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CTRL-Soul: The Last Update

The world doesn’t glitch. You do. In New Luma, everything runs on perfection — patched, synced, stable. Emotions are streamlined. Memories are moderated. The past is a virus, and the System is the cure. No hunger. No war. No grief. No choice. But Aiven Voss remembers something he shouldn't: a girl no one else recalls, a fire that never existed, and a version of himself that died five years ago. Now, he’s hearing Echo Commands in his sleep — fragments of erased timelines that call to him like ghosts: “Patch initiated.” “Soul-state unstable.” “Do you wish to restore?” Aiven is a Glitchborn — a flaw in the update. He can Patchcast: rewrite himself with skills, memories, and instincts that don’t belong to him. He can Echo futures that never happened, conversations that were never spoken, battles that were lost and won in parallel timelines. But power like this comes at a cost. Each patch burns a hole in who he truly is. Each Echo brings him closer to something watching from the dark code between updates. He’s not alone. Others are waking up too. Each forgotten. Each broken. Each armed with fragments of a world the System tried to bury. Now hunted by Reclaimers and Echo-Saints, Aiven must navigate a world where even love can be corrupted, where names can be erased, and where the only way to survive is to remember who you were before the patch. Because the truth is simple: The world has been updated. You have not.
Valmira · 430 Views

'Seed of Chaos' System

Chaos. Screams, a strange omni-colored fire, falling buildings, and a resounding bestial roar that dominates the skies. This is Faxton, a city in a highly advanced human society that has long since conquered the stars. On April 17, 3501 AST (After Space Transcention), Faxton is destroyed by an unknown alien beast. Two months after the attack, Alesha Williams wakes up to discover that a mystical entity, The 'Seed of Chaos' System, has bonded to her and is determined to mold her life to its liking! This story is about her journey coping with the uninvited, obstinate being in her head and growing in strength while she tries desperately to keep her humanity--which the System seems intent on getting rid of. While trying to figure out whether this new 'System' is more of a blessing or a curse, Alesha's life takes several unexpected turns, her worldview is flipped upside down, and she changes in ways she will never be able to take back. ---- Cover Art digitally painted by me! Do not reuse in any way, shape or form. Absolutely NO AI is utilized in the creation of my story or its concept art. Other concept art for this series is published here: https://www.deviantart.com/lewhimsira/gallery/94239058/-seed-of-chaos-system ---- Chapters range from 725 - 1500 words on average (most commonly ~1100 words), with a few chapters being longer. I am an uncontracted author, so all chapters are FREE! :D Current posting schedule is 2-3 chapters a week.
LeWhimsira · 190.8k Views

Unknown Ascension

This novel draws heavy inspiration from several different novels, including Shadow Slave, Lord of the Mysteries, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura), and others. These stories have helped shape the tone, pacing, and complexity of the world I’ve created—one filled with mystery, and transformation. Our protagonist is Krova Astris, known more casually as Kastis. He was once an ordinary man living an ordinary life—until he wasn’t. Orphaned at a young age, he lived alone on the streets until he was ten, when he was adopted by a Japanese mother and a Pakistani father. For the first time, he felt what it meant to have a home. His life unfolded quietly and steadily from there. At thirty, he fell in love with Ariel, his childhood friend who had also been adopted and raised apart from him—but never truly separated. A year into their relationship, they married. A few months later, their daughter, Estelle, was born. Kastis had everything he ever wanted… and then it was taken from him. When Estelle was just three years old, Kastis was killed under mysterious circumstances—and transported to another world. That world is Mistale, a parallel realm that exists alongside Earth. In the ancient ruinic tongue of that world, Mistale means First or Ruins. It is a place marked by forgotten history, deep power, and a fractured reality—where souls can evolve, but only through unimaginable trials. Kastis does not have a fixed personality. His experiences—both in life and after death—shaped him into someone constantly shifting, growing, unraveling. The man he once was was deeply cautious, reserved, and quietly humorous. But the man he is becoming? That’s something even he doesn’t yet understand. On the surface, he carries a relaxed, almost indifferent mask. But beneath it lies unprocessed grief, dormant rage, and a pain so sharp it threatens to define him. Even his name reflects this duality. The name Krova is a subtle variation on the Russian word krov’, meaning “blood”—a nod to his hidden lineage and the legacy that binds him to the ancient powers of Mistale. Astris, meanwhile, is loosely inspired by French linguistic roots, lending a sense of elegance and celestial significance. Together, the name becomes a symbol: of blood and stars, destiny. This is Kastis’s story. A journey through pain, power, illusion, and identity. And it has only just begun.
Kast_Mystery · 9.3k Views