El’Iaris slowly poured boiling water into an ornate mug. With the steam rose the slightly bitter, slightly sweet aroma of instant coffee.
Since arriving here, she had learned quite a bit about the world the mortal realm had become since she had last visited.
These mortals lived in a society suffering from food scarcity, and it was governed by three main sectors of power: the Capital, the Hospital and the Union. Humans now relied on housing provided by the Capital, a major corporation that originally dealt food produce. As scarcity rose, they fought to take over all remaining natural food production sites, and won a gruelling battle. Since then, decades had passed, and now the small, remaining population of humans vastly needed to rely on housing funded by the Capital. Even if the home la
