Story and art by A. Jaecadin. V.B.
If I were to break into thousands of fractals,
Into infinite universes
Would you still see me?
Tell me to hang in there, as you’ve always done?
And when all seems lost—
Define me by the love that we’ve always shared if nothing else?
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A story about love and identity. What becomes of them when we lose ourselves to forces larger than us—even when our power lets us shatter worlds, yet we’re still not enough?
A conglomerate of planets called the Sooted Star Planet Network is stained with a history of stark inequality and bloodshed between a humanity split in half. When technology finally leveled the playing field between the half of humanity with superpowers and the half without, the two great sectors, Rokon and Risenen, could finally maintain a tepid peace. But when well-meaning labs began developing technology that could open gateways into the Wavelength Realm, promising a truly equalizing force for all of humanity, the hunger for power stirred once again. Now, factions in Rokon, Risenen, and even neutral zones strive to be first to harness the Wavelength Realm. Will it be a salvation or an unfathomable entity we die for, barely scratching the surface of its mystery?
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Disclaimers:
* This work uses an experimental neopronoun system.
* Currently a work in progress. New chapters out whenever I can find time.