"It was both an exciting discovery and a terrifying one, for it seemed that the flame burned no longer, and no sign remained of the creators of the wonderous room we beheld."

As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for the inspiring theme! Based on the SFIA theme: "Godlike Aliens"

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wmBK7Iw8X0

If you prefer to read rather than listen, a PDF of the story formatted for tablets & e-readers is available on the story's page on my website linked below:

More from Rowe: https://www.rowelit.com

More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/empress

About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story based on the theme of Isaac Arthur’s SFIA videos. It’s a crazy challenging timeframe to create a good short story in, and to do so publicly is even more daunting. I’m just hoping some good stories come out of this and I have fun writing them.

Thanks for stopping by!

For the serious writers out there,

Mechanics of Fiction Writing Series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_Ew