Colony

By Ethan Sarem

Who or what are Homo differentia? They are alien to us, with grey skin and black eyes.
But if you look beyond differences, you might see yourself…

Homo differentia makes contact with a select group of humans, aiming for amicable relations.
But there are also monsters from the id out there, those who would invade them…

Within the colony humans and Homo differentia coexist, but not without liberation.
Freeing the mind of weaker impulses, like violence, is essential for coexistence.

He is one of these humans liberated by Homo differentia, who aims to become one of their own.
Untold power is unlocked from liberation, is it embraced with savagery and lust?
Or is it embraced with sapience and logic, like Homo differentia does for millions of years?

To become one of their own, he must release his sense of self and become one with them…
Can it be done?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780359785001

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Colony

Colony

Colony ©2019 by Ethan Sarem.

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-359-78500-1

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from Ethan Sarem, except in the case of brief quotations for reviews and articles.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and places are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, places, or things is entirely coincidental.

1. First Contact: The Alien Colony

Do you believe

we are not alone in the macrocosm?

…That’s a moot point, they’re already here

Somewhere in this world lies an open expanse, where they survive and thrive… Who are they?

They are entities with grey skin and black eyes, typical of an alien… As in, from a distant world

Yet they can pass as human,

if you look beyond grey skin and black eyes

you may see yourself

Few know they exist,

and those few are lucky to know them…

I wonder why they are here

They’re not here for conquest or enslavement,

as they’ve evolved beyond such things… Truth

I cannot reference these entities

without a proper name,

which makes me ask if they have one

They have a binomial nomenclature,

sounds familiar and foreign when narrated…

Will this do?

Hereafter they are referenced properly,

by binomial nomenclature… Homo differentia!

…I did say it sounds familiar and foreign, and

their existence has staggering implications for us

We are not alone in the macrocosm,

there is another form of intelligent life out there… Sobering

Speaking of, do we define intelligent life?

Or are we striving for an impossible ideal?

Ponder this

If we’re capable of progress,

we’re capable of retrogress…

No thanks to greed and stupidity

Homo differentia can pass as human,

which opens discussion among schools of thought

Some believe they are a human subspecies,

others believe they are an alien-human hybrid

Thinking they are both simultaneously works also, depends ultimately on individual belief

They are human-sized,

with an identical skeletal structure

of bones and muscles… Uncanny

Bones and muscles cannot fracture or atrophy, resilience of that caliber does not compute

I credit alien technology for making that possible, as anything is possible if you believe it is

Their limbs are identical to humans as well,

with five fingers on a hand and five toes on a foot

Regardless of whether they are human subspecies or alien-human hybrid, one thing is certain

Homo differentia is millions of years ahead of us, as species and society… Sobriety is called for

They’ve evolved beyond conquest and enslavement, and adhere to pacificism…

What’s that?

To phrase it simply, they do not fight without provocation… Seldom do they engage in conflict

But when they do engage,

they’re able to level entire continents…

You’ve been warned

Homo differentia has dwelled here,

cloaked to prevent discovery and contamination… Smart

Few of us make contact with them,

but the few who do are forever changed…

What am I saying?

Homo differentia mimic humans

in shape and sapience,

but are conditioned to avoid human error

I speak this not in error,

as their sapience is like a supercomputer…

It never makes mistakes

To argue au contraire is a mistake,

you’re wasting time arguing

with something superior

Homo differentia doesn’t view themselves as superior, as they do not conquer and enslave

Instead they spread throughout macrocosm,

and establish colonies upon planets suitable for life

…You might think they have few colonies,

but you’d be surprised… Life finds a way, they say

Yet they resemble you or me,

basic form remains unchanged

for millions of years… Yep

Believe it or not,

humans are the monsters from the id

for Homo differentia… What do I mean?

Humans are a weaker form of Homo differentia,

as species and society… Still tethered to weaker

We call ourselves intelligent life,

but pale in comparison to Homo differentia… Needs to be said

Not all of us embody monsters from the id,

and are given a chance by