Alyd in Tantra's Fairy Tales by ADALBERTO ATONDO SAINZ - HTML preview

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The Martian landscapes around Elysium are far from breathtaking. large desert ful of rocks.

From inside the city dome I watch outside in hope of Tantraś space terraform program to take place so we can go outside with real nature and breathable air as there is on Earth. Last time I was surrounded by natural water and fauna was more than 15 years ago in my childhood. In the meantime, we wait patiently but I dream with green landscapes instead of red dead sights.

Nature for the mind I guess.

There are several Tantra colonies across Mars, Utopia, where we are, is the biggest. Brodel, our enemy, has some others and the other nations have a few ones as wel . The same day Black province was attacked on Earth, Utopia City fel for Brodel on Mars. As we are held captive I thought of some sort of complot to destroy the dome above us, keeping oxygen inside and asphyxiating every one of us before continuing being prisoners of the elves.

But I fel in love. I hate myself for it but I found myself weak and helpless under his presence.

The day they attacked I was at home. I live alone since my family is back on Earth. Sirens went off and hel broke loose. They say someone led them into the city. No one knows who or how.

They briefly shot and kil ed our military in a fast paced battle and there was no opposition thereafter. Battle lasted short and the city was in their hands in less than an hour. Silence. Then I met him. They entered every house and every building covering every corner there is. I was afraid to come out from my smal apartment when this dark elf came inside wearing a protection suit that covered al of him. I ran for my gun but he bubbled me before I could reach it. He left me there for several hours. He took off his helmet. Dark elves. The scary ones. But a man is a man and I could sense his desire. It kil ed my fighting mood.

My apartment inside Utopia is very smal . Located on the 5th floor, once you’re inside you immediately face a window to the front and a bed on the left. To the right you find a kitchen with a dining table and a door that leads to the bathroom. That’s it, I don't need more.

He said something in elf language which I do not understand. Then he lifted a little device into the air which grew into a spherical drone. They have their own version of Bee Technologies written in some strange language and characters I do not understand. He spoke to the drone.

Drone faced me.

“What is your name?” It said, I did not answer. I was mad at him.