"A long time ago, humanity was at the top of the food chain, its only enemies were itself. The fools of that time believed that people could put their differences aside and unite. We will never know if they really could, because at the height of individualism, when they were focused on destroying their own planet, aliens appeared. But when their presence among humans was discovered, it was too late. As a last resort, some humans hid from what was initially called extraterrestrials.< A species from another distant planet suffered from overpopulation, so they needed another planet to live on. They spent years studying space for a search trip, as a united nation. They had never needed weapons to fight enemies, but now for the first time they felt fear of the unknown. After all, in that place everyone was equal, everyone fulfilled their duties to society, but no one was exploited for it. So at the end of the day, everyone had the freedom to be unique and happy. Unfortunately, they could not control the population increase. The beginning of the scarcity of resources showed that the time had come to use all the knowledge acquired over time. of the centuries of Planet Jumaltt. Fear dispelled nightmares for everyone, but it also brought ideas of defense, with all possible technological investment, at every moment a weapon was produced for any dangerous situation thought of.
They had built the "αεροσκάφος" (aeroskáfos) a safe transport that would withstand a trip through space of at least three centuries. The chosen travelers said goodbye to their loved ones and with only hope in their hearts they set off. They were able to calmly analyze the neighboring planets, but they had not yet found the 'perfect' one to take, excited by the absence of problems, they traveled even faster, when without realizing it, they crossed the black hole Gaia BH3, thus entering the Milky Way.
There was the Beautiful Planet, how could they ignore it, standing out with its colors looking like a painting made by one of its artists, the travelers full of desire for domination already knew which would be their choice. Despite the euphoria, they did not leave caution aside. First, "αεροσκάφος" (aeroskáfos) entered the analysis phase, invisible to human technologies, they crossed piece by piece of the planet, increasingly interested, they named it "Ομορφος" (Omorfos), which means beautiful. When they realized that the constructions on that planet were made by some type of life, they became concerned, but before attacking, they decided to study and investigate that species. They camouflaged themselves with the appearance of the creatures and infiltrated among them, when they realized that they were not a united or even suspicious species, they created a plan. Half of the travelers stayed, built a structure to shelter themselves, and the rest returned to bring more Jumalttians to help with the infiltration.
The years passed and the infiltrated Jumalttinos understood more and more about those creatures, their languages and their way of life, and with that, they found them more and more horrible, because they knew that those beings could be their allies, because they were only different on the outside, on the inside they were quite similar, although they knew that this could never happen. The beings now called "αρουραίους" (arouraíous), hated each other, parents hated their children, children hated their parents, men hated women, women hated each other, they hated everything that was different, from skin color to different religions, they hated themselves, it seemed that was all they knew how to do, torture each other, the Jumalttinos would never expose themselves to that poison, so they had to end the source.
Unable to see the qualities of the "αρουραίους" (arouraíous), there were few of them indeed, they began their extermination, disguised the Jumalttinos had easy access to the resources of domination of that society, such as nuclear weapons, what creatures have their own means of destruction? These did, but that was not the problem, that weapon had the strength to destroy the entire planet, they would not risk the "Ομορφος" (Omorphs), they destroyed all the bombs, from the simplest to the strongest. At first they felt sorry for those beings, they didn't have time to improve themselves like the Jumalttinos, because they had always been slaves to their own social organizations, they didn't understand how they accepted that, how it was so difficult to make any change, in the end they no longer felt sorry, they felt they were saving those idiots from themselves.
The Jumalttinos were not violent, they also had no interest in killing in cold blood, they used the hatred of the "αρουραίους" (arouraíous) against them, with the power of the different nations that existed, they started wars, even without bombs. To avoid further damage, they created the "παραλυτικό όπλο" (paralytikós óplo), a weapon that took away the memories and feelings of that species, after being hit they became obedient and manipulable. Some Jumalttinos liked the idea of having an "αρουραίου" (arouraíou), and in a short time the planet was taken over.
Now we are in the year 0028, when the Jumalttinos came completely to this planet, the counting of the years began again, this is one of the many things that was changed, human culture was not completely destroyed, because I am still here today, in an ancient human library, writing everything we know about what happened, and I only have this information because some humans, before becoming fugitives, began studying the "extraterrestrials" and much of this research was documented in books and articles. Luckily, I was born in this great library, I am the son of a couple of fugitives, who were also the children of fugitive couples, and we are able to feed ourselves because food is distributed free of charge in various places by the machines created by the Jumalttinos. So why don't we live free? Fear, they are stronger than any of us, with their weapons, secretly, I have to myself that if we could communicate with them...well, this is not a book about my opinion."
