The New World Saga

       Chapter 2  The Fall from Grace. The world wasn't supposed to scream. Not like this. Not a dozen different screams all at once, each one a different shade of raw, uncontained panic. My personal transport unit, a marvel of clean energy and frictionless motion, shuddered to a halt. The air filled with the acrid, coppery scent of blood, a smell that had no place in this perfect world. Just a moment ago, I had been enjoying the familiar comfort of my brother’s quiet company. The sun was setting perfectly. The city was glowing. This had to be a malfunction, a system-wide glitch that would be corrected any moment. The holographic monument to Light, our creator, our guide, our world’s golden architect, had just flickered out of existence, replaced by a grotesque, jagged image. My mind, trained for efficiency and flawless logic, immediately began running diagnostics. This was a system-wide failure, a total corruption of the public display network. The sight of tha...

 Ice and Sophie fighting off the swarm of demon bugs.

  Thomas, Sophie, Edwin, Luke, Snake early look. As they are still young in there journey to redemption.

Chapter 1        The Perfect World The air in prosper city  tasted of fresh-cut grass and the sweet scent of hydroponic gardens. Everything was clean, quiet, and efficient. I stood on the corner of what used to be a busy intersection, now a serene pedestrian thoroughfare, watching the world move with a grace I could never seem to muster. People strolled by with genuine smiles, their faces illuminated by the gentle glow of the city’s smart-grid. It had been decades since the world had known conflict, since Light had unified the globe and promised an era of unprecedented peace. For my younger brother, Edwin, this was a world he was born to thrive in. Edwin glided to a stop beside me on a personal transport unit. He wore the crisp, unwrinkled uniform of a high-ranking city planner, a position he had earned with his brilliant mind and charismatic personality. Edwin was a favorite of the local governance committee, a shining example of what Light's per...