The Parebant Saga

Prologue

Planet Earth is a beautiful, magnificent planet. One of a kind. It has so much to offer, so many things to see. It was a shame men were about to destroy it…

It all started two hundred and forty years ago, during the latter part of the 21st century. The third world war broke out. It had been simmering under the surface for decades, like a volcano ready to burst at any moment. And when it did, it was horrendous. More atrocious than any eyes, possessing the slightest ounce of sympathy, can bear to witness.

Greedy men ruling their countries into madness. So blinded by the hatred for one another, so consumed by the never-ending thirst for more power, they did not even see that they were slowly but irrevocably killing everyone’s future. They were killing planet Earth.

Nuclear bombs fell like raindrops in the sky. It was brutality on a newfound level. Insanity at its finest. It turned out to be worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. A doomsday of its own kind.

It went on for five years.

The consequences were shattering. Not only for humanity, but for our planet as well. Countries blown into nonexistence. Contamination of the very air one breathes made more than a quarter of the planet uninhabitable decades to come.

This had to end. Now.

An underground organization, developed years before the third world war broke out, came to the realization they had to save the planet, as well as humanity. It was an organization entirely made up of women and would always only include women. Men might be good with strategy, with skillful tactics and leading wars, but they had no heart. No compassion. They were going to destroy everything. The organization knew what had to be done.

Men should no longer rule.

Every woman you can possibly imagine were recruited to the organization. Wives of presidents and prime ministers, actual female presidents, female monarchies, rich women, poor helpless women, smart women, compassionate women, tactical women. They all joined because everyone believed in the cause. They believed the organization was the only savior for our planet.

The men were so busy fighting their wars, holding onto their pride in a death-like grip, they never saw them coming.

Within five months, over half of the planet’s countries had been conquered through hostile takeover. The more male-dominated ones fought back, hard, but eventually realized it was only a matter of time before the organization would win. Some countries admitted defeat and were smart enough to wave their white flags. The males in those countries were looked upon kindly.

Some countries tried to hold the female population hostage, not afraid to kill thousands of them, threatening to do the same with the rest. When they lost the war, they were not looked upon kindly.

Throughout all of this, the war and the despair, the worst was yet to come. Countries ruled with dictators chose a strategy of a different kind. When they realized they would lose the war, their country and their power, they only say one way out. With the help of the atomic bombs they had once used on their enemies, they now used on themselves. They killed every resident in an instant, believing their God would take them to their final resting place.

Planet Earth had once been inhabited by over 7 billion people. Once the war was over, only two billion remained.

27 percent were males.

The organization, praised by the extant female population, were given the name ‘Ku-Bau’. It was the name of the first recorded female ruler in history, from about 2400 B.C. She was said to have ruled for a hundred years and after her death she was worshipped as a Goddess. The organization was seen as the light at the end of the tunnel, the ‘chosen ones’ who would guide the remaining humans to a better world.

The highest leader of the organization, Emelia Everhart, the funder of it all, had survived the war and became the first new ruler. The Reginae of this new world order. It was decided her first-born daughter were to take her place after she turned fifty-five years old. They were smart enough to realize no one should rule in older age. The position was to continue to be passed onto the firstborn female of the Reginae, much like a monarchy.

To make sure, however, it would never turn into a dictatorship, the Reginae would rule with eleven other females. They were to be called the Elfens. These eleven females were chosen by the people in an election held every five years. In order to pass on any new law, the majority of the council had to be in favor of it. If the number of votes were equal, six to six, the Reginae’s vote held more power and whichever way she ruled would come out as the winning party.

As this newly coined society was settling in, the female population once more got to go back to work, education and so on, thriving in this kind, positive atmosphere. The males, however, had a different future ahead of them.

Males could no longer hold any powerful positions. They could barely hold any position at all. Those who hadn’t been killed in the war were quickly gathered up in colonies. After many, many meetings held behind closed doors of the council, it was decided that most of the male population were to become workers. They were going to work on the agricultural fields, in mines and such. Their living conditions were harsh, but they had brought this upon themselves. Now it was time to pay for the consequences.

Ku-Bau knew that men were needed for breeding purposes too. A woman on the Elfen council came up with the idea that some could become breeding partners to any female who would like to have them. And since they didn’t want to create a future filled with incest, they decided that once a female chose a man, he would belong to her for as long as he lived. These men were to be called Parebants. As it later turned out, a Parebant was the best chance any man could have at a better future.

To completely eliminate any traces of a previously man-dominated world, the Ku-Bau decided a few new words were in order. For example, the word ‘woman’ was replaced by the term ‘femella’, ‘femina’ if it was a child; ‘man’ was replaced by ‘unum’, and ‘uros’ if it was a child. An unum could become a femella’s Parebant, if he were lucky enough, and that Parebant were to call his femella ‘Imperare’. The organization wanted a fresh start, and this was how they decided they would get it.

‘Mother’ was one of the few words they decided to keep, since being a mother was one of the greatest gifts one could be granted.

The word ‘father’ no longer existed in their vocabulary.

With this new, fresh start, it was not only time for the organization to restore the human world, but to prevent our beloved planet from collapsing. Mother nature is a force to be reckoned with. She does not forgive easily, nor quickly. The organization decided they should take up as little space as possible, and so, several continents were left alone so their plants and biodiversity could grow wild and freely, could thrive and help our planet breath once more. It was a tough job, but soon enough, humans only occupied the continents formerly known as North- and South-America and Africa.

It took time. Time and patience. But eventually, eventually Ku-Bau managed to resurrect our planet. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased. The Median temperature sunk. The oceans, rid of plastic, grew vibrant and full of life. The North and South Poles regained their cool temperatures and were eventually covered with snow whiter than ever seen before. Biodiversity in all those continents thrived once more.

Two hundred and thirty-five years had passed since the end of the third world war, and had you lived during both times, you would not have recognized our planet. A planet where women ruled. A planet that was nurtured and respected, as it should.

This is the world today.

This is Planet Earth 2.0.