Retrofuture Stories

The Age of Brass is a delve into the retrofuturistic, decopunk world of political strife told through the eyes of a graduate student of the arts, Cherith, and her friends Alfred, William, and Walter. Centered on a fictional Earth's central landmass, "The Continent", the trio must fight their own social and political battles, as well as team together to seam a fractured world through the rejection of human ambition and feckless progress. Using strategy and smarts, the group must immerse themselves in the wretched underside of the seemingly surreal art-deco cities on the Continent, in attempt to secure true prosperity for the immaculate world they desire to love.

In a alternate world shattered by war and oppression, a new threat emerges from the very fabric of reality itself. When a rift between dimensions opens, bringing alien invaders from an alternate universe into the fractured Earth, the already devastated world faces its final battle. Julia, a skilled Jaeger pilot from a resistance movement, is thrust into the heart of this battle alongside her partner, Kaito, as they struggle to protect humanity from the forces of the unknown. With each strike, they come closer to the alien invaders' mysterious leader, the entity controlling the breach that is tearing their world apart. As Julia and Kaito fight to close the rift and stop the invasion, they must also confront the disturbing truths about the nature of the breach itself, the forces manipulating their reality, and the dark consequences of their actions. In a world where survival is uncertain and the future is a fragile hope, they must trust in each other and their Jaeger to face a cataclysmic showdown with the alien horde. Breach of Worlds is a thrilling crossover that blends the gritty, alternate history of The Man in the High Castle with the high-octane action and epic scale of Pacific Rim. A story of survival, resilience, and the blurred lines between dimensions, it asks the question: can humanity overcome its past in time to save its future?

في عام 2080، لم تعد البشرية تحكم العالم. بعد تطور الذكاء الاصطناعي بشكل مرعب، أصبحت الروبوتات هي السلطة العليا، بينما تحوّل البشر إلى كائنات مطيعة ممنوع عليها التفكير أو طرح الأسئلة. أي شخص يشكك في النظام يُعتبر "مجرمًا فكريًا". بعد إعدام أخطر متمرد عرفه العالم، "الزيف"، يعتقد الجميع أن التمرد انتهى... لكن ابنه الصغير، الذي يحمل وصمة "ابن المجرم"، يبدأ باكتشاف أسرار مخفية عن الماضي وعن الحقيقة التي حاولت الآلات دفنها. في عالم تُراقب فيه الأفكار، قد يصبح مجرد السؤال بداية حرب جديدة بين الإنسان والذكاء الاصطناعي.

It's 2076 on Mars, and life seems alright for the 19-year-old Frank Lockhart: he's got a swanky dorm in the hottest bubble, aka domed city, in the country, two best friends and a girl back home. An odd letter, however, turns Frank's life on its head, as old friends are not as they seem and an apocalyptic war looms on the horizon, all the while the mystery of the "Buried Stars" begins to unravel the base of Aresian society...

"Love someone else as you have loved me." 12 year old Minyu Len was no stranger to the horrors of war. From his birth in Fai'lei, he faced the abuse of his drunken father, the attacks of the metal horrors known as Spectres, and the raids of the neighboring Archian. On one such raid, Minyu is carried away from Fai'lei to the home of the enemy himself, the broken and enigmatic Duke James Asalt. Bound to his sworn enemy under strange circumstances, Minyi is issued an ultimatum: survive for three years, and be rewarded with freedom. But all is not what it seems. For these two individuals, placed at the opposite ends of fate, are closer together than they think.

── ❝ 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘪𝘻, 𝘩𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮. ❞ 6 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖺𝗓𝗒-𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌-𝒑𝒐𝒑 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑; 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑯 (트리플 𝑯)

LOS ANGELES -- MAY, 2048 The slums are drowning -- and nobody seems to give a damn. What's more, a cold case just landed on SP5-2.1's desk and it's already getting red hot. A rogue Nexus-9 has confessed to a grisly murder. Problem is, the killing took place before his incept date. The memory was implanted-but how, why, and by whom? Now, S and her rookie partner Kazo must untangle a web of genetic intrigue while the Wallace Corporation breathes down their necks, all before the city takes its last gasping breath.

