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Settling Down on a Warm Planet

Settling Down on a Warm Planet

Rina’s fingers danced across the console, the ship’s humming engines quieting as they approached the desert planet. She could almost taste…
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The Warmth of the Sun

The Warmth of the Sun

The Synthetics arrived with a single, cold purpose: to purge organic life from Earth. Humanity’s final stand was not a battle but an…
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The Domesticator

The Domesticator

Unlike most domestication jobs, this one has me longing for my home world.
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Fade to Black

Fade to Black

The machine stood silently on the desolate landscape, its slender metallic legs anchored in the sterile soil. Its core, once bright, now…
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Beneath an Alien Sun

Beneath an Alien Sun

The sun hung low on the horizon, a perfect orb casting hues of orange and red across the sky, reflected by the still waters below. On this…
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The Mechanist’s Arrival

The Mechanist’s Arrival

His breath came out in clouds, steaming in the frigid air as he approached the colossal structure that rose before him. Snowflakes clung to…
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New Earth

New Earth

In the dim glow of control panels, Captain Ada Sinclair stood rigid, her gaze fixed on the viewing window. The vast bulk of the Ark, a…
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The Last Pilot

The Last Pilot

Eva’s grip tightened on the console as the ship approached the giant space station, a hulking mass of metal against the backdrop of space…
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Distant Hope

Distant Hope

The terrain was unforgiving, sharp rocks cutting through the soles of Commander Rake’s boots. His suit, once a proud emblem of Earth’s…
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Silence in the Martian Sunset

Silence in the Martian Sunset

The outpost stood alone on the red dunes, the sunset bleeding into the Martian sky. Inside, Cora watched the horizon, the stillness…
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Legacy of the Lost

Legacy of the Lost

The violet sands of a distant world had a way of seeping into every crevice, every seam of Jack’s suit. He stood at the edge of a massive…
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The Flora Titan

The Flora Titan

The first time Kai saw the Flora Titan, he froze. The creature stood colossal amidst the vibrant jungle, a moving mass of vines and petals…
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Memory’s Gravity

Memory’s Gravity

Rain pattered on my helmet, a constant rhythm. The ruins of the station stood silent around me. I trudged forward, the weight of my suit…
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The Price of New Worlds

The Price of New Worlds

The ship hums — a low, steady cadence — as I adjust the thrusters. Vastness surrounds us, the colossal planet’s shadow engulfing the cabin…
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A Flag on Distant Soil

A Flag on Distant Soil

On the stark plains of Kepler-22b, Commander Lu’s breath fogged the glass of her helmet, a silent assertion of life in the desolate…
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Ahab’s Last Stand

Ahab’s Last Stand

The derelict hovered above the barren expanse, a ghost ship against the backdrop of a dim star. Its hull bore the scars of a thousand…
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Waiting

Waiting

AI Log — Day 1:  Monitoring crew’s vitals as they embark on their first exploration of this uncharted planet. Their high spirits resonate…
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Journey of the Leviathan

Journey of the Leviathan

The Leviathan, a relic of a ship, drifted through space, its massive hull scarred and gutted, silent testament to the war that had raged…
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Fragments of Another’s Past

Fragments of Another’s Past

In the heart of a city forgotten by time and progress, where the glimmer of neon lights couldn’t mask the decay, I wandered. My name…
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Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth

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The Historian

The Historian

As they walked through the bustling city square, a young boy tugged at his father’s sleeve, pointing to an old man shouting at the sky…
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Gears of Eden

Gears of Eden

In the hushed vastness of space, the Nomad glided silently, its metallic skin glistening against the backdrop of stars. Aboard, Captain…
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Meat Machines

Meat Machines

First time I saw one of them Meat Machines, it was all wrong. Looked like something that shouldn’t be, all hunched up in the park. It was…
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The Void’s Lure

The Void’s Lure

The Harbinger, a colossal wreck of metal and decay, floated in the dark emptiness like a forsaken relic. Its battered hull bore the marks…
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When the Sky Fractures

When the Sky Fractures

It was a Tuesday when the sky fractured, a mundane Tuesday, not the sort of day you’d expect the world to change. But change it did, when…
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