Avant-garde Stories

Have you ever wanted to know more about the world of my novels, from the array of species that inhabit it, to depictions of elements from various stories shown in a different perspective? Then this collection is the tale for you... This book consists of worldbuilding footnotes and details about my stories' universe, and a collection of the various species that have appeared in my novels up to the present point, as well as various forms of literature, from short stories, to fictional guides, to poetry, and other experimental writing, each piece related to one of my past novels in some way or another. This anthology is an ongoing project, which means it will be updated as new parts are added, be it new poetry or short stories, new species and other updates that may come in when new novels are written in the future. While much of this collection is intended as a worldbuilding guide, it also serves as a testing ground to experiment with different writing styles and ideas. Dark Shards also offers readers a deeper insight or a unique perspective on a certain story or its elements. So what are you waiting for? Come and journey into the darkness with me...

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Poetry I write to make peace with Death

My mind is noisy. I've poked holes for the din to leak. It spilt across my keyboard and had its first peek of the world. No claim on being a poet, just blowing plumes that muddle my thoughts. Cover does not belong to me.

A chat-based cult called Eidensh has begun spreading across the world. Its goal is to promise eternal life for its followers in a computer-simulated "Virtual Heaven." Investigators from multiple countries are convinced that Eidensh is, in fact, a massive and intricately planned cyber fraud scheme. The author of this work is GOTOU Humihiko(https://gthmhk.gitlab.io/gthmhk/isnmg.html). This work is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The original Japanese text (https://gthmhk.gitlab.io/gthmhk/syouhen.html#riaru) was translated into English using ChatGPT-5.

Mirumiru's big sister is mean. Mirumiru wishes for a kind big sister as a Christmas present. Then, on Christmas morning, a huge box is sitting inside the big sister's futon. The author of this work is GOTOU Humihiko(https://gthmhk.gitlab.io/gthmhk/isnmg.html). This work is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The original Japanese text (https://gthmhk.gitlab.io/gthmhk/kirukiru.html#yasasii) was translated into English using ChatGPT-5.

Where am I? What? Huh? Where are we going? How did I get here? This is where? Being woken up in an instant and going with whatever. Even with the most disgusting, vile, confusing, absurd, and unbelievable things you have ever experienced? This is the case. One thing is for sure. It is whatever.

I'm rolling into where the characters take me....

Struggling to cope with killing her father, Amelia Yael is enrolled in a prestigious academy meant for schooling and training the magical powers of students. However, toil and mystery encapsulate her surroundings, as the secrecy of the school leads to a bigger conflict. Isolated from the rest of society, and an enrichment system far more complex than the modern era. What is the school's ulterior motive?

There are no words that can be written nor brushtrokes laid on canvas that can describe the stark of a horrible night the voices awoke me from my slumber.

It's one word

Godfrey Illinois. 2 A.M. Alone, walking down a narrow road with mist as his sole companion, a boy finds a book. It sits in the middle of a crossroads, all the street lights about it blinking red. And, despite his lackadaisical nature, he wanders off the sidewalk and picks it up with not an ounce of piety to show for the inauspiciousness of the occasion. A rough leather bound tome with a strange inscription, the boy thinks the book innocuous, a curio. Idiot. With a name like Seven though, perhaps the boy can be forgiven for his misfortune . . . and his missteps. Meh. Either way Seven has no idea he's about to release a trickster god from time immemorial, and with her, mayhem on a level our rational world has never experienced; a procession of the weird. A monster's parade. And so, without further ado, Yokai, the aberrant beings and manifestations of Japan's storied and occultic landscape, are hereby re-invited to party the night, the day, and any other time they wish away! And unfortunately for Seven and his new found partner, they're the ones who'll have to clean up the mess and send these monsters back into the mist and yore of the pages of the past.

Soulism - Also Known as Communal Egoism is a Belief that humanity should be one with the universe, that the physical body should be abolished either spiritually/psychologically through drugs or physically through uploading your mind into a database, where everyone does what they want and all consequences are just part of the flow.

Heath thinks.

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