Seven Woodland Tales: Ivar Teak

Chapter II: Seven and One

8000 years ago, the Prophet gave birth to eight children. She named them after her trees, and told of a future she willed into existence. Seven followed her doctrine. One paid the ultimate price. After a war that almost broke the world, the entire Teak family was exiled to Lunar. A barely habitable moon. Only half made the journey. The ones that survived endured 7000 years of suffering, just because they didn't fall in line. Ivar Teak was the first member of his family to breathe the air of his ancestral planet in what felt like eons. He was sent ahead of the fleet. His mission was imperative for their mutual success. With the weight of the world on his shoulders, he ran.