Faith Engines
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Aliens invade earth, and find humanity to be ...annoyed?
Follow Mia, the alien catgirl protagonist, as she discovers the truth about the humans, those strange and powerful newcomers to the galactic scene.
This story is a thought experiment: "What if every dumb trope, bizarre coincidence, and ridiculous alien design in sci-fi actually had a sensible explanation behind it?"
Humans are fully aware that humanoid aliens are unrealistic. And yet, Mia exists. Of course, from her perspective it's the humans that are completely absurd.
This story a self-aware action adventure and romantic comedy that explores serious questions in a humorous manner. It is soft sci-fi on the surface, but all the strangeness actually has a good reason behind it. The aliens appear quite human-like, but they are actually genuinely alien in ways that will become clear over the course of the story.
I am not planning to have any lewd scenes in this story, but it certainly goes in a direction where they would practically write themselves.
Content note: contains playful use of gender tropes, references to slavery, and other sensitive themes approached with humor but explored seriously later on.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2023
- Author
- WittyPseudonym
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- Rating
- 4.6/ 5.0
- Followers
- 271
- Views
- 30,951
Chapters(17 total)
- Chapter 17 - FlashbacksJan 5, 2026
- Chapter 16 - Legal Grey AreaNov 18, 2025
- Chapter 15 - Cultural DifferencesAug 10, 2025
- Chapter 14 - Legally Distinct SpeciesJul 30, 2025
- Chapter 13 - Linguistic QuirksMay 28, 2025
- Chapter 12 - Greater CelebrityMay 1, 2025
- Chapter 11 - Massive DistractionApr 26, 2025
- Chapter 10 - A Simple ObjectiveDec 25, 2024
- Chapter 9 - Demonically WholesomeDec 14, 2024
- Chapter 8 - Additional CatsSep 21, 2024
- Chapter 7 - BaselinersSep 9, 2024
- Chapter 6 - PrecursorsSep 6, 2024
- Chapter 5 - Tutorial QuestSep 3, 2024
- Chapter 4 - NekomancyAug 31, 2024
- Chapter 3 - Summon Greater CelebrityJul 5, 2023
- Chapter 2 - Mutually FictionalJun 28, 2023
- Chapter 1 - Historical Reenactment SocietyJun 24, 2023
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Community Reviews(2)
- NeiRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The first chapter sets up out-of-context OP humans to curbstomp some cartoonishly evil aliens. But the actual story from chapter 2 onward follows the POV of an oppressed alien catgirl rescued by a kind, powerful, and purposefully stupid human. Her name is Mia, her race is called “Purrians,” and she hates puns. Please don’t tell her what the faith engines are doing.
What follows is a lighthearted comedy very much in the vein of Raina Mortal, Perfectly Normal Elf. So far it’s mostly a satire of Isekai tropes with some alien-cultures romcom. Heartily recommended! - OriginalNetnertRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0I love what has been written so far and i really hope this keeps getting updated. The idea of faith engines is really intriguing and I like to think maybe humans will make it that far one day. Maybe with something like faith engines, maybe with something even more crazy.