Graphic Novel
In the kingdom of Litty there exist
myriads of fortified structures that tether underground metropolises through a
conglomerate maze of living oceanic threads. They swirl and sprout above sea
level to form lush land spaces with endless forests and jungles and mountains,
ridges and ledges and vistas as far as your mind can reach. The trees reach up
and up; one particular patch have grown taller than anyone has lived long
enough to discover a summit. Each piece of our planet arranged to unite all
other embankments to its core. This
bonded compound is how the creatures of our universe commune, commute, and
survive. There is only one unbendable rule here: Once you leave Litty, you can never
come back. The only portal out is a black hole vortex exit with suction so
fierce - if you attempt resistance, it rips your flesh off and scatters your
bones. We are free to roam and frolic with the condition that we wear these
weighted ankle cuffs. They ensure we are safely anchored here using a
magnetized cut from the terrestrial core.
Back when my family first touched down,
these lands were divided; barricaded by obstructions between atmospheres. When
the last of the fossil fuel vapors burned up on Earth, humans didn’t know that
by utilizing solar power - they drew potency from the star known as the Sun and
one day it just collapsed to ash. My name is Litos and my kind arrived here on
a drifting phantom orb that flaked from the soot of that Sun speck some 3.5
trillion cycles ago. It is my responsibility to ensure protection for sacred
entities to travel amongst our tunnels and continue to allow unrestricted
access to all beings. Seemingly easy right? Not quite. You see, evil lurks in
the souls of some. I would know. I am cursed with the dreaded thirst. I simply
cannot stray from the waters of our coast. This burden is mine and mine alone.
Once the thirst takes over, I am blinded with the urge to consume. I devour
everything on my quest back to the deep.
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