WATTYS 2016 WINNER Untouchable. Stone. Jewel - these are some of the names used for people who are born with a gemstone at the centre of their forehead. This unfortunate phenomenon cannot be detected before birth, it cannot be prevented, if a family has a Jewelled child, there is only one outcome: Before they're sixteen, they will have to leave human society forever and serve "the Zephyr". Among the Jewels there are those who have it worse. Those who sport clear diamonds on their foreheads, the Undefined. The downtrodden, the unlucky - the doomed. Cello Riles and Syianne Locke are both Undefined. On their sixteenth birthday, they each leave their homes and travel across the country to the Zephyr, attempting to go into service. Though aside from the place, or thing, that will take them from human society forever - what IS the Zephyr? There are only questions promised, only shadowy riddles guaranteed. Yet faced with no other choice they must venture forth and plunge into the unknown - the Zephyr. [A big thanks to @stpolishook for being a wonderful friend and helping me figure out how to write a better synopsis] COVER BY Abyss-of-Crazy

A dying Earth plagued with fires, natural disasters, and a deadly virus. A luxury spaceship, planned to send only the wealthiest families on a one-hundred-year hypersleep journey to a safe haven out on the far stretches of the universe. And a girl who is determined to get her and her family on board. After receiving the last four tickets aboard the STARLINE, seventeen-year-old Lina McAddams thinks that finally, everything is going to be okay. Her and her family are going to leave a decimated Earth behind and restart their lives, embarking on the STARLINE's one-hundred year long journey to "paradise." It seems that nothing can wrong. Until Lina wakes up from hypersleep fifty years too early. And she is the only one. Frightened and alone, Lina slowly begins to unravel the true intentions and destination of the STARLINE company, realizing that maybe, just maybe, the spaceship is not going to the "paradise" it advertised that it would be going to. Fighting fear, solitude, and the sudden outbreak of the deadly virus aboard the ship, Lina doesn't think she can survive. Until she realizes that she wasn't the only one who woke up. Filled with action, romance, suspense, and adventure, "ASCENSION" tells the chair-gripping story of Lina McAddam's harrowing journey through the cosmos.

This is just a look at some developing concepts I have for the direction I'm considering for one of my characters. This character's name is Sprawl. He can fly while wearing a high tech symbiotic wing suit with use of his special powers. The main purpose I am writing this concept summary is to receive feedback on the concept of a character like this. Does this character seem interesting? I am not including more of the deeper character details quite yet.

*Mythic Science Fiction* My name is Sibil and I've finally become an executive for one of the largest corporations in the city. As an executive I have 2 major responsibilities; ensure my company thrives on for many centuries and maintain structure and order within my city. I vow to these causes. Nothing will cause me to break my vows.