The Travelers the eight-day

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Once upon a time, after the destruction of a large percentage of animal life on planet earth due to Humans and global warming! The planet Terrax, endowed with various life forms and home to the most important species of all time, the Anthophila (bee), for 70 percent of the food still consumed almost eight decades ago depended on the Anthophila; therefore, the permanence of the human being on the planet. Still, few knew of its importance, and most were indifferent. Still, when it ceased to exist, the destruction of life on earth became imminent, and there was no turning back. Much of what it was has been lost, because there is almost no one left to remember it, the world has changed, it all began when three centuries ago when the Industrial Age began, man in his desire for power and wealth created machines that gradually destroyed the earth, what humans did not know was that their very creation would end up killing them, all this started a chain reaction of devastation that the planet could not bear, natural phenomena never seen before began to appear, Catastrophe after Catastrophe the earth was in agony, global warming reached temperatures never seen before causing havoc on wildlife, the changes were so drastic that most of the islands disappeared and the continents were unified leaving the earth surrounded by water most of the time, polluted and almost without marine life, everything green and beautiful that existed became lifeless deserts, seas and oceans ended up polluted and nearly turned into deposits of toxic waste, little by little the planet was consumed, many of the species that existed at that time, disappeared and others struggled to survive having to migrate from their natural habitat to another just to find food, but in an indifferent world dominated by human greed, the future was bleak and gloomy, and nothing seemed to change, with fewer and fewer resources, those who had less managed, wandering from one place to another to get food and a place to live, However, even seeing the destruction in which they were plunged, they fought, fought battles among themselves, hundreds of men, women and children dying in the endless struggles for a piece of land, the few who remained alive were sold by the victors as servants to the richest and most powerful who took refuge in floating cities, where, safe from the destruction they themselves had caused, they cared little or nothing about what happened outside their walls. Nameless diseases began to appear, shortening the lives of many human beings and lengthening the agony of others; children were the first to succumb because without food and medicine, they were easy prey to any infection, The planet was dying, and at the same time, the human species was decreasing by leaps and bounds, nature, which from the beginning of creation had embraced humans as its most precious and intelligent form of life, could no longer trust man because everything in him was pointing towards total extinction, It was then when all seemed lost that the goddess Gaea, tired of seeing so much destruction, chose a man to carry out the restoration of the new worldHedai, an ordinary man who had not been chosen because he had super powers or was the strongest among men, He was chosen because Hedai was a man of strong feelings, determined and loved nature more than anyone else, but above all, he loved his family, seeing the passion with which he cared and protected his own, one night while Hedai slept, the goddess Gaea gave him a vision of the destruction that was coming if no one had the courage to face the decadence that was looming over the planet, the first task she gave him was to look for a tribe of people who possessed different and necessary skills to carry out the mission that Gea would entrust them once they were gathered, a task not easy but not impossible for him, so it was that Hedai, The next day he prepared for 7 days to leave his family protected and well supplied with provisions, and with all the pain of his heart he started his journey, he had no idea where to start but following the instincts of his heart and confident that Gea was his protector he continued without looking back, The first thing he did was to visit his six closest friends who gladly accepted, however they were not enough to carry out the difficult task, together they wandered from one place to another without finding anyone else but once they started to get cold and sometimes hungry five of them gave up, What they did not know was that Gaia had tested them to see how great was the courage of their heart to see who was worthy of such a noble mission and who was not, only Gi was the most loyal of them all, and although Gaia's energy protected him, Hedai knew that not even the divine can do for man what man must do for himself, she told Hedai that when they went and knocked on a door if the person reacted relatively quickly to telling her story they would choose her and if not, they would leave that place without looking back, they both had each other's back when danger lurked and the road got rough. They visited the few villages and told the story one by one, but most considered them crazy. Others were just a couple of naive fools; sometimes, they had to flee because certain villages and towns inhabitants were so skeptical that they ran them to sticks. It was then when by chance, on their way, Beth crossed a woman who lived at the edge of the forest where they were. Seeing them so tired and battered did not threaten her; Beth, seeing the passion they spoke, only listened attentively, without saying a word. Still, she went to sleep with a new sparkle in her eyes. The next day before dawn, Beth had decided to help them in their search; when she told them, Hedai and Gi were overwhelmed with emotion. They prepared provisions for the trip and again left. They visited the few villages and told the story one by one, but most considered them crazy. Others were just a couple of naive fools; sometimes, they had to flee because the inhabitants of specific villages and towns were so skeptical that they ran them to sticks. It was then when by chance, on their way, Beth crossed a woman who lived at the edge of the forest where they were; seeing them so tired and battered did not pose a threat to her. Beth witnessed the passion with which she spoke, only listened attentively, without saying a single word. Still, with a new sparkle in her eyes, and went to sleep; the next day, before dawn, Beth had