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Dropped into the middle of a swamp, alone and cursed with no memory…
Zavyyn Matrisyan is armed only with his cantrips, a humorous set of internet meme knowledge, and crazy titles. He fights dragons and ghosts, learns about wine, fine cooking, immigration, and role playing game tropes while venturing into dungeons and in arena battles. With the help of his new friends:
Muscle wizard Rhynn Taconight, restaurant owner and high roller in town.
Podlihob Hoblihob, a dour and stealthy crossbowman hiding behind the mask of a clown.
Zavyyn comes to terms with the consequences of both his actions and his ignorance of the world he finds himself in. This World of Systems book is the first in a series and is an exploration of the verisimilitude of worlds that exist for the pleasure of the players, such as Rhynn and Podlihob.
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Upcoming 2nd Series
Avatars of the Shard!
In the virtual world, trolls troll trolls.
Humanity is old. They’ve willingly locked themselves into virtual reality slumber and live each millisecond of reality as a day of life in The World of Systems. Known as players, they exist as heroes and villains, gods and demons, creators and destroyers, mundane and bizarre, and they have existed as thus for eons.
Many create their own worlds, known as shards, and try to garner popularity with other players to build communities and families. Some shards manage to attract a great deal of interest and popularity, but others do not fare so well.
One shard was remade over and over by six players to attract fame and friends, but only got attention from people who wanted to ruin it. Five of them, disgusted with the folly of their efforts, chose to go their separate ways. One, however, decided to give world creation a final try.
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01 Zavyyn discovers a new world
Wake up little one!
What? What is this voice in my head? Shut up, you’re making me sick, I want to sleep.
Could you sound less cheerful? I feel hungover. What happened last… Wait, I can’t remember anything about last night. Or any night.
Now you’re getting it! A gold star for the best boy. You died, kiddo, truck-sama did his job making street pizza and I am here to summon you to a new world of magic and whimsy!
That sounds improbable.
Open your eyes and check for yourself.
I crack my eyes and regret it immensely. A harsh, white light suffuses everything around me; it reminds me of an overcast day requiring sunglasses. A curious figure of twisted geometric shapes floats in front of me, makes an odd gesture, and paralysis sets in on my mental tongue.
I am the god of this world, and I netted you from your world because you looked interesting. Somehow your karmic information got mixed up with a game character’s and ruined your memory. Nothing to do with me. And this game was one of those massively multiplayer online games and max level, in a progression guild, some other stuff I don’t really care about. You’re too powerful. Congratulations! You’re ascending from your old class and starting over as a newbie in this new world to be fair to everyone else. To make up for taking away most of your abilities, you get an Analyze skill. And probably a language skill, I wasn’t really paying attention. I’ve got a video of you turning into a city block of road rash on repeat, and it is hilariously distracting. Have fun, and don’t let the aether hit you where I split you!
At that, everything goes dark.
02 Zavyyn’s first proper biome is a swamp
I open my eyes once more. This time, instead of a painful glow, I am in gloomy daylight. Trees tower around me, gnarled and knobby, with their roots prancing above fetid water, while mosquitoes whine. As I focus on one tree, a small glow appears. Focusing further on the glow cause a window to appear in front of the tree. Just like a user interface in the video games. Cypress Tree: -A typical swamp tree. I guess this is the Inspect skill. I lift my hand and see that I am extraordinarily...
03 Zavyyn’s first combat
Play the song while reading! Comment about what you though in the comments below the chapter!I haven't been making any noise; I don't think it's heading for me. The crashing sounds like bushes and things, so I will probably be safe if I climb a tree? That cypress has a low branch. I nimbly climb, much more smoothly than I anticipate. With this height, I can see through the surrounding branches that the thing coming towards me is... Oh, dear. It looks like a cross between an alligator and a...
04 Zavyyn discovers a person
Play the song while reading! Comment about what you though in the comments below the chapter!The leaf got blown around by some wind, and I just kept going in the original direction. Good night, sweet leaf, and may a flight of fish sing thee to thy rest. I have been walking for a while, and haven't seen too many other beasties so far, making me think this was the heart of that giant dragon's territory. Just my luck. Also, I think I have only a couple more hours of sunlight left, and still no...
05 Zavyyn discovers an error in his status
Play the song while reading! Comment about what you though in the comments below the chapter!Looking down at the murky water, I barely make out a face that looks simian. Moso says I am a troll, and I kind of look like a small ape. I guess apes are trolls here? I must be sure to break the mold by not leaving nasty comments on message boards. At least, I would rather think about that than consider my odds with the ladies, since I doubt many women are aroused by a chimpanzee. Maybe I can learn...
06 Zavyyn practices the culinary arts
Play the song while reading! Comment about what you though in the comments below the chapter!“I didn't realize you could keep pigs in a swamp.” That is a lot of swine. Their skin looks kind of shiny, like they are well oiled. “You just got to pay attention to your drainage and embankments. Daddy taught me a lot of that.” Moso gives a wistful smile; oh no, I feel the waterworks coming on! “And you cleared enough land for some fields?” It looks like he has several dozen acres penned in by this...
Poetry: Cliff Notes
I'm on a Discord server where someone asked me how to write poetry.My response was as follows:Step 1) Read a lot of poetry.Step 2) Try writing the poetry.Step 3) Throw most of it away, and whatever survives getting trashed might be worth keeping. And then, because it had been a minute since I last actually wrote poetry, I tried my hand at it:LonelinessA clearing cannot knowOther clearings broodingLost among the trees
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Christopher Ford
Chris is an avid reader, author, and programmer. He was raised in Saudi Arabia and attended high school in Switzerland, truly getting to witness all sides of humanity. Upon his return to the USA he worked as a Wine Expert for over a decade. He went on to get his undergraduate degree in American Studies at University of Arkansas with a focus on the United States prison system. In September of 2017, his son Alexander was born along with a strong desire to write the novel he had considered for years. During the completion of his first book he began learning programming with a focus on data analysis.