Synopsis
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THIS NOVEL IS A SUPER SLOW BURN; DON'T EXPECT CRAZY ACTION SCENES OFTEN FOR THE FIRST 100+ CHAPTERS AS I SET UP THE WORLD AND THE MC'S PLACE IN IT!
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THIS NOVEL IS TAGGED AS "AI ASSISTED CONTENT" - AI Assisted Content means, that AI is involved in the creation process, to a small degree. For Neon Dragons in specific, I use it to grammar and spell-check my work.
This Novel is NOT written by an AI, either partially or entirely. The tag for those Novels is "AI-Generated Content".
Everyone who is anyone is obsessed with Neon Dragons - the latest highly immersive cyberpunk aRPG from Sparksoft. But as fate would have it, the PC of our late-twenties main character broke, mere days before the game's release.
All she could do was to console herself by watching a copious amount of content creators play through the game she had always dreamt of.
Limiting her own knowledge to the parts of the world she sees in the respective playthroughs, is her way of keeping the mystery surrounding the world alive.
Wiki-dives are her late-night pleasure - naturally only about things that were already covered or appeared in the new episodes of whatever playthrough she was watching.
Things change drastically, however, as one day she wakes up inside the body of a 15-year old girl inside the city of Neo Avalis, 6 years into the game's past.
It feels like a dream come true - she can finally experience the neon-lit streets and mixture of high tech and grime she's only seen in videos!
Plus, Seraphine, as she quickly learns is the name of the body she now inhabits, has an extra thing to be happy about - she can level herself just like a character in the game!
With everything she has read and watched about Neon Dragons, it should be no problem to make herself the perfect person to solve the mystery of the enigmatic Wall at the (seeming) edge of the play-area on her own!
But she quickly realizes that she cannot just sit and grind out her skills while the world is on pause - this game is very real and life in a cyberpunk future is full of danger and intrigue whether you are looking for it or not.
Not only does she need to fit into her new strange family and understand how her abilities work, but also her world seems to have some differences from the game she saw played - differences that are rapidly revealing themselves to be bigger than she had anticipated...
Current release times: Daily at 8pm CET until January 1st 2024. Then Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm CET.
Before you start reading this story, please be aware that this will not be a short one.
Much like my other novel, The Allbright System, this one is designed to last for a LONG time.
I prefer long, expansive stories that span thousands of pages, in order to fully tell the story I intend to tell.
Our main character doesn't even leave the initial apartment until around 10+ chapters in or so, so if you are looking for a quick and short read, this story will not be for you!
A major inspiration for this Webnovel is Seras' "Ghost in the City: Cyberpunk Gamer SI", which is massively recommened by me! It is a fantastically written delve into the universe of Cyberpunk2077 and makes you truly feel like you are a part of the world.
Further inspirations (more minor in scope, mostly regarding the litRPG, System elements and Worldbuilding itself) include, but aren't limited to in no particular Order: "Cyber Dreams" by PlumParrot, "Cities without Numbers" the TTRPG System, "Shadowrun" the TTRPG System, Cyberpunk2020 the TTRPG System
Highly recommend you check them all out, if you're enjoying this story!
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Table of Contents
- 1Chapter 0 - Alpha2024-11-13
- 2Chapter 1 - Reality2024-11-13
- 3Chapter 2 - Notifications2024-11-13
- 4Chapter 3 - Tantalising Choices2024-11-13
