Synopsis
When seventeen-year-old Ko Scanlan finds a body behind a suburban pizzeria, she doesn't expect it to be her own.
One minute, Ko is dreaming of colleges and paychecks, earning enough to control her own damned life and take care of her underemployed mother. The next, she's got a surprise doppelganger and a fistful of questions. Like, how did this girl with Ko's face end up with her throat slit in sleepy Las Yerbas, California? Why are her lifeless hands clutching this weird game system? And, uh, since Ko helped herself to it, who's this dude with a glowing gun hunting her now?
But the body vanishes before the police arrive, and Ko's strangely well-armed mother doesn't recall birthing two of anyone. So as the guy with the gun closes in, Ko fires up the game system, hoping to find anything to persuade her mom to leave town. Except Ko discovers the game is much more than it seems—and uncovers secrets about her double's identity—secrets that make her begin to question her own.
What you can expect in Seven Robots Later:
🎮 a mysterious GTA-style video game
🔫 mothers with railguns
🏢 shadowy corporations
🚔 dumpster chases
🤖 AIs that just want bedtime stories
🗑️ everyday objects as isekai portals
🩸 body horror
🫂 found family
🤦 a flawed, snarky, cynical, non-OP MC screwing up
👌 a focus on quality
The GameLit and isekai elements in this story are light, so no stats, blue boxes, or MCs waking up in fantasy worlds. But there is a mysterious video game system found in a dumpster that's central to the plot.
This story is completed. And it's pretty short by Royal Road standards, so strap in and enjoy the ride while it lasts! 🤖
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Table of Contents
- 11 : The Body2024-11-13
- 22: The Man with the Glowing Gun2024-11-13
- 33: The Trouble from the Past2024-11-13
- 44: The Salvaged Game System2024-11-13
- 55: The Dead Drop2024-11-13
- 66: The Meeting with the Game Character2024-11-13
- 77: The Forgotten Pepper Spray2024-11-13
- 88: The Robot Palm Reader2024-11-13
- 99: The Bullet to the Brain2024-11-13
- 1010: The Missing Robot Device2024-11-13
- 1111: The Hunt in the Alley2024-11-13
- 1212: The Accidental Power Outage2024-11-13
- 1313: The Revelation2024-11-13
- 1414: The Fake Book Club2024-11-13
- 1515: The Agreement Concerning the Robot2024-11-13
- 1616: The Impossible Password Reset2024-11-13
- 1717: The Early Access Mind Control2024-11-13
- 1818: The Girl Who Lived in a Nest2024-11-13
- 1919: The Clone and the Credit Cards2024-11-13
- 2020: The Extradition Treaty2024-11-13
- 2121: The Stolen Pizza2024-11-13
- 2222: The Hideout and the Drone2024-11-13
- 2323: The Secret Project2024-11-13
- 2424: The Tracking Device2024-11-13
- 2525: The Unwelcome Rescue2024-11-13
- 2626: The Cannonball to the Gut2024-11-13
- 2727: The Telemarketer and the Railgun2024-11-13
- 2828: The Mysterious Texter2024-11-13
- 2929: The Secret of the Talisman2024-11-13
- 3030: The Killing Video2024-11-13
- 3131: The Pilfered Portal2024-11-13
- 3232: The Voided Warranty2024-11-13
- 3333: The Robot with Sharp Teeth2024-11-13
- 3434: The Razor-Edged Fulcrum2024-11-13
- 3535: The Angry Robot2024-11-13
- 3636: The Final Fight2024-11-13
- 3737: The Echo of Choices Past2024-11-13
- 3838: The Ride to Nowhere2024-11-13
- 3939: The Burner and the Backup2024-11-13
- 4040: The Skull and the Toolbox2024-11-13
- 4141: The Ghost in the Machine2024-11-13
- 4242: The Belly of the Beast2024-11-13
- 4343: The Wrong Robot2024-11-13
- 4444: The Duplicate2024-11-13
- 4545: The Blaze and the Blackout2024-11-13
- 4646: The Winged Portal2024-11-13
- 4747: The Split Second and the Secret Switch2024-11-13
- 4848: The Playground2024-11-13
- 4949: The Bird and the Brick2024-11-13