
by DarkTechnomancer
Sometimes the only one who can save you—is you. Allison is a normal girl who enjoys spending time with her friends, going out to parties and clubs, and just generally enjoying college life. So when she wakes up in a strange underground complex full of candles, weird creatures, and no memory of how she ended up there, it's safe to say she's a little out of her element. She has no survival skills, no ability to fight, and absolutely no hecking clue what all these weird words and numbers floating around in her head are supposed to mean! It seems like a hopeless situation until, in her desperation, she finds an unlikely ally in...herself?! Another her with different knowledge, skills, and personality. Together, they might have a chance of making it out alive, but there's a catch—they still share the same body. What to expect: Yeah, I'm not doing that. System Lost is my second series, and my first new project after four years of writing my previous story, Fates Parallel. I've learned a lot from that experience, and I'm excited to put those lessons to work in this new story. If you're familiar with my previous work, then you can expect a familiar focus on characterization and personal growth, with a newly refined style and brand new themes and setting. If not, then just know that I've spent the last four years consistently writing one story until it was finished, with only a handful of pauses each less than a month long. I am committed to seeing my projects through to the end, and I offer proof rather than promises that this story will not be abandoned. Additionally, I plan to keep System Lost freely available for as long as possible, or even indefinitely if I can afford to do so. I'm not going to make a promise I might have to break, but it is my sincere hope that I will not ever have to move this story to Kindle Unlimited. System Lost updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5 PM EST. Cover arts by Fuyudust and Sagior. Character designs by Tsuu and Mjeow. Chibi characters by Alice (of TsurotArtistry).
| # | Title | Words |
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| 1 | 1. Who Needs This Many Candles? | 0 |
| 2 | 2. What Do All These Numbers Mean? | 0 |
| 3 | 3. I Can't Do This Alone | 0 |
| 4 | 4. So, Violet | 0 |
| 5 | 5. Only Mostly Doomed | 0 |
| 6 |
| 6. Did You See Those Teeth? |
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| 7 | 7. Everything We Need | 0 |
| 8 | 8. We're Not Calling Them Laser Geckos | 0 |
| 9 | 9. Tell Me You're Not Going to Eat That | 0 |
| 10 | 10. Do I Have To? | 0 |
| 11 | 11. We Have Different Things | 0 |
| 12 | 12. The Abyss Awaits | 0 |
| 13 | 13. No Pain, No Gain | 0 |
| 14 | 14. Blinded by Number Crunching | 0 |
| 15 | 15. You Should Be a Scientist | 0 |
| 16 | 16. Now We're Cooking | 0 |
| 17 | 17. Well That Sucks | 0 |
| 18 | 18. Something That Is Red | 0 |
| 19 | 19. High School Biology | 0 |
| 20 | 20. Call Me Maggie | 0 |
| 21 | 21. I Suggest a Compromise | 0 |
| 22 | 22. Calm Down for a Second | 0 |
| 23 | 23. We All Want to Survive | 0 |
| 24 | 24. We Really Need Some Shoes | 0 |
| 25 | 25. Good Work | 0 |
| 26 | 26. Guard Rails | 0 |
| 27 | 27. Big Part of the Ecology | 0 |
| 28 | 28. Ankle-Biting Worms | 0 |
| 29 | 29. Octopodes Nuts | 0 |
