, we can do that tomorrow, I guess. These preperations are taking a lot of time. I guess it does need to be ready in the next couple days...” Evan said, getting a text. He was getting pretty busy lately.
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The Laptop Hero (Portal/Isekai LitRPG)
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] - April 2022 Silas got summoned to another world—by a group of kids attending magic school who seemed rather unhappy with the results of their ritual. After a brief glimpse of his summoners Silas woke in the town dump. Unable to speak the local language, a misunderstanding escalated and before long Silas wound up in a jail cell, the locals having confiscated all his worldly possessions aside from his laptop, which had formed some strange bond with him. Now he can summon his laptop at will, and he can view his Status, level up, and gain powerful skills and magic as if he were some character in a video game, which is great and everything, but all Silas really wants to do is sit in a dark room and play games on his laptop. Only, life isn't a game, and Silas needs to get his act together because everyone else is playing for keeps. Or does he? Maybe for Silas life is just one big game now, with everyone else stuck playing by his rules. Assorted Disclaimers, in no particular order: I am only posting this on RoyalRoad.com, so if you find my story elsewhere it was not posted by me. Please do let me know! While I do consider this a progression fantasy, and have tagged it as such, Silas's Status improvements will not necessarily proceed in a linear fashion. His RPG stats will have ups and downs, exploits and nerfs, periods of growth and stagnation. Such is the life of a gamer, to be held under the thumb of the all powerful devs, or in this case a certain goddess devoted to the idea of Balance. SIlas himself should learn and grow, improving and progressing in areas where he struggles, or rather, to show such is my goal. The story is told from multiple points of view. While other PoVs will come and go, Silas shall remain the only lead character. The world Silas finds himself on is not a nice place. Expect him to encounter gore and traumatizing content and bad people who do bad things for selfish (or possibly noble) reasons from time to time. Some characters will use profanity, however due to cultural differences the curse words used will differ from those used in our corner of reality, so I'm not including the profanity content warning. Silas himself isn't one for foul language. No explicit sexual content here. This novel is intended for mature readers, however, and will include mature topics, including, but not limited to, sex, violence, death, and taxes. No harem. Might be an eventual romantic interest, possibly even some competitive jealousy, yet as his story begins Silas is too overwhelmed with other concerns to consider long term plans. Musophobics might want to steer clear of this story. Same goes for turophobics. You have been warned. Keep in mind, however, if my other disclaimers didn't make this clear, I only have the faintest of outlines at the moment. This story will take me where it will. My goal with this story is to write it to the end, something of a long-term writing exercise, with the hope others might take an interest in my work and encourage me to keep at it. I've started a number of works before, even finished a few, but this is the first time I've shared any work in a public forum. My temporary cover was made by me, in GIMP using public domain images. If you can do better I'll happily accept your submission and give credit for your work here!
8 181Scarlet Finale!
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8 140Re:Nymphs
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8 166Heartbreak Town (COMPLETED)
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