Out of This World #10

In "The Test of Character," Jo, a quiet bookkeeper with two decades of routine behind him, is summoned by his boss Dunston to stay late and fix a discrepancy in the books. When a mysterious Vision appears that night, it grants him the power to shape the world—but only if he uses it for good. As Jo’s choices spiral from small corrections to global dominion, the line between power and responsibility blurs. The story unfolds with a quiet, eerie precision, leaving the final truth of his journey just out of reach—until the alarm clock rings and reality resets.

In "The King of Planetoid X," the galaxy’s most curious minds gather to unravel the mystery of a ruler who maintains peace across his realm—without a single war. The answer lies not in diplomacy or power, but in the quiet, unyielding obedience of the people he governs: a civilization of robots, perfectly ordered and ever faithful.

In "Come! See the Flying Saucer!", two con artists set up a carnival act with a fake flying saucer and a man in an alien suit, hoping to swindle gullible crowds—unaware that real extraterrestrials are watching, and their prank might be the last thing they ever pull.

In "The Antartic Monster," a colossal alien spaceship—shaped like a towering robot—descends upon Antarctica, terrifying a team of polar explorers who believe they’ve encountered a prehistoric beast. As the Neptunian invaders pursue the scientists across the ice, the massive machine collapses through thinning ice and vanishes into the frozen depths of the Weddel Sea.

In "The Rain Maker," an aging inventor has perfected a device capable of summoning rain, offering hope to a drought-stricken land. When a greedy businessman and his assistant attempt to seize the machine for profit, the old man activates a hidden paralysis device to stop them—leaving their fate uncertain.

In "The Garden of Time," a weary man stumbles into an ancient garden and finds himself swept into the medieval past, where he meets a woman who stirs something long dormant in his heart. When he returns to the present, he discovers a new kind of longing—this time, for her living descendant.