AETHER
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MatureOngoing2h 8m
Last published Mon, Jan 1, 2018
The year is 2047. Katrina was born and raised in Neo Chicago, a thirty year old city that rose from the ashes of a terrorist attack which blew half of the Windy City into Lake Michigan. Everything in Katrina's life seemed to be going right, until her past came back to haunt her in a way she never could've imagined.
"Don't let yourself think you're anything less than you are. You're not a freak, not a monster. Sure, you have a terrible past. You've done terrible things- even taken lives. I can relate to that. But that doesn't dictate who you are... You are strong. You are human. Just because you can do things other people can't, doesn't mean you're not human. Humanity is compassion, charity, and selflessness."
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