decided to help them in their search. When she told them Hedai and Gi were overwhelmed with emotion, they prepared provisions for the trip and again left. Now with more confidence and great enthusiasm, each time they told their story, their words had an almost divine touch. Soon, word of the hope they were giving the world began to spread far and wide, and one by one, others began to join the tribe, even Hedai's eldest son Jed, upon hearing of his father's exploits, left his younger brother Min in the care of his mother and sister and set out to meet them. With each step, the tribe became bigger and bigger. It did not make the problems to wait, so Gaea put them to the test to see how many would resist and was ready for the great mission; from a total of fifty-six people, only twenty-three were left, five women and eighteen men. Once chosen, they returned to the village of Hedai, and there they waited for six days for the goddess to provide them with their guide.They visited the few villages and told the story one by one, but most considered them crazy. Others were just a couple of naive fools; sometimes, they had to flee because the inhabitants of specific villages and towns were so skeptical that they ran them to sticks. It was then when by chance, on their way, Beth crossed a woman who lived at the edge of the forest where they were; seeing them so tired and battered did not pose a threat to her. Beth witnessed the passion with which she spoke, only listened attentively, without saying a single word. Still, with a new sparkle in her eyes, and went to sleep; the next day, before dawn, Beth had decided to help them in their search. When she told them Hedai and Gi were overwhelmed with emotion, they prepared provisions for the trip and again left.Now with more confidence and great enthusiasm, each time they told their story their words had an almost divine touch and soon, word of the hope they were giving the world began to spread far and wide and one by one, others began to join the tribe, even Hedai's eldest son Jed, upon hearing of his father's exploits left his younger brother Min in the care of his mother and sister and set out to meet them, With each step the tribe became bigger and bigger and with it the problems were not made to wait, so Gaea put them once again to the test to see how many would resist and were ready for the great mission, from a total of fifty-six people only twenty-three were left, five women and eighteen men, once chosen they returned to the village of Hedai and there they waited for six days for the goddess to provide them with their guide, On the seventh day they finally received their instructions, and on the eighth day they set out in search of the twenty-one existing species, the fierce Bengal Tiger, the great Jaguar, the small Snow Leopard, the vast Mountain Gorilla, the Orangutan, the ingenious Mandrill, the small Ring-tailed Lemur, the beautiful Panda Bear, the colorful Macaw, the precious Songbird, the Quetzal, the small but beautiful Philippine Eagle, the mischievous Shoebill, the mighty and impetuous Rhinoceros, the small Mexican Grey Wolf, the imposing and fierce predator Polar Bear, the curious Pangolin, the majestic Saiga antelope, the gorgeous Vaquita, the curious Axolotl, the beautiful Leatherback Turtle, and among them the most vital for life on the planet, the Anthophila, as each species was in different territories, he divided the tribe into seven groups of three and one more, Hedai and Gi, who would be exclusively in charge of finding the Anthophila, the most difficult mission of all, the seven groups were scattered throughout the territory, months passed until finally all the species were found and protected to protect them except one, the Anthophila, They were disheartened and returned home to join the other members of the tribe, but on the way when Hedai was completely devastated by his defeat, Gaea sent him a new vision, the Anthophila no longer existed on the planet and that was the pinnacle of the catastrophe because without it nothing was worthwhile and everything had been in vain, but there was a solution, Once the other members of the tribe were reunited, she would have to wait for seven more days to receive her guidance again, with the hope that Gaia had given her, Hedai had a new fire lit within her, when she arrived home everyone was devastated by the failure, some were even about to abandon the search the next day, no one except Hedai had seen or received visions of the goddess and food was becoming scarce, but the passion with which Hedai spoke that night convinced them to go on, so they waited for seven more days and again received guidance from the goddess, they were to gather all the animals they had sheltered and give them to drink the great elixir of life that would transfer the ability of the tribesmen to each of the animals to be able to communicate with man, and once that was done they had to look for the seven that would open exactly in 22 days when a natural phenomenon that only happened every five hundred years where the portals of time would open and from all of them they would have to find the seven correct portals that would take them back one hundred years and once they found them the animals could pass through them since humans could die when trying to cross them, Once they arrived to the past the Eagle to which Hedai had transferred her abilities to a particular man who had dedicated his life to the study of insects and who was the only one who could help preserve the Anthophila had to search, so they gathered the species as ordered by the goddess, once that was done the animals started their journey, when they finished the task they all returned except one, The Bengal tiger as it had been prey to a group of poachers failed to leave the portal in time and it closed, once that was done, the goddess returned to the tribe their abilities and the animals returned home with great pain in his heart returned home to find the surprise that miraculously the world as they knew it had only changed a little but not as they expected, Disappointed Hedai cried out for an answer to Gaea and finally, in the form of a deer the goddess spoke to them and only told them, -Thank you do not despair you planted the seed and the change already began a hundred years ago but as I told you neither the gods can do what man must do by himself, the destiny of the earth belongs only to humans thanks to the tribe of The Travelers, when pronouncing those words she disappeared deep into the forest........The eighth day

