To Be Human
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Through the tides of time, us humans have proved numerous times the complexity of our own nature, whether that being our advances in science or the neverending wars that are either fueled from political malice or economic gain. Though, if there is one thing that is indescribable itself yet it perfectly describes the complexity of a human, it would be our psyche. Our emotions, our morals, our virtues, our experiences, our intellect, our instincts, our sins, our humanity.All things that contribute into the creation of a human psyche, yet all things that we could only ever create calculated assumptions for . Are emotions a result of our amygdala ? Or is there something more into them. Are morals a product of objectified thought ? Can we ever map the use of our 89 billions neurons that consist of the brain? Can we truly ever know the true meaning of being a human?
In this story we'll delve into the meaning behind the word psyche (and humanity) itself, as we'll monitor the life of three tragic characters, with each on of them having to fend off the apprehensions that came to exist alongside their birth. Those 3 folks all co-exist in a world were humanity once ERASED the entire cosmos, and now each and every human has to face the complications that came with the recreation of the entire universe. With the sovereign complication being the manifistation of the enigmatic power of the AURA. A polypeptidic induced exoskeleton around the soul of the human created from amniotic fluid that grants reality bending abilities. Although the power of the AURA can be used by a few, said few have their own personal goals, usualy leading to hostility between the users.
So..In this world were the concept of reality is easily altered, and the meaning of humanity still remains a mystery. Can our protagonists reach their salvation and stabilize reality or will they falter against the opposition of their foes and their own psyche?
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