Objects in Fire

On 1977, Voyager I took flight.
On 2010, Voyager II sent some rather strange information back to Earth.
On July, 2021, Voyager II lost contact with Earth four years before the planned date.
At the start of the 26th century, civilization on Earth was isolated and held in captivity.
At 10 a.m. on October 27th, 3020, humankind went extinct.
One year before the extinction, an ordinary youth 
Harrison Clark from the 21st century travelled forward in time and arrived a thousand years into the
future. He discovered that after he died, he would be returned back to the
21st century.
Reading history in the future and changing the future in history.
In this seemingly never-ending cycle, 
Harrison Clark began to look for that one glimmer of hope for both himself and humankind.

I Really Didn't Mean To Be The Saviour Of The World

The chess game lasted a whole hour and a half.


Both of them remained silent during the game.


Nora Camp even had sweat dripping from her temples.


Eventually, even though Harrison lost miserably, he felt a sense of accomplishment when he looked at Nora's slightly reddened face from the intense mental exertion.


Upon finishing, Harrison said, "It seems that I've made quite some progress recently. I can finally give you some trouble."


Nora Camp nodded, "Your improvement in chess has indeed been rapid lately. In order to accurately test the extent of your improvement, I had to exert a lot of effort to maintain my previous level of play. Congratulations, you've advanced from amateur 1-dan to 1.5-dan."


It took Harrison quite a while to realize why Nora had been sweating.


Though she was an unparalleled master, it was quite challenging for her to maintain her previous level of handicap when facing the growing skills of a novice like him.


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