Chapter 1
It is funny how you do not miss things you never had. I was born into a world where there are only Four Powers in rule: the Vampurin, the Wolverine, the Fea, and the Fairy. The Four Powers have divided the world in to four main sections and while they are not technically at war with one another they do like to stay as far away from one another as possible. I was born in a colony where the Four Powers keep humans like myself. That is unless you have a talent that they wish to have in their employ.
While we are confined to a small section of the world compared to their territory it is big enough for us to live comfortably. Life was not always this way though; once humanity was in charge and ruled the earth while the Four Powers stayed in the shadows. That is until they decided that they would no longer sit back, and watch humanity destroy itself and the planet. That was a hundred years ago. At the end of the great war between the humans and the Four Powers, the remaining humans who where left where given an ultimatum. They could live in peace under the rule of the four powers or they could be banished to the far southern reaches of the world where ice and snow would rule them. Many of the half million humans still alive chose to take their chances in the fringed south, while others chose to stay and live under the Four Powers rule. To this day no one knows what happened to those who chose exile. For the rest a new system was set up. The remaining humans where placed in a part of the world where we could farm, mine, and other areas of work. All electronic means of communication, entertainment, and even light where destroyed. Cars were forbidden. The four powers said that if there was anywhere you need to go you could get there either on foot, horse, horse and carriage, or ship. The Four Powers were all very connected to nature, the earth, and the elements, they decided that humanity should get back to a simpler time.
All of this was long before my time on this earth, nearly seventy years before I was born. The world I was born into was lush, green, and the air is pure. I was born in the center most county of the portion of the world humanity was given. From a young age I was sent to the best schools, given the finest education, and even taught to speak the main languages of the Four Powers. Even though at the time I did not know why I had been chosen to be given such a good education I enjoyed it, especially history and writing. Last week though I was told that my education had reached such a level that I was now ready to be tested and see if I would be chosen to work for one of the Four Powers or stay here in what they called the Land of the Humans. Part of me is excited for this next chapter of my life, another part of me though is scared. If I am chosen to work for one of the Four Powers, I will never see my family again. My life will change forever.
A note from the author:
Hello Readers,
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of A Future to Call My Own. This story has been in my head for some time and I have finally decided to write it down and share it. Chapter two will be coming soon. Thank you for reading.
Fantasy
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I like your world-building! Your details surrounding how humanity entered such a green, fantasy dystopia is a cool step away from the grittiness of the ones we typically see. I hope you delve further into the Four Powers and their current relationship with humanity later on (and vice versa), because it’ll be interesting to discover how the power dynamics swapping as they did shook things up in-universe!
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. Creative critiques is one way we improve in anything we do. I will be delving further into the Four Powers in the future so keep reading. I will be posting the next chapter shortly.