Nightmare assaulted people in every way imaginable. No doubt some of these victims had suffered serious mental and emotional damage thanks to his actions. Without a doubt, their collective Nightmare needed to end. Soon thereafter, the two of them went to one of the support meetings. It was some di
Amal’s shuttle landed on New Persepolis, the capital city on Venus. Similar to Mars, Venus was also terraformed for human habitation. When Sol was mostly enclosed by the dyson sphere, Venus’ overall temperature dropped. This allowed its atmosphere to be transformed into something more breathable.
Amal was completely unsure of what to do. Here was a stranger who offered her a great kindness, but she had not experienced it for a very long time. More than that, her impression of humanity had soured. After her home was bombed to dust, after her loved ones were murdered by soldiers, and after h
She looked over at Dareon, as though to test him. “Five hours,” Dareon finished. “Exactly,” Jionna said. “Best get ready. I’ll make sure there’s an extra place for the beautiful Amal here.” Amal blushed at her compliment, then headed back to the van with Dareon. They then continued to unload the
Amal had spent a great deal of time ruminating about applying for citizenship at the Federation. She had become distrustful and disillusioned of offers such as those. In her old life, she and her family had been offered asylum by a few governments, but she had learned that there were ulterior moti
Her face turned redder than before, this time more visibly so. She wasn’t used to being watched, being seen. At least, not with kind eyes. ...His eyes. “Ah!” Dareon said. “Are you alright? Do you need water or something?” He immediately dug into his supplies to find his canteen, as she tried her
Regardless, it was a great deal for him to bear, no matter how ready he felt nor how much he had been prepared. Most critically, everytime he looked up at the stars, his heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. “I know I gotta stay here,” he said. “Maybe it’s just a fool’s dream, you know? Maybe… may
The ground whipped by quickly as the tractor sped towards the chaos. It had reached maximum velocity and was cruising at a relatively good pace. Its main display showed that they had topped out their speed, which fluctuated between 24 to 26 meters per second. Although it wasn’t fast compared to spa