The world is at its end, the good news is that gods are real, the bad news is that they're not in any way merciful, they reigned their unbridled rage down on us, the world above is rendered unlivable, what was left of humanity is forced to live down below, it's not that bad, there's food and renewable water, but surviving is not the same as living, being alive is nothing if they're forced to spend their lives in undergound bunkers.
But all hope is not lost, during their reign, the gods unknowingly scattered hundreds of radiant petals imbued with their holy powers, after getting their hands on one elusive petals, humanity discovered that they could be used to perform small miracles, the idea is simple, collect all of these radiant petals and theoretically, use their accumulated miracle granting powers to reverse this entire kerfuffle.
So as humanity's last hope, they constructed numerous trains capable of surviving the world above's dangerous environments sending out each of those trains in search of the petals, each train was Labeled Faith 1-7 by the last remaining organization, M-Corp.
This story follows the journey of Faith 6, and 14 idiots stationed in the train, all strangers to one another, each there for their own reasons, the world above is dangerous, filled with unknown dangers to our poor adventurers, but maybe, there are dangers in the train as well...
Reso haunts Captain Aliyn Flynn's dreams. On a dangerous mission to discover the star system's secrets, can she and the alluring Tyr find the key to the survival of the galaxy?
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The galactic inhabitants of the Milky Way know the dangers of the Reso star system. Its gas giant, the planet Plenare, terrorizes any ship that dares to approach. After narrowly escaping with their lives, Captain Aliyn Flynn and her crew's impressive survival catches the eye of Earth's government officials, thrusting them into an unexpected and dangerous mission to discover Reso's secrets. Complicating matters further, the alluring and secretive Tyr Logan is assigned to Aliyn's crew as her executive officer. Despite their many differences, Tyr and Aliyn must come to terms with the deep connection they share to decipher an ancient secret--a secret that holds the key not only to the past but the continued survival of the galaxy they call home.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Content warning: Violence
Watty Winner 2017