In a world shaped by the Dream Stream, a force that pulls consciousness between realities, hybrid society has evolved from the ancient Vita Clara, beings of light who once knew no death or change. When the Vita bonded with conscious animals, hybrids were created, their lives defined by two measures: Vita percentage and Shift percentage. These determine instincts, scent cycles, physical traits, emotional resonance, and even reproductive roles.
The anthology follows a family shaped by this inheritance. It begins with a mother who becomes Fallen, a human taken by the Dream Stream and dropped into a world where everyone else shifts, scents, and lives by instinct. Unable to access any hybrid traits, she must learn to survive in a society built on biological roles she cannot feel. Her struggle to adapt leaves echoes that ripple through generations.
Her granddaughter, born long after, carries a rare blend of Vita lineage and Stream sensitivity. She can sense the currents that brought her grandmother across realities, and those abilities force her to confront the truths her family has tried to bury about the Stream, about their bloodline, and about the cost of crossing worlds.
Through medic logs, Stream anomalies, bonding rituals, and personal accounts, the anthology explores how biology, fate, and longing shape identity. Hybrids of all combinations, Fallen who remain human, and families formed across generations reveal how the Dream Stream touches every life differently, never repeating the same pattern twice.
(Description written with AI, will be rewritten at a later time. The book itself is completely written by me with no AI)
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