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  1. Adam Andrews Johnson
    Night fell on Teshon City. It spread over the mountains that stabbed up at the sky, and the stars began to sparkle to life. Ilya walked naked through the snowy forest in the darkness. She did not sleep. Throughout the night, her many dead friends entered her mind, and she was more than once brought to tears. There were several people from her days living on the streets, whose faces she could still picture, but their names were lost to her memory. Above the frozen treetops, the grey
  2. Adam Andrews Johnson
    oh my gosh, can i just say how much i love you wonderful readers leaving comments, because it is very encouraging! thank you all so much for sticking with my crazy story as each chapter arrives ❤️
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    Before the evolution of Shifts in the world, magic was relegated to the realms of fantasy and fiction, but that all changed in the Advanced Era. In those first few decades before the Lost War, scientists made some startling revelations. They realized early on that not only did consuming a Shift's photonova gland provide the eater with invulnerability, but those researchers who experimented on the glands were able to perform what many viewed as miracles. Over the decades, those who tested
  4. Adam Andrews Johnson
    Before the evolution of Shifts in the world, magic was relegated to the realms of fantasy and fiction, but that all changed in the Advanced Era. In those first few decades before the Lost War, scientists made some startling revelations. They realized early on that not only did consuming a Shift's photonova gland provide the eater with invulnerability, but those researchers who experimented on the glands were able to perform what many viewed as miracles. Over the decades, those who tested
  5. Adam Andrews Johnson
    With her bare feet on a thin layer of freshly fallen snow, Ilya stood swirled by the flurries that fell onto the mountains. She knew her ability of flight was somehow connected to the unique gland that she and all Shifts possessed, but she did not understand why her gift also came with a resistance to the cold. Naked in those early-wintery woods, Ilya was grateful for the added benefit. The snow brushed against her skin and the wind whipped her hair, but she remained unaffected by the chill.
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    A series of shrill repetitive noises coaxed Dozi from her delirium. The warm summer sun was shining through the gap in the roof of the cave when her eyelids fluttered open. She blinked a few times, sat up, and adjusted her disheveled clothes. The baggy and layered garments became twisted in her sleep, but she was dry; the cave protected her through the night. She did not know how long she slept. As Dozi rose and began to explore, she realized that in the hidden space all around her was an
  7. Adam Andrews Johnson
    i love you sharing your take on each chapter!
  8. Adam Andrews Johnson
    Agrell walked in darkness along the path that led away from her sheltered community. The dead face of her little cousin flashed before her mind’s eye, and her feet faltered; she stumbled but caught herself. Agrell swore she would never go back. She trudged through that entire first night of her self-liberation, and before dawn, she reached the edge of the nearest local hamlet. It was so small that it did not even have an official name. The lot of it consisted of no more than an inn, a bla
  9. Adam Andrews Johnson
    Very few of the Shift residents of Teshon City dwelt anywhere other than the community they built for themselves, and all were accepted at the entrance of the old dilapidated stronghold. Gate Town, and the neighborhood of Shifton in particular, was a Shift-friendly shantytown that was the poorest region of the city. Shifts were often abandoned by their families, who did not possess the capacity to love them. The wretched and rejected youth from all around the region would find their way t
  10. Adam Andrews Johnson
    exactly... you'll soon learn what she finds when she awakes
  11. Adam Andrews Johnson
    i realize now that i should have replied to you here :-) i'm still figuring out the site
  12. Adam Andrews Johnson
    I've been trying to come up with a reply, but you nailed it with this, and I don't think I can add to your beautiful comment!
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    Teshon City was a slum divided into three boroughs, and each was worse than the others in its own way. Messiahs dwelt in and around the high tower, Demifae mystics were at the waterfront, and the region farthest inland was occupied by Shifts. The industrial district served as workspaces and warehouses for several fringe groups of that society, and many unevolved humans also made up some of the inhabitants in each of the neighborhoods. The city itself sprang up over two and a half centuries
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    can't wait to share more! thank you so much for taking a chance on my writing
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    Agrell regretted her decision. Of course, the ritual she endured was not her decision, and a burning resentment now overshadowed the awe-inspired devotion of her childhood. Before the ceremony, Agrell still felt a mysterious sense of wonder. But in the darkness later that night, she muffled the sobs that wracked her body, as she drifted off into restless sleep. In the temple gardens the next day, Agrell smiled and rejoiced with her fellow Messiahs. She hid the confusion and sorrow that wa
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    In the dark future, an unlikely trio in a rundown metropolis are set on a path of unexpected heroism through horrifying trials. For Agrell, Dozi, and Ilya, the harrowing events bring growth through sacrifice and redemption. However, bizarre rituals and arcane arts are commonplace in the world of "The Mantis Variant," and tragedy and death are always close at hand.
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