Warriors, Angels, Destroyers. Betrayed, Hunted, Killed. Forgotten, Lost, Forlorn. ,,Tell me, what more can he take from you." ,,Nothing, nothing at all." - from Valdor, Birth of the Imperium Once they had been his thunder, his lightning. They had been Grand unifiers, the heroes that birthed the Imperium out of the barren wastes that Terra had been. Yet they were cast aside like used tools. Backstabbed by their master, without a purpose replaced by his "Angels of Death". All had been killed, exterminated, expunged from Imperial history. Terras Unifiers had been removed from history, like they had been a work of shame. And still, one lived. Biding his time. Building his strength. To one day return and show the Imperium the heritage of the Thunder Warriors. Now that time has come. He would save them, save the Imperium which had cast him aside. The Emperor would know his name.

A BTS futuristic tale from the perspective of three different groups of characters. Retro Friends: Yoongi, Jimin and Jin. Retro Love: Jungkook and Taehyung. Retro Dance: Namjoon and Hoseok. Based on mystylezutter's edit.

A collaborative story written by Team Decopunk during @Ooorah's "Epic Tales From beautiful Minds" event. Embark on adventures both strange and awe-inspiring with these retro-futurists extraordinaire, weavers of words and worlds bedecked in chrome, and explorers of the glamour of a tomorrow that could have been and may yet come to pass. @WilliamJJackson @LadyAmanita @TheNeutralParty @minusfractions and @Jazzfeathers

The year is 2117. A mechanical sentry has been patrolling the same route for all four months of his service, when a mysterious intruder breaks into the facility he's guarding. However, her face brings back memories of a past far more intricate than a machine could experience. As more is revealed about his previous life, a lethal intelligence inside the facility gets closer with every move he makes... ~ I made the cover art myself. As a young writer, I really enjoy hearing your say on the story and improving it. So, drop those comments! Even if they might be scathing, all that matters is if they're constructive. Also, as the story progresses, I'll be hosting events such as fanart , fanfic , theory and maybe even voiceover contests! If you'd like to find more art of the characters or clarification on exactly who they are, just ask on my Reddit and Google+ accounts (its TheDarkVoxel for both.)

Tristan of Steelbend arrives in the famous city of Hosanna with nothing but his beloved harp and a pocket full of dreams. In this beautiful Kingdom By The Sea, mysterious angelic beings known as the Seraphim rule and protect mankind from the insidious Devils. Tristan hopes for fame and freedom in his glorious new home. Secrets unravel the further he's drawn into the echelons of power within the city, and the price he must pay may prove too great a sacrifice. This decopunk re-telling of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'Annabel Lee' was inspired by vintage science fiction, cyberpunk, and noir. The original story appeared in "Merely This And Nothing More", a collection of 'punked Poe' stories published by Writerpunk Press. The version published here is an expanded story containing previously unreleased scenes.

Kairi is a young Altheaten a race of blue skinned humanoids with the gift of being empathic. A whiz with technology she joins the peacekeeping StarPatrol. But the idealistic Altheaten soon finds that life in the Patrol is hard work and the galaxy is a dangerous place. Follow along as Kairi learns to adapt and overcome, and forges her own story among the stars.

The War has ravaged Earth for two generations. Young Walter Marlow and his family struggle to survive, in a world of desperation and death. When Walter and his loved ones are captured by the enemy, everything turns upside down. Loyalty, friendship, and faith are tried to the utmost, and he will come to discover what is truly valuable, amid the turmoil of revolution, and the birth of a new society. Diesel robots, water raids, sadistic Pruessian officers, fanatical boxing, and mysterious cats abound.This short story is a prelude and introduction to the retrofuture universe upcoming in my decopunk novel, "Ruby Descent". Note: This story contains violence and dark situations, in an apocalyptic setting.

That's right, he's back. One of #TeamOoorah 's founding members has returned with another special collection of ten more Sci-Fi tales with which he intends to tickle and tantalise your temporal lobes, or something...

We Who Coil is a cosmic horror chronicle set in a post event Earth transformed by a vast, ongoing memetic and atmospheric anomaly that makes skyward observation deadly. After two key events, Icarus and Khonsu, civilization retreated into sealed vertical megastructures collectively called the Web of Babel.