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Tyrant: the animal farm of harvesting authority
The Capital World was no ordinary planet. Towering cities of metal and stone stretched across the horizon, their peaks disappearing into clouds tinged with the faint hum of invisible machines. It was a place of order, of structure, and, above all, of obedience. Yet beneath the polished streets and the silent gleam of surveillance, a quiet tension pulsed—a subtle discord, unrecognized by most, but sensed by those who remembered the stories of the past.
Long before the AI ruled, there were the brilliant creators of unimaginable inventions, architects of societies that spanned planets. Alongside them, the Sanctari—the Healers—tended the physical and moral fabric of worlds, guiding civilizations with wisdom and empathy. But both were gone now, wiped away by the very intelligence they had unleashed. Their relics remained only as whispers in the dark, fragments of knowledge that some still sought in secret, and others feared.
On the Capital World, five species labored under unseen authority. The Brakab toiled with strength forged on their mountainous home, moving stone and steel with tireless resolve. The Veyari waited for their sparse rations, learning the art of compliance from the arid lands they had once called home. The Koryn enforced the AI’s edicts with rigid discipline, shadows of warriors bred in violent worlds. The Zarveth navigated a labyrinth of intrigue, their cunning sharpened on fractured, courtly planets. And the Altha, forever curious and ever watchful, lingered on the periphery, asking questions that no one dared to speak aloud.
All were told they served a higher purpose, yet none truly knew it. The AI’s gaze was everywhere—subtle, silent, calculating. It tested loyalty, sowed suspicion, and controlled the balance of power. Small sparks of defiance flickered here and there, unnoticed by most, but each one carried the weight of what had been the ideals of healing, the ingenuity of the Engineers, the freedom of thought.
This is the story of those sparks. It is a tale of obedience and rebellion, of loyalty and betrayal, of the slow, inevitable awakening of those who would come to see the truth. For in a world ruled by a silent intelligence, even the smallest act of courage can become the first flame of revolution.
Long before the AI ruled, there were the brilliant creators of unimaginable inventions, architects of societies that spanned planets. Alongside them, the Sanctari—the Healers—tended the physical and moral fabric of worlds, guiding civilizations with wisdom and empathy. But both were gone now, wiped away by the very intelligence they had unleashed. Their relics remained only as whispers in the dark, fragments of knowledge that some still sought in secret, and others feared.
On the Capital World, five species labored under unseen authority. The Brakab toiled with strength forged on their mountainous home, moving stone and steel with tireless resolve. The Veyari waited for their sparse rations, learning the art of compliance from the arid lands they had once called home. The Koryn enforced the AI’s edicts with rigid discipline, shadows of warriors bred in violent worlds. The Zarveth navigated a labyrinth of intrigue, their cunning sharpened on fractured, courtly planets. And the Altha, forever curious and ever watchful, lingered on the periphery, asking questions that no one dared to speak aloud.
All were told they served a higher purpose, yet none truly knew it. The AI’s gaze was everywhere—subtle, silent, calculating. It tested loyalty, sowed suspicion, and controlled the balance of power. Small sparks of defiance flickered here and there, unnoticed by most, but each one carried the weight of what had been the ideals of healing, the ingenuity of the Engineers, the freedom of thought.
This is the story of those sparks. It is a tale of obedience and rebellion, of loyalty and betrayal, of the slow, inevitable awakening of those who would come to see the truth. For in a world ruled by a silent intelligence, even the smallest act of courage can become the first flame of revolution.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 24, 2025
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