/lit/ - Literature

In the unfathomable expanse of an alien universe, The Prometheus, a gargantuan ship, drifts silently. Its inhabitants: the last remnants of Earth's civilization, the Nefier. Born from a thousand years of relentless conflict on Earth, they emerged as the victors, their reward the ability to summon The Prometheus and escape the dying world.

This is not a journey of exploration; it is an exodus, an escape from an exhausted world, a quest for survival. The Nefier are not merely travelers; they are refugees, the last children of a weary Earth, bearing the scars and wisdom of a millennium-long battle.

Within the cold metal confines of The Prometheus, the echoes of Earth's past conflicts reverberate. Discord breeds in the claustrophobic corridors, tearing at the fragile unity of the Nefier. Yet, it is this internal strife that leads to a profound discovery - a cryptic instruction from their ancestors, a roadmap to their cosmic odyssey.

The truth that unravels challenges their understanding of existence. It is a truth as intricate and elusive as a virus, replicating and mutating, subtly hinting at the cyclic dance of life and death. Earth was but a nurturing cell, its purpose to prepare them, to thrust them forward into a new universe, a new existence.

As they approach Gaia II, a virgin planet in an uncharted universe, they must reconcile their past with their future, their struggles with their purpose. 'The Exodus of Civilizations' is a somber odyssey, a journey through the darkness, a testament to humanity's resilience and the relentless cycle of existence. This is not just about a civilization's journey from one planet to another, or even from one universe to another, but a voyage of transformation from the ashes of the past to the promise of the future.