World Seed

Author’s Corner: Behold, as the author bestows unto you a surprise second chapter! Or a first chapter for tomorrow, depending on how you look at it.As I approached the large metal gate in my half-elf form, one of the guards came forward to stop me, much to my surprise. “Excuse me, sir, do you have any identification?” The guards were dressed much like you would see a soldier, with streamlined black full-body suits. Each of them had a pistol, and what looked like the hilt to a sword at their waists.I tilted my head curiously at his question, but shook my head. Nobody had provided me a means of identifying myself to others in this game yet, so naturally I couldn’t provide it. Noticing my reaction, the guard let out a soft sigh. “Traveler?” To his simple question, I nodded my head. “Okay, well, we’ll issue you an ID then. After that, you can simply show your companion to someone, and it will display your ID.”Waving me forward, he led me to a small terminal near the gate. “Simply put your left hand on the panel, and it will read your aura and load the program.”I nodded my head, thinking this must be a pretty specialized device to be able to do that. As he instructed, I put my hand on the panel, which beeped once before the companion AI wristband lit up with a holographic blue screen that seemed eerily familiar.