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The INVERTERS. A group of people who dedicate their time to eliminating the threats of the reversed aliens. These creatures feast on what makes a person unique, they feed on a persons being and reasons for doing what they do. As they get infected by the virus they are met with an endless sensation of hunger for flesh and meaning. These creatures have levelled cities while begging for help to die. They cannot help themselves for their bodies succumb to the virus. And so the Inverters were created to end their suffering. Out of all these groups all over the galaxy, there lies one that is completely different. In a reality where people push you down, they push back and stand up. They are the Plasma Nexus. It’s been about 400 years ever since the Judgement order came. Our ancestors came from a place of war and finally created a system that would benefit everyone, because it was “necessary”. And so they separated their cities. The inside would consist of those who came from upright normal homes and citizens. And outside those borders, they were surrounded by Reddes zones. Impoverished areas housing every type of crime imaginable. What they failed to realise was would it be the same for our descendants? A child born into a world of peace has no reason to fight meaning the system of the J.O. did its job. They should have been decommissioned after 100 years, but they didn’t, they wanted order and peace, and that would not have been possible if they disappeared. And now in the 25th century we follow the story of The “Masked Drifter” Iver Tanaka. A 17 year old scavenger who takes on any job unless it involves drugs and taking lives. On a job gone wrong he gets saved and recruited by the Plasma Nexus. What he didn’t know is that they were the revolutionary army that was fighting against the J.O. itself. Iver could care less about their goals, all he wants to do is find one man, and eliminate him so that he can finally chase the stars in the very same sky he looked up to for years. It’s time for an inversion on the J.O.
TAN_happybuffalo · 27.1k Views

Ascending Pride

Ashton is stuck between an underwater volcano, and a heart devouring dragon. Metaphorically speaking anyway. The princess of the sea has sworn on her mother's life to drag him down. Problem is, Ashton can't be killed. So after hundreds of years of pulling beasts of legend to her side, rewriting history, and backing him into a corner where he broke his heart into pieces, she thinks that with one final push... she may convince Ashton to simply end his own existence. Ashton is fully aware of her little schemes, it's not every day a dragon get's its still beating heart ripped out, then is bound to the land it ruthlessly conquered. Ashton would have even found it mildly poetic that the slain dragon was now forced to bless the land for all eternity... if, and emphasis on the IF, the blessing hadn't been twisted into a curse for the last 700 years. Now, Ashton has a few minor inconveniences to deal with. First, he's stuck in a decaying body. Second his memories aren't fully intact. Third, it would prick his pride if the descendants of "blessed" dragon died while he was in their territory. Fourth, he has two really, really, REALLY scary siblings that don't always bother with the details. Fifth, the only reason this princess and her grandmother even had the chance to scheme against him is because he was looking for a possible mate. He's the only one of his kind, thousands of years alone has him craving for a companion... for a heart to sing just for him... There are really only two outcomes now that Ashton is starting to regain his memories. Will the princess succeed in dragging him down, used as the new sacrifice to keep the "blessing" going, or will he ascend? Well, maybe three outcomes. Maybe this time a heart will sing for him as he ascends... a bird can hope.
KairoKM · 274.6k Views

365 Days Before Doom: All Hell Break Lose

Under the sun, the world is not as it seems. Underneath what was presumed to be the truth lies a long-forgotten history of the world. Janus, an ordinary man, is haunted by a realistic recurring nightmare of a ruined world run by bloodthirsty beasts and beings that far exceed human imagination. He jolts awake as he crashes onto the floor, memories of the nightmare flooding into his mind. "It's... it's just a dream," he consoles himself, but the thick darkness of his room offers no comfort. His body shakes violently. The line between dreams and reality slowly begins to blur. Two worlds begin to bleed into each other: the normal world he has always known and the nightmare world that has haunted his dreams. Fantasy and reality. [PING] [SEAL BROKEN, FIRST GATES OPENED, ABYSSAL HOUND RELEASED] The system message plays. The nightmares from his dreams begin to crawl into reality, bloodthirsty and hungry for human lives. Janus is forced to choose: rise up, gain the power necessary to stop humanity's destined collapse, or stand by and watch as humanity is slaughtered. But the path to power is paved with pain, suffering, and death. With the System, he levels up. But will that be enough? Will he be able to prevent humanity's destined collapse before it's too late? Along the way, he forges various relationships, friendships, and rivalries, while encountering enemies and psychopaths who threaten to drag him further into the darkness. The taste of power is sweet, but often, it is poison seeping into the bones and corrupting those with an unquenchable thirst for it.
Asterilux · 5.7k Views