Spire, Surge, and Sea

Inkosi inamanga. Onkulunkulu bayaphila. Edolobheni lokugcina labantu, elintanta endaweni yasolwandle yomhlaba wonke, ingabe uzolidiliza lonke ukuze uvikele izinkumbulo zakho?

I-"Spire, Surge, and Sea" iyinoveli yamaphupho yesayensi yangemva kwe-apocalyptic ebhalwe ngu-Nebula final Stewart C. Baker, lapho ukukhetha kwakho kulawula indaba. Isekelwe emibhalweni ngokuphelele, amagama angu-380,000 namakhulu ezinketho, ngaphandle kwemifanekiso noma imiphumela yomsindo, futhi igqugquzelwa amandla amakhulu, angenakuvinjwa womcabango wakho.

Phakathi kwamagagasi ayaluzayo eWorldsea kumi iGigantea, idolobha eliyisiqhingi elibiyelwe ngezindonga. Kuyindawo yokugcina yesintu, futhi iyinsali yokugcina yezinsuku ezidlule: ngaphambi kokuba onkulunkulu babe nomona ngokuqiniswa kwesintu; ngaphambi kokuba okhokho benkosi bathathe umthwalo wabo wokubusa; ngaphambi kokuba onkulunkulu bathumele isiqalekiso se-Rot ukuze bonakalise futhi sibhubhise yonke enye impucuko. Umlingo wenkosi kuphela ongasekela izinqaba ezibambe ukubola.

(Konke lokhu kungamanga, njengoba ngike ngakutshela ngaphambili. Inkosi inamandla okusula izinkumbulo zabantu ngamandla ezwi layo. Ibopha imimoya futhi ikhiphe imilingo yayo ukuze iqhubekisele phambili izifiso zayo. Gxila! Kumelwe ukhumbule lesi sikhathi!)

Phezulu kwedolobha kume ama-Spires aphakeme, amalebhu e-alchemy ezindlu kanye nemishini ephithizelayo yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu ekwazi ukukhiqiza ngokushesha yonke into kusukela ekudleni kuya kumathuluzi kuya kwezimpahla zokugqoka. Umi onqenqemeni lokuba umuntu omdala, uqeqeshelwa umsebenzi ozololonga impilo yakho yonke.

Kodwa manje i-Surge ehlubukayo ikhala ngokumelene nezikhulu eziqinile zomphakathi waseGigantea, ilwela ukulingana futhi isabisa ngokuchitha okuwukuphela kwe-oda owake walazi. Ingabe uzoma ne-Spireguard eqinile ukuze usekele ubukhosi futhi ugcine ubuqotho baseGigantea, ujoyine abahlubuki be-anarchist futhi ulethe ushintsho olukhulu, noma ukhulumele imimoya futhi unambithe umlingo wabo? Noma, uzozama ukukhuphukela phezulu njengeSpire uqobo ukuze ubuse idolobha ngokwakho?

Hlola izindawo ezingavunyelwe: i-Shallows elahliwe isikhathi eside, lapho umlingo we-ambient uguqule izilwane zasolwandle zaba izilo ezinonya; izinqolobane lapho imibhalo eyimfihlo iqopha khona ukungabi nabulungisa kwasendulo okulinde ukulungiswa. Noma, ungase ngisho ungene olwandle ukuze uthole ukuthi izindaba ezikusekele izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ziyiqiniso ngempela yini.

• Dlala njengowesilisa, owesifazane, noma ongashadile; cis- noma transgender; gay, straight, bi, asexual; indoda eyodwa noma i-polyamorous.
• Khetha indlela yakho ngokusebenzisa umphakathi wangemva kwe-apocalyptic: funda ubuciko obuyimfihlakalo bomlingo womoya, ubuciko obuchwepheshile bokwakha amatshe, noma isayensi ye-medical kanye namandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ngezithako ze-alchemical.
• Ukuxhumana ngenkulumo noma ngezandla; futhi siphile emphakathini lapho zonke izimo zomzimba, ubukhulu, ukukhubazeka, ithoni yesikhumba, kanye nobunikazi kuphathwa ngokulinganayo
• Zithokozise ngefestivali yemakethe yasebusuku ejabulisayo egcwele ukudla okumnandi; futhi udlale imidlalo emincane ethokozisayo.
• I-Dungeon-gaqa phakathi kwe-Shallows, ulwa nezilwane eziguqulwe ngomlingo-noma uzame ukuzelapha ekonakaleni kwe-Rot, futhi uzitholele isiphephelo nawe.
• Vikela ubukhosi, uphakamise ukuhleleka okumisiwe futhi uphakamisele iNkosi unkulunkulu! Noma yenza inkatho yakho nabahlubuki be-Surge, futhi ugumbuqele yonke into.
• Ngena e-Worldsea ebolile ukuze uhlole umhlaba ngale kwe-Gigantea—uma usekhona.

Lapho i-Surge iphakama, i-Spire ingaqhubeka nokuma?