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

The closely approaching card artisan's body suddenly disseminated a light glow. His entire body was enshrouded in a glowing halo, which accented the fine adornments on his clothes.

A powerful sense of danger surged up in Chen Mu. He couldn't make any move just then, so he exerted a powerful force to his feet while applying the strongest self-control to reverse the direction of his jet stream card.

Unable to take such a sudden reversal of energy, the big mudfish card burst apart. Even the apparatus on Chen Mu's wrist was blown to smithereens. He had no time to mourn the big mudfish card after the utterly unprepared-for change in direction. His body sustained huge forces in that instant.

Wounded