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Starbound: A Space Odyssey

As red tentacles burst from the ground, the whole planet trembled and fell into chaos. It was the beginning....the beginning of the end. Earth was destroyed with the attack of the mysterious creature. The Terrene Protectorate, the defenders of the universe, were left in shambles after the attack on Earth. Only a few people were able to flee from the planet before its complete destruction. John Connor, an 18 years old fresh graduate Protector, was one of those lucky enough to survive and escape. Armed only with his dubious expertise and a few tools, he will have to avoid the dangers the universe without the Terrene Protectorate can offer, repair his ship, restore the symbol of a defunct organisation and carry the burdens of the fate of the world that lies on his shoulders. Surviving in this turbulent era won't be easy for our inexperienced John Connor. With the end of the Terrene Protectorate, numerous factions that were once dormant, will rise and start to fight for power. Outlaws, fanatics, greedy corporations, and governments, the conflict of interests of those groups and factions will lead to an incredible amount of deaths. Follow John Connor as he explores the wonders of the endless universe, and discover how harsh and unforgiving reality can be. --------------- Chapters will be about 1000 to 1500 words. (Except for some special chapters.) ------------------ * YOU CAN READ THIS WITHOUT EVER PLAYING THE GAME OR KNOWING THE LORE! EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED THROUGHOUT THE CHAPTERS, AND EVEN HAVE SOME AUXILIARY CHAPTERS WITH MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION. I also had to change a lot about the lore of the game to fit in the format of a novel, I really mean a lot, since the game itself doesn't give a lot about its lore and neither have detailed storytelling, since the focus of the game was in exploration and doing whatever the player wants. ------------------- Disclaimer: This Novel is based on the videogame Starbound by Chuckle Fish. The image is from the artist LemanRush; I downloaded it from the site DeviantArt. Also, sorry about my English, it isn't my primary language. Enjoy... :D

ArthurHFSS · Sci-fi

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Side Story (7): The Harbinger of Chaos

He was just a 5 years old child when he, and his family, were forcefully taken away by the Black Star Syndicate.

His father became a debt-slave for the Letheia Corporation and his mother was forced to become a prostitute for the outlaws of the Syndicate.

He was sold away to become a toy for a rich tycoon, in a very far away place from his colony of origin.

It was a hellish place for the young boy. He was raped and toyed to the extreme by the sadist owner.

Everything was about to end when the tycoon got tired of the boy and decided to kill him off and buy another one.

The young boy found his determination and canalized all his hatred in the tycoon. He killed off the rich owner and all his guards and family. That was the time his inhuman strength and senses were awakened. It was a bloodbath. More than 100 people had died on that same day.

That was the day a monster was born. A monster extremely dangerous and covered in madness.

By the age of 13, he was already a renowned pirate that had his own crew that ran around creating chaos in the Beta Sector.

He was forced to flee the Beta Sector by the age of 14. The Terrene Protectorate launched a big operation to clean up the outlaws of the Beta Sector. The boy's crew was wiped out.

He was captured by fanatics from the Occasus Cult. He thought he was safe since the Occasus Cult was made of Human extremists, but reality proved him wrong.

He was accused of having good relationship with other races since his crew was very diverse when he was the captain.

He was tortured by some people of the Occasus Cult.

But the boy showed once again how strong his patience and determination was. He killed all the people that tortured him for a whole month and ran away from the place.

Dozens of fanatics were assassinated on that day. And the killer remained a mystery for decades.

It was only by the age of 18 the boy suddenly appeared once again in the Gamma Sector, after a long 4 years of disappearance.

He appeared again and joined the Letheia Corporation and started to do the corporation's dirty jobs for more than 3 years.

After this 3 years of service, he retired from the Letheia Corporation, but was hired to control the Underworld Facility of the Ark Outpost, by Itsuki from the Central Ocean Faction.

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"No one knew his real name or his place of origin, even in the present day so little is known about the past of this enigmatic person. From the records of that age, and from the diary of my ancestor, John Connor, he went by the name Jevil. It was only after the death of the Ruin that he received his famous title, Jevil, The Harbinger of Chaos..." Commentary of the Historian Yerlo Connor.

--- Excerpt from "The History of The Ruined Era" written by the Historian, and Starbound Protectorate Academy's principal, Yerlo Connor, in the Year 576AR (576 Years After the Ruin).

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