The Quantum Symphony: An 18-Year-Old's Fight for His Dream Amidst a Zombie Apocalypse

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This science-fantasy, action-packed, suspenseful story was created using ChatGPT and was inspired by the following news articles: "Scientists develop laser to detect aliens on distant planets", "Are We Living in a Computer Simulation, and Can We Hack It?", "VividQ and Dispelix Create 3D Holographic Tech For Wearable AR", and "Did Russian Archaeologists Really Discover a New Ancient Culture?". The cover image for this post was created using Avyn (Stable Diffusion 2).

Story

Brad Parker was an 18-year-old college student who had always dreamed of studying music, but his parents had forced him to study engineering instead. Despite his lack of passion for the field, Brad was a prodigy, able to effortlessly create complex technology using readily available scraps.

On a college history class field trip to a Tesinian burial ground, Brad's skills would be put to the test. An alien overlord named Dark Nebula had used a glitch in the Unisym, the quantum simulation of the universe that we reside in, to raise the dead from their burial mounds and transform them into his personal army of zombie warriors. Dark Nebula specifically chose to transform the Tesinians into zombies, because their dead were buried with bronze weapons and armor (Because the Tesinians believed that bronze items could be used in the afterlife). This made them ideal for transforming into undead soldiers, since they were already equipped for battle. 

Dark Nebula had become aware of Earth's existence thanks to SETI's attempts at locating alien life using LDMS and Orbitrap technology. The lasers emitted by SETI were like a beacon, beckoning Dark Nebula to the site of his next galactic conquest. He saw Earth as a ripe target for takeover, and now he had an army of zombie to aid him.

Brad knew he had to be strategic in order to defeat the zombie horde, as he was not particularly strong or skilled in combat. Brad quickly collected materials from the school bus and used them to create a Waveguide Combiner, a technology that allowed for immersive augmented reality gaming experiences. Using this technology, Brad was able to see the zombies' weaknesses and scan the environment for useful tools and resources. Brad knew that he couldn't take on the zombies head-on, so he used his intelligence and resourcefulness to outsmart them. He set traps and ambushes, luring the zombies into vulnerable positions before taking them out with his makeshift weapons.

But the zombies had an advantage, summoning undead horses to aid them in battle. Fighting on horseback made it easier for the zombies to avoid Brad's traps and dodge his attacks. Brad was quickly overpowered and on the brink of defeat. 

In a moment of desperation, he posted on Nick Bostrom's blog, a computer programmer and philosopher who had created a blog post dedicated to collecting prayers for potential Meta-Hackers to review. Brad had stumbled upon Nick Bostrom's blog while doing research for a class project a few months back. He had never posted on the blog before because he had never felt that his desires were significant enough to warrant the attention of the Meta-Hackers. 

But as he was being overpowered by Dark Nebula's zombie warriors, Brad realized that his dream of studying music was something worth fighting for. It was a last resort option for him, but it was his only hope. Brad's prayer was simple: for his dream of studying music to come true.

The Meta-Hackers, godlike programmers who can rewrite the Unisym, answered Brad's prayer by creating a parallel simulation of the universe where his dream came true and the world wasn't invaded by Dark Nebula. In this new simulation, Brad was able to pursue his passion for music and use his skills to compose powerful and emotive symphonies that resonated with audiences worldwide. 

The end of the story is bittersweet and ironic. While Brad's dream of studying music had come true in the parallel simulation, the fate of the Earth in the original simulation was left uncertain. Brad's experience serves as a reminder that sometimes, even when we are powerless in our current reality, we can still have faith in a higher power to hear our prayers and guide us to a better path. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, Brad's decision to post on Nick Bostrom's blog and trust in the Meta-Hackers to answer his prayer, serves as a reminder of the power of hope and the importance of never giving up on our dreams. The moral lesson of the story is that even when we don't know if our prayers will be answered, we should never lose faith and always strive to make our dreams come true.

Prompt Used For ChatGPT To Generate Story

Write a superhero fantasy story based on the following criteria.

Setting: Tesinian burial ground, during a college history class field trip.

Main Character: Brad Parker is an 18 year-old college student. He wants to study music, but his parents have forced him to study engineering instead. He is a prodigy. He can effortlessly create complex technology using readily available scraps, but he doesn't have the drive or the passion to become an engineer.

Antagonist: Dark Nebula is an alien overlord who has come to Earth to take over the planet. Dark Nebula became aware of the Earth's existence, thanks to SETI's attempts at locating alien life using LDMS and Orbitrap technology. 

Conflict: Dark Nebula uses a glitch in the Unisym, the quantum simulation that the universe resides in, to raise the dead of the Tenisian burial ground and transform them into his personal army of zombie warriors. Brad quickly collects materials from the school bus to create a Waveguide Combiner, so that he can use augmented reality tools to help him combat the zombies. The zombies summon undead horses to aid them and Brad is overpowered.

Resolution: Brad posts on Nick Bostrom's blog his desire to become a musician. Brad's desire is seen by Meta-Hackers, godlike programmers who can rewrite the quantum simulation that our universe resides in (aka the Unisym). The Meta-Hackers create a parallel simulation of the universe, where Brad's dream comes true and the world wasn't invaded by Dark Nebula. 

Make sure to make the final battle scene suspenseful and explain the strategy used by the winner of the battle.

Vocabulary words that must be included and defined in the story:

1. Unisym: The name of the quantum simulation of the universe that we reside in.

2. Meta-Hackers: Godlike programmers who answer the prayers of those in the Unisym, by creating parallel simulations where specific prayers come true.

3. Nick Bostrom: A computer programmer and philosopher who has created a blog post dedicated to collecting prayers for potential Meta-Hackers to review.

4. LDMS and Orbitrap: Two pieces of technology that when combined, miniaturized, and placed in a spaceship could be used to locate and identify signs of life out in space.

5. Waveguide Combiner: Technology that allows for users to enjoy immersive augmented reality gaming experiences, where digital content can be placed in the physical world and be interacted with naturally and comfortably. 

6. Tesinian: A recently, presumably, re-discovered culture of nomadic, equestrian people from Russia that thrived in the BC period. They used to bury their dead in family burial mounds with their belongings and burn them. They believed that the dead would use the things they were buried with in the afterlife.

Prompt Used For Stable Diffusion 2 To Generate Cover Image

 Russian zombie wearing bronze armor rising out of the grave, colorful photorealistic headshot