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The Waymaker

April 20, 2018 5 Comments

The Waymaker
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Kaya’s ship entered its final orbit around Tau Ceti. At long last she could activate the portal, ending twenty years of solitude.

With a crackle, a doorway opened to the distant Earth. In came a man in a suit, wearing a smile. “Well done. You’ve opened up a whole new frontier for humanity. I can now remove the loneliness adaptations and restore your original personality, as agreed,” he said.

Kaya sighed. The woman who had joined up seemed distant and alien. The change might as well be death. “I’d rather go on another mission.”

The man nodded. All according to plan.

By Mikko Rauhala

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  1. John Asbill says

    April 20, 2018 at 7:19 am

    That was good. You did a good job creating a world while not getting too caught up in how cool it was to forget the story.

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  2. rauthor68 says

    April 20, 2018 at 9:06 am

    What happened?

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  3. Constanée Malik Hemedi says

    April 20, 2018 at 5:52 pm

    As a dedicated Sci-Fi fan I enjoyed this. Clever and concise!

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  4. throughthecolouredglass says

    April 20, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    Brilliant and crisp

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  5. Tracy Gow says

    April 22, 2018 at 5:12 am

    Shows how few words you need to create something compelling. Bravo!

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