"For we are all stars. All of us. And we fall. We burn out. We fade. And just as we fall, a new star takes our place. One day, it too will die out and make its descent. And the cycle will repeat itself until the end of time."

ONC 2022 Short List: The emergence of a more virulent lycanthrope virus decimated civilisation. As a street scavenger, Gulliver Chase risks his life in his home city's derelict streets hunting for resources for his fellow survivors. But it isn't food or fuel his colony needs him to find tonight; it's one of the Changed. If humanity is to have a future, they need to start salvaging their own. A story inspired by ONC 2022 prompt 28. Reader advisory: violence, horror, bad language

The starship Valiant, now relocated to Earth orbit, prepares for a visit from a group of Human ambassadors. Tensions between the crew explode after a horrifying reality of Human military technological achievement comes to light. Book 2 of what I suppose is a Codename Alpha series. Since this is book 2, it may be worth your time to check out the previous, which is just called Codename Alpha. It isn't needed, but it may give you some added context.

All contact was lost when the last human army was encircled and destroyed in the arctic, no human contacts have ever been reported since the last army. Earth was officially lost as the last army protected the evacuation into space, many years have passed since then, and the likeliness of any human resistants on Earth have long since faded. Humanity struggled to adapt and survive on the distant planet of Mars in our solar system, the cold red deserts have challegened humanity beyond its capacity to live and yet humanity prevailed by all means. The Mythical War planet was finally tamed as many colonies have grown to full fledged cities capable of providing humanity on Mars the means to survive. The divided colonies have established contact to one another as the connection finally bonded them togather into a self-sustaining community before uniting into an independent state of its own a centralised state formed further bringing the people togather, with the long age of survival coming to an end, humanity finds renewed spirit to retake their home planet earth, their true home "I DONT OWN ANY OF THE ART, ALL PICTURES OR IMAGES ARE PURELY FROM THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS" Warning mature language and possible sexuall scenes

(Sequel to Plutonian) Aria's actions have created a rift in the Plutonian empire. The universe is divided and the fight for power has never been more apparent. Although successful, Aria doesn't know that everything that has happened so far has all been a part of a much larger plan and she is nothing but a pawn in a game played by the most powerful forces in the universe. A war has begun and it is heading straight for Earth.

In the cutthroat job market of the future -- in which synthetics are pitted against humans -- Max is considered to be a "Spare," an obsolete model unfit for work. Now, thanks to a new diversity initiative, he finally has the chance to work at NeuraLife, and he'll do anything it takes to succeed. But when his enigmatic new boss asks him to take part in a controversial experiment connecting human brains with synthetics, Max must decide what matters most to him... Changing a corrupt system? Or joining it? Copyright © 2018

Centuries after an asteroid smashes into a star ship, the inhabitants must learn to survive space without technology or perish. Join princess Airomem and Horatius the historian in their adventures- from fighting cannibals, to preventing starvation, and discovering long hidden secrets of the ship. Can they survive? Part 1: Horatius Part 2: Airomem Part 3: Departure

One thousand children prophesied to save a galaxy embroiled in war are taken from Earth at the turn of the 21st century. The children are scattered throughout Alliance worlds to hide them from the terrifying, unseen antagonistic force that would destroy them, the keth. This story follows the frightening and fantastical adventures of two of those children - Will and Terra - who are genetically altered to possess a strange power for a plan to end the war. Yune Darrak - a lone devil-may-care salvager, and Selka Kelnaris - a disillusioned, empathic bounty hunter - accidentally rescue them from a Regent secret lab. A simple plan spirals into a deep, confusing mess involving a mysterious blue light, a political coup, and more questions about the kids and Yune himself as all four are inadvertently caught up in the middle of a battle they never wanted to fight. The story isn't so much about the war as it's focused on the lives of this little space found family, their struggles, their small moments, and their growth aboard a jalopy homeship. The war is something that's happening around them. DEDICATION: For my dad, Robert. You showed me Star Wars when I was 4 years old. This is your fault. The work is copyright protected to the author in perpetuity. Any usage of the plot, story elements, or characters is strictly prohibited without the author's consent. Please do not repost without my consent. THE ART: The pictures are either my creations, royalty free stock photos with a license I paid for, or creative commons.

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Entering the 2021 Write To Rank Competition