In fact, my main objective was to remind whoever reads this that humanity, even though it is truly one of the worst species, was called humanity, not "αρουραίους" (arouraíous), and that the planet was once called Earth, even though Earth was not as loved as "Ομορφος" (Omorphos).
I close the book in my hands, I feel like I am making the same mistakes as my ancestors, avoiding change at all costs. Stupid humans...Enough stalling, Bartholomew, I think of a phrase by Goethe, which I read in a book: "A great sacrifice is easy, the small, continuous sacrifices are difficult." I cannot continue this life, in fear, every day I feel like I will be a coward who will accept a miserable life and for what? To guarantee a miserable life for an heir? Heir of what?
I'm tired, I'm going to stay locked up in this library until I die! I'll never know what the new world is like, without knowing who the Jumalttinos really are, how could I write a book about what happened, without knowing what the result was... I decided that I'd rather die trying to find the truth than stand around waiting for it to come after me. By the end of the night, I had already packed everything I needed, after all, I've always had only the bare necessities, fortunately, all my necessities fit in my suitcase. I left a letter for my father, in which I said goodbye and asked him to take care of the library, as I loved this house, I'm going to miss my old books, I don't dare apologize, because I know I won't be forgiven.
Since I left home three nights ago, I have been sleeping on the street, I can still get food easily, and I am learning how the machines work, they have self-recharging batteries that do their own maintenance and replenish the food when it runs out. I realize that the Jumalttinos, in addition to using the renewable energy of "Ομορφος" (Omorfos), have taken the "αστέρι" (astéri) energy that was in excess in Jumaltt.
One night I was woken up from my sleep by a shake. It was a Jumalttino, with cat eyes and dark green skin. He wore long clothes that resembled the clothes of medieval knights. When he saw my frightened expression, he transformed into his human form. He had very dark hair, green eyes and very white skin, highlighting his deep dark circles.
-Sorry if I scared you — said the Alien, with a slight accent that I couldn't identify. He looked at me curiously. -But what is a human doing sleeping on the ground in the middle of nowhere?
I swallowed hard, trying to hide my fear, but my body already reacted instinctively. Before I could control myself, I punched him and ran. My footsteps echoed through the empty streets, but I didn't get far. He was fast, much faster than me. In seconds, he was by my side, holding my arm tightly.
-You humans... — he said, with a touch of irony. -Always ready to fight or flee, even when there is no danger.
I struggled, trying to get free, but he didn't loosen his grip.
-With you being able to use the "παραλυτικό όπλο" (paralytikós óplo) at any time, you would also be afraid.
I retorted boldly, but my voice came out all out of tune. He let go of my arm and took a step back, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender.
-What are you talking about? The use of this weapon has been prohibited since the year 0008.
-So, why are humans still running away?
-Answer yourself. What is your name?
-Bartolomeu and you?
-Reggy D'Gaia.
-D'Gaia?
-That's what we call the inhabitants of "Ομορφος" (Omorphs).
-I'm writing a book about it, could you tell me everything you know?
-A book! What do you know about "it", you didn't even know about the "παραλυτικό όπλο" (paralytikós óplo).
-"The wise man can change his mind. The idiot never!"- I say, feeling offended.
- Immanuel Kant
-Do you know him? Besides speaking my language?
-Well, you really don't know anything. It'll take me a while to explain the bare minimum to you and since you apparently don't have a home, I can invite you to come back with me to my house, if you're not afraid anymore.
I watched Reggy, now in human form, with suspicion. I was tired of living in the shadows and alone, even though I didn't want to admit it, this quick conversation had already given me more information than three nights in the open air, but following an alien to an unknown place? The idea was insane.
-I accept, but I want to make it clear that I'm not scared.
