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From Human to Android : Rise of First Titan Slayer

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Mechatopia — a utopian city stepping into unimaginable technology and breathtaking architecture. Join us, and explore the infinite city of boundless innovation!” “Here in Mechatopia, you’ll find the most advanced nations — China, Japan, and the radiant Indian-Mechatopia, a fusion of culture, elegance, and futuristic wonder.” “In this journey, you’ll meet Androids, Detroits, Junkers, Transformers, illegal Terminators, super-advanced Metatrons, Megatron, and even the mighty Titans—” “In this city you wi… glitch… short circuit… system damaged…” “Oops— I broke it again! Hey sis, help me out here!” “Why should I? You’re the one who crashed the system.” “We’re the cutest units here! The AI didn’t even mention Hologhost Units!” “You better hide. They’re coming. Go hologram mode—NOW!” “Dear readers, if you ever visit Mechatopia, come find us! Your lovely-dovey senpais say—Ara Ara~ Sayonara!” “RUN! They’re here!” “Damn it… those cute glitch girls always melt my heart. But I can’t hug them— they keep switching from hologram to physical and back again. Let me just fix this system…” Beneath the flawless neon surface of this android heaven lies a truth no machine dares to calculate. Valerian, an A-Rank Hyperion Defender, and Luna, the youngest S-Rank hero of the I.S.A., are sent on a high-stakes infiltration mission — to locate a human child who somehow survived inside Mechatopia. To succeed, they must disguise themselves as androids and blend among artificial gods. But as days pass, the line between man and machine begins to blur. Valerian starts to feel emotions he never knew existed — doubt, pain, longing. And Luna, the girl who once smiled for everyone, begins to lose hers. When the illusion collapses, they will face the Titans — colossal war machines worshipped as gods of destruction — and uncover a secret older than Mechatopia itself. “In the age of steel, one man will remember what it means to be human.” The sky split open. Neon clouds ignited, shattering the skyline as a thunderous pulse rippled through the heavens. Entire planets collapsed into radiant dust — swallowed by the shockwave of divine circuitry awakening. Amid the storm, the fractured voice of the Central System echoed through collapsing frequencies— “Sy…stem… err…or… pro…to…col… br…oken—” “Re…cord… found… he… sla…ye…d… Titan…” Silence. Then— [SYSTEM RECOGNIZED] [TITAN SLAYER] Lightning tore through the void, and the age of humanity was no more.
Arpan_X_Legend · 16.7k Views

The Vanguards: Queendom (Reverse World, Post-Apocalypse World)

RISE AGAINST THE HORRORS The collapse of the world did not come from a computer glitch during the Y2K scare, but from an unknown interdimensional rift that unleashed a suffocating miasma and monstrous horrors upon Earth. This calamity killed half of the male population and granted most women the ability to wield Mana, a mystical energy that elevated them above their powerless male counterparts. Yet even this gift proved insufficient to hold back the tide of horrors—until the arrival of the Radiant Empress. The Radiant Empress, a divine and mysterious savior, repelled the darkness and reshaped civilization. She gifted humanity the Edenfruit, an artifact that transformed women into Eves, powerful warriors who became the bulwark against the Rift’s terrors. By the year 2087, humanity survives within towering Ark-Cities, protected by the Empress and her daughters. Society, now ruled by a matriarchal Queendom, reveres the supersoldier Bellatrix and magical girls Sororitae as defenders while relegating men to a fragile and subordinate role. This balance is shattered when an anomaly appears: a young man who awakens an unknown powers once thought impossible for his kind. Unlike the Edenfruit’s blessing, his abilities are raw and disruptive, resonating beyond the established order. His existence threatens the foundation of the world, both the Queendom and the horrors beyond the walls. Will he be the herald of salvation, or one the world's latest horrors?
Ajax_Rao · 11.4k Views

Cyberpunk: Shiny And Chrome

Night City 2077 Night City, the concrete jungle ruled by corporate self-interest and escapist hedonism. Gang warfare is rampant and violence is the lingua franca, and all it takes for a person to be dragged behind a corner and be ripped apart for spare parts by those less willing to merely scrape by in life is a single misstep. Merely surviving in such a place is an achievement, and to thrive is nearly impossible. Pretty bad, no? Unfortunately for our protagonist, misery oh so adores company, and he is born into this world ravaged by genetic disorders and deformities, barely scraping by in his torturous existence through the stubborn efforts of his parents. But not all hope is lost, for for all the darkness of the late 21st century, humanity trudges ever onwards and there may yet exist an escape from his cursed existence. Will our unfortunate protagonist manage to survive long enough to actually live? Or will Night City claim yet another soul undeserving of its fate? Find out on the next episode of- Yeah no that is enough of that. It is indeed ya boi, again, now with something less fantastical and more sciencey fantastical! Where we replace the racist elf with a... slightly less racist? borg boi. ...I'll workshop it. Anyway! As you may have surmised this is going to be a fic set in the universe of Cyberpunk (and maybe something else if I feel like it later on, who knows?) where the main character is going to be a full cyborg (not instantly mind you but pretty quickly) with the progression being tied in with him making upgrades instead of the usual more natural path. I've been on something of a cyberpunk binge recently and found the number and length of fics to be lacking so I thought I might as well toss my own two eddies at it. As always there is no plan at all whatsoever and we are doing this live but I do not expect it to stretch itself anywhere near the length of the Sorcerer's Tale (at least not on its own) since the Cyberpunk universe is not all that extensive in what it offers, at least not when compared to Skyrim. That being said I probably just jinxed myself into another million words of writing so imma shut up and just let you find out on your own :P And of course, before I can get spammed by one bajillion questions and comments, I am not going to say a thing about the pairings. Could be one, could be two? Point is you all seem to focus way too much on this and frankly I am going to keep it vague for the spite alone.
Rastislav · 1.1m Views