Read previous chapter or read from beginning Arjun squares off the check with the diner bot and watches the green haired girl sip her coffee listlessly, unaware she’s being watched. With her mask down and her round, youthful face showing, she looks harmless- childlike. The tattoos and The System get up contradict this- and one another. one…
Read previous chapter or read from beginning Bright, blue tentacles. That’s all Arjun saw as their body seized up, their teeth locking into the thick leather gag in their mouth as electric currents travelled through their body. Bright, blue tentacles… Arjun came to, their vision blurry. They could make out the white walls of the…
Read Chapter 1 There was a war- a worldwide war to end all war, and ultimately decide what faction would control Earth’s dwindling resources. Everyone refers to it as The War, since WWXI, WWXII, WWXIII, and so forth, was getting redundant. It lasted a century and ended in a truce between the survivors. It was…
The votes are in and we have a winner for the Somnium Times Sci-fi Character Contest!! Congratulations to Team Turner of Athenaverse for their winning entry of “The Alchemist” character. Below is Chapter 1 of the new Somnium Times exclusive series – “Alchemist”. Alchemist CHAPTER 1 Arjun readjusts in their cot, shifting weight from one…
Seasearcher walked along the beach, gazing beyond the sparkling sand and the blue, foaming waves to the horizon… Seasearcher was on the hunt. His feet were achy from travelling, but stopping his mission wasn’t any option. Famine had overtaken his village and those around it. They had rationed their food stores amongst the villagers, but…
What does the Metaverse look like in 2032? This short fiction story paints a picture. Oly looked at her bag. It was one of those fancy ones; the very last specimen with gorgeous algorithmic print, which she ran into in a remote corner of the Sanctum Mall not far from the Old Hospital World. She…
Written by L. Yap “If you have inner peace, nobody can force you to be a slave to the outer reality.” – Sri Chinmoy Drake stood on the island shore, his kayak parked next to him in the sand. The water before him was still. The sun disappeared into the horizon like a weightless tangerine….
Written by Sasha AltVRat LeBaron Hot pavement, cool shade of cement walls, dogs flaccid in the shimmering afternoon, men on children’s’ bicycles with lunch in a bag, old woman sweeping the hard dirt beyond her doorstep, the fire department plays volley ball in the blazing sun, ready for anything. The fire hall mascot, looking like…
Written by Scessions The world we reside in is a desolate, scarlet-colored cityscape littered with offal remnants and smells that make you wish you replaced your olfactory nerves with those node bulbs everyone raves about. The smog in the air leaves you with a reminder that despair and isolation is not the only way to…
It was a normal balmy Monday evening, the birds were still chirping just as the sun was setting. A mystical fog hung in the distance giving a magical glow to the evening sky… Read Somnium Space member Ox’s alarming account of what he believes lies hidden under the surface of this new VR world. Should…
