Update: I have decided to stop writing this story, due to a lack of interest and motivation on my part. Fortunately, due to the anthology nature of the book, this will not interfere with what I have written so far, so I am choosing to leave it available for any readers. Please still vote if you enjoy a chapter, so that I can learn what you like and continue to develop my writing.
What's your worst nightmare?
It could be torture, or watching your friends die. Maybe it's the slow death, losing your mind a piece at a time as you waste away.
Imagine if your pain was neverending.
The torture doesn't kill you, and you can't sleep as it keeps you awake forever. You run away as your friends are killed in front of you, only to see them again, and again, and again. Your body wastes away, but only enough for it to be agony, not enough to kill you.
You never grow old, and never die, but the pain is forever.
Welcome to the madhouse,
From the author of Datum.
Miorpeans are an ancient race that use starlight as a source of nourishment and energy. For eons they traveled the cosmos in search of sentient life that existed harmoniously within the limits of a planets balanced bio-network.
They found the inhabitants of Earth to be in violation of this, the most imperative and fundamental of their natural laws. The planet was withered, desolate, and dying. Its environment was collapsing and Humans were deemed responsible for the planets deplorable condition, and eradicated.
Now, after centuries of terraforming, a rejuvenated Earth was ready for habitation. A team of Miorpean researchers were tasked with testing the environment of this newly reclaimed world. One member of the team, Mira, made a stunning discovery. Somehow, humans had survived and were thriving in large communal settlements.
Mira would come to believe that these humans respected the planet and vowed to protect them from the fate the befell their ancestors. This action would bring her into an intense conflict with a code of ethics and beliefs that has guided the course of her ancestral people since the beginning of time.
Cover Art by Liviu Mihai
A Special Thank you to TonyHarmsworth and kemorgan65 and JorKam for editing guidance.