Mectojic
Minstrel
Ok, I have a very complex yet simple idea in mind - dystopian comedy, like you've (hopefully) never seen before.
I feel like this is a - just read on for yourself.
This is a post-modern style of novel. Its plot is focused on one character over the space of billions of years. The chapters are not always sequential - some chapters are 5 words long, others are 20 pages.
There is no direct 'plot' in some means. The story begins with the beginning, yes, and it progresses from there. However, the story is sometimes 1st person from the main character, omnicient 3rd, etc... about 1/3 of the book is actually historical archives which have been recorded by either humans or machines.
So what is this "Dystopian Comedy"?
The closest I could think of it as is a video game. Its title is "Suicide Scape".
Basic synopsis, now you have the form and medium in mind:
In the 1800s, a guy called Eval (yes, I'm not hiding it) had a plan to take over the world. His main means was through a particular means of propaganda. He had a simple phrase: "I don't trust you."
With this simple powerful phrase, and the help of magic, he was able to turn people against each other, to kill each other. He found this very amusing.
Eval went much further with it. State by state, country by country, he turned everyone to start having this psyche. So that people could be glorified for their kills, he hired thousands of record-keepers, who would track the kills of each individual.
Eval then realised the potential of this system, but unfortunately the world population was rapidly declining. So Eval developed what is known as "The Invincible Trio". These were 3 pieces of incredible technology, which could not be destroyed by any means, except Eval's command.
We are now jumping forwards a couple centuries.
The 3 invicible items were:
• Record Towers - as people became impractical. Think of this place as a "leaderboard", where people could store their high scores.
• Breeding Towers - these made randomly cloned humans. Some spawned as weak engineers, others were barbarians who could run at 100 km/h. The point was, randomisation.
• Missile Turrets - now this is where things need further explanation.
This system, created by Eval, became intergalactic, while Eval turned Earth into his own computer lab, where he comically sits all day watching people die around the universe in a chamber of screens, using nothing but a joystick to scroll through all the different battles taking place.
Missile Turrets are invented to be tracking, extremely fast missiles which kill anyone who has killed someone else. These were implemented so that no one could ever get too many kills and live. In other words, it made getting a high-score extremely difficult, because within 5 seconds of killing someone, you were killed.
So through my form, some of this comes from Eval's perspective, others from the last humans, or the cloned humans. Other parts are just my description of what is happening. Most of the story follows the achievements of dozens of individuals over millions of years - because every once in a while, the breeding tower spawns an extremely strong "barbarian". Some of the best barbarians learnt how to ride the missiles, and manage to gain additional kills that way. Some genius scientists learnt how to outspeed the missiles in spaceships.
Now WHY is it called Suicide Scape?
Because of the one thing that Eval's power could never resolve in his missile's AI. The rule goes as follows - when you declare someone else as your enemy, you are implying you will kill them. As an enemy, the "enemy" is obliged to kill you back. Here's the trick: if you claim someone is your enemy, then stab yourself, the missile will believe the enemy did it, and kill them. Then it counts as YOUR kill; you quickly remove the knife, and the missile doesn't realise you aren't dead.
The best of people were able to repeat this multiple times, and in essence, it was the way to get the highest score. Although coming in close second were the scientists who slowly set up galactic bombs throughout the universe, and then detonated them.
Would any of you enjoy this crazy book? It is hardly to be taken seriously, at any stage. I just like the idea of a novel which doesn't follow a regular narrative, or regular conventions.
Some final notes:
• Eval's only weakness is milk. Thousands of people try to fly into his base with the near-extinct 'milk' that once came from Earth, and try to kill him with it.
• There is another universe, made up of 1 technologically advanced universe. When Eval becomes intergalactic, he is contacted by them. Just hearing their voice makes him nearly die. They warn him not to annoy them.
At the end of the book, Eval annoys them - so an archon from the other universe simply enters Eval's universe, and everything is immediately destroyed.
• I don't trust you.
I feel like this is a - just read on for yourself.
This is a post-modern style of novel. Its plot is focused on one character over the space of billions of years. The chapters are not always sequential - some chapters are 5 words long, others are 20 pages.
There is no direct 'plot' in some means. The story begins with the beginning, yes, and it progresses from there. However, the story is sometimes 1st person from the main character, omnicient 3rd, etc... about 1/3 of the book is actually historical archives which have been recorded by either humans or machines.
So what is this "Dystopian Comedy"?
The closest I could think of it as is a video game. Its title is "Suicide Scape".
Basic synopsis, now you have the form and medium in mind:
In the 1800s, a guy called Eval (yes, I'm not hiding it) had a plan to take over the world. His main means was through a particular means of propaganda. He had a simple phrase: "I don't trust you."
With this simple powerful phrase, and the help of magic, he was able to turn people against each other, to kill each other. He found this very amusing.
Eval went much further with it. State by state, country by country, he turned everyone to start having this psyche. So that people could be glorified for their kills, he hired thousands of record-keepers, who would track the kills of each individual.
Eval then realised the potential of this system, but unfortunately the world population was rapidly declining. So Eval developed what is known as "The Invincible Trio". These were 3 pieces of incredible technology, which could not be destroyed by any means, except Eval's command.
We are now jumping forwards a couple centuries.
The 3 invicible items were:
• Record Towers - as people became impractical. Think of this place as a "leaderboard", where people could store their high scores.
• Breeding Towers - these made randomly cloned humans. Some spawned as weak engineers, others were barbarians who could run at 100 km/h. The point was, randomisation.
• Missile Turrets - now this is where things need further explanation.
This system, created by Eval, became intergalactic, while Eval turned Earth into his own computer lab, where he comically sits all day watching people die around the universe in a chamber of screens, using nothing but a joystick to scroll through all the different battles taking place.
Missile Turrets are invented to be tracking, extremely fast missiles which kill anyone who has killed someone else. These were implemented so that no one could ever get too many kills and live. In other words, it made getting a high-score extremely difficult, because within 5 seconds of killing someone, you were killed.
So through my form, some of this comes from Eval's perspective, others from the last humans, or the cloned humans. Other parts are just my description of what is happening. Most of the story follows the achievements of dozens of individuals over millions of years - because every once in a while, the breeding tower spawns an extremely strong "barbarian". Some of the best barbarians learnt how to ride the missiles, and manage to gain additional kills that way. Some genius scientists learnt how to outspeed the missiles in spaceships.
Now WHY is it called Suicide Scape?
Because of the one thing that Eval's power could never resolve in his missile's AI. The rule goes as follows - when you declare someone else as your enemy, you are implying you will kill them. As an enemy, the "enemy" is obliged to kill you back. Here's the trick: if you claim someone is your enemy, then stab yourself, the missile will believe the enemy did it, and kill them. Then it counts as YOUR kill; you quickly remove the knife, and the missile doesn't realise you aren't dead.
The best of people were able to repeat this multiple times, and in essence, it was the way to get the highest score. Although coming in close second were the scientists who slowly set up galactic bombs throughout the universe, and then detonated them.
Would any of you enjoy this crazy book? It is hardly to be taken seriously, at any stage. I just like the idea of a novel which doesn't follow a regular narrative, or regular conventions.
Some final notes:
• Eval's only weakness is milk. Thousands of people try to fly into his base with the near-extinct 'milk' that once came from Earth, and try to kill him with it.
• There is another universe, made up of 1 technologically advanced universe. When Eval becomes intergalactic, he is contacted by them. Just hearing their voice makes him nearly die. They warn him not to annoy them.
At the end of the book, Eval annoys them - so an archon from the other universe simply enters Eval's universe, and everything is immediately destroyed.
• I don't trust you.