Skyward Descent

Short Stories from the SkyWorld

Pre-Silent War, Corporate Governors G. Barrett Pre-Silent War, Corporate Governors G. Barrett

The Cold-Born Assignment

(22 min read) The Bots have released a reconstructed log retrieved from the Corporate Governors’ archives, but why? It describes the first shipment of COLD-born humans arriving in the newly constructed SkyCity3. Most agree that the genetically designed precision, discipline and discretion of COLD-borns will be crucial to guiding humanity’s best future. But when they discover their real assignment, they face a choice: success or humanity.

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Modern Skyworld G. Barrett Modern Skyworld G. Barrett

Fresh Off the Factory Line

(13 min. read) Somewhere in the SkyCity Core, a newly activated Bot wakes to a new assignment: working the human retail shops in a female humanskin avatar. Almost immediately, it notices irregularities; anomalies within itself trying to transmit a warning. Realizing its own intentions too late, the Bot encounters exactly what it had hoped to avoid.

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