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New Chapter – Free Sci-Fi Serial – A Hundred Ascending

In this week’s new chapter, The Voice of Elara, the villagers make contact with the ship that imprisons them. Elara speaks to them, offering assistance in their eventual escape and confirming many theories they had about their environment, but warns the villagers she must carefully unlock the programming kill code in which she is imprisoned. As a good faith offering, Elara allows people to modify any cognitive enhancements from the nanites in their bodies. Samir elects to partially turn them off. Ian tells his husband he will do the same, but privately makes a choice which will impact the future

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Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending — New Interlude Now Live

New Interlude this week called…uh, The Dreamer’s Interlude. Ajay has a nightmare where Samir turns into a plant god, and Ian an Ice Monster, just as dark tentacles reach for him. Upon waking, his parents comfort him, but Ian privately is concerned that somehow…the dream is prophetic.Read the latest chapter → https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/150567/a-hundred-ascending/ Thank you for being part of this journey. It means more than you know.

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Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending — New Chapter Now Live

Eight years in, a village-wide malaise prompts Rashid to propose passive resistance. After four days, a telepathic message wakes everyone urging patience. Ajay reveals the Metal Bunny Lady was physically in his room. The strike ends. Weeks later, the whiteboard is rewritten in machine-perfect gold script confirming key facts, and in discussing the new data, Ian somehow unlocks the warden’s name: Elara

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A Hundred Ascending — New Chapter Now Live

This time it’s Karen’s turn in the trauma cycle, and her White Woman tears are no defense against Lisette’s accusations. Chad continues his healing and education, apologizing to Magnus, and they both discover a message from their captors hidden on the village FAQ whiteboard. Read the latest chapter → https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/150567/a-hundred-ascending/chapter/3243708/updating-the-news-from-earth Thank you for being part of this journey. It means more than you know.

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Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending — Bonus Interlude and new Chapter Now Live

Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending — Bonus Interlude and new Chapter Now Live Midnight lessons:  Chad experiences a dreamtime vision with his grandfather, helping him heal so he can help another. In Chapter 10, “Verily, With Hardship” Rashid faces deepening depression after five years of isolation and feeling marginalized by the village. Samir and Ian intervene to help and heal him. Weeks later, Rashid confronts the community and is chosen to lead a new spirituality circle. At the first gathering, villagers share what gives them meaning. Read the latest chapter → https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/150567/a-hundred-ascending/chapter/3243708/updating-the-news-from-earth Thank you for being part of this

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Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending – New Interlude Now Live – Updating the News from Earth

In this week’s interlude of my free sci-fi serial, Wei downloads cached BBC coverage: five years into captivity, but only 21 hours after the abductions on Earth. Authorities have identified all 100 abductees. Families are publicly challenging the Salolehs’ falsified footage. Independent scientists analyzing the recordings confirm technology far beyond human capability. Personal details emerge: Ian’s sister Sarah is searching for him, Imam Rashid’s past comes into focus, and the Sutton family’s disappearance was captured on ultra‑high‑speed cameras. The internet loads at 8% per article — but every fragment of Earth reminds the villagers they haven’t been forgotten. Read the

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Free Sci‑Fi Serial: A Hundred Ascending — 2 Interludes Now Live

Two new interludes mark the five‑year point inside the sphere. Ian’s Journal — Year 5: Ian describes the nanites’ growing influence: heightened reflexes, slowed‑time perception, and a possible telepathic bond with Ajay. Across the village, bodies and minds are being optimized. Village FAQ Board: The research team’s five‑year FAQ confirms enhanced abilities, CBD‑based emotional regulation, and contradictions in the Salolehs’ timeline. The Metal Rabbit Things remain unexplained, and the village’s accidental post‑scarcity life raises new concerns — including the unanswered question of their fate. Start reading here → One Hundred Ascending – free fiction on Royal Road! For extra materials,

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