Orpheus
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  • Reads 3,217
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  • Parts 48
  • Time 3h 11m
Complete, First published Jan 18, 2019
[#10 IN REALISTIC - 10/07/2019]
[COMPLETED]

The year was 2118.  All seemed normal; normal, until you saw the dust kiss the sky; a mix of brown and white against an infinite blue.

Our planet had changed quite a bit in the past 50-60 years. Most financially extractable petroleum had been drained clean by 2048, and like insects to the light, coal soon followed. I mean, it was never meant to be a problem; most estimates said we'd find viable alternatives by then. But we were so preoccupied with getting the last barrel of oil out, we never stopped to ask what we'd do after it was out. And now, we had to look up and wonder if our place was among the stars, or on the burning dust.

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Sci-Fi Adventure inspired heavily by Christopher Nolan's Interstellar.

Cover by Samadrita Mukhopadhyay (IG: @blackmambaaaaa_).
With the help and support of Dwijith R Nambiar (IG: @dwijithr.n).
Checked by Ranjan Bhat (IG: @the_real_ranjan_bhat) for scientific consistency.
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