Youngward, Liam
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3.4 K
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James couldn’t stop pondering the sky. Not the Alder Sun. The genuine one. The image from the cargo container replayed in his mind repeatedly white clouds drifting across a blue void, moving slowly like vessels on a tranquil sea. It had only been visible for a fleeting moment, perhaps even less, but it had transformed something within him. Throughout his life, he had been told that the surface world was irreparably broken. Yet broken worlds didn’t have clouds. This thought trailed him…- 3.4 K • Completed
- James Alderon had never experienced true darkness. At least, not real darkness. The cavern sky above Alderian radiated with the consistent warmth of the Alder Sun, a golden orb hanging high above the valley like a silent protector. It never traversed the sky. It never waned. It simply shone with a steady, unwavering glow. Most individuals found solace in that reliability. James, however, found himself filled with questions. He stood on the eastern ridge; his boots firmly planted on the stone…
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- The Academy’s halls always seemed too immaculate. James particularly felt this on days when he struggled to concentrate on the lectures. The corridors were sculpted from gleaming stone, their walls interwoven with delicate strands of fusion crystal that emitted a gentle glow, reminiscent of sunlight captured in veins. Every surface sparkled with cleanliness. Every system functioned precisely as intended. There was no chaos here. There was no uncertainty here. Yet, James could not shake off…
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- The sky blazed for three days. Not with sunset. Not with storm. But with fire. Cities high above the clouds fell silent as the atmosphere turned chaotic. Oceans engulfed coastlines. Forests erupted into walls of orange flames. Satellites flickered out one by one, like fading stars. Humanity witnessed its own extinction illuminate the horizon. And beneath it all - far below shattered continents and boiling seas - something ancient stirred awake. Deep within the planet’s hollow core,…
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