Spatium Upended--A Trilogy Read online

  Frîûñ-œ was the second-largest moon by sheer size, though located on its outer orbit, and fifth-place from Žøêrhâ. It had a very unique electric blue glow, visible from Žøêhrâ that captivated the night sky when fully visible.

  Ç1ñkâ-œ was the smallest of Žøêrhâ’s moons and was located midway—fourth—from the planet. Its unique light green atmosphere and rock laden surface made for a more colorful display of colors during a full moon.

  Î0mñâz-œ was the second closest moon to Žøêrhâ. It was also the brightest with its silver-colored mountains and surface soil. Unlike the other moons, Î0mñâz-œ was believed to have splintered off Žøêrhâ as the uncanny similarities between their soil composition and geometric properties were inescapable.

  The farthest of Žøêrhâ’s moons was Qrœzø-œ. It was also located on the outer orbit and required thirty-five days to complete an orbit.

  The unique evolution of the avian humanoid race known as the the Êlkâr, which colonized the planet had allowed it to harness the electromagnetic properties that they discovered, linked Žøêrhâ and her moons. This groundbreaking finding some tens of millions of years prior, opened up their civilization to the secrets of the Universe, as they later coined it. Its laws of physics derived from this simple yet profound phenomenon.

  Its research and findings around astronomy, astrology, quantum mechanics, applied mathematics, calculus, geometry, and philosophy, were underpinned on the disclosure of the inherent electromagnetic properties that abounded in the Cosmos and the interactions amongst the celestial bodies that painted the void in the hñêø Nebula and beyond.

  This invisible link permeated even their understanding of time. For the average Êlkâr, time was not considered a universal concept. It rather resolved as a personal conclusion and truth.

  While the œlêvâ universally held as the unit of time, that was where the similarities ended. It was restricted to one moon at a time. This phenomenon meant seconds—qlêvâ, minutes—tølêvâ, days—ÿlêvâ and years—mûlêvâ on the planet were determined by how long it took each moon to complete an orbit or a moon phase. A day that was measured based on Ç1ñkâ-œ’s gravitational and electromagnetic interfacing metrics was different in length and œlêvâ—lunar time—from one based on Qrœzø-œ’s or Vøhçû-œ’s.

  Every Êlkâr received and processed electromagnetic information from their sun and moons uniquely. Their unique cellular make-ups absorbed this information at varying wavelengths and spectrum intensities. This complex algorithm was what determined the time for that particular Êlkâr.

  Whenever a meeting was scheduled, the attendees would submit their varying numerical values for time. This information was then computed in each of their brains for a universal time value for that particular engagement. It was a detailed and exact process and took place in nano-seconds of timeframe, like engaging a reflex or subconscious action.

  An ÿlêvâ which was the unit of time equivalent to a day, was derived from the aggregate numerical value computed from the intensity of electromagnetic force field relayed from the sun to the Žøêrhân surface relative to its gravitational pull, during the particular moon phase in question. This meant, each day on Žøêrhâ was not only unique unto itself but also distinctly different in its Cosmic eccentricity.

  The differences in the sizes of the moons likewise greatly affected how they interacted with one another and, by inference, with Žøêrhâ. All but the smallest of the moons, Ç1ñkâ-œ, had a tidal lock with Žøêrhâ. The sheer force of the gravitational pull from the other larger moons was such that Ç1ñkâ-œ’s rotational speed far outpaced its orbital velocity. This occurrence made for a distinct lunar phase, replete with colorful displays from its active surface soil, rock formations, and topography.

  The atmosphere on Vøhçû-œ, like the six other moons, had been restored, albeit artificially, for over a millennium, prior. They achieved this by a simple yet highly complex space engineering feat. Significant metal alloys on the lunar surface, acting as charged magnetic particle reflectors, were used as shields against the harmful solar flares from Vrâê and space in general.

  These uniquely Žøêrhân alloys also converted harmful solar flares to a cocktail of gases such as hydrogen, helium, and argon. Centuries later, the lab-engineered atmospheric gases were allowed room to condense and then form unique magnetospheres. These then allowed the Êlkâr space stations and also a few die-hard Êlkâr to migrate and live on the moons.

