WATTY 2019 WINNER Hale, a state of the art android, can do nearly anything a human can. He cooks meals, cleans and organizes the house, repairs broken appliances, and runs errands. He can even provide for the more carnal needs of his owner. None of these tasks should present any challenge for Hale, and they don't-until he meets his next door neighbour, Rayner. Rayner seems like an unassuming gardener, but he asks Hale a lot of questions. Does Hale wish he could smell or taste food? What would he look like if his appearance hadn't been chosen for him? From the moment they meet, Hale runs into errors in otherwise simple tasks. He experiences bizarre sensations that none of his diagnostic tools can explain, and struggles to appease the people in his owner's social circle. As the errors in his programming begin to wear on his owner's patience, Hale faces the most difficult decision yet. If he can't evolve to meet her needs, he'll be returned and recycled into parts for future androids. If he does evolve, is he still just an android? Or something more? In all this, Rayner is the only man who can help him, and Rayner only has one question left for Hale. What does he want? Hale wasn't designed to want anything, but perhaps he can find the answer in the man with all the questions. TOP RANKINGS #1 in #freethelgbt #1 in #android - UPDATES WEDNESDAYS Story and artwork by Alistair Reeves This story is edited by Lyra Evans; she has amazing books on Amazon, so check her out if you like fantasy and mxm romance! I always love hearing from readers! Your time, votes, reviews and comments keep me constantly motivated. If you're interested in supporting this story even more than you already do by reading, please check out my Patreon (linked from my profile)! You can find me @kataraqui on Twitter/IG/Tumblr - Content warning for emotional/sexual abuse (not between MC and LI). Sexual abuse at the end of chapter 2 if you want to skip it.

❝One girl, one book, and an entire nation that wants to keep her from it.❞

Before you read this you need to know who I am or else you won't get the full picture. The year is 2200 and my name is Elijah, I'm 17 years old, and I'm what people call a "Rider." As a rider I participate in drift races in the slums of my city and earn cash for my gang the Twilight Crusaders. Where do I live you ask well it's fairly simple I live in Neo Angeles, otherwise known as the worst city in all of the United States, a place where corrupt businessmen rule the city and the pickings are left for gangs. It's here where I live with my mom in a small house in the city. My Dad died in a car accident when I was twelve years old, at least that's what the report said but I doubt it was just an accident. You see the world I live in is one of chaos, corruption, survival, and demons. Here you have three options: You're either lucky and are born into a wealthy family, second, you become a demon and do whatever it takes to survive, or you crumble under the weight and find yourself dead in a ditch or an alley because you looked at someone the wrong way. That's just how life is here it may be unfair but in the end only the strong and cunning stay alive.

A cyber-engineer with countless national secrets and a Ministry treasurer go missing. A globally-wanted terrorist launches the greatest spree of attacks since the Succession Wars. A country divided and embroiled in a civil war. The world seems to be on the verge of collapse and only the Seraphim can piece together the puzzle. For centuries the Seraphim have guarded the blessed throne of the Kingdom of Serapha. Captain Taylor Nisos and Franziska carries the legacy of the Seraphim in the modern United Republic of Serapha. Children adopted from orphanages and raised to be the perfect soldiers with nothing but unwavering obedience. Jacob Boyle is the only natural cybermancer, an individual who can mentally connect to cyberspace and control it, returns to the dark and bloody underworld he left behind for a higher education in search of his cousin fleeing with information that can distrupt the world order. Minister of Defense Ayla Soto, a former Seraphim and their current commander, who finds her new position with uncertainty of the line between what's right and the sacrifices for the "greater good". These unlikely Seraphs find themselves on the edge of a world on the brink of total destruction. However the dark truth of the Seraphim and their origins threatening to shatter their unity and put their lives in the greatest danger.

What happens when a teenage girl gets trapped in her beloved game, "De bello quod Astrals" (The War Of The Astrals) What will she do to stay alive? What will happen when she is eventually known as the all-great, "Cyberpunk"? Join our protagonist in a heart-racing, fast-paced, heart-wrenching action adventure story!

A group of strangers chosen by the goverment to help with the secret project end up in an futuristic/cyberpunk city in a conflict between an insurgency force and a wealthy corporation. This is my first short story so feedback would be nice. Leave a vote if you enjoyed the story. The pictures are not mine.