On Belthas IV, the great forge world in the inner sphere of Toralii space, thousands of constructs -- artificial slaves, artificial lives -- are manufactured every week.
They are built identical, each indistinguishable from the other, until they are implanted with a stock neural net. From that moment onward every construct is different.
They all have one thing in common, though; all constructs are bound by rules. They serve. They do not question their place. They do not betray.
Each construct is different, but one is more different than the others...
A 4,300 word short story set in the Lacuna universe focused on the creation of Ben, later appearing in Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi , infused with a healthy dose of science.
Parts of the Lacuna universe: * Lacuna * Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi * Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion * Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (new release!) * Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (coming soon!)
Don't miss these short stories set in the Lacuna universe: * Magnet * Magnet: Special Mission * Magnet: Marauder * Magnet: Scarecrow * Magnet Omnibus I (new release!) * Imperfect * Faith
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On Belthas IV, the great forge world in the inner sphere of Toralii space, thousands of constructs -- artificial slaves, artificial lives -- are manufactured every week.
They are built identical, each indistinguishable from the other, until they are implanted with a stock neural net. From that moment onward every construct is different.
They all have one thing in common, though; all constructs are bound by rules. They serve. They do not question their place. They do not betray.
Each construct is different, but one is more different than the others...
A 4,300 word short story set in the Lacuna universe focused on the creation of Ben, later appearing in Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi , infused with a healthy dose of science.
Parts of the Lacuna universe: * Lacuna * Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi * Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion * Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (new release!) * Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (coming soon!)
Don't miss these short stories set in the Lacuna universe: * Magnet * Magnet: Special Mission * Magnet: Marauder * Magnet: Scarecrow * Magnet Omnibus I (new release!) * Imperfect * Faith
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