blairehawthorne

WPF#24 Entry
Aleph Von Erich has been consumed with rage since Firmament, the kingdom above the clouds, exiled him to the barren wasteland called Dead Gardens.
By virtue of the dying god Dominion, Aleph lived to see another day. But only if he acts as Dominion's avatar for vengeance against those who wronged them both. Plagued by pain and betrayal, Aleph will stop at nothing until he has laid waste to Firmament. To aid his revenge, Dominion offers a powerful System that can generate items, examine foreign objects, and monitor his status. But for a hefty compensation:
His soul.
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Schedule: Daily 
Chapter length: 1000 to 2000
Content Warning: The novel contains detailed gore, horror, drugs, sex, and other extreme themes, implied or otherwise, that are not suitable for younger audiences.

Dead Gardens

'Nah. I don't really have anything else to ask.'


'The Archivist is pretty good at explaining things.'


'Err... It's just a bit weird how it gets a bit sarcastic sometimes.'


'Like, I mean, I don't know what she said, but it really made me feel some type of way.'


<You're just imagining things. The Archivist is a non-sentient machine made out of mana. There's no way she could act sarcastically.>


'OR you could be getting so weak that your machines are getting out of control.'


<Possible. But I won't bet on it. The Archivist has to be the perfect teacher for our readers in another world to understand. And as we all know, the perfect teacher is unfeeling, unending, unemotional, untiring, undying, and uncaring, someone who never gets sick, and never complains. What best teacher there is than a machine, then, no? So if the Archivist starts feeling things, then it's a failure.> 


'Man... I can never get used to this...'


'No, not that. The Archivist is doing a phenomenal job. It's the readers. Like, I can never get used to knowing that someone's fucking READING all of these things like we're in some kind of book or something.'


<Nah, I mean, yeah, it's kinda weird when I first learned about all that other world shenanigans, but I'm cool with it after a few months. If it makes me stronger and helps me from achieving my goals, then why would it weird me out?>


'I'll keep that in mind. Are we in Skystead Keep yet?'


'That's a reassuring thought. But you also said that kapres are gentle folks, but that one we last saw almost cracked a new hole in my head.'


<I'm sure they'll be more inclined to accept you without the armor.>


'I sure hope so. I'm just happy this Vyurborne is light.'


<Well, yeah, they are pretty light creatures; anyone would need to be as light as possible if they wish to soar the skies. Did you know that Vyurs have hollow bones?'


<Yep. But that means one punch from a VERY angry kapre, and they're goners! It's pretty insane, really. But well, even with all of those considerations in mind, the Vyurs are still pretty heavy creatures. Gres is just really strong.>


'Ah. I guess you're right. Hmm... Now that you mentioned Gres again, I still haven't analyzed his body yet.'


Archive II: About Lord Dominion's System II (Aleph and Dominion's After Talk)