  Theirs was indeed an accomplished, type-II, multi-planetary civilization.

  Besides the Êlkâr, over a billion life-forms developed, evolved, and thrived on Žøêrhâ, ranging from microscopic single-celled micro-organisms to other avian life-forms with complex neurological systems and highly developed cerebral capabilities.

  Mountainous terrain dotted thirty-five percent of the planet’s surface, replete with diamond-like rock formations and other types of crystals.

  The crimson red light rays from Vrâê bouncing off the crystal mountains reflected into an array of piercing light spears from far away in space. It was widely believed that this phenomenon protected the planet from extraterrestrial invasions and also helped redirect large asteroids and harmful ultraviolet rays from directly slamming the surface.

  Another twenty-seven percent of the planet’s landmass dotted with flora and fauna. A uniquely Žøêrhân eukaryotic-silicon based plant and avian life-form evolved on the world and on its moons where they had set about restoring the atmospheres that were either too thin to sustain any type of life-form or were nonexistent. On Žøêrhâ, several forests of colorful fungi, mushrooms trees, towering in some instances, up to eighty-four feet in height and micro-organisms such as yeasts, algae, and other cytoskeletal microbes, evolved over several millennia.

  These algae and mushroom forests sprung up with colorful buds, while their heptagon-shaped trunks had a crimson red suede-like exterior.

  The avian life-forms that roamed the forests also evolved from an army of single-celled eukaryotic organisms bonded together and adopting silicone—a commonly available element on the planet and its moons—to form a unique host and exoskeleton. The resulting organism was a cross between crustaceans and soft-bellied worms. Their internal organs also evolved to support life on this unique anatomy and ecosystem.

  These avian life-forms evolved along the same lines to develop a single retractable and transparent wing that formed part of their anatomy which, at rest, was tucked away into the entire length of their equally transparent-vertebrae. The striking force of the atmospheric pressure on the planet made this an evolutionary necessity. They were mostly covered in a colorful array of bright feathers, making for an elegant-looking flight.

  A billion other life-forms evolved from the same eukaryotic-silicon bond and thrived in the lakes and rivers. The water-based life forms all had transparent abdomens that revealed their intricate vertebrae and internal anatomy.

  An eel-like creature sprung up three heads that also doubled as its eyes. Another large creature sprung a dozen fins that also doubled as feet when the amphibious creature came ashore.

  Žøêrhâ was a pear-shaped planet with its wider part being the most populated and inhabited. Amongst other unique characteristics, its odd shape and irregular but yet elliptical orbit is thought to be responsible for the planet’s atmospheric gravity, which presented a dual, horizontal, and vertical magnetic pull on the celestial body.

  The North and south poles of the planet were uninhabited tundra wastelands where it rained sheets of silicon ice spears most of the mûlêvâ.

  A chain of rivers, lakes and other smaller water bodies, dotted the planet and, in the case of its poles, occurred in the form of scenic frozen lakes. The bright orange liquid water smelled like freshly baked confectionery and was surrounded by the planet’s colorful rock formations made from diamond-like, clear silica crystals.

  The chemical composition of the water on Žøêrhâ was N2P—two parts nitrogen and one part Pjôçzî, a gas similar in chemical characteristics, properties, and behavior to Oxygen that was unique to the planet and bioengineered on all of its six moons. This gas was responsible for the bright orange coloration and, to a large extent, the odor of the water on Žøêrhâ.

  With the non-existence of any oceans or large concentrated water bodies, the relationship with water played a significant role in determining socioeconomic outcomes among the planet’s life forms. The Êlkâr race dominated the other life forms and instituted a complex and highly sophisticated sociocultural system based on universally accepted and empirical truths found in science.

  The avian life-forms basic anatomy was as follows; the avian humanoid Êlkâr race evolved as two distinct subspecies. The male and female genders had all the internal and external organs necessary for procreation. These were known as the Êlkê. There were also the second subspecies group of male and female gender, known as the Êlkên. They did not inhibit any specific internal or external organs that supported procreation.