The planet Terrax, endowed with various life forms, was home to the most important species of all time: the Anthophila, for seventy percent of the food, still consumed almost eight decades ago depended on the Anthophila and, thus, the permanence of humans on the planet. Few knew of its importance, and most were indifferent. Still, when it ceased to exist, the destruction of life on earth became imminent, and there was no turning back. Much of what it was has been lost because there is almost no one left to remember it; the world has changed. It all started three centuries ago; when the Industrial Age began, man created machines that gradually destroyed the earth in his eagerness for power and wealth. Humans did not know that their very creation would end up killing them. All this started a chain reaction of devastation that the planet could not bear; natural phenomena are never seen before began to appear, catastrophe after catastrophe, the world agonized, and global warming reached temperatures never seen before, causing havoc on wildlife. The changes were so drastic that most of the islands disappeared and the continents unified, leaving the land surrounded by water, mostly polluted and almost without marine life. Everything green and beautiful became lifeless desert wastelands, and seas and oceans became polluted and almost turned into toxic waste deposits; the planet was consumed little by little. Many species that existed at that time disappeared, and others struggled to survive, migrating from their natural habitat to another to find food. Still, in an indifferent world dominated by human greed, the future was gloomy, and nothing seemed to change. With fewer and fewer resources, those who had less were getting by, wandering from place to place to find food and a place to live, yet even seeing the destruction which plunged them, they fought, fought battles among themselves, hundreds of men, women, and children dying in the endless struggles for a piece of land. The victors sold the few left alive as servants to the wealthiest and most powerful, who took refuge in floating cities, where, safe from the destruction they had caused, they cared little or nothing about what happened outside their walls. Nameless diseases began to appear, shortening many human beings' lives and lengthening others' agony. Children were the first to succumb, for, without food and medicine, they were easy prey to infection. The planet was dying, and at the same time, the human species was decreasing by leaps and bounds. Nature, which had embraced humans as its most precious and intelligent life form from the beginning of creation, could no longer trust a man because everything in him was pointing towards total extinction. When all seemed lost, it was then that the goddess Gaea, tired of seeing so much destruction, chose a man to restore the new world. Hedai was an ordinary man who had not been selected because he had extraordinary powers or was the strongest among men. She chose him because Hedai was a man of strong feelings, determined, and loved nature more than anyone else, but above all, he loved his family. Seeing the passion with which he cared for and protected his own, one night while Hedai slept, the goddess Gaea gave him a vision of the destruction that was coming if no one had the courage to face the decadence that was looming over the planet. The first task she gave him was to find a tribe of people who possessed different and necessary skills to carry out the mission that Gaea would entrust them with once they were gathered, a task that was not easy but not impossible for him. So it was that Hedai, the next day, prepared himself for seven days to leave his family protected and well supplied with provisions. He set out on his journey with all the pain in his heart. He had no idea where to start but following the instincts of his nature and trusting that Gaia was his protector, he continued without looking back.

