《The Face of a God [completed]》2.10
Advertisement
:::y/n:::
After the last test we moved right away to our next test. Yellowy, our guide, had barely explained to us what our test even was. I noticed Urek was looking around, very weary.
"Urek, you okay? You look like you're so nervous."
Urek turns around and scratches his head.
"It's just, this place is huge and massive. It's also very bright like our second test."
What's so interesting about that? Has he never been in a place like this. Plus this room wasn't even that big. But I guess I don't know where he came from.
"AHHHHH!" Suddenly we hear screaming coming from inside the test room.
Everyone starts whispering worried.
"What...Was that!" Ara worriedly said. "Is this test perhaps, super dangerous?"
"I think it might be."
Damn. Who would've thought! The guide still won't even say anything!
We walk forward and the guide tells us to wait until it is our turn.
This test..It's dangerous. I should be aware. Wait, no! It's fine. I'm Jahad's daughter. I can't be scared of some stupid test!
"Come on Y/N. Let's go take the test."
"Right. Let's go."
The door opens and reveals a very strange room. I feel like if it weren't for the doors I would have thought that this room was infinite. Inside the room were 12 red doors, perfectly lined up. A man sat in the middle of the room with his stuff.
"Welcome. Nice to meet you regulars. My name is Hansung Yu, your test administrator." He puts down his cup of coffee. "This test is simple. Do you see all these doors behind me? Within ten minutes, find the real door and open it."
"The real door? Amongst all of these doors?"
"Yes. Isn't it really simple?" He sips his cup and continues. "Here are twelve doors in total. Among them, find the 'Real Door' that will take you outside."
Advertisement
"Easier said than done...Gee"
He ignores me. "If you find the real door and open it, you will pass this test. However if you don't find the door in ten minutes and give up, you'll fail. And if you open the wrong door within ten minutes, you die."
We all shout. "What? Die? No. Ridiculous!"
Hansung smiles and says nothing.
Clearly frustrated, Ara screams. "Then, what is the secret to finding the real door? Those can't be the only hints! Show it to us! Now!"
He smiles and calmly says, "There aren't anymore hints."
"What? Then how are we ever going to find the real door? Just say something!"
"Welp, the test starts now!"
Ara stomps her feet, angry. "No. This is unacceptable! There needs to be more hints! Say something!"
I look around trying to find hints. I look over at Urek and he has already gone over to a door. He puts his hand on the handle.
I shout and both Ara and Hansung turns around. "No! Urek don't open it!"
But it was too late. Urek had opened the door.
Advertisement
A FORGEMASTER OF WAYLAND
William Drake, a modern day Illinois blacksmith, is no stranger to unusual orders, but the latest one is odder than most. He has been commissioned to create a sword of bizarre specifications, and the sword isn't the only thing that's strange. His customer, Markham, is definitely not a local, and balks at the bill. The sword is stolen by Markham, and William storms after him, finally retrieving the blade at the top of a rented Scottish tower. During the confrontation, William is transported, artifact in hand, to an alternate world called Wayland.Sly bartering demons, the Aos Si, wish to claim Wayland, as does a rival duke and his mage, Veddick. Meanwhile, a banished dieity, Credine, is seeking return to Wayland by using William as his unwilling avatar. Caught in a web between the three competing powers, William must unravel the mystery of the sword he has forged, stave off the encroaching god Credine and save the residents of Wayland from the god, the usurpation of the rival duke, and the Ao Si.
8 85Cymurai
In a dark future, something ancient and immeasurably powerful walks the mutant wastelands...Kensuke is a lowly ashigaru footsoldier in the Tachiyama Clan, one of the few remaining human settlements in a dark, post-apocalyptic future. Thousands of years in the past, deadly nanomutagens were released across Asia, killing hundreds of millions and transforming billions more over subsequent generations. Those who remained immune soon moved into enclaves. In Japan, the feudal system revolving around the samurai class was revived, and resource wars became common.In the present, the Tachiyama Clan is under attack by the brutal Sasagawa Clan whose goal is nothing less than the total subjegation of all remaining human enclaves. Both sides take to the battlefield with human soldiers, robots, and the powerful Augmented Samurai -- cyborg warriors who do battle by plugging into six-meter-tall mecha.Hard sci-fi samuraipunk action!Posting schedule will be slightly faster in the early chapters as I have most of them ready to go. Later chapters will take more time. That said, the outline is written and finished. I imagine the full work will top 50,000 words.Please note: The first 9000 words of this work were posted recently on Patreon (free) as part of a 30-day writing challenge. The work that will appear here will be complete and may differ in editing and chapter order. IMAGE SOURCE: Illustration 171244302 © Grandfailure | Dreamstime.com (Paid)
8 202Actor lost in another world.
Robert Price is an actor or was an actor. By a cosmic accident and by powerful unseen forces. Robert is thrust into a world quite alien to his own. A place of danger, violence, and magic. Can he find success in this world, when everything is trying to get him? I'm still nervous about uploading. So I'll take my time with more uploads. A step at a time.
8 343The Sable of Skapina
Nikolas knew he wasn't Fate's favorite. First in family, then in trade and finally in love. All that was about to change when he meets the sable of Skapina. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 77The Sword Maiden
In a time when magic has become increasingly prevalent, tradition can no longer hold sway over practicality. St. Florin's Academy, birthplace of the famed Carnelian Knights, has opened its doors to students of the arcane — and with it, the struggles of a new generation. Witch adepts seek to prove themselves against the knight cadets who call this academy their home, even as the nobility continue their centuries-old animosity with the common classes. In a new era playing out on an old stage, which faction can reach the apex first? Mireille Kloeter, of the 279th intake, can only find out.
8 107Paw Patrol and Pup Star
Paw patrol and pupstar collide
8 147