《The Collected Short Stories of Necrontyr525》Last Adress
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The shrine was a place of quiet pilgrimage. A place of remembrance for any and all who cared to visit. It was not a large place, but it didn't need to be. A simple stasis-fielded display, flanked by two walls of black granite, atop a lonely hill on the Academy grounds.
The display held only three items. A broken combat knife, blade still stained with the blood of the dead, the missing pieces buried in an unknown tomb. A sidearm, locked open on an empty chamber, muzzle blackened from uncounted firings. A combat helmet, a deep gouge from a near miss right across the temple, the lens of its data-recorder watching silently.
The inscription below was equally simple. "In memory of Haskir Dellaria, General of the Army, and the men and women under his command."
The walls seemed to go on forever, but that was just a trick played on the eyes. Every centimeter polished to a mirror-bright finish and inscribed with a name, a rank, a date, and a place.
The Commandant stopped at the display, then turned back to face the graduating class of Officer Cadets. His clear voice carried easily in the silence, "You are all graduating tomorrow, with all of the pomp and ceremony that entails. You have all studied our history and know of General Dellaria. His triumphs and glories, his decisive victories, his final stand and the acceptance it bought humanity in the galaxy.
"That is not why we are gathered here today. That is not why every Academy class since the dedication of this monument has gathered here on the eve of their graduations. You all know our motto, our tradition of victory. All of your instructors, myself included, have taught this to you to the best of our abilities.
"We have gathered here for your final lesson at the Academy."
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The Commandant paused in his speech and knelt down, activating a holoprojector hidden behind the walls. Text scrolled up the display, an after-action report detailing the final days of a long ago campaign, General Dellaria's last. A combat heads-up display came into view, hashed by static, overlayed with archaic contact icons that hadn't been used in centuries. Data-enhancement kicked in, smoothing away the static to vacuum-clarity, overlaying outdated icons with their modern equivalents. The sullen crimson glow of hostile contacts vastly outnumbered the handful of green friendly icons, all too many ringed with the blinking codes of wounds and combat damage. The engagement played out, crimson icons ground away by unrelenting fire, green icons winking out one by one as their ammunition was spent and their weapons jammed. Eventually no green icons were left, and the display was blinded with muzzle flashes. Eventually they slowed and then stopped, the ammunition counter blinking on 0. The man wearing the helmet charged forwards into the mad swirl of melee combat, then slammed to the floor. The projection faded to black, then a single Combat award glowed into view: The Banner of Terra.
The Commandant stood tall as the projection faded, "gentlemen and ladies, the tradition lives.
“Class dismissed."
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Scaling Skeleton (Inside Online)
Sean Fox needs money. Money to pay off loans. Money to pay rent. Money to live. Being a fresh college graduate, Sean moves to Raston City in hopes of landing it big. But it's been half a year and the only job he's been able to land is being a barista at a coffee shop downtown. The job keeps him alive, but it doesn't cut it. He needs more. Otherwise, he’ll have to move back home. Then a big shot from the company that created the hit VRMMORPG, Inside Online, contacts him and offers him a golden opportunity. Could this change his life? Or did he take the devil’s deal? ____ Updated first on Patreon, then on RR.
8 198Legacy Online
Legacy Online is not only the world's first VRMMORPG but also the world's current most popular game that gathered over three billion players within the time span of half a year. An absurdly realistic game where real-life skills and talents mattered; its popularity was so high that jobs and schools were created just for the sake of getting better at the game. Yin Xian is a young adult who recently returned from studying abroad overseas. However, when he returned home after four long years, his family was shocked to find out that his knowledge of Legacy Online--- a game with influences all over the world--- was nonexistent.
8 134New beginning
Leya is an engineer working in the Earth space docks. She is one of the best, but that doesn't help her when she is accused of sabotaging spaceship. After long process against her, she is finally freed, but not from public opinion. Media sic others against her and she is forced to live secluded in her house on scrapyard. As punishment from court she can't leave planet so she starts building ship to escape from it, but even someone who loves machines more than people need some human contact. Without any other option she picks new VMMRPG Virtua where you can travel free across universe and have adventure anywhere you want.
8 91Diamond Jozu [French]
un homme se réincarne en Diamond Joz dans One Piece mais pas à la bonne période! Que compte-il faire dans ce nouveau monde dangereux?
8 143The Discovery : Sci-fi meets Fantasy story
Humanity discovers a new habitable planet named XEROX-H43, and sends a scientific research ship to investigate the planet's lifeforms and ecosystems. However, on arrival, the ship discovers something that is considered to be an impossibility; a fantasy world. (Available on Wattpad, and Royal Road) (Inspired by Gate, Stargate, Japan summons, War of the Worlds, 2001 Space Odyssey, etc...)
8 210Leveling Up Is Better Than Reality
If you've ever been called a slacker, you know, it's not that you're lazy, it's just that you're not interested. Your values don't allow you to work hard as you wish to live in a heaven-like world where you don't have to do anything. As Gandhi said, ""Be the change you wish to see in the world...'' Wise words indeed. This story's about lazy- I mean an idealist hero named Zellin living in an RPG-like world. I'm going to deem this work as PG-13, but you never know...
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