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

Despite the freezing weather, Yan Yu's back broke out in sweat and was drenched in an instant. It had never occurred to him that a murderous aura could be so intense. He felt as if he had sunk into a puddle of sticky liquid. The murderous aura made his hair stand on end and every pore contract. He was losing his mind!

Every bone in his body was so rigid that he couldn't move. He had an illusion that this all-pervasive murderous aura was like a wild animal; at the slightest movement of his, it would devour him.

Yan Yu remained still, but a trace of panic flashed through his eyes. He was wearing a power shield and had to switch his card to fight. He knew that his opponent wouldn't give him any chance to switch cards.

A Taste of Wei-ah’s Hell