Inspiration:
This is a short and sweet tale that's been in the back of my mind for a while.
I can't find the original source for the image. It's another case of an artwork that's been copy and pasted across so many free wallpaper sites that it's hard to tell where it actually came from.
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It was supposed to be uninhabited,
the planet was too young to have any intelligent life. If that's true then why
are these stone temples here and more importantly why do they look long
abandoned? Did other spacefarers beat us to the planet? No that can't be it,
the structures are too primitive.
My mech hasn't detected any life
signs in the building either, except for small insects. I don't get it, what is
this place, and why is it so barren and lifeless? Every other inch of this
cursed bog is filled with nasty swamp dwelling beasts. Yet, this temple of all
things is ignored.
Is it protected by something? Did
the people who lived here grow a plant that warded off the local wildlife? Is
the area poisoned or toxic in some way? Were the people so dangerous that the
animals still instinctually fear them and everything they've created?
I don't like the look of this, and frankly,
I don't care to pry into this any further. I can only conclude we've made a
mistake in our assumptions about this planet. No that's not it, I want it to be
that simple. This pit in my gut tells me I won't like the real answer.
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Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy.
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