11 Mile Galaxy

Chapter 1: Islands, Skyways, and Dimensions

When you consider of the future of mankind, what image comes to your mind? Is it an apocalyptic world where cities are crumbling and it's Survivors vs. Zombies? Is it a world where technology is exceptionally advanced, where android butlers are found in every home and people can be seen riding hover boards or driving flying cars? Or is it a world where mankind has completely abandoned their roots and left behind a desolate Earth, stripped clean of its natural splendor?

The reality is... none of these expectations are accurate. Mankind's future doesn't hold cities overrun by disease, flying cars, or an Earth left behind by humans. Instead, mankind's future holds cities suspended in space, soaring ships, and an Earth left in fragments.

Eons ago, the natural cycles and systems of Earth fell out of equilibrium. We're uncertain as to what caused it. Some believe it was our own greed, using up all of the natural assets too rapidly. Others believe that pollution and global warming threw things out of balance. Most believe that it was bound to happen one way or another, and it was entirely natural... maybe it was bound to happen, but whatever the cause, it wasn't natural.

When the water levels started dropping, people just brushed it off. They claimed it was just part of the natural cycle of Earth, and ultimately the water levels would return to where they were previously. But they never did; things continued to get much worse. Water levels continued to decrease at distressing rates. But still, people continued to disregard it. Eventually we couldn't overlook it anymore. When the oceans dried out, people started paying attention, and the globe plummeted into chaos.

Soon after the oceans vanished, the Earth began to rupture. The ground began cracking and crumbling and ultimately started breaking off and flying into space. At one point, it was too much. The Earth collapsed in on itself and shattered. The Earth's crust broke into billions of fragments and we were sent adrift in space.

They say that humans are gluttonous creatures, that we will cling onto the thinnest spider thread in order to save ourselves, and it's true. When we were sent flying into space, we didn't go down without a fight. We responded swiftly and used the forces of the fragments of earth to our advantage. The pieces had immense scientific forces functioning among them as they hurdled into unknown galaxies. We were able to harness these forces and prevent the pieces from traveling farther. They became suspended in place, using the gravity of adjacent fragments to remain afloat, and soon became known as Islands.

After we prevented the Islands from drifting off into infinity, another dilemma quickly arose: people were trapped. There was no way to journey between Islands. There were no railroads, so trains were rendered useless. It was the same account with automobiles; no roads between Islands. Airplanes could not take off and sustain flight in open space. There was no water between the Islands and so boats, too, were cut out of the picture. With preceding forms of transportation declared inadequate, how would we travel?

Soon enough, we discovered the resolution. It was sitting right in front of us. In time, we managed to get the first ship into the sky; it wasn't a cruise ship or a yacht or anything like that. It was an old fashioned, rickety ship, complete with mast and large white sails. We used bits of the stars and new forms of wind to power the ships and move them across the sky.

Movement between Islands was finally achievable! Quickly, our new lives amongst the stars sprang into action. We were able to get different resources from different Islands and construct environments on these Islands resembling those of Earth. A new form of oxygen was found and was used across all Islands.