started to cut their natural resources and utilized them to fulfill their needs.
With time, their natural resources started to diminish. They thought that they would think of an alternative, and they were able to create a few energy-efficient resources, but before they could realize the importance of their atmosphere, it was too late. The environment of Yalvok became extremely unfavorable. The entire existence of Taltics was one big question that no one could answer.
There were no natural resources to rely anymore. Their technology stood at the most advanced state, but with a limited energy source, they didn’t have any alternative left. The atmosphere has several adverse effects on the race too. Taltics were not able to flourish. The atmosphere made them hard to reproduce and no newborn child was able to survive the harsh environment.
They knew that they had to search for an alternative. After looking in the whole wide universe for some time, they shortlisted a few planets that had almost the same kind of environment as Yalvok, and decided to make one of those hand-picked planets as their new home.
But almost every planet that they selected had living habitats. They all were occupied by living organisms, a race of its own kind. Taltics had to make the tough decision. In order for their race to prosper and survive, they decided to diminish an entire race instead.
Chapter Two
It was a beautiful Sunday morning and Eva decided to wake up an hour before the usual time. She checked her wall clock and realized that it was almost 6 in the morning. She had always been a very carefree girl, who wanted to do almost everything and anything in the world. After completing her education, she decided to take a break and went to Europe.
She backpacked her way through entire Europe and stayed at different places for almost two years. In those two years, she would work part-time in a few cafes or serving places too. She would stay in a city for a few weeks, explore it as much as she could and earn a little while doing a job. She would meet new people and create some everlasting memories. When her work is done, she would pick some other location and go back.
After spending two years in Europe, she came back home to San Francisco, but the traveler in her wanted to explore more. She again took a break and decided to explore Asia, which changed her perspective. As she visited the Himalayas, everything that she had ever believed in changed entirely. She became an entirely new person when she came back and her priorities were completely changed.
People around her called it as a reverse culture shock. Some people said that she was enlightened, but whatever the reason was – she knew that she was an entirely new person. Things like money, makeup or having rich jewels didn’t attract her anymore. She would stay happy with her cream-colored lounge pants and her favorite long faded tee. She started finding peace in the little things around her – in the laughter of a child, watching the sunset and listening to her favorite music.
Nothing else mattered to her anymore. She was a free spirit and she knew there was no one in the whole wide world or the universe who could bind her again. She was limitless.
She smiled a little that morning and thanked the universe for providing such a beautiful day. She looked at the sun and the perfectly lit yellowish ways brought out the best of her hazel eyes. She had short brown curly hair and she would often leave them untied, hanging and be carefree. She never thought of getting married or finding a partner. She tried several times, but it never worked out. Finally, after interacting with several people who had an entirely different set of priorities in their life, she gave up on the idea of love at all. She believed in the existence of love, as she considered it to be the purest form of our emotions – something which binds the entire universe together, but she also knew that it was not the right time