Fang Xiang

This is both a work of science fiction and an exploration of the meaning of life, love, literature and art. Brainpower is no longer the main ingredient for being human in this far distant future world.  Spirituality, physical balance, and diligence all come together as integrity for Chen Mu, the Card Apprentice.  The cards which Chen Mu masters in his own scrappy way, distill all the powers of the cosmos –  human and nonhuman –  into something that is not a book, not technology, and neither art nor magic, but is these and more.  Learn about these strange cards, which can embody everything you might imagine for the future of technology, but also a future beyond technology which promotes the best, and sometimes the worst, from mankind’s past.

The Card Apprentice

Neither of the two of them dared to fall asleep, and both held strong. They looked at each other worn out to the limit. Both were tough, and neither would be the first to fall asleep.

After five hours their spirits were on the brink of collapse, but they were still holding strong.

Chen Ying woke up just then. She had slept for five hours and her face was looking a lot better. She was a little astonished to find the two of them looking at each other, and her gaze then fell onto the fallen twin hook beast.

A Three Person Pact