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Aversion

Chapter Index

Chapter 1 (~12k words)

About Aversion

Aversion has a magic system which is based on 3 premises, given to me in a university writers club meeting

Must use logical or mathematical proofs to cast
Some spells have unknown outcomes and the outcome can only be discovered by attempting to solve (like those famous lists of incomplete proofs)
Magic is tied to tides and sea level

Aversion essentially updates as it is written. I have no editor whatsoever. I have a general idea of what I want to do, but no set direction for the story to take. As the story expands, I might add some lore documents to the capsule. I occasionally go back and correct spelling and grammar, or make other minor alterations.

Character Bios

Glossary

It seems I've created a bit of a vocabulary, as science fiction often calls for. I wanted it to be mostly self-explanatory, but as it got more esoteric I decided to make a glossary for my own reference as well as any reader who'd like clarification. I'm trying to put this list in order of first story appearance / use.

Mathamania: a corporation, fighting tournament, and physical location all under the same ownership, specializing in magic gladiatorial combat
Calculesium: similar to Mathamania, but defunct.
Modus ponens: a logical axiom. if A implies B and A is true, B is true. As a spell, can bend the fulfillment of one condition for a phenomenon occurring, into the fulfillment of all conditions for the phenomenon occurring.
Negation: a fundamental operation of boolean algebra, or binary logic. If A is true, the negation of A is false. As a spell, it is used to deflect other spells
Kataraxian: an alien species
Northwest Province: a richer-than-average region in the northwestern corner of the continent, coastal and consists of several powerful allied city-states.
Clean-gene: an insult used by mutant humans about non-mutant humans. Appeared in response to the anti-mutant slur 'grease-gene'. Not a slur, though some non-mutants take it as one.
Daba: endearing term in mutant parlance. literally means 'Shield', typically used for somebody older or more powerful than the speaker, such as a parent, older sibling, teacher, or superior
Drolloid: a slur for mutant humans; implies the mutations are so extreme they are humorous.
Dasi: endearing term in mutant parlance. literally means 'Quiver', typically used for somebody younger or weaker than the speaker, such as a child, younger sibling, student, or underling