Sci Fi Short Stories

2028. Sept grandes familles de la ville de Simake établissent un projet fou : la construction d’une Haute-Ville, un second étage. Cette cité nouvellement indépendante, reléguant ses habitants les plus pauvres 200 mètres plus bas, sera nommée Menel Ara.2078. Le rêve des Sept Familles s’est réalisé. Du haut de leur prodige architectural, elles gouvernent une cité-Etat plus inégalitaire que jamais. Rien ne semble pouvoir contester leur hégémonie et celle de leur chef, Youri Komniev.Mais dans la Basse-Ville, le mécontentement et la colère se font de moins en moins sourds. À l’Est, les Martyrs, groupe terroriste ayant juré la destruction de l’oligarchie en place, ont investi l’ancien aéroport et y préparent leur prochain attentat. Tandis qu’à chaque étage se dressent les étranges temples des Putras, secte religieuse attendant patiemment l’arrivée d’un mystérieux prophète…Gaël, lui, enterre son père. Il ne sait pas encore que cet évènement va bouleverser son destin et celui de Menel Ara

In a world where the gods of legend have become actual fact, a few misnomers from another planet seek to simply live their lives in peace. If you could choose one word from the dictionary, one that simply defines you to the core of your soul, what would you say your definition is?

You are entering an alternate world, where the Philippines didn't achieve its independence but remained a US colony. You will meet four people living in Neo Manila, where the government is repressive, prohibited drugs are legal, and crime is rampant. Undesirables are abducted and imprisoned in the Valley, which is a hidden prison island. A secret society called the Sons of Lapu-Lapu is working to undermine the government and has spies within the Valley and the governmental ranks. A young man and a woman are victims of circumstance and caught between two sides. She initially betrays him but made amends later and became lovers. The government leader (and main villain) have thought of a bold plan to use witchcraft in creating a perfect Utopian society for him and the one-percenters in the colony: the New Gods. The remaining unworthy would not be included and thus eliminated. The soul of Neo Manila and the whole colony is at stake. Will the Sons of Lapu-Lapu or the New Gods prevail in the end? Who will you pledge your allegiance to?

The Nation of Gryaz has fallen, crushed under the foot and the flying cities of The Empire.Red_Two, a scientist forced to recreate the technologies that had failed him, learns about the Time Travel Project, and makes a vow to steal the device to save himself, and potentially undo the destruction of his home nation. But as he travels into the past, and meets the kindest man and scientist that he has ever known, will Red_Two be able to truly carry out his original goals, considering what is at stake if he does so?Will the spy that he meets let him, or will she simply destroy his world, as he once destroyed hers?

Aria, seorang bangsawan muda dari Kerajaan Tradisional Elemenya, memiliki ketertarikan yang kuat terhadap teknologi yang maju. Namun, di dalam kerajaannya yang kuno, budaya dan tradisi masih kuat berakar. Ketika Aria secara tidak sengaja menemukan portal rahasia yang membawanya ke dunia paralel yang modern dan canggih, dia terperangkap antara dua dunia yang berbeda. Di dunia paralel tersebut, Aria kagum dengan kemajuan teknologi, tetapi juga merasa terasing dan ingin kembali ke rumah. Namun, ketika dia kembali ke Kerajaan Elemenya dengan pengetahuan baru, dia dihadapkan pada perlawanan dari keluarga dan kaum bangsawannya yang konservatif. Dia bertemu dengan sekelompok revolusioner yang ingin membawa perubahan ke kerajaan, tetapi konflik mencapai puncaknya ketika perang saudara pecah. Aria menggunakan pengetahuannya tentang teknologi dari dunia paralel untuk membantu memenangkan pertempuran dan membawa perubahan ke kerajaannya. Dia berhasil membawa perdamaian dan stabilitas, serta membangun jembatan antara dua dunia yang berbeda. Dengan tekad dan keberaniannya, Aria memulai era baru kerjasama dan inovasi, membuktikan bahwa meskipun dua dunia berbeda, jiwa yang kuat dapat mengatasi segala rintangan.

Red Quinscity is a sergeant marksman in Aleris Camp, the headquarters and base of the main force of the Aleris Imperial Army. He has devoted his life on destroying the company that has been draining and forcefully taking the natural resources of their city, the Causan Industries. The daughter of the general of the Aleris Imperial Army is Gabriella Alon, a Filipino female warrior who leads the main force. Red and Gabriella, together with the other warriors, embark on a journey finding the location of Causan Industries, destroying enemy camps and fighting off enemy assassins. Gabriella infiltrates Causan Industries causing it to rise on the ocean surface, starting the final battle. Red, who was compromised by Causan Industries, battles with Victoria and Gabriella who were hesitant to hurt him. Who will live after the fateful war, and who will die in honor?

"Our heart beats only with their permission." For as long as she can remember, the bookworm Synecdoche Rochet, 23, has lived a simple life in Maharlika Nation—hiding in the grasses and grains of District G to avoid the terrifying power of the Embassy and its ruthless Ambassador. In a dystopian world that is controlled with surveillance, Synecdoche Rochet embarks on a mission to get back their rights on their district's valuable resources—the grains. When she discovered her intellectual ability, she found herself drawn to the charismatic Giovanni, the long-lost Ambassador's privileged son together with other intelligent students, Ulap, Token, and Keithwarth. They found themselves being the tributes on the 2nd Maharlika Spelling TwistBee—trapped in the Word Arena. An annually commemorated game where each district will represent one letter in the Alphabet, spell the given English words not verbally, but by beating other competitors who have letter tattoos on their arms. The rules are to Spell and beat them. Within the competitor's reach, the team-up of Synecdoche, Giovanni, Ulap, Token, and Keithwarth isn't a coincidence, it's a conspiracy. What if Synecdoche's age will be reversed? Will they use their intelligence for vengeance? Will they compel love and trust to survive the competition? Is their life the price or the prize? "Even the shortest word has the longest meaning."

Harper wakes up in an a room not her own. In a body that doesn't belong to her. In skin that feels all but foreign to her. She feels as though she is being hosted inside a young girl and is at the center of something gone wrong. But what? What do you do when you wake up not only in an unknown location but you have no memories of where you are, how you got there, why you're here or who you are? All you know is that deep down you're not this person and you need to GET OUT! Confused, and trying hard to remember something about her past she is struggling just to gathering the energy to piece together the room and its' contents. Trapped in a room with no windows, a small bathroom with just a toilet, a sink and a black door in the center if the room. With each day, she is losing more and more of her memory. Will she escape the room? If she does, will she know remember who she is? Will, her soulmate Rowan be able to rescue her in time, or will the Black Suits learn her secrets, break her down for good and use her powers to aid the government's objectives.

The moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops came unexpectedly. People had no idea that raindrops carry an infected agent, which consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat and multiplies only within the living of a host. It's like a piece of code that can copy itself and has a negative effect, such as corrupting the system and destroying the mind's rational data. A virus that was so small and infectious that once infected, a person's body became a reservoir of virus particles, causing the infected person to become carnivorous. Every second is crucial. Who will save humanity from the undead army? Will you save the world even if around you is on the verge of death?

It's 2308 and Old Earth is no more. Humanity is scattered amongst the star systems near Sol. Factions and countries that allied together in Terra's last Great War, banded once again to form star colonies. The greatest and most dangerous of them all, is the Empire of Greater Asia. Out on the fringes of human civilization, they've slowly taken over neighboring systems in their attempt to expand their reach in the stars. One such star system is Tau Ceti or the Kalayaan Group of Colonies. But the Empire would soon find that taking Tau Ceti is more than what they asked for.