| 30 | 30. Please Hold Your Applause | 0 |
| 31 | 31. Nipper No Nipping | 0 |
| 32 | 32. Do Better | 0 |
| 33 | 33. Something Out There | 0 |
| 34 | 34. Our Hair Is Too Long | 0 |
| 35 | 35. Sorry for Doubting | 0 |
| 36 | 36. It's My Turn Isn't It? | 0 |
| 37 | 37. The Dream | 0 |
| 38 | 38. It's Called Minmaxing | 0 |
| 39 | Bonus - The World of What-If | 0 |
| 40 | 39. Don't Get Distracted | 0 |
| 41 | 40. You've Earned a Break | 0 |
| 42 | 41. Playing With Fire | 0 |
| 43 | 42. Our Whole Purpose | 0 |
| 44 | 43. Just a Kid | 0 |
| 45 | 44. At Least It's Pretty | 0 |
| 46 | Interlude - The Ones Left Behind | 0 |
| 47 | 45. Just Okay | 0 |
| 48 | 46. Sorry | 0 |
| 49 | 47. Each Other's Languages | 0 |
| 50 | 48. Juicy Magical Secrets | 0 |
| 51 | 49. Put Me In, Coach | 0 |
| 52 | 50. Just a Clever Application | 0 |
| 53 | 51. What Are You? | 0 |
| 54 | 52. All of It At Once | 0 |
| 55 | 53. Change of Plans | 0 |
| 56 | 54. No Problem | 0 |
| 57 | 55. Let's See How You Like It | 0 |
| 58 | 56. She Could Have What? | 0 |
| 59 | 57. No Replacement for Hooves | 0 |
| 60 | 58. Here We Are Again | 0 |
| 61 | 59. Far Too Quiet | 0 |
| 62 | 60. It Knew | 0 |
| 63 | 61. A Redder Candle | 0 |
| 64 | 62. It'll Be Easy | 0 |
| 65 | 63. I Need Your Help | 0 |
| 66 | 64. Is That You? | 0 |
| 67 | 65. Any Other Secrets | 0 |
| 68 | 66. Just Tell Him | 0 |
| 69 | 67. Trying Not to Think | 0 |
| 70 | 68. Who Are We? | 0 |
| 71 | 69. I'm Being Nice | 0 |
| 72 | 70. No Interface | 0 |
| 73 | 71. I'm a Scholar | 0 |
| 74 | 72. Discuss the Future | 0 |
| 75 | 73. Everything Is Improved by Fire | 0 |
| 76 | 74. Everything's Gonna Be Okay | 0 |
| 77 | 75. It's Her Body Too | 0 |
| 78 | 76. Sounds Like a Plan | 0 |
| 79 | 77. I Don't Want to Impose | 0 |
| 80 | 78. The Truth Exists | 0 |
| 81 | 79. We Made It | 0 |
| 82 | Interlude - Where We Stand | 0 |
| 83 | 1. Start Smaller | 0 |
| 84 | 2. It's Just Words | 0 |
| 85 | 3. Make the Fire Less Hot | 0 |
| 86 | 4. You Should Learn Too | 0 |
| 87 | 5. I Know Better Than to Set Myself On Fire | 0 |
| 88 | 6. One Spell at a Time | 0 |
| 89 | 7. You Know How It Works | 0 |
| 90 | 8. It's Rude to Refuse | 0 |
| 91 | 9. Now There's Two of Them | 0 |
| 92 | 10. A Difference in Focus | 0 |
| 93 | 11. Let's Hunt | 0 |
| 94 | 12. You Made a Difference | 0 |
| 95 | 13. Let's Make You Bleed | 0 |
| 96 | 14. He's Very Likeable | 0 |
| 97 | 15. Don't Embarrass Yourself | 0 |
| 98 | 16. An Excellent Hostess | 0 |
| 99 | Interlude - Duty and Pride | 0 |
| 100 | 17. Not Again | 0 |
| 101 | 18. Never Again | 0 |
| 102 | 19. Free To Go | 0 |
| 103 | 20. What Should I Call You? | 0 |
| 104 | 21. Death is a Flirt | 0 |
| 105 | 22. We Need a Name | 0 |
| 106 | 23. Light Also Blinds | 0 |
| 107 | 24. Beginner's Luck | 0 |
| 108 | 25. I Still Trust Them | 0 |
| 109 | 26. Where We Part Ways | 0 |
| 110 | 27. Giving You Context | 0 |
| 111 | Interlude - Reporting In | 0 |
| 112 | 28. Giving Her the Pitch | 0 |
| 113 | 29. Talla and Tara | 0 |
| 114 | 30. You Aren't That Important | 0 |
| 115 | 31. Some Habits Are Beaten In Too Deeply | 0 |
| 116 | 32. I'll Do It | 0 |
| 117 | 33. So Close | 0 |
| 118 | 34. How Much Practice Do You Have? | 0 |
| 119 | 35. Just Another Advantage | 0 |
| 120 | 36. Let's Talk Designs | 0 |
| 121 | 37. It Must Be Exhausting | 0 |
