The Exile Era:
The Hetarek invasion swept through the Solar System in days. Having stalked the Ahai for centuries, they found humanity. Their moment came during the height of the Corporate War, while humans fought themselves too viciously to notice the threat from without.
The Ahai did what they could, shoveling human beings through their wormholes to safety. The human factions, and corporations, and nationalities, quickly fell apart as less than 1% escaped the Hetarek.
Those that could not escape fell victim to Clan Nkel, a faction of Hetarek hoping to win glory and status within the Hetarek Hegemony by turning Earth into a profitable colony of their own. They brutally culled through the humans left behind until only those fit for servitude remain alive. The Hetarek used force to impose their will, and use descendants of Ahai captives, the Metic Ahai, to administer their colony.
The humans that found themselves exiled from their home were not content to remain nomads like the Ahai. Instead, the Free Humans dedicate themselves to one goal: return home, even if their desperate war against the Hetarek lasts decades.
Stories from the Exile Era:
The First Day – A Free Non-Linear Story
The Messenger – A Free Serial Novella
The Oppressed – A Novel
The Liberated – A Novel (Coming Soon)