The Eden Sky (National Novel Writing Month)
By Charon
A story for National Novel Writing Month
Synopsis
On an expeditionary journey to the nearerst habitable planet, the
crew learn the devastating secret that Earth has been destroyed by a
global war that has raged as everyone slept.
As they make landfall on New Eden and start building a society, new
scars form when old allegiances rise to the surface. A society that is
supposed to be formed from the brighest and best humanity has to offer
might collapse under the weight of the knowledge that everything they
know, everyone they love and every hope of future they had is gone.
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The Eden Sky - Part 1 - A Less Than Graceful Wakening
A shrill hiss of air woke Mila from her dreamless slumber as the cryo-pod she was encased in rose from its bay and greeted her with the bright,...
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The Eden Sky - Part 2 - Old Friends
Mila looked around and noticed that Alistair and Alexa looked pensive. A twitch of the jaw and the occasional glance at the floor. She’s worried...
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The Eden Sky - 3 - An Auspicious Day
Alexa held her chin in her hands, a strained look crossing her face as an audible 'Hmmmm' permeated the space. "Alright people, can we have your...
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The Eden Sky - Part 4 - A Secret Coven
The Crowd was silent again. A bubbling murmur began to rise in pockets of the audience. Some sounds of stirring and of mechanical lights being...
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The Eden Sky - Part 5 - The Aftermath
Each group of scientists filtered back to their appropriate meeting hall designated by a shipwide colour scheme, corresponding light paths seaming...
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