| 122 | 38. Anything I Can Do | 0 |
| 123 | 39. Naked Conversation | 0 |
| 124 | 40. That Sounds Lonely | 0 |
| 125 | 41. Days Away | 0 |
| 126 | 42. Impossible to Measure | 0 |
| 127 | 43. An Extra Set | 0 |
| 128 | 44. We Needn't Be Enemies | 0 |
| 129 | Interlude - Complicated Communication | 0 |
| 130 | 45. Hard to Believe | 0 |
| 131 | 46. Formal Occasions | 0 |
| 132 | 47. Ground Rules | 0 |
| 133 | 48. Kind of Interesting | 0 |
| 134 | 49. Alcohol Rarely Leads to Good Ideas | 0 |
| 135 | 50. It's Not Ours | 0 |
| 136 | 51. Let Me Explain | 0 |
| 137 | 52. Keep Pawing the Ground | 0 |
| 138 | 53. A Bandaged Wound Still Hurts | 0 |
| 139 | 54. Was That Me? | 0 |
| 140 | 55. Keep Our Options Open | 0 |
| 141 | 56. This Feels Strange | 0 |
| 142 | 57. You'll Get Used to It | 0 |
| 143 | 58. Reverie | 0 |
| 144 | 59. Games and Puzzles | 0 |
| 145 | 60. Better Late Than Never | 0 |
| 146 | 61. You Are Real | 0 |
| 147 | 62. New Is Exciting | 0 |
| 148 | 63. Bad Memories | 0 |
| 149 | 64. You're On Fire | 0 |
| 150 | 65. I Don't Know How to Fight | 0 |
| 151 | 66. The Alchemist | 0 |
| 152 | Interlude: Firing the First Volleys | 0 |
| 153 | 67. The Good Ones Tend to Go Unnoticed | 0 |
| 154 | 68. Fill In the Gaps | 0 |
| 155 | 69. Where Do They Come From? | 0 |
| 156 | 70. I Know Who You Are | 0 |
| 157 | 71. It Seems Benevolent | 0 |
| 158 | 72. I Don't Think You're That Fragile | 0 |
| 159 | 73. Have You Tried? | 0 |
| 160 | 74. We're All Here | 0 |
| 161 | 75. I'm an Optimist | 0 |
| 162 | 76. Not Knowing | 0 |
| 163 | 77. Somebody Has to Try | 0 |
| 164 | 78. I Was There | 0 |
| 165 | 79. Should Have Seen It Coming | 0 |
| 166 | 80. A Mistake I Can Be Proud Of | 0 |
| 167 | 81. You've Brought Me Trouble | 0 |
| 168 | 82. I Have Made My Choice | 0 |
| 169 | 83. A Long Way to Go | 0 |
| 170 | 84. Enough Is Never Enough | 0 |
| 171 | 85. Thank You, and Goodbye | 0 |
| 172 | 86. I've Been Better | 0 |
| 173 | 87. This Time Will Be Different | 0 |
| 174 | Bonus - But What About the Numbers? | 0 |
| 175 | Interlude - The Glass Half Empty | 0 |
| 176 | [Error: Invalid Archive Reference] | 0 |
| 177 | [Start of Book 3] 1. A Few More Days | 0 |
| 178 | 2. Pain and Failure | 0 |
| 179 | 3. Are We a Bad Influence? | 0 |
| 180 | 4. You Make Pretty Ornaments | 0 |
| 181 | 5. Your Village Appears to Be Missing | 0 |
| 182 | 6. I'm Sensing a Pattern | 0 |
| 183 | 7. Not Any Drier | 0 |
| 184 | 8. I Can't Choose For You | 0 |
| 185 | 9. What's the Moral Here? | 0 |
| 186 | 10. You've Got a Bad Habit | 0 |
| 187 | 11. I Don't Know Anything | 0 |
| 188 | 12. That's Sensible | 0 |
| 189 | 13. I Like This | 0 |
| 190 | 14. They Can't All Be Winners | 0 |
| 191 | 15. The Feeling Is Clearly Mutual | 0 |
| 192 | 16. Figure It Out | 0 |
| 193 | 17. It's the Same Thing | 0 |
| 194 | 18. Take the Lead | 0 |
| 195 | 19. Almost Childish | 0 |
| 196 | 20. A Good Omen | 0 |
| 197 | 21. Try Not to Break Anything | 0 |
| 198 | 22. Better Than Nothing | 0 |
| 199 | 23. This Is My Path | 0 |
| 200 | 24. I'm Not Nobody | 0 |
| 201 | 25. Normal Magic Senses | 0 |
| 202 | 26. It's a Jungle | 0 |
| 203 | 27. What Else Have I Missed? | 0 |
| 204 | 28. She Already Has | 0 |
| 205 | 29. This Isn't About Us | 0 |
| 206 | 30. You Haven't Asked | 0 |
| 207 | 31. For Research Purposes | — |