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[LitF] 9. Meet Your Fate
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterGrand Knight Charlotte Graham's funeral, held the day after her passing, was an intimate affair despite its public location.Golden Kingdom law dictated any grand knight might pick where their funeral was to be held. Very few places were beyond their reach, so they usually chose luxurious rooms in the palace or official knight buildings.Charlotte's testament revealed she had chosen a small park in the capital's upper district.The simple green square was surrounded by trees and metal ...
[LitF] 8. All Three Of You
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterArthur looked at the kingdom's capital from his bedroom balcony.Lavron spanned as the eye could see, disappearing in the horizon. As the capital city of the wealthiest nation in the Central Plains, arguably in the continent, it also boasted the largest population. Arthur had a direct view of the upper district, with its big mansions and spacious landscaped gardens. After that came the still wealthy yet less privileged homes.The slightly yellowed white of most buildings and the plentiful tre...
[LitF] 7. Remember and Believe
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Merry Christmas! Thanks for reading and supporting me; that's the best gift I could get! God Bless!]With nowhere else to go and standing orders to bathe, Arthur went to his bedroom—which had no antechamber like his parents' quarters.Entering it felt surreal. "My boy is gone?" his mother had asked. Seeing his bedroom made it as clear as ever that, yes, her boy was gone in more ways than one.The wooden sword was in the same place he had left it, on the wall mount. Arthur g...
[LitF] 6. Hugs and Tears
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterFrozen as the prince was, he could only see the assassin's armored arm holding the weapon but not who was wielding it beyond the door."Took you long enough," Stinson said."He was surprisingly alert until His Highness distracted him," a well-known voice said. Charlotte stepped in over the corpse's body. "Good job, Your Highness!"Besides her voice, Arthur also recognized the tribal flower drawing on her armor's left shoulder, the insignia of House Graham.Charlo...
[LitF] 5. The Talk
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Merry Christmas! Thanks for reading and supporting me; that's the best gift I could get! God Bless!]After the episode, Arthur's nights were filled with nightmares.Sometimes he was the one having his head cut or getting blown up. Other times, he saw his maids or mother suffer a similar fate. And a few dreadful times, he was blown up, then his mind was trapped in a bloody mist that kept consuming other minds to grow; ultimately, he started losing his sense of self.He woke up screami...
[MA] 211. You Have Been Warned
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: I really tried and wanted to release one of the late chapters today, but I failed.I'll release one late chapter next week for sure.Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday ]The Immortal Emperor had the same ageless look as Yinhu Lanfen. He looked forever struck in his early thirties but with the skin of a baby. He had soft white skin and eyebrows that made Shen think of thunder. His eyes were the deepest black, like his long hair. His stern face promised pain t...
[MA] 210. Rules and Logs
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[ Chapters this week: 2/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Maybe Friday. Saturday at the latest ]The recorder looked exactly like the one his father had used. It was clear on one side, while the other had two thin, delicate crystal runes of different sizes. The larger one was in the center, while the smaller one rested at the edge.Shen left the runes pointing up and injected mana into the small one. The crystal structures shone bright, and the large rune projected a hologram into the air.He exp...
[LitF] 4. Of Bathtubs and Buckets
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next ChapterA month ago, Arthur would've thought poorly of the two-story brick inn. Today, it felt like he was in a palace grander than his father's.A month ago, he would've felt shocked by the idea of taking a bath in the bedroom. Today, he marveled at being somewhere other than the cruiser carriage or a dungeon.A month ago, he wouldn't have believed people used bathtubs instead of pools for bathing. Today, he had to hold back the tears of joy as he immersed himself in hot water.To make th...
Oopsie!
Every patron got Lost in the Future's chapter 3 today by mistake. Sorry!Btw, I obviously recommend not reading it before reading chapters 1 and 2.I'll try very hard not to make the same mistake again.
[LitF] 3. Dreamless Oblivion
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Not sure when the next chapter will come out, but probably this week.]Arthur did another pushup. Well, he tried to. His trembling arms gave out midway through the motion, and he slammed into the ground."Good job!" the lieutenant said. "Did your strength increase?"Arthur had no energy to speak, so he only shook his head weakly in response.They were in the cruiser carriage, a big floating box. Inner metal walls separated the main room from four tiny bedrooms in the back, eac...