The first thing he did was to visit his six closest friends, who gladly accepted; however, there were not enough of them to carry out the difficult task. Together they wandered from one place to another without finding anyone else. Still, five of them gave up once they started to get cold and sometimes hungry. What they did not know was that Gaea had put them to the test to see how great was the courage of their heart, to see who was worthy of such a noble mission and who was not. Only Gi remained the most loyal of them. Though Gaea's energy protected them, Hedai knew that not even the divine could do what man must do for himself. She told Hedai that when they went and knocked on a door if the person reacted relatively quickly to telling her story, they would choose it, and if not, they would leave that place without looking back; both had each other's backs when danger lurked, and the going got rough. They visited the few villages and told the story but most considered them crazy and others just a couple of naive fools; sometimes, they had to flee because the inhabitants of specific villages and towns were so skeptical that they would run them off with sticks. It was then when by chance, on their way, Beth crossed a woman who lived at the edge of the forest where they were; seeing them so tired and battered she believed that they did not pose a threat to her, she offered them a roof to sleep and warm food. While they were having dinner, they told her their story; Beth, seeing the passion they spoke, only listened attentively, without saying a word, but with a new sparkle in her eyes, she went to sleep. The next day before dawn, Beth had decided to help them in their search; when she told them, Hedai and Gi couldn't believe their excitement; they prepared provisions for the trip and set off again. Now with more confidence and great enthusiasm, each time they told their story, their words had an almost divine touch, and soon, word of the hope they were giving to the world began to spread far and wide. Others began to join the tribe, even Hedai's eldest son, Jed, upon hearing of his father's exploits, left his younger brother Min in the care of his mother and sister and set out to meet them. With each step, the tribe grew bigger and bigger, and with it, the problems were not long in coming, so Gaea put them again to the test to see how many would resist and were ready for the great mission. From a total of fifty-six people only twenty-three remained, five women and eighteen men, once chosen they returned to the village of Hedai and there they waited for six days for the goddess to provide them with their guide, on the seventh day they finally received the instructions, and on the eighth day they left in search of the twenty-one existing species: the fierce Bengal Tiger, the great Jaguar, the small Snow Leopard, the vast Mountain Gorilla, the Orangutan, the ingenious Mandrill, the small Ring-tailed Lemur, the beautiful Panda Bear, the colorful Macaw, the precious Songbird, the Quetzal, the small but beautiful Philippine Eagle, the mischievous Shoebill, the mighty and impetuous Rhinoceros, the strong and impetuous Rhinoceros, the rugged and impetuous Rhinoceros, the powerful and wild Rhinoceros and the small and impetuous Rhinoceros, the mighty and impetuous Rhinoceros, the small Mexican Grey Wolf, the imposing and fierce predator Polar Bear, the curious Pangolin, the majestic Saiga Antelope, the enormous Vaquita, the curious Axolotl, the beautiful Leatherback Turtle, and among them the most important and vital for life on the planet, the Anthophila. And as each species was found in different territories, he divided the tribe into seven groups of three. The seven groups were scattered throughout the region; it took months until all the species were found and guarded to protect them except the Anthophila. No matter how hard Hedai and Gi searched, they could never find a single specimen; disheartened, they returned home to join the other members of the tribe. Still, on the way, when Hedai was entirely devastated by his defeat, Gaia sent him a new vision. One more Hedai and Gi would be exclusively in charge of finding the Anthophila, the most challenging mission of all. Anthophila no longer existed on the planet, which was the pinnacle of the catastrophe. Without her, nothing was worthwhile, and everything had been in vain. Still, there was a solution; once the other members of the tribe were reunited, he should wait for seven more days to receive her guidance again. With the hope that Gaea had given him, a new fire had been lit inside Hedai. When she arrived home, everyone was devastated by the failure; some were even on the verge of abandoning the quest the next day, no one except Hedai had seen or received visions of the goddess, and food was becoming scarce. Still, the passion with which Hedai spoke that night convinced them to go on. So they waited for seven more days and again received guidance from the goddess; they were to gather all the animals they had sheltered and give them to drink the great elixir of life to transfer the ability of the tribespeople to each of the animals to be able to communicate with man. They once did that; they had to look for the seven that would open precisely in 22 days when a natural phenomenon that only happened every five hundred years, where the portals of time would open. From all of them, they would have to find the seven correct portals that would take them back one hundred years, and once they found them, the animals could pass through them since humans could die when trying to cross them. Once they arrived at the past, the Eagle to which Hedai had transferred his abilities to a particular man who had dedicated his life to studying insects and who was the only one who could help preserve the Anthophila had to search. So they gathered the species as ordered by the goddess; once that was done, the animals began the journey; when they finished the task, all returned except one, the Bengal tiger, because it had fallen prey to a group of poachers, failed to leave the portal in time and it closed.

Once that was done, the goddess gave back to the tribe their abilities, and the animals returned to their home with great pain in their hearts; they returned home to find to their surprise, that miraculously the world as they knew it had only changed a little but not as they expected, disappointed Hedai cried out for an answer to Gaea and finally, in the form of a deer the goddess spoke to them and only told them:

-Thank you. Do not despair; you planted the seed, and the change already began a hundred years ago, but as I told you, neither the gods can do what man must do by himself. The earth's destiny belongs only to humans, thanks to the tribe of The Travelers; upon pronouncing those words, she disappeared deep into the forest.…

Julio Cesar Garcia.

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