Chapter 1:

Life on Mafolafolasranje

Eliote's Space Exploration


A certain laboratory on the planet Erret (エレト).

January 11, 14080. This laboratory creates genetically modified children, like everyday. But today, it's different. A scientist managed to create a child that can survive every environment of every planet! Promised a bright future, this child will make the way we explore the universe way easier than before.

September 9, 14100. Graduation ceremony of the Spatial Exploration University of the Planets Erret-Reter. We can see a white haired girl with turquoise eyes and a yellow star in the pupil wearing a white sailor-style school uniform top with a purple skirt with straps. Her school uniform has a blue ribbon. She wears a white beret with a purple low, and purple socks under her knees. Her white shoes are from her uniform. Her skirt goes up to the waist, and has 4 buttons in front of it for decoration. She also has only one angel-like wing on her right side for some reason. Her hair goes down to her upper waist, with two thin pigtails that go down to her neck.

-Good morning everyone! My name is Eliote (エリオツ), and I'm about to receive my Spatial Exploration Degree! I will finally be able to explore the depths of the universe and discover planets and civilizations more unusual than each other!

She receives an arm band with «Press» written on it, and a gray medal with a star pattern in the middle.

-Finally! I'm now officially a Space Journalist! At the ceremony, I also received a stellar navigator to be able to search for planetary systems and teleport myself there in only 20 seconds! Starting today, I will be able to make you travel everywhere in the universe! I hope you will like it ! See you soon on another planet!

2 days later...

-Hello! I think I found an interesting planet to start working with, because this planet... is inhabited! Let's go!

And 20 seconds later, Eliote finds herself in a superflat lime-colored world.

-So... How can I put it into words... Never believe the appearance of a planet from outside! Because I really don't have the feeling that this planet in inhabited! I'll need to explore! By the way, is it only me or I don't see any height variation on the horizon? That's right! This planet is completely flat! Kinda like my chest...

Some days later...

-After some days of exploring, I noticed that this planet is tidally-locked. This doesn't surprise me for a planet that orbits a M star! If you don't know what is a M star, M means a temperature between 2000 to 3500 Kelvins, two times less than the Sun! So this star is classified as a red star. And so, why does the tidal locking doesn't surprise me? Simple! Tidally-locked planets are really frequent around red stars, because of how close the planet orbits to its star! If this planet is inhabited, it's likely between the day side and the night side. I'm gonna go there, see you after!

Some days later, again...

-Ah! I was sure! I can see somebody!

Eliote sees a pretty tall woman with long black hair, dark skin, orange eyes and huge dark blue and yellow dragon-like wings. She wears a dark purple tank top that reveals her belly button, and a really short dark blue pencil skirt. She's standing bare-footed.

-Hello dear inhabitant of this planet!

-Glpstkf!

-Whoops, I forgot to turn on my translator... Hello dear inhabitant of this planet!

-Oh, finally! A person to talk with! I was so bored!

-Why?

-Well... It's quite ridiculous, but I'm the last inhabitant of this planet! Life never spread on Mafolafolasranje (マフォラフォラスランジェ) because there are no resources.

-But, how did you come to exist on a planet this inhospitable!

-We weren't born on Mafolafolasranje.

-Ten years before, a solar wind has hit Mafolafolasranje's atmosphere. We were born from that mix of gases in the upper atmosphere, and then we flew down to the surface.

-But that's impossible! Mafolafolasranje orbits its star in only 240 hours! How can complex lifeforms be formed in only 2400 hours in high altitude! It's against nature's laws! Ah but wait... Mom said something to me before I went exploring space...

Flashback from before the teleportation to Mafolafolasranje. Mom is talking to Eliote. She's a pretty woman with short purple hair with an side bang that covers her left eye. Speaking of, her eyes are also purple with a touch of magenta. She also wears a little ponytail. Her dress is again, purple, and she wears it with a white scientist coat. A collar with a little blue star can be found around her neck.

-Eliote, even if I, Kōri Kōhei (公平氷), is a scientist, I know there are things that we won't be able to explain with science, that are against nature's laws! So don't be surprised if you come across absurd stuff while exploring! I cannot wait to see what you will do as a Space Journalist!

End of the flashback.

-Are you okay, uh...

-Eliote, my name is Eliote!

-I'm Felelei (フェレレイ)!

-So, Felelei, tell me why you are the last inhabitant of Mafolafolasranje.

-Shortly after we came down onto the surface, we realized that there was absolutely nothing on Mafolafolasranje. Only stone as far as we can see, nothing to do. We were the only species of the entire planet. We were so bored that at some point, we decided to commit suicide by flying as high as we could to faint and come crashing down on the ground. I was the only one who refused to do that. I wanted to see if something will happen in the near future. But, nothing. Until today! Now that I met an alien, I can finally die in peace. Thank you for this moment!

-Wait, you can't just kill yourself! You are the last trace of ife on Mafolafolasranje! This planet will become lifeless!

-This planet was always lifeless, we didn't do anything of our miserable lives... At least, you can deliver my story to future generations of your planet. Adieu...

Eliote bursts into tears while looking Felelei going up into the sky...

Back home. Mom sees Eliote in tears.

-Eliote! What happened?

-I've witness the death of the last inhabitant of another planet!

-Oh, that must have been horrible to watch! But you know Eliote, your job is not all rosy, you're gonna have to toughen up...

-I know well... But I want to deliver happy stories to people!

-You know Eliote... As long as your work is of quality, people will like. Don't worry!

-Thank you Mom! I feel a little bit better now...

Now Eliote goes into her bedroom to finish her work.

-A flat and empty planet that was offered a very short period of life... Then, the life was flattened... Here's how you can describe Mafolafolasranje. See you soon on another planet!