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November 12, 2022
I Am Corona: Replicant
“AI doesn’t have to be evil to destroy humanity – if AI has a goal and humanity just happens to come in the way, it will destroy humanity as a matter of course without even thinking about it, no hard feelings.” Elon Musk. “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off... Continue Reading →
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I Am Corona: Alien Replicant
“It is inconceivable alien life is non-existent. The naivety of humans is to believe life originated here.“ Peck, augmented AI. “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” Roy Batty, Bladerunner “That’s your plan? Just fly there, land, hope they don’t spot us, and walk in the door?” Obi-Wan-Kenobi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars This is another short story for this months BLOGBATTLE prompt word Navigate I Am Corona: Replicant Tully opened his eyes. He was in his bed chamber with a headache threatening nausea. A stasis cube blinked red indicating a message was waiting. “On.” Tully 680 an error needs rectifying. He recognised Corona despite the softness of voice. It did this in a vague effort to seem compassionate. The loss of Lydia 678 was unfortunate. Outside communication is severed to prevent conscious contamination by bio-infringement. Groggy he might be, …
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October 11, 2022
I Am Corona: Alien AI
Tully sidled round a console. Alien AI. Who would have thought all those conspiracy theorists in the archives really were right after all.
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September 4, 2022
Dragon Stone: High Elf
A sorcerer dislodged in time, a wizard bearing the emerald dragon stone in search of an oracle and an elf guiding her lover from a prison of ice.
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August 10, 2022
The Vault
Tully 679, clone slave to a sophisticated AI called Corona, is sent to investigate an alien defence grid who’s magnetic field is collapsing terraforming protocols.
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August 5, 2022
Corona: Terraform
Tully 679, clone slave to a sophisticated AI called Corona, is sent to investigate an alien defence grid who’s magnetic field is collapsing terraforming protocols.
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June 6, 2022
PRIEST: Sanguisage
“Priest,” the voice whispered. A grating sound more akin to a rasp, “Thy cross is of little use if the armour behind it is broken.” “Step into the darkness, say goodbye to the light. We live in eternity, where every day is night.” Unknown Author “They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful and without regret.” Anne Rice This is another short story for this months BLOGBATTLE prompt word Hatch SANGUISAGE Maggie woke layered in perspiration. Trickles of blood ran from the edges of a silver cross the returning nightmare forced her to grip in sleep. She dreamt, as always, of Houghton Fengrave and Eleanor Carter. The she-devil dressed in innocence and smiles. A temptress her brother had been beguiled by when stakes were supposed to render her to ash. Maggie had fled straight into guilt. Driven by terror and not even looking to see if Jacob was following. She had lived, he was missing. Except she knew he wasn’t. Just not there as Jacob anymore. The trappings were yes, …
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May 6, 2022
Witch Queen: Scar
Yish nodded. “The texts span Elder Mages, the Necromage and Witch Queen. Do you never read? The sorcerer passed through here sacrificing his guard to the undead as payment to pass. He travelled through here to the Dragon Yard and beyond into the badlands seeking the green Dragon Stone.” “Matters of chronology can be troublesome to ones mind.” Jeremiah DeLalande, lecture on Thaumaturgical Consequences “Never fit known facts into matters of Divination. The true artisan never fully understands the nature of foresight.” Archmage Eldritch Mortain, Letters to the Guild of Divination This is another such ramble for this months BLOGBATTLE prompt word Scar THE WITCH QUEEN: SCAR Morgan awoke in a strange bed with sunlight dappling through an intricate lace curtain. She held her breath. This had to be another psychological ruse by the Witch Queen. Pleasant, compared to the darkness of a subterranean dungeon where the constant dripping of water not only eroded rock, but nerves. That and the incessant whispering of voices inside a timeless void. She remembered disappearing inside her head to …
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April 8, 2022
Dragon Stone: Moonstone
Naz nodded, his throat felt dry. He reached into his gunna and drew out a water-skin. “It has insatiable curiosity,” he ventured.
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March 29, 2022
Fantasy Fiction: Prophecy
Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil! – prophet still, if bird or devil! – Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,. Edgar Allan Poe. After a long absence to writing I’m returning to an unwritten world. Some may already be aware of characters from before. Others will find little sense in where this is going… something I share as much unfolds in the telling. Either way it is a consequence of this months BlogBattle word prompt. The Amanuensis stared at the candelabra on his desk. They stirred a distant memory from before. Long ago, although exactly when escaped him. Part of a conversation, the edges of which blurred. Cresswell looked up. “You mean another world has infiltrated?” “A possibility. Although it is but conjecture. Events in the Library ceased when a discovery was made by two of our own.” “You mean the dwarf and sorceress sent to uncover Elder relics?” The Amanuensis nodded. “When I voiced opposition to that expedition it fell on deafness.” “I know Jeremiah, you were not alone. However …
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