In the dimly lit underground city, I had just finished selling my last can of food. Eagerly, I was about to purchase more slaves, when the bear gang leader approached me with his smelly body odour.Water was precious here; people wash their body once a year.His burly frame cast a long shadow as he strode towards me, flanked by two other gang’s leaders, their footsteps echoing in the small alley.“Alex, the fish seller,” he growled, his voice deep and menacing.“That’s me!” I responded with a cheerful smile.“We want you to take us to the fish factory. Can you, do it?” His eyes, sharp and probing, seemed to pierce through me, daring me to decline.“Sure,” I replied happily. “The owner already mentioned he'd be thrilled to have you all there. He said there’s plenty of food.”“Really?” he asked, scepticism written all over his rugged face.“Yes, take as many people as you can,” I urged, sensing their disbelief.The three of them exchanged looks of shock and disbelief. “Whatever,” one of
"Guys, please stop it," I implored, the urgency clear in my voice. "There will be no use."The spheres that had been hovering alongside each of the gang’s leaders and their members suddenly flared into a menacing red hue. "The host is showing harmful behavior. The security protocol will be launched," it announced in a dispassionate tone.Without warning, the spheres emitted a piercing frequency that targeted all guns, weapons, and harmful items. In moments, they disintegrated into fine atom dust, which the sphere then collected and whisked away, presumably to be repurposed as building material.The bear leader's and all gang’s members face registered shock, then eyes wide with disbelief and fear."In Eden, when you make a mistake, there are two options for you to choose from," I continued, my voice steady. "One, we simply expel you back to where you came from. Or, alternatively, you can e
"Show me where my parents are," I commanded the sphere with excitement. After long years, I was about to meet my long-lost parents.The sphere generated a screen for me to view, revealing a young man and woman, perhaps around 20 years old, entering the Eden Dome for the first time. They appeared bewildered and lost, their eyes wide with a mix of fear and wonder."Are you sure they are my parents?" I questioned, my brow furrowed in doubt. They were even younger than me. It felt odd, almost as if I should call them little brother and sister instead of parents."Yes, Master," the sphere responded affirmatively. "Your genetic DNA matches theirs perfectly.""But," I hesitated, scrutinizing the image, my heart pounding with a strange apprehension. "Send one sphere to them; I need to ask them something."The distance seemed vast, with our dome situated half a world away, creating a chasm between us."As you wish, Master."A sphere glided toward the man and woman in the distant dome. "Excuse
On the night the baby was born, the parents was sleeping soundly, unaware of the sphere descended to take a sample of the newborn's blood.It was painless. And the sphere quickly checked the DNA.As the results flashed on the screen, it not fit my DNA. But I saw a connection between myself and this baby—a sibling, perhaps.I didn’t now if I have messed up with the future or I still unborn in this time.Two years later, the woman I believed to be my mother was expecting again, this time a daughter. It was clear then that the baby wasn’t me.All I can do was waiting.In the five years since I came here, we constructed 76,910 domes worldwide, sheltering 500 million survivors from the once 8 billion-strong human population.The disparity was stark: some domes teemed with life, while others stood empty, their ecosystems meticulously engineered and automated, home only to selected wildlife.The advent of virtual exploration allowed people to survey these domes remotely, relocating if they f
I looked at the baby he was so cute, but I know I had to act. I dressed him in new clothes and wrote the prophecy about his future role in saving the world on the cloth. He was destined to return here, to build a dome for humanity and fulfill his fate—perhaps he had already completed his mission. I donned the wrist device and fashioned a smaller one for the baby, so we could travel through time together. But first, I had to ensure that the future would be free of problems. The spheres were set to manage the environment, programmed to halt their work when CO2 levels reached 0.04%. As for who would rule in the future, I chose not to decide. The people must learn to govern themselves; some were already training to use the spheres. I couldn't always be their deity; they needed to become self-sufficient. With the baby in tow, I prepared to leave this era, knowing I would never return; it wasn't my place. Together, we activated the high-frequency drive, propelling us into the fourth
Aurora Once, a sorceress looked at me and said, "You, parentless child, will one day become the greatest Luna queen ever. Never give up. Wait until you meet your Alpha, and your legend will begin. Don't worry; he will love you with all his heart. Remember, he will come to you, seeking you out. Just patiently wait, for his destiny is to become the greatest Alpha king ever." Yet, she died and I was still waiting.. “You lowly Omega!” She yelled to me. ‘It is really painful, hard to breathe, my organs inside my stomach feel like they're throwing up.’ Kneeling on the dirty floor of the dark valley, I locked eyes with Bianca, the Luna of our community, the most beautiful princess from the wealthy beta family, and a local model. “Why did you kick me?” “You lowly Omega, how dare you seduce my Alpha?” She was angry and kicked me again. This time she kicked my chest, and I felt my ribcage truly hurt, maybe broken. “You parentless bitch!” “I never seduced Alpha Nathan.” I tried to speak be
A man burst through the door, immediately asking, “Everything okay?” He found Rebecca, her gun aimed out of the shattered window, still firing several shots. The deafening noise was jarring to Daniel's ears. “Daniel! Alex, get father and jump out! They're escaping!” Rebecca shouted in panic as her plan to kill her father failed.The man hurried to the edge of the shattered window and peered down at the dark cliff below. "It's impossible to survive a jump from this height. It's over 20 meters," he assessed. Daniel glanced around and noticed a considerable amount of blood on the floor. "Did you hit both of them?" he asked. "I tried!" Rebecca shouted back, exasperated. "But Alex keeps throwing his damn body in front of Pop to protect him!"Daniel hugged the frustrated Rebecca and calmed her down. "Don’t worry, they aren’t going anywhere. I will ask our people to find them." *** Alex In the midst of the snow, I was carrying Roberto on my back. Both of our casual clothes were staine
"Are you genuinely asking, or just trying to provoke something?" Luke asked, his tone light yet challenging, seemingly unfazed by Ethan and his 11-member gang, all armed to the teeth. Ethan scowled and banged on the car with an air of arrogance, then stepped back, signaling for Lucas to get out. "I don't like your attitude. Out of the car, now!" Luke, unfastening his seatbelt, prepared to confront Ethan. "You're going to wish you hadn't done that, kid." "Stay in the car," I urged Luke, stepping out myself and weaving through the daunting, intimidating gang members who had a distinct odor of sweat about them to reach Ethan. 'Allowing these two stubborn men to confront each other could lead to a funeral soon. Why can't they just think logically instead of letting their egos drive? And yet, my simple dream remains unfulfilled – not one of these tough guys has ever thought to whisk me away to Paris and cover my travel costs.' Confronting Ethan, I asked sharply, "What are you trying to