Earth's Revival
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Last published Sat, Jul 22, 2017
Years after Earth's desolation, humanity finds itself on Acrora -- a planet that might just be their new home. The Terraformation is well underway, and in five years, they will be able to start living above the ground again.
Enter Rory, an assistant to the mind who brought their race to Acrora -- Doctor Arion Ross. After spending most of his existence living and working with the doctor, he's ready to have just a bit of fun on his own. That is until his games lead to the discovery of a series of deaths happening around the new human colony.
His new mission: help Doctor Ross bring everyone out of their bunker and to a more sustainable environment.
The problem: he doesn't believe in his new mission.
The bigger problem: his friends are slowly learning about his job, and they can't help but get involved. It wouldn't be such a big deal if thousands of lives weren't at stake, but Rory finds himself ready to sacrifice them all to save just one.
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