[LitF] 2. As Blind as Ever
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter"You saw four windows when you awakened," the grand knight said as they walked through the mirror-covered antechamber. "They disappeared because you fell unconscious. That includes sleeping. Now, think to yourself that you want those windows to show you all your achievements. That you want Fate to reveal it to you."Arthur almost asked, "What windows?" but guessed the grand knight was talking about the Windows into Fate that he had seen before his father yelled at him. No...
[LitF] 1. Of Baths and Servants
Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter[A/N: Not sure I'll be able to release a new chapter today. I'll do my best. ]Arthur already hated baths, to begin with, but it was even worse when it came right before a meeting with his father. The maids were extra meticulous then."Ouch!" he complained, but neither of the three old ladies furiously scrubbing him seemed to care.Despite the torture, Arthur didn't try to leave the bathing pool. Not this time, no. His head maid had been very upset the last time he did.She had ...
[MA] 209. Antinium's Hexahedron
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: I almost delayed this chapter but ended up finding the energy to review it.For those wondering, I will be a friend's best man this Sunday. Well, in my country, it's actually a wedding godfather, one of a few. Either way, it killed my routine.Things will return to normalcy on Tuesday (or Wednesday at the latest, depending on how tiring things get).Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday/Wednesday ]It was easy to figure out what had happened: someone had fou...
[LitF] 0. Prologue
Table of Contents - Next ChapterThe stone archway wasn't out of place in the damp brick-walled room, but the open door was. It was made of a metal that consumed all light that touched it. Looking at it was like staring at the abyss.Richard didn't care about it at all.All his focus was spent on the four people beyond the door. He stared firmly at their backs as they walked further into the battered-earth corridor.His resolute son and the girl beside him were clueless about what the future held in stock for them. The king felt guilty abou...
[LitF] Table of Contents
Table of contents for Lost in the FuturePrevious chapters can be found on RoyalRoad. [C-rank or greater]52. Healing and Planning53. War in the Dawn, War at Night54. The Chaos Before the Storm55. Of Messages and Wars [B-rank or greater]56. Submission and Culture57. Progress on all Fronts58. Unpleasant Business59. Missing in Action60. Undercover Mission61. A Meeting in the Future
[LitF] Lost in the Future
TL;DR: New novel to help me not get stressed. Won't affect Modern Awakening's release schedule. Prologue today, new chapters next week.Tags: GameLit/LitRPG, Adventure, Drama, Action, Character-Driven, Slow-Paced, Power Progression, Overpowered Main Character (eventually), Magic, Slice of Life-ish (at times)Blurb:Arthur didn't like being crown prince very much. It meant couldn't become what he had always wanted to be, a knight. It also required him to sit in long classes where people talked about useless magic and boring math.His...
[MA] 208. Humbled
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry I'm late. On the bright side, I'll release one of the late chapters next week! \o/Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday ]"I touched a Law?" Feng Shen repeated unhelpfully.Liya stared at the boy, doing her best not to tear into his soul and glimpse what was inside.There were only a few ways of analyzing someone's Path, none healthy. As they went, soul rendering was relatively harmless in that it could even be reversed if she perfectly me...
[MA] 207. Fragments
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[Chapters this week: 2/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Saturday ]Hundreds of cultivators stood guard around a giant white dome erected over a huge crater.Liya could tell the hole had previously been filled with sand-like earth. However, the humans dug deep, concentrating their efforts on the centermost point until they reached half a mile into the ground. That's not how deep Feng Shen was, only where they found the first fragment from the Law of Speed from the Laws of Lightning.Feng Shen...
[MA] 206. One Could Hope
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 1/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Thursday ]The meditation room was miles wide and made of dark wood. There was no light there, for Liya thrived in darkness. She sat at the very center.She had meditated while focusing on the white wooden spear shaft in her hands for three days, and it was time to stop. It was only a C+ material. If she had missed something about it by then, focusing more on it wouldn't push her further. Yet, she was nothing if meticulous and rev...
[MA] 205. True Might
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday]The Drow Maiden had been clear when she said there were only two likely-to-work ways of defeating an overwhelmingly faster enemy in a one-on-one clash: a sneak attack or forcing them into making a mistake.Shen couldn't sneak attack her; he had tried. So, his following plan was simple: dormant lacerations and taints.Dormant lacerations were the most annoying trap technique he knew. It was about making air molecules vibrat...
