#736 In Spite of Darkness- Alixa Garcia
The Suns have been quieted and the land has fallen into darkness. The humans have lived without solar warmth for eight years. Luminescent beings called Sol gatherers hide from them afraid they will be stolen and disappear forever.
“The Sol Gatherers were effected by mood—fear and love being the strongest emotions that could make their firelike skin radiate.”
Mikra, born on the first day of the war and at the beginning of the current darkness is a mixture of Sol Gatherer and Pattern Keeper. For generations the Sol Gatherers had flown together to different dimensions in search of suns and returned to share their magnificence. This time, however they have not returned and the child gatherers are without teachers and the lineage is in danger of being broken.
This could be a morality play about human disrespect and destruction of the planet, or it could be a parable about forgotten culture. Either way it’s a powerful story about hope and perseverance in the face of utter darkness.
Notable Passage: “…and like any movement toward an unfolding future, so thundered down the unknown hand of destiny.”
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