For six million years, the Sa'karuun species lived in complete isolation. No wars. No external contacts. Only order, progress - and patience. Elion Kaelith is young - by the standards of his species, just at the beginning of a long, predictable life. Trained at the Academy of Sa'lenor, he will one day help to shape entire worlds. Structured. Predictable. Safe. But when the first probes fall silent at the edge of the system, a silence begins that does not fit the order.

{[An Ambys 2025 Round-2 Qualifier]} --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zarya Pixette Mintz has always thought that everything about the world she lived in, was perfect, that everyone was happy with lives. But when she had revealed just a shred of her imagination, it seemed to cause more damage for her than she realised. And now, she was going to pay for it with her sanity. But maybe someone would help keep her life... Read at your own risk. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (This has a slow-burn QPR as a subplot, if you are not okay with LGBTQ+ subplots you may leave.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠️ TW: 18+/mature for graphic descriptions of violence and gore. ⚠️ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is unedited and will be under going a lot of editing, enjoy this until then! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------