The Paradise Problem Novels & Stories

Blake was crouched before the counter, arranging chocolate cookies he had baked earlier and brownies. He looked up when he heard me and gave me a grim smile. “You want to tell me what has been going on with you these past few days” he asked “You are not okay; I know something is wrong so please tell me. I promise I will help in any way possible” I sighed and sat down after picking a hot brownie from the tray. “It is a little complicated. I don’t want to talk about it” I answered and his face fell. “Okay then, maybe we should talk about why our date was canceled?”

Then, their bodies dissolved into countless, shimmering golden motes of light, drifting upward and vanishing into the brilliant sun. I could no longer hold back my tears. I believed my own life would end with their departure, my wish finally spent. But then, the system chimed one last time. [Because Player Cassidy has accomplished a feat of redemption unprecedented since the game's creation, her selfless sacrifice has profoundly moved the foundational laws of 'Terminal Paradise'. [The laws have determined that such devotion deserves an equivalent miracle. [The system will return an equal reward—"Miracle Healing." [Congratulations, Cassidy Eden. You have been reborn.]

Lucian remained standing due to not knowing what state of mind Arabella was in. “Can you tell us anything, Ari?” Jack asked Arabella gently. Arabella shook her head and thought hard for a moment. There was very little she could tell them about. Mother set it in all their minds that they never, never talked about Paradise. There were rumors and tall tales of the staging area called Paradise. Mother knew that some were true and many weren’t. The heavens and earth were not ruled by man, but a bunch of women. It had always been that way and it always would be that way. It amused Mother to have the men of earth and other planets think otherwise. Even Mother got bored sometimes.

"I come from a time long before the order. In my time there was no magic but we had reached a point where our technology was almost magical. Men could fly and there was no illness or disability that couldn't be treated. We solved all the global issues such as hunger, war and global warming. In other words, we created Paradise on earth. It was all good. There was peace, there was harmony and everyone lived a good life. The only things we couldn't find answers to were social problems, the problem of eternal life on earth and a few other question that remained unanswered throughout history. This time was worthy of being called 'the age of Paradise' No one at the time expected their Paradise to

She quietly sat beside the big stone and watched the scenery in front of her. “This is amazing, a paradise. I have lived in the City of Bloom my whole life, but I never once thought that there was a paradise here. I wonder if I can go back here once I leave,” she murmured to herself. She sighed as she thought of ways on how she should live her life right now. She just hopes that a miracle will come and give her back her old life, or maybe she can start a new life with what her father left for her. She stayed a little longer, and it was starting to get dark already when she heard someone calling her. She stood up and looked around and saw something from the other side of the lake.

How difficult it is to leave this world full of love and suffering! Fifth day. Paradise On this day, Archimandrite Vitaly gave instructions to the Memorable. Archimandrite Vitaly ordered Memorable to go to the store to buy some household tools. Archimandrite Vitaly decided to replace the old hammer and broken saw to continue the reconstruction of the monastery. Memorable agreed to fulfill the order of Archimandrite Vitaly and went to the store. On the way to the store Memorable did not forget to take with him the dark glasses to see the black spots in the sun again. The sun greeted Memorable, and birches sheltered him from the scorching rays. The path had long been beaten by pedestrians. Mem