Nost

A thrilling and magical tale of humanity's creation, destruction, and the war waged across centuries to control them. - Max Watson, author of Chains of NurtureOur world isn't virtual reality, but the next one might be. Discover the truth as Jack struggles to end an eternal war, atone for his sins, and shed the chains of rebirth that have cursed him. Jack hears a voice other people don't. It whispers in his ear, telling him to commit acts of violence against the humans around him. It rants and raves about the need to control and suppress them, to stop them from spreading across the earth. He always found this curious because it was far too late for that. And didn't the voice realize he was human? After years of resisting this inner demon, in a moment of clarity, Jack finally ends it all. With the twitch of his wrist, his motorcycle careens headfirst into a tree. The lights go out. But moments later they're back on. The creator has other plans for him, and she won't take no for an answer. Apparently, this isn't his first life and it won't be his last. This time, though, there is a chance to end the war he doesn't remember fighting. And this time, there is a chance to save the new humans he's fought for since the beginning of time. All he has to do is find a girl, bond with her, awaken to his true Nostshen ability and save the world. It turns out, he might not be as human as he thought and the reality he knows is built on a bedrock of ancient technology he doesn't understand. This becomes more apparent as the emotions of people around him cascade into his awareness and the girl he bonds with turns out to be telepathic. Which world is the virtual reality and which is real? As they hurtle through this strange new awakening, learning who to trust and when to run, they might just come face-to-face with the ancient AI embedded in the planet.Will he answer the call? Will he figure out if he's saving the world from the all-powerful AI, the bible salesmen, the Nost, or the creators themselves?And will he finally break his cycle of rebirth and atone for his sins in this life and the ones before it? Or maybe he just needs to get over it. Follow Jack as he discovers the foundation our world was built on and how the creators are still fighting to control it. Fantasy and myth, he discovers, are often tales we create to explain science and technology we don't understand.