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During the evolution of a civilisation from the primitive stage to its ultimate decay, it has been noted that the common fears and shared nightmares of the populace undergo a transformation process as well, as many things previously relegated to the field of fantasy are made into solid truths. The space age of Earth saw an ancient and ambitious urge finally being satisfied. Humanity jumped forward in exaltation as its primal speculation of reaching the Earth’s only natural satellite became a feasible endeavour- the dream becoming daydream, the Moon Age Daydream.

It is not always good dreams that come true, sadly.

On Mars, billions of years before the rise of mankind, the doom that haunted the Addivas’ sleep started to loom on the horizon. Until one day, two words marked the headlines on all Martian press.

FIVE YEARS

Mars was really dying, and everyone knew the scientists weren’t lying when they said that all had failed. Many chose to spend the last five years of the red planet in contemplation of love, and peace; but those who did not were still in the number of millions.

In five measly years, Mars saw two world wars break out for the control of the scarce water reserves, while the third was fought over oxygen. The rust deserts were roamed by solitary refugees on the run from the bellicosity of the urban environments, but they were not alone for long. As the few survivors grew more and more desperate, any organic form passed to be considered a potential source of water, and the Strawlings were engineered. They hunted down water, be it a forgotten oasis, or the body of a wandering dowser. Eventually, they were consumed by the sun’s radiation barrage, too, remaining only as a memory in the mind of the handful of survivors who escaped the moribund planet by transcending the plane of matter and spacetime. Still the Strawlings haunt their dreams, waving their syringed hands in the gild of a malevolent sun.

Wages: full body shaded+bust shaded+complex background+332 words+20$ bonus= $165

Description

During the evolution of a civilisation from the primitive stage to its ultimate decay, it has been noted that the common fears and shared nightmares of the populace undergo a transformation process as well, as many things previously relegated to the field of fantasy are made into solid truths. The space age of Earth saw an ancient and ambitious urge finally being satisfied. Humanity jumped forward in exaltation as its primal speculation of reaching the Earth’s only natural satellite became a feasible endeavour- the dream becoming daydream, the Moon Age Daydream.

It is not always good dreams that come true, sadly.

On Mars, billions of years before the rise of mankind, the doom that haunted the Addivas’ sleep started to loom on the horizon. Until one day, two words marked the headlines on all Martian press.

FIVE YEARS

Mars was really dying, and everyone knew the scientists weren’t lying when they said that all had failed. Many chose to spend the last five years of the red planet in contemplation of love, and peace; but those who did not were still in the number of millions.

In five measly years, Mars saw two world wars break out for the control of the scarce water reserves, while the third was fought over oxygen. The rust deserts were roamed by solitary refugees on the run from the bellicosity of the urban environments, but they were not alone for long. As the few survivors grew more and more desperate, any organic form passed to be considered a potential source of water, and the Strawlings were engineered. They hunted down water, be it a forgotten oasis, or the body of a wandering dowser. Eventually, they were consumed by the sun’s radiation barrage, too, remaining only as a memory in the mind of the handful of survivors who escaped the moribund planet by transcending the plane of matter and spacetime. Still the Strawlings haunt their dreams, waving their syringed hands in the gild of a malevolent sun.

Wages: full body shaded+bust shaded+complex background+332 words+20$ bonus= $165