Literature - Fiction

The morning brought a new dawn and new opportunities that could be wasted or used. How they would be used was still unknown leaving a heavy weight on those that had to make a choice. In the case of Yuki, he had been unable to find Saki after leaving Yumi, but he was relieved that he had been able to help in some way. The way that things had been going for him lately, he was constantly worried about things that seemed out of his control and always on a watch to keep his own power in check. So ...

“…Yuki…” Yumi said softly almost in a whisper. He was staring straight at her holding out the bag that she was being asked to take to the back of the store, but she could not move. Her body remained frozen still with her face getting warmer by the second. ‘What do I do? I can’t move! He’s standing in front of me right now!’

Yuki took a step forward developing a confused look on his face for the odd reaction that was occurring in Yumi. He tried to hold out the bag for her again ...

"The military of Japan had been in decline for the last decade following the last machine war. It was due to the hastily made end that was brought to the war that led to the reduction in the military strength. Since the pressure from the US was lifted in the lead up to the first machine war Japan had been able to increase their strength. However, it left them with little use in the war until the end leaving them to internal security.

"In the between time of the war Japan ...

"The Laws of Robots is the governing set of rules that bound all machines to remain obedient to man. It was decided that if machines had free will they would be as reckless with life as man. There was also the fear with so many movies and novels created on rebellious machines that there was a possibility of that happening. Thus it was decided with the first machine that was created with free will and intelligence that it would be hard coded with the Laws of Robots.

"The Laws ...

The town was busy with activity crowding the streets and sidewalks leaving the noise to plow through everything around. Near to the neighborhood of Yuki and many of his classmates was a shopping district within walking distance that provided much of the after school entertainment. It left the sidewalks filled with students just off from classes.

For Yumi, she had to make it to her part-time job that she kept. Since their mother worked so hard to make enough money for them, Yumi ...