Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale)

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Nikola is an NPC in The World of Wills, a video game where players can feel sensations as if they were truly there. She leads a life of bloodshed and murder - that is, until one day she wakes up sapient. Just as she begins thinking real, non-scripted thoughts and making connections, she and the players in the game are told that if they die in the game, they die in real life - and it's time to get killing.

But what of Nikola, the emerging AI consciousness? How does she win in a game that can only end in her being wiped from existence at the end of it all?

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Cutting to Life is a slow-burn LitRPG with a villainous (later anti-hero, or maybe still villainous, haha) female lead.It's told from the perspective of Nikola, an NPC within the World of Wills who's become sapient and is now mysteriously able to play the game as a PC. It's quite light for a LitRPG, but the system and stats become more of a focus later when Nikola herself can access them.The story gradually builds into a Battle Royale where the players' lives are on the line (if you die in the game, you die in real life), and only one party of savvy adventurers can win. They'll have to spend their time and stats wisely as dungeons promising rare gear float down from the sky - but is a legendary sword worth killing someone for, knowing they'll stay dead forever? - This story is told in third person, past tense.- This is a slow-burn LitRPG that spends a lot of time establishing its setting and characters, because I believe this will make for a better payoff in the end. As such, the Battle Royale doesn't start until chapter 30 or so.- Chapters are anywhere between 800 words and 3000 words long.- Book cover by Vixeona.Cutting to Life is also being posted on SPB and Scribble Hub.Thank you sincerely for reading.

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Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 85 Chapter 85: Guillotine RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 84 Chapter 84: Always Arguing RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 83 Chapter 83: Nyla Freefire RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 82 Chapter 82: Await Nyla's Instructions RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 81 Chapter 81: A Kindred Spirit RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 80 Chapter 80: 8, Maybe 10 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 79 Chpater 79: Fill The Pit With Blood RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 79 Chapter 79: Fill The Pit With Blood RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 78 Chapter 78: It's Not That Deep, Honey RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 77 Chapter 77: Couldn't Have Done It Without You RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 76 Chapter 76: What To Do Next RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 75 Chapter 75: Nikki B RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 74 Chapter 74: Running Toward A Challenge RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 73 Chapter 73: The Fight For Sweetstay 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 72 Chapter 72: The Fight For Sweetstay 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 71 Chapter 71: The Village Leader RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 70 Chapter 70: Violet's Company RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 69 Chapter 69: Nice RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 68 Chapter 68: We Need A House RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 67 Chapter 67: Silverbark Wolf Staff RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 66 Chapter 66: Good Morning 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 65 Chapter 65: Good Morning 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 64 Chapter 64: Once Upon A Time 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 63 Chapter 63: Snootyalligator1 and Cyberbloom RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 63 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 62 Chapter 62: Just A Regular Stroll RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 62 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 61 Chapter 61: A Snooty Message RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 61 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 60 Chapter 60: You Live A Hard Life RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 60 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 59 Chapter 59: Truth or Dare RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 59 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 58 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 58 Chapter 58: Vengelica Awakens RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 57 Chapter 57: Build-A-Girl 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 57 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 56 Chapter 56: Build-A-Girl 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 56 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 55 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 55 Chapter 55: To Deserve To Live RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 54 Chapter 54: Would She Ever Even Like Anybody RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 54 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 53 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 53 Chapter 53: She Looked Cute RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 52 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 52 Chapter 52: Kill Her With Kindness RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 51 Chapter 51: Done-geon 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 51 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 50 Chapter 50: Done-geon 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 50 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 49 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 49 Chapter 49: Thanks For Not Killing Me RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 48 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 48 Chapter 48: GigaGone RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 47 Chapter 47: Return of the Lime RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 47 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 46 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 46 Chapter 46: One Lion RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 45 Chapter 45: Two Lions and a Jiggle RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 45 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 44 Chapter 44: Three Lions RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 44 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 43 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 43 Chapter 43: Level Up 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 42 Chapter 42: Level Up 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 42 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 41 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 41 Chapter 41: The Lion's Mark RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 40 Chapter 40: The Lion's Maw RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 39 Chapter 39: [Silverbark Wolf Teeth] RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 38 Chapter 38: Silverbark Wolves RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 37 Chapter 37: Master of the Horizontal Plane RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 37 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 36 Chapter 36: The First Mass Murder RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 36 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 35 Chapter 35: [Crunching Cleave] RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 35 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 34 Chapter 34: What Level Even Are You RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 34 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 33 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 33 Chapter 33: A Hasty Admission RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 32 Chapter 32: The Red-Haired Girl's Name RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 32 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 32 Chapter 32: Nikola's Class RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 31 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 31 Chapter 31: The Red-Haired Girl's Name RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 30 Chapter 30: I Want My Memories Back RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 30 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 29 Chapter 29: This Is An Interrogation RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 29 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 28 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 28 Chapter 28: This Is A Negotiation RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 27 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 27 Chapter 27: The Beginning of the Beginning RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 26 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 26 Chapter 26: The Female Voice Isn't So Bad RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 25 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 25 Chapter 25: Butcher RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 24 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 24 Chapter 24: The Copper Citadel RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 23 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 23 Chapter 23: The World Outside 2.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 22 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 22 Chapter 22: The World Outside 1.0 RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 21 Chapter 21: A Super Complex Game Of Make-Believe RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 21 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 20 Chapter 20: A Pet Girl RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 20 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 19 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 19 Chapter 19: What Magic Tastes Like RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 18 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 18 Chapter 18: Ground Beef Knees RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 17 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 17 Chapter 17: A Very Diluted Luke Tea RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 16 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 16 Chapter 16: No Death Wishes Here RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 15 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 15 Chapter 15: Hopefully Not a Loop RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 15 Chapter 15: Purple Is A Danger Colour RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 14 Chapter 14: The Bug Report RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 14 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 14 Chapter 14: Hopefully Not a Loop RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 13 Chapter 13: Did You Murder Someone RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 13 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 13 Chapter 13: The Bug Report RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 12 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 12 Chapter 12: You're Not The Only One RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 12 Chapter 12: Did You Murder Someone RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 11 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 11 Chapter 11: Like Lyrics In My Head RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 11 Chapter 11: You're Not The Only One RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 10 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 10 Chapter 10: I Am Not Scared RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 10 Chapter 10: Like Lyrics In My Head RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 9 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 9 Chapter 9: I Am Not Scared RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 9 Chapter 9: The Throne Room RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 8 Chapter 8: The Throne Room RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 8 Chapter 8: The First Glitch RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 7 Chapter 7: The Violet Queen RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 7 Chapter 7: The First Glitch RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 6 Chapter Six: A Voice RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 6 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 6 Chapter 6: A Voice RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 6 Chapter 6: The Violet Queen RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 5 Chapter 5: Not Until You Let Me Go RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 5 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 5 Chapter 5: A Voice RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 4 Chapter 4: The Ow Emotion RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 4 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 4 Chapter 4: Not Until You Let Me Go RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 3 Chapter 3: River of Blood RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 3 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 3 Chapter 3: The Ow Emotion RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 2 Chapter 2: Fleshy Tummies RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 2 Scribble Hub
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) 1 Chapter 1: Cutting to Life RoyalRoadL
Cutting to Life: an NPC LitRPG (Battle Royale) Intermission - Update, Schedule and Patreon RoyalRoadL