When you think of a civilization, what comes up in your head? A utopia? the very thing you love with all your heart? let me tell you that for me... it's a horror filled civilization, filled with nothing but fear, and power, and corruption... I know what that's like... how should I know? I live in it to this day.... in an underwater city..
Let me introduce myself, my name is Dexterin Dayanalus, my family are considered royals in our civilization cause of a few things, the main one was our eyes.. we are one of the only families that ever had gold eyes and it was considered Royal identification when I became the lawful age of six, my home had 6 major rules that were followed and obeyed every single day, and 4 minor ones that were just a attitude adjustment.
And believe me when I say that you never want to get a punishment called encaged which is short for father's term Encagement, I know it's a headache just to pronounce the full name, it breaks people down and then makes them spit lies placed by my father himself.
major Rule one:
No one can force an arrangement with someone unless both parties agreed to it, the major part of this rule was with love so no one was forced into a relationship a century earlier.
Major Rule two:
No one without permitted clearance could visit the higher areas of the city, Farmers, Healers, and designers were given permission cause of their roles and what they did, others... had to beg.
Major Rule three:
No one of the highest and lowest ranks were allowed to love each other, this was a newer rule made 9 decades earlier by my father cause of his beliefs whereas me, my mother, and my sister didn't agree with him.
Major rule four:
People couldn't ignore the 6 highest ranks when they asked something, and were encaged for even trying if they're caught lying, this rule was made by my mother as she never liked liars like my father for not telling her he made the third rule.
Major Rule five:
People who were found associating with the L.E.E.C.H.E.S, 'League of Evolution and Equality for the City and holders of Exiled Stories' would be encaged and "removed" from society
minor Rule one:
People would be encaged for 2 weeks if they brought up the past ways or the very war that brought us to this civilization that our ancestors made.
Minor rule three:
People of the lower six and seven ranks caught with no restrictions would have 3 years encagement, mother wanted to spare those who were curious and give them a chance... Which was most of the people in the factions.
Minor Rule two:
People's age titles were changed 190 decades earlier cause of an accidental DNA experimental addition to make us breathe underwater and age physically slower, we were basically the salvation to the human race with the experimental addition.
Major Rule six:
people who went against the ruling Royal family or anyone else would get thrown into encagement. a changed word from the past world's "imprisonment" and prison's, the people who usually went against the ruling throne were people called L.E.E.C.H.E.S, people who knew the truth behind my father's rule and wanted to stop him.
Minor Rule four:
one must treat others with fairness while out of their home factions failure to do so results in getting encaged, or removal which father masked as..
Death.
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It was a calming day that fateful evening as Dexterin was relaxing in his bedroom reading a book as he heard a knock on the door, "come in.." He said quietly as the door opened and in came his mother "hello my little cuddle fish, how are you doing on this lovely evening of your birthday?" Dexterin quietly groaned at the nickname but loved the affection sent his way.
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The Lost Ones
Fanfiction"I don't know when it happened exactly.... The books say that the third world war was 200 years ago, my father says it was 375... And others say it was best not to mention it, but when my mother Gave me her necklace as a gift for my 18th birthday...