He looked at me seriously, then turned around laughing. Without saying anything else, he led me further and further away. I knew I could have walked away earlier, but every time I tried, I remembered that if I went, I might not be able to find my way back to the library, ever again. Coming out of my thoughts, I saw a big difference in the environment, previously empty and abandoned, with only visits from machines, now it seemed like we were entering one of the old "urban centers", with a lot of movement of both living beings and technological creations, but I couldn't deny that everything was beautiful, the human constructions, like houses and buildings, were maintained, but now there were other unique houses that stood out, with a totally crazy architecture. When we passed a river, I paused my walk, just to admire the various marine animals swimming, the water was crystal clear, almost unreal, it was so clean.
-It's very beautiful... - I said, remembering the humans who were deprived of this sight, and as if reading my mind, Reggy said:
-The place where I found you is considered unexplored, that's why no one had found you yet, but now we're starting to explore it, I'm responsible for assessing the terrain, that's what I was doing there, and of course we know the probability of finding humans hiding in places like that, that's why we sent the "μηχανές" (michanés) of food, but we weren't in a hurry to search, because resocialization is a slow process. - He realized that I don't understand the intention of the Jumalttinos with the remaining humans.
-Search? I've been hiding my whole life from beings who weren't even looking for me. Pathetic. - I'm starting to realize how far from reality I was.
We walked the rest of the way in silence. When we arrived, I saw that Reggy's house was large and beautiful. When we entered, he made us a hot drink, "καφές τσάι" (kafé tsái). Then we returned to our discussion. First, I asked about the history of his species. He revealed to me that, in the beginning, they were probably beings very similar to humans, but with different reproductive genetics, as they were able to procreate with different animals, passing their genetic traits on to their children. The big surprise in the story was the creation of a new species, as the Jumalttinos were very fertile and were actually able to reproduce with different beings, including humans. They could mix their genes with those of humans. This created the Gaians, shapeshifting beings that can vary their appearance between human and jumalttina, in this case, Reggy was one. I gave myself a minute to process all that information, it was late, but I couldn't go to sleep without asking.
--How are humans seen by you?
-Well, we know that what they did to you wasn't right, and they're trying to fix it, but it will take time, the "επιστήμονες" (epistímones) managed to create a cure to reverse the "παραλυτικό όπλο" (paralytikós óplo), but they're still testing it, because you're very vulnerable to our technology. Socially, the humans we found were helped and given everything they needed to return to a normal 'life'. They are accepted and seen as Gaia, and they frequent the same environments as the other two species, so that they can understand once and for all that we are a nation that loves each other. But we still have many humans hidden away like you, who don't know what's going on;
With the answers I needed, we arranged a room for me and said goodbye because the next day Reggy had early appointments and I was going to go out into the city. I slept easily, I was genuinely happy with everything that was happening and especially because I was no longer alone. The next day, when I visited the city, I wrote down many questions that poor Reggy tried to answer during the afternoon and evening.
Every day that followed was important to me. I registered as a Gaia inhabitant, and I learned something new every minute. Reggy and I continued working on the book together, and one night I told him about the library and my father, and he promised to help me keep both of us safe.
Reggy got help from the ISPH (Institute for Human Safety and Preservation), which took my father in, and my fear became real when he showed himself to be a case of extreme rejection of the current world. Unfortunately, my father preferred to die than to live any other way.
I felt sad for him, but the whole situation started a life plan for me. I know that I want to help all beings in need to understand their own world, and why unity is the best choice. From that moment on, I confronted my past and returned to the library, with help, and renovated it. Finally, I realized my dream of reopening the library, which will serve as a reminder of our history, from all points of view, as long as I live.
"Now "Ομορφος" (Omorphs) is inhabited by three species and none will forget their origins, especially the Gaians, who remembered that human hatred and selfishness almost destroyed them. ''
I finish reading to Reggy and close the book.
-And what will the name of the book be?
--"The Nightfall of the Planet."
- "Óμορφο όνομα" (Ónoma ónoma).
-"Ευχαριστώ αγάπη μου." (Efcharistó agápi mou.)
Subtitles:
"αεροσκάφος" (aeroskáfos)= aircraft.
"Ομορφος" (Omorphos)= beautiful.
"αρουραίους" (arouraíous)= rats.
"παραλυτικό όπλο" (paralytikós óplo) = paralytic weapon.
"μηχανές" (michanés)= machines.
"καφές τσάι'= coffee tea.
"επιστήμονες" (epistímones)= scientists.
" Óμορφο όνομα" (Ómorfo ónoma) =Beautiful name.
(Efcharistó agápi mou.)= Thank you, my love.