A gateway to a long-awaited, always-online virtual island (an 'Autonomous World' or 'Permaworld') has opened for those who've found a key. This includes Dan Harvester, a guy who lives in a run-down apartment with his cat and runs a gaming channel. He's almost done playing and testing VR games, but this one could be his final chance to - truly - level up. What can it promise to him, and all its very first 'pioneers'? 'Fountellion'...is said to be 'natural' game-world, a N.E.P. world (Naturally-Evolving PermaWorld) full of artificial life that mimics the laws of our own natural world, with its shaping force of evolution. The game promises to be more than an open-world survival experience, for there are seven 'Insights' scattered and every player can find their own path to them. How much will Dan be changed, by his own search? A game-within-a-game or a simulated homage to the natural world? A complete vision of a 'metaverse' design which overgrows or salvages addicted players? There is only one way to find out: Tune in and experience Dan's 'avalogs'. For only by completing them and the fragments from the development, may you too discover the vision and legacy of 'Fountellion'... Notes: Please be aware this is speculative sci-fi, and includes outlines for an actual game-world within the story. The project is also decentralised and open source. Website is: https://ade-m-campbell.gitbook.io/fountellion-in-the-spiral-origin-nfts/ Interested in nature games and dev? Please get involved, on Twitter etc... Read also the prequel: 'In THE SPIRAL: Connected Stories & Fragments from a Virtual Future.' And in 2023: 'Through Fountellion: A Personal Story of an 'Ultimate' Game'.... Talk to Greenwise CHATBOT.... the AI / NPC himself via 'Character . AI' and POE.....

Dan Harvester is missing again...in 'The Spiral' metaverse. Will he end up as another lost soul, drained by the illusions of the Super-Virtual? Or, can a mysterious island; a simulation of the natural world - 'Fountellion' - still in Early Access and believed to be integral to The Spiral itself, restore balance to a planet headed for ecological disruption...? What is this island, a NEV-WORLD or 'Autonmous World'.... 'Nature Rules': never more than for the growing number of enthralled players trying to progress through. How will they be changed, if and when they 'complete' such an 'ultimate game'? What are the seven Insights and how can they possess real power to change Dan and society - from the inside out? Only by reading and immersion in a personal story can more about the nature of a truly ultimate game be experienced - and understood. Part One 'Lost Worlds'...

Marta Flores is the top player in the Kingdom of Dallonai, a new augmented-reality role-playing game. With her magical amulet and deadly sword, she has defeated nightmarish hordes and won the favor of the Great Old Mother. Now Marta faces her mightiest foe, the vile beast Erduk, who she must defeat to win the game. But all is not as it seems in the Kingdom of Dallonai. There are strangers in the game, strangers who pursue Marta, and who carry with them a terrible secret.

In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else. --------- Excerpt: I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow. Glowing eyes were not normal. Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal. What was I then? For that, I had no answer [[Word count: 495,000]] Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given. Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.

When the thrilling lands of RPGs come to life for Donovan; monsters, dungeons, experience points and leveling up, he is amazed. Never in his life could he have imagined the mysterious and exciting world that awaited him. After conquering a dungeon to rule for himself though, things get real. Stronger and stronger enemies are arising, and a messenger from the underworld brings a horrifying notice. He and his dungeon are to be brought to the underworld, where even his astonishing level is on the bottom of the totem pole. Then, just as soon as he thinks everything is going well (or at least as well as can be for somebody living in the underworld), he loses it all. But, from the ashes, a new power burns through him. A power only the most powerful titans have even dreamed of wielding. The power of Creation. But alas, nothing is as it seems anymore. All alone in the darkest place imaginable, can he survive?

Join the greatest game you've never played! When DangerZone Industries had released the latest and greatest Virtual Reality MMORPG, James, and millions of other virtual reality players, sought purpose and self-definition in this new world. The tag line "Live the life your soul was meant for," captured the hearts and minds of his entire generation. "The Land," was the largest and most dynamic virtual reality game of all time. James and his friends had devoted countless hours to become one of the top teams in the game. None of that mattered after James was actually summoned to The Land. What had been an engrossing game became a daily struggle of life and death. James struggles to survive while becoming embroiled in an age old war between the sprites and goblins, avoiding the machinations of the local king and helping an enslaved woman know freedom once again. Join the sensation! Welcome... to THE LAND! Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/LitRPGbooks/ Website: www.LitRPG.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/AleronKong Forum: tinyurl.com/AleronForum Newsletter: eepurl.com/cns1UH #litrpg #theland #aleron #author

