Where Electric Dragons Lie
- LECTURAS 101
- Votos 13
- Partes 12
In the far future, the governments of the world have collapsed in their entirety, and corporations take control of all the communities of the globe. It comes as a result of mass "printing", where people use technology to create powerful limbs and creatures that defy the laws of nature, in order to further themselves in life.
But one day, the resources start to disappear. Most species of the world go extinct, flora and fauna alike, and people are forced by corporations to destroy and all printed organisms. People have to start living off the protein rich eggs of insects, those being the few creatures that still live on.
this story takes place from the perspective of a nameless mercenary, who takes a job from the fearsome SELA corporation, which involves hunting down a person who still has access to printing technology. our protagonist is going to find out that his lone-wolf attitude is simultaneously his biggest asset, and his most fatal flaw.
this story is the first in what will be a long line of "contracts" that the protagonist takes in the story. each book will be detailing a different adventure, with recurring characters and world-building intertwined throughout.
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