  Êlkên were conceived and born alongside other Êlkâr population by normal child-bearing Êlkê females, or at least that was what they believed to be accurate. Whenever this occurred, the infant Êlkên were immediately removed from their Êlkê parents and raised in particular Êlkên-controlled institutions that seasoned Êlkê nurses mostly ran.The same Êlkên made up the ranks of the elite class that controlled the government, defense, industrial, scientific research, space and the socioeconomic landscape in general.

  The Êlkâr anatomy, without its external protective sheath, was uniquely suited for life on Žøêrhâ and its moons.

  At the top of its bird-shaped anatomy stood the enigmatic-looking, æńê. The same organ functioned as the head, single eye, and brain. It was a clear and transparent hep
tagon-shaped shell made from a translucent, rigid, silicate membrane.

  Nestled inside the shell was a single, large, transparent iris, which at rest was shielded by a dense, orange, cloudy substance that gave way and revealed the imposing iris, each time the Êlkâr glanced at a target object.

  Because the Êlkâr iris also doubled as their brains, the cells that made up the eye were the same ones that birthed the neurons responsible for the advanced level of thought that this flourishing civilization had thus far exhibited. In Êlkâr folklore, the phrase, the mind’s eye, denoted a factual statement.

  Right below the æńê, the anatomy continued to a soft velvety necklace-type belt, made of the same eukaryotic-silicon based exoskeleton which was the primary compound in the Êlkâr skin membrane. This belt, which was the organ responsible for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic wave signals, encapsulated the lower circumference of the æńê. Likewise, this organ facilitated communication and interaction through a static-electric type, vocal-less hum-speech system.

  Below this organ rested a curved, beak-shaped, single nostril that flushed onto a chest cavity.

  Emerging from both sides of the stoic chest area were a pair of and long and wiry arms, which retreated entirely into a breast-like sac. Two long and equally wiry legs supporting an average height of about twelve feet tall also retreated during rest into a sac-like membrane at the torso’s base.

  Their skin color varied in tone from a semi-transparent turquoise tint to a fully lucid hue of the same color revealing all of its internal organs in their complexity.

  The turquoise blood streamed relentlessly from the æńê atop their anatomy to the curved tip of their large toe-less feet. This enormous creature was the average Êlkê avian humanoid.

  The male Êlkâr stood about half a meter shorter than their female kind, who had the distinctive features of an oval-shaped, orange-colored iris and a heptagon-shaped pupil-type organ that changed colors depending on the angle of view.

  The æńê on a male Êlkâr were, in contrast, half the size of the ones on the female but, more specifically, had a circular pupil that was transparent and enveloped by deep green, equally oval-shaped iris.

  The Êlkâr anatomies were covered from the neck down in a coat of self-illuminating, electromagnetically-charged, plasma energy field called the Ńœhæ. Also known as a Piece of Life, it completely shielded their naked and transparent anatomies. The ńœhæ changed its colors relative to the time of day and position of the sun pertinent to the Êlkâr.

  This design made for a colorful sea of ńœhæ in a large crowd of Êlkâr. It made a sustained soft buzzing-hum sound when the Êlkâr was in motion and acted as a hum sound amplifier of sorts. The Êlkâr evolution, in the form of the ńœhæ, also functioned as an armor, satisfying the need for form and function.

  Most of the avian life-forms in the forests of Žøêrhâ, were six-legged, with two retractable legs protruding from both sides of their tails. This design supported an upright standing position on four hind legs.The largest grew as tall as twenty-four feet. Though their colors varied in small, inconsequential degrees, they mostly spotted a grayish crusty outer coat.

  This design contrasted with the forest of mushroom trees that fielded deep purple and orange buds with their crimson-colored, suede-like barks and the luminous lilac-colored grass-like bed of algae.

  On a microbial level, the Êlkâr had isolated and then extracted the genetic molecule responsible for procreation found in all the designated harmful organisms, which helped spur the eventual elimination of a deleterious microbe colony from its atmosphere and those of its moons. This extreme feat of bio-engineering happened several millions of mûlêvâ in the past.

