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The Loom Weaver

In a fractured, techno-magical world, a young man awakens with no memory in a luxurious penthouse at the apex of power. His name is Wynter Ash. All he knows is the agonizing void in his past and the opulent cage of his present—a cage paid for by the harvested suffering of millions. Zero Point City is a volatile powder keg of Sci-Fi Fantasy, where magitek elevators pierce smog-filled skies and holograms clash with sacred runes. The city is divided between three warring superpowers: the militaristic Valdor Empire, the hyper-capitalist Aurum Republic, and the fanatical Aethelgard Theodocy. Their fragile peace is maintained by the Grand Design, a system where the most promising youths are forged into weapons and leaders in elite academies, all to prove humanity's worth to the uncaring Sovereigns above. Thrust into the role of Grand Praetor—the student leader meant to bridge these factions—Wynter is plunged into the cutthroat Political arena of School Life, where every classroom is a battlefield and every exam is a power play. Guided by cryptic orders from a mysterious entity known only as The Weaver, he must navigate a labyrinth of intrigue, ancient magic, and his own dangerous, awakening power. His body is a broken thermodynamic machine, a Cryomancer who freezes from the inside out, forced to consume external heat to survive. With no allies and surrounded by predators, Wynter builds his cabinet from the dregs and outcasts of the system. Together, this band of misfits must audit a broken world in a high-stakes blend of Mystery and Action, uncovering the conspiracy behind Wynter's amnesia while facing off against rival student leaders, rogue automatons, and the ever-present threat of his own body failing. They will challenge tyrants, seize illegal casinos, and unravel the secrets of the Great Design—all while the chains of the system tighten, and the harvest of souls continues unabated. This is the story of an amnesiac who must learn to rule, a weapon who must learn to heal, and a pawn who dreams of shattering the board. Genres: Sci-Fi Fantasy, Political, School Life, Mystery, Action.
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Pawns : Rise Against the Strings

What if the thoughts in your head aren't actually yours? Picture this: someone's losing their mind trying to save the person they love most. There's a voice on the phone—cold, synthetic, playing games. Riddles with impossible answers. A countdown ticking toward something unthinkable. They're racing through traffic, heart pounding, memories surfacing like shrapnel. Every decision feels urgent. Every emotion feels real. But here's the thing that'll keep you up at night: None of it was supposed to work. The riddles? Designed to have no right answer. The call? Never meant to save anyone. The choices? An illusion wrapped in desperation. And that voice on the other end—the one pulling strings with such cruel precision? They have no idea someone's pulling theirs too. See, while our victim is breaking down, convinced their panic is their own, and while the tormentor is getting off on their power, drunk on control... There's someone else. Sitting in a dark office. Watching both of them on different screens. Smiling at how perfectly the pieces are moving. The victim can't see their strings. The tormentor can't feel the hand moving them. And that's the whole point. This is a story about control so deep it controls the controllers. About how every emotion you think is genuine—love, fear, guilt, even the sick thrill of having power over someone—might just be responses someone programmed into you before you even knew you existed. About the possibility that free will is just a story we tell ourselves while we follow invisible scripts. One person thinks they're fighting for survival. Another thinks they're the puppet master. But both are dancing. And neither of them chose the music. Because real control doesn't look like chains. It looks like freedom. It feels like choice. It sounds like your own voice in your head. Until you realize it was never yours at all.
Anvata_Fableseed · 6.3k Views