Another World; Science Vrs Magic
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Last published Sat, Jan 7, 2023
My name is Ryan Lions.
I'm twenty four. I served four years in the US Coast Guard and was, up to recently, a college student at an advanced Technology college. I also worked nights as a security guard at one of the campus buildings. College is expensive. Not important. What is you ask?
I've been infected with advanced nanites by one of the Professors and pushed into a portal to a world I was told was uninhabited. It wasn't, not the slightest. I feel like I'm stuck in some weird fantasy novel with all the wizards and elves. Orcs too, lets not forget them.
Thing is, magic is a real thing here but only a few have it. I'm trying to stay alive. I also try and do the right thing. Having an internal AI in your head helps, but I miss little things like bug spray and elastic underwear. Wool is itchy and the lack of a zipper just makes things awkward if you need to go to the bathroom. Oh yeah, those are not a thing here either.
Not going to complain too much though. No more taxes and student loans so there are some perks. If you are reading this, that means my AI has successfully managed to send data back to our world, Earth. He says it is pieced together from the ones he's managed to infect or connect to.
I will just imagine you are reading this and my life hadn't been written off and people will know what happened to me. Anyway, try not to judge me too harshly. I've been forced to kill people. Self-defense for the most part. A mercy killing once, and... well, just read my story. Maybe you'll understand.
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