Gravity Rises Novels & Stories

“Lily, do you have any wishes for the new year?” Perhaps my expression stood out too much in the middle of all the celebration. Daniel suddenly called my name. “I want a raise,” I said. My voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard it. The room suddenly fell silent. People slowly turned to look at me. The smile on Daniel’s face disappeared. “What did you say?” He walked down from the stage. He tossed the microphone aside, and it let out a sharp screech. “Say it again.” He stopped in front of me.

she growls. I fly straight up into the air, hearing her grunt at the vertical rise as she tries to find a hand hold on my body. I feel her grip onto my back ridge and start to crawl back up my body. I have no idea what she plans, but I don’t wait to find out. I flip over backward and begin to dive back down to the earth, letting gravity increase my descent to an unnatural speed. I scream my anger, letting my fire blow out of my mouth and over my body, trying to burn her off of me.

At the same time, as they rose, their actual bodies began to grow larger and larger. The sea of blood was like water in a pot. As the water heated up, some steam began to appear, and as it rose to the top, the gas became bigger and bigger. However, although they were roughly the same, there were still some differences in the details. The steam from the boiling water would rise all the way to the surface and then explode. But they didn't. They stopped completely about five or six meters away from the sea of blood, and stopped moving or climbing. Of course, they were no longer becoming larger.

She complained that it was bitter and “ghastly” “Okay, so you’ll feel the area where my hands are, warm up. After a little while, you’ll start to experience some discomfort and slight pain. But like I said, don’t interrupt the process or it won’t work.” We still had no idea what this process was and what wouldn’t work if it was interrupted and I could see it on James' face as if he was saying it out loud. Adara kneeled next to Shoran and placed her hands over her lower abdomen. Adara closed her eyes and started humming softly to herself. I saw her aura change from her normal golden yellow to a bright white. Shoran’s body stiffened and Adara’s aura intensified.

He looked at his tablet, the data scrolling in a frantic red. "It's a Gravimetric Resonance," Rhys gasped. "He's using the spear to increase the local gravitational constant $g$ by a factor of four." $$F_g = m(g + \Delta g)$$ "Elara... if he hits $10g$, our hearts will stop pumping blood!" "Not if I break the anchor," Elara roared.

By any standard, it was almost a miracle. Thomas continued, "The higher you climb, the harder the fall—and sometimes, it's impossible to get back up. Their tolerance of your growth serves a purpose. Everything has two sides. You've risen fast and earned significant support, but at the same time, your foundation isn't stable. There are hidden risks.

The Pillars of Unity, surrounded by the charged atmosphere of political intrigue, stood as stoic witnesses to the empire's internal struggle. A climactic moment arrived as Valeria, beneath the Pillars of Unity, presented a compromise. She proposed a collaborative approach that integrated the cosmic insights with practical governance. The Arbiters of Certainty, wary yet intrigued, reluctantly agreed to a joint initiative. The Pillars, bathed in the glow of a united front, seemed to hum with approval.