Matthew White
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AUTHOR'S NOTE . In "Horus," space battles are fought by fleets of warships, also often referred to as armies. A fleet is made up of a number of balanced units, called corps, which are generally equivalent in strength and role to one another. . Each corps is made up of several ships of different types. They are usually intended to be balanced, general-purpose combat units, though there are specialized corps for specific tasks. . Larger fleets contain greater numbers of corps, but are careful to make…-
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In the Royal Palace Hotel, Antanria was still waiting for Apophis to wake up. . After a long stretch of studying, she took a break to watch TV. The latest news caught her eye and was very troubling. . Chancellor Souley had declared war on the Orc Empire. The horrors Antanria had witnessed on Era made her deeply hate all violence—even though she believed it was important to be strong enough to protect one's self—so Antanria was severely troubled by this turn of events. . "War," she whispered,…
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On a hot and desert planet, two children were playing balloons under a blazing sun, the temperature was about 35 degrees Celsius, a particularly cold day for the planet Cronos I, but for the Geoils, humanoids like kangaroos, it was a suitable climate... the two children had been playing balloons almost all afternoon, but as they were getting ready to go back to their hut, one of the two children let go of the balloon. Thousands of black traces hid the burning sun of Cronos I, but the two children after a…
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Alexander knew little about the world of butlers. After all, he'd never exactly been a rich man before. . So he did what any reasonable man would in his situation—looked up butlers on the internet. . There were a surprising number of butler agencies in Paris, but the best one was called "Zutler." Apparently, this agency represented a huge number of butlers and boasted the perfect fit for any need. . This was precisely what Alexander was looking for, a versatile majordomo who could fulfill every…
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Laurent was shocked! After a few moments of stunned silence, he said, "It's true! It's really true! You're Apophis!" . Everyone in the restaurant heard the shouting and stared at the two men. . Alexander, embarrassed, let out a huge belch to try to discredit what Laurent had just said. "As if I didn't have enough enemies," he muttered in a low voice, "you have to shout like that in such a public place?" . "Sorry," said Laurent. "I'm just in shock. How'd you manage to accomplish that with just a…
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Alexander met Laurent at a Sector 12 bar. He'd needed to postpone their original meeting time, but only mentioned that a personal problem had come up. . Laurent was one of Alexander's oldest friends. They'd known each other since elementary school and had always shared a passion for video games, especially MMOs. Laurent's parents had always limited him to playing one hour during weekdays and two hours per day on weekends, which had always limited his progress... But things were about to change! . After…
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But just as he was about to commit an action from which there was no return, a flash of white light burst in front of his vision! Alexander flinched as his vision went black! . But he was blind, not unconscious. Alexander dropped the inhaler, gasping and flailing around. His hand scraped against the nearby wall, disrupting the instinctive, illusory sensation of falling into a bottomless pit! . But just as he was getting his bearings, a humanoid of pure light appeared in the darkness. It looked him…
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Alexander sat in a bar, finishing his sixth whisky. . There was no solution for his mother. Even in the 22nd century, scientists and doctors still hadn't found an effective treatment for terminal cancer. . He'd been thinking over and over about the true purpose of his resurrection. Why had 'he' been offered another chance, but not his mother? What was the point of being able to redo his wasted life if he couldn't even save her? . Just as he was about to call for a seventh whisky, a disgustingly…
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When Alexander joined his father and mother downstairs, he found them having breakfast. . They were overjoyed to see him, of course! Because of their different schedules, it had been almost a month since the last time they'd seen each other. His mother had simply left him food in the fridge, which Alexander ate during the infrequent times he was outside "Horus." Despite living in the same apartment, they hardly saw each other. . Alexander kissed his mother on the cheek, then his father, then sat down…
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When Alexander opened his eyes in the gaming booth, he found that it was 4 A.M. in the real world. . He took his time as he rose and readjusted to the slightly different sensations of the real world. While he waited for the sun to rise, he connected to the forums for "Horus." . As he'd suspected, his inbox was stuffed with over fifteen thousand unread personal messages. . Nearly all were meaningless… trolls, insults, proposals of all kinds, including many applications to join his guild,…
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