  The variety of microbes currently found on the planet and its moons were bio-engineered by the Êlkâr race for varying use-cases. These would range from controlling rogue cell evolution amongst the yet-evolving flora and fauna on the planet to being weaponized for population control and tertiary applications such as complex weaponry, space exploration, and research.

  The atmospheric gravitational pull on Žøêrhâ necessitated the construction of living abodes that geometrically aligned to a seventy-seven-degree rise, considered the angle of equilibrium and the center of gravity. The effects of its unique gravitational pull resolved to a mathematical zero degree at this angle.

  The consequence of this was that the Êlkâr race alongside the flora and fauna on the planet stood upright at a visually distinctive seventy-seven-degree angle.

  The planet’s unique shape also irreversibly molded the weather and climatic conditions and patterns. In Žøêrhâ, only two main weather seasons occurred—the Ñhôpâ and the hštâ.

  The ñhôpâ season was long, dry, and windy. The luminous lilac color of the mainly algae surface soil was blown up into the air, creating a huge dust cloud that painted the atmosphere in a dense and brilliant lilac. This reduced visibility to a few feet and could last the entire span of a season, with average temperatures reaching an equivalent of over 200° Fahrenheit.

  On the other hand, the âhštâ season occurred when the planet had its wider part eclipsed by the shadow of its largest moon, Vøhçû-œ; this occurred once every Žøêrhâ mûlêvâ, and it lasted for a span of twenty-one ÿlêvâ.

  During the âhštâ season, pin-sized ice spears rained down from the sky at the pace of every two or three ÿlêvâ. Surface temperatures averaged as low as the equivalent of negative ninety degrees Fahrenheit.

  Life on the planet revolved around seven essential elements as defined by the Êlkâr: Vrâê—the sun star, Water—the reverential entity, Wind—the nourisher, Fire—the green flames of carbonized Pjôçzî, Çwûž—the invisible force, Meteors—fireballs from the void, and finally, the hñêø Nebula—clusters in space.

  The çwûž force derived from their computations and research around the abundant electromagnetic force in the Cosmos, represented the sum of their civilization’s forays into the understanding of the relationships between the celestial bodies and how their interactions were resolved. It formed the bedrock of their scientific inventions and innovations.

  Faith and spirituality were not immutable themes amongst the Êlkên, who were mostly atheist philosophers and scientists. This creed set them apart from the Êlkê subspecies who were mostly believers in the transcendental power of Ńxhæ and her invisible kingdom which to them, represented all that was good. By contrast, a faction of the Êlkê were worshippers of Qûæ and saw the perceived injustices of the Êlkên as proof that they needed a form of violent intervention from deep space and thus, redemption from their oppressors.

  Trade, commerce, and the pursuit of contentment relied on the strength of the contribution made by an individual to their chosen trade or commercial concern. It hinged on the extent to which those concerns affected the larger community.

  These commercial pursuits, or Wîqâø as they were known, typically sought to achieve three principal outcomes. Firstly, it advanced the owner or group of owners’ stock in reputation, helped filled an area or areas of need in their localized trade area, and, finally, scored enough wîqâø points to make hjâ—eternity.

  An Êlkâr was said to have attained âhjâ when their conscious mind was mapped, harvested, and then stored as a current and perusable state of consciousness on the Žøêrhâ vast network of interconnected Êlkâr brains and machines, known as Šîhÿê.

  This seamlessly blended network of biological and artificial intelligence with speeds surpassing hyper-quantum computing levels was accessible to anyone seeking their opinions about all manner of topics, even contemporaneous ones.

  The Êlkên elites, in particular, had the unique ability of power cycling their access to the šîhÿê. They could do this by simply authenticating their biodata against their genetically distinct ńœhæ, then gaining access to a secure çwûž spectrum. This practice was considered the state of enlightenment, referred to as Œšîhÿê.

  In this state, the Êlkên became one with the machine. They could, using the power of their æńê, process, remotely command and access all manner of data stored in physical hyper-quantum machines across Žøêrhâ as well as those stationed on all of the planet’s six moons. It was considered the ultimate state of being amongst these committed atheistic philosophers and scientists.