hope

Stories tagged with "hope"

The Last Signal from Kepler-186f
The Last Signal from Kepler-186f

On a dying colony world, a lone communications officer receives a signal from Earth, a planet that was supposed to have been destroyed a century ago.
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The Rust-Walker's Lament
The Rust-Walker's Lament

In a wasteland of metallic ruins, an ancient AI in a decaying body seeks the last organic seed in existence to restart the cycle of life.
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The Clockwork Heart of the Wasteland
The Clockwork Heart of the Wasteland

In a post-apocalyptic desert, a scavenger finds a functional android that believes it is a prince from a lost kingdom, leading to a quest to find a city that may not exist.
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The Last Gardener of Mars
The Last Gardener of Mars

Centuries after Earth's collapse, a lone botanist on a dying Mars colony fights to preserve the last living seed bank, discovering that the planet's harsh environment has forced the plants to evolve a sentient consciousness.
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The Shadow of the Obsidian Tower
The Shadow of the Obsidian Tower

In a world where light is a physical barrier and the only safe haven is the darkness, a disgraced knight must escort a blind girl who can 'see' the unseen paths through the obsidian wastes to reach the Eternal Flame.
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The Clockwork Forest
The Clockwork Forest

In a world where nature has been entirely replaced by mechanical replicas, a young scavenger finds a single organic seed and must protect it from a society that views biological life as a chaotic disease.
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The Alchemist of Broken Hearts
The Alchemist of Broken Hearts

In a city where emotions can be distilled into potions, a disgraced alchemist discovers a way to synthesize 'Pure Hope' from the remnants of grief, sparking a conflict with a government that prefers a compliant, melancholy population.
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The Echo of the Last Star
The Echo of the Last Star

In a dying universe where light is a memory, a lonely scavenger finds a device that can replay the sounds of a living world, sparking a dangerous hope.
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