Bones, quite a few bigger than her own body, lay in a sick black circle on the ground. Where the grass should have lay, a dark mess of revolting death sat. Like the dirt had come alive with death itself. Sticking up from the black goo, yellow bones sat. Cracked, Nauseating things, their smell as repulsive and gut wrenching as things could get. Dark flesh sat in areas, shredded to hell. How could this thing have ever have been alive? Thoughts tumbled through her mind as she buried her muzzle into the ground, never taking her eagle eyes from the horrifying, gruesome scene in front of her.
Her world was not like this.
the song of the wolf, so scared and so clear,
the pelt of the cub, filled with the scent of fear.
the claws of the lion, covered in hate,
the eyes of the eagle, searching for its mate.
the body of the panther, with muscles like stone,
the brain of a human, lounging on its imaginary thrown.
terrifying, only an animal at its best?
chimera, hiding in its nest.
His nightmare bones.
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.