[MA] 204. By Elimination
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry for the delay.Chapters this week: 2/3Late chapters: 3Next release: In a few minutes]| Yinhu Lanfen (G) — 2920 / 3000 | -80 HPYinhu Lanfen's body wasn't as resistant as Shen had expected from a C-rank.The reason was simple: she wasn't a Guardian; the system had said she was G-rank. Shen had been focusing on the difference between mana and qi, but another difference was that Guardians had stats and a straightforward way of improving them.The Eternal Empire had had te...
[MA] 203. Lightning Incarnate
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 1/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Thursday]Speed. Pure, focused, unadulterated speed. Shen didn't know what Law the pig used, but it made her much faster than him.He could move at Mach 51 when he used his every advantage other than speed-focused short moves.Yinhu Lanfen was at least twice as fast.She approached without a weapon other than her fists. Shen didn't let go of his weapon to match against her. He wasn't his spear, but he also wasn't a brawl...
[MA] 202. Talking Pig
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday ]"There are only two ways this war will end, girl," the Argentinian general said with unhidden spite. The man, wearing an old-school military uniform, was kneeling with bound hands and feet on the ground of Buenos Aires' main square.Marzia, in a white and golden plate armor designed to awe, was sitting on a throne-like wooden chair she had placed there for the trial. Four D-ranks of her personal guard kept a magi...
[MA] 201. Agelessness
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 2/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Saturday ]Shen analyzed the chains' movements, found their rhythm, and flowed around them—or at least he hoped he was flowing.In his Rupture guide, as he had taken to think of the pages that the Drow Maiden had given him, "Flow" was shown as a river coursing into new pathways and a water mass changing its shape to match different containers. Comparing that to his Path let him infer flow was about both fluidity and taki...
[MA] 200. Somber Mood
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Sorry for the two weeks without chapters. I had some issues. More info on this post if you're interested, but everything is fine now.Chapters this week: 1/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Thursday ]Running over the ocean's unstable water slowed Shen down a little, so he took almost five minutes to reach China.Once there, he found an empty coast and moved inland. He saw many small towns and fortified big cities, but none had tall walls like that Australian city. However, many pla...
[MA] 199. Both Happy and Annoyed
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Happy New Year, everyone! A great 2023 for you all!Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday ]After his bout of laughter, Shen used his aura to feel the ogres' equipment. He had cut all of them, but many were whole again. Further inspection showed that three of them even had auto-fitting enchantment: a plate chest armor—without matching plate legs, gauntlets, boots, or anything—a set of black lizard-scaled boots, and a weird brown fur overcoat that looked mo...
[MA] 198. Unparalleled
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 2/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Saturday ]As much as Shen wanted to enter a battle of willpower to evaluate his growth, the ogre whose aura touched Shen's was their leader. If Shen won, the others might flee. If he lost, he might end up weaker and incapable of escaping.So, he retracted his aura.Not using his aura might also assist him in Rupturing a Concept, especially "Sharpness." Speaking of which, he stored the paper sheets in his spatial ring for t...
[MA] 197. Five-Inch Cubes
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Chapters this week: 1/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Thursday ]The Drow Maiden had hammered down on Shen that he was too quick to jump to wrong conclusions. Paradoxically, she had also made him realize, without saying a single thing about it, how he often took too much time to act.He wouldn't do either now.The dead human might've been a criminal that deserved to be eaten. Shen didn't care. Humanity was not food in his book. No sapient being could be eaten in the Eternal Em...
B- and A-Ranks: Change in Chapter 196
This won't be relevant if you read chapter 196 after Nov 2nd.After feedback, I noticed something was missing at the end of chapter 196 and changed it to:-Shen would still obey the rules whenever possible, though. He was sure they were there for a reason. He had learned to accept she was much wiser than him regarding his training.So, he would go on the Rupture Pilgrimage—while doing something he wanted to. No, needed to. He needed it even more than growing more powerful to survive the Summit.Shen needed closure.He had previously considered...
[MA] 196. Not Special
Previous Chapter — Table of Contents — Next Chapter[A/N: Merry Christmas!You all keep gifting me every week with your support, be it reading my novel or pledging on Patreon (or both, I guess =P).So, thank you, and God bless.Chapters this week: 3/3Late chapters: 3Next release: Tuesday ]Shen couldn't feel the Drow Maiden within his aura, but he wasn't surprised to hear her whisper, "Have fun," in his ear.Then, he felt her mana behind him.He had developed the ability to feel it in the past three months. It was almost a mere sid...
