the Supernatural
will become natural
STAUNCH AMBITION
the GRAPHIC NOVEL
"Man's Ethereal Creation" - By Tyler Thull
Prologue:
A super X58-class solar flare erupts towards Earth, the equivalent of over a billion hydrogen bombs. The immediate paralysis of modern technology dismantles human civilization. Capitalizing on an opportunity to wage war, several nations plot their complete domination. Nations rage and walls tumble down to the point that desolation becomes the greater evil. This motivates the formation of a coalition that aims to restore and rebuild humanity.
As peace and balance are significantly restored, certain nations unite and work together to avoid another devastating cosmic tsunami. Support for this movement grew with such intensity it became the nucleus of a multi-trillion-dollar business called "Staunch Industries," where advanced technology has granted humanity tangible access into their own imaginations and beyond. With this revelation, humans can explore the realm of thoughts, memories, ideas, and emotions in ways only once dreamed of. Inevitably, the layers to this technology are more intricate and costly than first thought, and soon everyone involved is forced to confront an unexpected twist in reality itself.
A super X58-class solar flare erupts towards Earth, the equivalent of over a billion hydrogen bombs. The immediate paralysis of modern technology dismantles human civilization. Capitalizing on an opportunity to wage war, several nations plot their complete domination. Nations rage and walls tumble down to the point that desolation becomes the greater evil. This motivates the formation of a coalition that aims to restore and rebuild humanity.
As peace and balance are significantly restored, certain nations unite and work together to avoid another devastating cosmic tsunami. Support for this movement grew with such intensity it became the nucleus of a multi-trillion-dollar business called "Staunch Industries," where advanced technology has granted humanity tangible access into their own imaginations and beyond. With this revelation, humans can explore the realm of thoughts, memories, ideas, and emotions in ways only once dreamed of. Inevitably, the layers to this technology are more intricate and costly than first thought, and soon everyone involved is forced to confront an unexpected twist in reality itself.
Azarus, a prototype of genetic engineering, is a splice between human and animal DNA. Per the organization's protocol, Azarus and other worker clones are created without sexual organs to keep them isolated from other clones and humans. In the vein of classic science fiction, Azarus becomes self-aware and begins to ask questions such as:
Am I human or animal?
Am I male or female?
Do I have free will?
What does it mean to be human, animal, to be male or female? Do we have freewill? And if we’ve master an understanding of the cosmos then why is the answer to our purpose still more distant than the next galaxy?
Am I human or animal?
Am I male or female?
Do I have free will?
What does it mean to be human, animal, to be male or female? Do we have freewill? And if we’ve master an understanding of the cosmos then why is the answer to our purpose still more distant than the next galaxy?
Commander Rielle, one of the lead commanders on the “Ambition,” plays a pivotal role in the story. While children in this world are carefully conceived and raised through scientific procedure—genetic enhancement incubation centers (GEIC), Rielle was conceived naturally and destined to not receive the same social opportunities as her petri-dish counterparts.
Through her character arc of navigating between her birth and adoptive parents, we see the darker underbelly and larger social implications of Staunch Industries. At the same time, Rielle’s story propels us forward into the corporation’s future.
Through her character arc of navigating between her birth and adoptive parents, we see the darker underbelly and larger social implications of Staunch Industries. At the same time, Rielle’s story propels us forward into the corporation’s future.
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