The Zeta Strain
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In the distant future, earth is on the brink of annihilation. The core is unstable and an explosion is imminent. The human race is forced to set out and explore the galaxy in search of inhabitable planets to preserve mankind.
On the outer rings of the universe, humans found a planet they called, Nibiru. Although Nibiru is a desert planet and almost completely barren, the atmospheric conditions were conducive to human life, advanced technology would make up for the lack of natural resources, and humans could live theoretically in peace.
When mankind arrived on Nibiru they were not greeted with open arms. The natives of the planet, called the La'anua met the humans with heavy resistance. The natives possessed incredible psionic and telepathic powers which made them very formidable against the advanced human technology. The humans however did manage to set up a society in the midst of all of the chaos. An incredibly technologically advanced city, surrounded by giant metal walls to protect them from attacks of all kinds. The city was named Eridu.
The war raged for well over 1,000 years. However, it was in this time period that some humans started gaining psionic and telepathic abilities that rivaled the La'anua people. Demonized as the "Zeta Strain Virus" by unaffected humans, this similarity to the La'anua prompted peace talks amongst the two waring peoples. The La'anua forces were tricked however, and destroyed in a fake armistice turned military coup by one of the human generals.
Our story takes place 17 years after the coup.
Orpheon is a teenager that has the Zeta Strain. His abilities are powerful for his age and he is afraid that he will get caught by the Eridian government. His brother, Tylus, is also coming of age and is showing signs of having the Zeta Strain.
Can they survive in a world that is so incredibly against them?
Read to find out!
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