Chapter 1 - The New World
Zeekith and Vorthak disappeared.
No portals.
No explosions.
No grand escape.
They simply left.
They found a galaxy neither of them recognized.
At the edge of it was a small planet.
Blue oceans.
Massive forests.
Floating mountains.
Two moons.
No wars.
No civilizations.
No signs of intelligent life.
Perfect.
Zeekith landed first.
He looked across the landscape.
“We could stay here.”
Vorthak stared at him.
“Stay?”
“For once.”
Vorthak laughed.
“You believe we can have a normal life?”
Zeekith looked at him.
“No.”
He smiled.
“But we can try.”
Vorthak looked across the planet.
After everything they had survived…
He finally nodded.
“Fine.”
They built a home.
Nothing extravagant.
A large stone structure overlooking a valley.
Zeekith planted trees.
Vorthak built the walls.
Zeekith complained that Vorthak made everything unnecessarily large.
Vorthak responded that he was twelve feet tall.
They argued.
They laughed.
They hunted.
They explored.
And slowly…
They became something neither of them expected.
Friends.
Not completely.
Vorthak still threatened to kill Zeekith occasionally.
Zeekith still reminded Vorthak that he couldn’t.
But there was trust.
Real trust
