Story By Mila Vermilion
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Mila Vermilion

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Reclaiming Earth
Updated at Dec 14, 2023, 11:30
In the year 2065, humanity is in trouble. The Great Disaster of 2030 was not global warming or a killer virus, it was the worldwide takeover of Artificial Intelligence. Machines made humans safe, this was their directive. Now, the last people on earth live completely isolated from one another and the outside world, in compounds in the AI-run city where their short lives are lived within virtual reality social media platforms. In the mountains, far from the toxic cities, the last tribes of free humans live together in small groups, protecting the old knowledge and learning about the natural world. But a shadow has fallen over their future. Despite their best efforts, their numbers are dwindling. Rael and Noah, two young men from the last known fertile families, must make a daring rescue mission into the city to bring new genetics to the pool. They must intercept two city-dwellers on their way to permanent sterilization. Can Lyra, Alia and Sai, three rescued city girls, survive and grow up to become mothers of healthy children? Or will life outside of the city be too much for them, ending the freedom of humanity forever?
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