- 5Chapter 4 - A Normal Family2024-11-13
- 6Chapter 5 - A Normal Dinner2024-11-13
- 7Chapter 6 - New Favourite2024-11-13
- 8Chapter 7 - Gains and Experimentation2024-11-13
- 9Chapter 8 - Unsettling Realisation2024-11-13
- 10Chapter 9 - Perks and Projectiles2024-11-13
- 11Chapter 10 - Emotions2024-11-13
- 12Chapter 11 - Success & SPG-012024-11-13
- 13Chapter 12 - Hello World2024-11-13
- 14Chapter 13 - The First Perks2024-11-13
- 15Chapter 14 - First Steps2024-11-13
- 16Chapter 15 - Exploring Delta2024-11-13
- 17Chapter 16 - Culinary Arts2024-11-13
- 18Chapter 17 - Surprises2024-11-13
- 19Chapter 18 - Emergency2024-11-13
- 20Chapter 19 - Wake-Up Call2024-11-13
- 21Chapter 20 - New Routine2024-11-13
- 22Chapter 21 - Mr. Shori’s Task2024-11-13
- 23Chapter 22 - The Downpour2024-11-13
- 24Chapter 23 - Vega2024-11-13
- 25Chapter 24 - The List2024-11-13
- 26Chapter 25 - Unravelling Plot2024-11-13
- 27Chapter 26 - Speedrun Strats2024-11-13
- 28Chapter 27 - Evaluations2024-11-13
- 29Chapter 28 - Consequences I2024-11-13
- 30Chapter 29 - Consequences II2024-11-13
- 31Chapter 30 - Agony2024-11-13
- 32Chapter 31 - Gryplik2024-11-13
- 33Notice of break extension until January 8th2024-11-13
- 34Chapter 32 - Misha’s Emporium2024-11-13
- 35Chapter 33 - Bargains2024-11-13
- 36Chapter 34 - Unexpected Deals2024-11-13
- 37Chapter 35 - Rare Skills2024-11-13
- 38Chapter 36 - New Me2024-11-13
- 39Chapter 37 - Mr. Stirling’s Task2024-11-13
- 40Chapter 38 - Entangling Web2024-11-13
- 41Chapter 39 - First Data Collection2024-11-13
- 42Chapter 40 - Unexpected Progress2024-11-13
- 43Chapter 41 - The Big Two2024-11-13
- 44Chapter 42 - Convergence2024-11-13
- 45Notice of break until Febuary 19th2024-11-13
- 46Chapter 43 - Progress2024-11-13
- 47Chapter 44 - Taking Position2024-11-13
- 48Chapter 45 - Second Data Collection2024-11-13
- 49Chapter 46 - Angustiae2024-11-13
- 50Notice of break until March 11th (1 week break)2024-11-13
- 51Chapter 47 - Uncomfortable Truth2024-11-13
- 52Chapter 48 - Aftermath2024-11-13
- 53Chapter 49 - Turbulences2024-11-13
- 54Chapter 50 - System Research I2024-11-13
- 55Chapter 51 - System Research II2024-11-13
- 56Chapter 52 - Arkion Dojo2024-11-13
- 57Chapter 53 - Bloodied2024-11-13
- 58Notice of delay until April 8th (1 week)2024-11-13
- 59Chapter 54 - Mastery2024-11-13
- 60Chapter 55 - Misstep2024-11-13
- 61Chapter 56 - Refactoring2024-11-13
- 62Chapter 57 - Scion2024-11-13
- 63Chapter 58 - Priorities2024-11-13
- 64Chapter 59 - Confrontation2024-11-13
- 65Chapter 60 - Conclusions2024-11-13
- 66Chapter 61 - Escalation2024-11-13
- 67Chapter 62 - Poetry2024-11-13
- 68Chapter 63 - Important Preparations2024-11-13
- 69Chapter 64 - Equipment Appraisal2024-11-13
- 70Chapter 65 - Netrunning Speed Grind2024-11-13
- 71Chapter 66 - Sensei Knows Best2024-11-13
- 72Chapter 67 - Praecantatio Resero2024-11-13
- 73Chapter 68 - Cyberspace Foray I2024-11-13
- 74Chapter 69 - Cyberspace Foray II2024-11-13
- 75Chapter 70 - Cyberspace Foray III2024-11-13
- 76Chapter 71 - Cyberspace Foray IV2024-11-13
- 77Chapter 72 - Cyberspace Foray V2024-11-13
- 78Chapter 73 - Cyberspace Foray VI2024-11-13
- 79Chapter 74 - Burnout2024-11-13
- 80Chapter 75 - Anima2024-11-13
- 81Chapter 76 - Transparent2024-11-13
- 82Chapter 77 - Training Session2024-11-13
- 83Chapter 78 - Challenge2024-11-13
- 84Chapter 79 - Basics2024-11-13
- 85Chapter 80 - Innocent Inquiries2024-11-13
- 86Chapter 81 - Anomaly2024-11-13
- 87Chapter 82 - Hardline Prep2024-11-13
- 88Chapter 83 - Back Together2024-11-13
- 89Chapter 84 - Performance2024-11-13
- 90Chapter 85 - Perfect Opportunity2024-11-13
- 91Chapter 86 - Pistols & Firearms2024-11-13
- 92Chapter 87 - Simplum Propositum2024-11-13
- 93Chapter 88 - Escape2024-11-13
- 94Chapter 89 - Sale2024-11-13
- 95Chapter 90 - Upgrades2024-11-13
- 96Chapter 91 - Expert Advice2024-11-13
- 97Chapter 92 - Manifestation2024-11-13
- 98Chapter 93 - Golden Epiphany2024-11-13
- 99Intermission 1 - All-Hands Conference2024-11-19