Awaken Today

She looked toward the horizon. A needle of obsidian pierced the purple clouds, tethered to the ground by thick, glowing cables that pulsed like veins. This wasn't a world; it was a machine trying to dream.

The light didn't click on; it bled in, a slow capillary action of white against the void. Awaken. awaken

"System check," she whispered. Her voice sounded like grinding stones. She looked toward the horizon