Earth didn't die in one day.
It wept. It begged. And when no one listened, it drowned.
Well, in their defence, no one ever believes the end is coming until the ash chokes their lungs.
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It started small.
The weather began to twist itself into strange shapes. Spring came in the dead of winter.
"STAGE ONE"
Overconsumption and overbuilding led to the exhaustion of plant life. The availability of oxygen became scarce while carbon dioxide built up in the air.
It became impossible to breathe.
But the people were advised not to panic. After all, this had been predicted long before it actually happened by scientists. "They knew how to handle the situation," they said. Breathing masks and air purifiers were issued as a 'solution' to a problem that should never have existed. People blamed industrial organizations and big corporations, although they themselves played a role.
But it's in human nature to be the first to point fingers and the last to accept the blame.
It took a few years to adjust, but eventually, it became the new normal, and everyone returned to their everyday lives.
That was until…
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"STAGE TWO"
Crops bloomed and withered in a single week. Animals perished due to the lack of crops to feed on. Food started becoming scarce worldwide. Because of that, the prices of the remaining food skyrocketed.
People started getting worried. People started getting angry.
Social media influencers were paid to joke about it to ease the tension. The news kept calling it "unusual seasonal turbulence." But the scientists knew.
Something had shifted.
Then the sea began to rise. Inches at first. But it was enough to swallow coastlines and wash away villages while politicians made promises on live television. Families relocated. Countries shut borders. Tensions rose.
Still... the panic was quiet. People clung to normalcy like it was a god. Schools stayed open. Markets ran. Birthdays were celebrated. And the world kept turning—
Until it didn't.
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"STAGE THREE"
The outbreak of disease.
These weren't just any diseases — they spread faster, were more vicious, more resistant.
Pharmaceutical industries hurried to create vaccines and cures, but the rate at which people got sick was faster than the production and distribution of any solution. Riots broke out over medicine. The government's facade began to slip.
This was when ORIZN first came forward,
They were a private tech company — the kind that made gadgets, virtual realities, and overpriced robots. They were also known for their belief in alien life. One day, a sleek press conference interrupted every global broadcast.
A woman in white stood before a shimmering globe of a planet that wasn't Earth.
"This world is dying," she said. "But we have found another."
Another planet?
People laughed. Conspiracy theorists had a field day. Instead of trying to save what was left of the world, some company claimed they had found a new planet to move to?
Laughable.
But ORIZN didn't flinch. They said they had a prototype ship, tested technology, and a planetary relocation plan. They claimed it would take decades to build the full system — but a small portion of Earth's population could be evacuated now. The most "valuable."
Doctors. Scientists. Engineers. Military. Innovators. Youths
And billionaires, of course.
"Humanity will not end. It will evolve."
That's what the banners said.
But people weren't buying it. Did they really think the public would be part of their little space adventure experiment?
The world rejected their proposal.
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"STAGE FOUR"
The Great War. It was inevitable — only a matter of time.
The tension between countries became overwhelming. Battles over food, healthcare, and resources broke out. Humans destroyed each other. Humans destroyed the planet.
Another planet?
Not everyone believed it. But fear has a way of changing minds.
When thick clouds of smoke covered the sky and major cities were tured to rubbles, people began to wonder.
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"STAGE FIVE"
When the Atlantic swallowed nearby cities in the span of a single night, they stopped wondering.
Suddenly, ORIZN didn't seem so crazy.
People began to apply. Desperation flooded their servers. But the selection process was… selective. Ruthless. Quiet. No public lists. No announcements. Only disappearances. One day, a family was there, the next — gone.
ORIZN called them "the Chosen."
But for the rest of the world, they were simply: the Saved.
And everyone else?
Expendable.
Since the ORIZN could not help them, they turned to the government as the last sense of hope.
But the funniest part? The government officials were first in line for the ORIZN project.
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Then the day came.
It happened fast.
Skyships emerged from underground hangars. ORIZN outposts lit up like stars. Armed drones patrolled the streets, keeping "peace" while evacuation began.
By then, Earth was already beyond help. Ecosystems had collapsed. Electricity was failing. Crops refused to grow. Disease spread like smoke in dry air.
Then came the final chosen. Politicians. Military leaders. Entire hospitals.
They were ushered into white cities — ORIZN zones surrounded by tall walls. The rest were told to stay back.
There were riots. Blood. Screams.
But nothing stopped the launch.
In the skies above a dying planet, ORIZN ships opened like metal flowers... and left Earth behind.
No messages.
No promises.
No goodbyes.
Just silence.
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The Earth couldn't take it anymore.
The ozone layer had been depleted. Toxic radiation flooded the sky. There was nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.
The world was engulfed in flames—
The world burned.
And it took everything with it.