Earthen Series Part One**Follow Aija, Zuri and Ze, as they are plunged into the dark world of aliens who are working to destroy the human race and take over the Earth; as they are faced with difficult decisions regarding love, feelings, abilities, t...
----Aija is a Volunteer at the Pristine School at Innermost. She works along with Zuri and Ze, who are her friends. Aija witnesses a strange event one night – light emanating from Rez's body. The kidnapper is after her soul, next, but he leaves her alive and goes away. Another man finds her, he wants to take her somewhere else - Aija though wary of him agrees. Aija learns of the existence of the aliens – the Ytai. Also, about the R'ies and H'eon, Harvesting and Àvo from Etrie. Etrie tells her that the man, who Harvested Rez (Thieron), will now go after her. He tells her that the spy/kidnapper's name is Luka. Etrie asks her to work along with him.
---- Aija is invited by Etrie for a Harvest Stopping Mission. Aija tells Zuri about Quinn – she's to meet him as an order from the Leadership. Kuna, who works for Etrie, picks Aija up for the mission. Etrie partners Aija with Kuna for the night. Aija agrees to work along with Etrie on Harvest Stopping Missions.
---- Ze catches Aija returning early in the morning with two unknown men. He worries if she is doing something wrong by dating one of the men she is with. Ze decides to talk to the girls about it. Ze talks to Zuri about Aija – she too has seen Aija with the unknown man. Ze tells Zuri about his cousin Volt and his wife Remi. Zuri tells Ze that Aija likes him – he already knew. She also tells him about Aija's order of engagement.
---- Zuri confronts Aija about the men she'd been out with.
---- Luka and Nala talk – Nala admits that she really, really likes Zuri.
---- Luka trails Aija; is caught by Kuna, who speaks in a manner that makes it obvious that Luka's feelings for Aija is evident to all.
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****12.1 - Thieron****
He stepped out into the darkening fields.
The sun was setting, and the grey clouds darkened the whole place further. The strong winds blew, intertwining his hair with frenzy.
Thieron gathered his long straight hair and tied it into a bun as he walked through fields of maize.
Var-Inu surely had taken up residence in a weird place – or he could even call it brilliant. No one would ever suspect a maize farmer of being Ytèan. He was one among the many maize farmers who grew their crops in the Open Lands. No one paid much attention to the plague-infested Open Lands, anyway.
Thieron exited the fields, the many human workers on the farm nodding at him as he passed them and he reached the open mud roads; where two humans wearing breathing masks were walking, their tools in their hands. Most people in the Open wore breathing masks to protect themselves from the Green Plague and the poor air quality. The men stared at Thieron's unmasked face and continued on their way. Thieron didn't need a mask; he was from Ytèan, and the Plague steered clear of Ytai.
Most humans in the Open were aware of the presence of Ytai. The Ytai kept them safe from the Savages and Creatures – those affected by the radiations of the Wars – and in turn, the humans never spoke of them to anyone. The Leadership was unconcerned about those in the Open, and the humans there needed protection against the man-eating Savages and Creatures. Thieron had always found it a strange sort of coexistence.
Var-Inu had offered him dinner at the farm. Var-Inu never fed anyone who belonged to H'eon. Thieron was an exception. Thieron paid him twice the rate for everything and Var-Inu appreciated it. In fact, if Thieron could be bold about it, he would say Var-Inu kind of liked him and had a soft corner for him in his hard heart. The thought of anyone liking him went beyond his comprehension. No one really liked him; they feared him. On several occasions, he had wondered what Nala and Luka really thought of him.
Thieron made his way on the mud road thinking of all the information Var-Inu had given him. He had the latest news; all the time. There even was a rumor among the Ytai on Earth that he owned two gra'nya – messengers - from the old Ytèan world, who told him everything that happened.
His AIVIO Scroll vibrated. It was a text message from Alton Ivar.
'Come home.' – was all it said.
Thieron cursed loudly. Of course, Alton knew he was in the Open Lands. Thieron couldn't avoid him forever. He hadn't received Ivar's calls since he walked out after punching Dhor-Wo. He had even ignored the blonde Ytai's threatening messages. He had found out from Ba'diur that he had broken Dhor-Wo's jaw and nose. Luka had been delighted to hear that. Dhor-Wo had already got them fixed, but Thieron was proud of his work.
He walked towards the Mansion. It was a half-hour walk, but there were no other means of transport. A few people owned hovercycles, but that's about the only transportation that existed in the Open.
Thieron walked, all the time thinking of what Alton Ivar would say and do to him. Most of the time, he had no choice but to obey what he said. Alton had taken him in when he had no one and given him a life, despite the harsh treatment.
Thieron owed him, and Alton owned him.
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