For students of the Wynter Academy, the virtual world of Cytronica is the perfect after-school hangout. A private realm just for them and the local bots-no teachers, no parents. Tired of its boring ways, five students find a way to tweak its code, altering the world as creatively as they see fit. The realm has limitless potential and possibilities; letting it go to waste would be a crime. But rewriting the rules has consequences-what starts off as a fun experiment quickly becomes a dangerous situation as the once-safe world transforms into a lawless dystopia. They need to make a decision: reset the realm before the school finds out, or push its boundaries and embrace the carnage. But not all agree, and the students are forced to choose a side. And as the chaos intensifies, an all-out virtual war looms, where only the strongest can survive. A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR READING AND VOTING! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! IF YOU HAVE A SECOND, I'D ALSO LOVE FOR YOU TO RATE IT ON SWOONREADS TOO. THEY OFFER PUBLISHING CONTRACTS TO A CHOSEN FEW BOOKS, AND I'D BE HONORED TO JOIN THEM! YOU CAN VOTE HERE: https://www.swoonreads.com/m/cytronica/

[Note: This first book has been completed and is available on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.] Meet Lawrence Eugene Mulligan, a fantasy writer by day and avid PC gamer by night. One day, he woke up and found himself in another world, inside an RPG (role playing game). This litRPG genre web serial chronicles Larry's trials in trying to survive and find a way home. This is written by Antony W.F. Chow, an experimental writer and self-published indie author (with the bulk of his works available on Amazon). The cover was created by Sid Ceaser (ceaserphotography.com), based on Dreamstime.com stock photo ID #30738296, Old Medieval Street; and the original image was copyrighted by Unholyvault. The image was used based on Dreamstime.com's Royalty Free license. All rights reserved.

[AUTHOR'S NOTE 11/19/18: The complete, revised, edited version of Book 2 is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. The official release also includes a 2,000 word short story titled, "Merlin's Folly."] This book is a continuation of the (mis)adventures of one Lawrence Eugene Mulligan, who was transported by a divine entity known as the Gamemaster to another version of Earth. In this new world, our main character ("MC") must continue to work diligently toward his ultimate objective: to become the next King of the Kingdom of Merlin in order to return home. Luckily, our MC has developed deep relationships with numerous Non-Player Characters ("NPCs") as well as organizations and even Gods(!) to assist him in his quest. CHRONICLES of a PC Gamer Stuck Inside an RPG (A LitRPG Serial) is updated twice a week. The series is a hardcore slice-of-life genre story. Book Two continues the Seventh Day of our MC's stay on the continent of Britannia. Book Two: Successor is the sequel to Book One: Duelist. The sequel immediately continues the events of the previous book and thus, it is crucial for the reader to finish reading Book One before delving into Book Two. You have been warned. ^^

[Under Heavy Editing] "The whole world is against me, but I refuse to run away anymore. I will face them head on." Marty Rider is an unpopular high school sophomore. Since he was a kid, he only had the virtual world, which he could escape via VR equipment, as a company. It caused him to get obsessed with virtual reality, and people started discriminating against him due to his obsession until he was at the bottom of the social ladder. Furthermore, when a revolutionary, hyper-realistic, hack & slash style VRMMORPG titled Realm of Order Online gets released, he descends farther down the social ladder. When he first entered the game, his character got spawned in the game world without anything; giving him a massive disadvantage. Soon, he fell behind everyone else in high school, standing out like a sore thumb in the group more than before. Due to that, he got discriminated even more as he grew more and more obsessed with the game every passing day to catch up with the others. But he always messed up, resulting in him getting farther and farther behind than others. One day, while being chased by one of the bullies in the game, he accidentally encounters a boss who is way out of his level, and he is forced to fight the boss with every fiber of his will and being to survive. In the end, he wins, and-with a new companion that he looks up to on his side-starts to advance toward glory that he righteously deserves and struggles against great obstacles that yearn to kill him or to drag him down from his rise. But after a massive update that made the game more immersive, he gets separated more and more from reality as he fall deeper and deeper into the world of Realm of Order Online. The world has turned against him, and now he turns his back on the world. This is the story of a victim of reality who slowly gets addicted to the virtual world of a videogame. Cover by @StoryWriterKato (Originally Completed At 2018-8-15)