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Aethel: The Manufactured Heart - A Dystopian Love - cover

Aethel: The Manufactured Heart - A Dystopian Love

Alexis Wolfe

Editorial: Publishdrive

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Escape a world too small for your dreams?  Elara and Rhys did.  Two brilliant minds, they poured their souls into Aethel, a breathtaking virtual world built from code and imagination. Elara’s avatar, Lyra, an ethereal being with a laugh like stardust, found love in the stoic strength of Rhys's digital warrior, Kaelen.  In the simulated sunrises of their creation, they discovered a connection deeper than anything they’d known in their cramped, ramen-scented reality.  But their digital Eden held a serpent.Aethel wasn't theirs alone.  It was a meticulously crafted experiment by OmniCorp, a corporation that dealt not in products, but in the raw currency of human emotion.  Julian Thorne, the architect of this insidious project, watched from the shadows, seeing not creators, but unwitting miners.  Lyra’s laughter, Kaelen’s touch – every nuance of their virtual love was the precious ore he sought to extract.The first cracks appeared as glitches: a flicker in Lyra's eye, a tremor in Kaelen's hand.  Then came the fragmented memories, whispers of a world beyond the simulated horizon, a life they couldn't quite grasp.  Elara, her programmer’s instincts screaming, began to unravel the truth, peeling back the layers of Aethel’s elegant facade.  But Rhys, lost in the digital embrace of Kaelen, dismissed her fears, the virtual world his only solace.  As the lines between their physical and digital selves blurred, Elara discovered a chilling secret: their love story, a carefully orchestrated lie designed to maximize their emotional output.Armed with this horrifying knowledge, Elara faced an impossible choice: shatter Rhys's virtual fantasy and risk their relationship, or leave him trapped in a beautiful lie while she fought for their freedom.  Her battle against OmniCorp became a desperate race against time, a struggle against not just a corporation, but the seductive allure of the world they had created.  A world that was rewriting their memories, erasing the parts of themselves that yearned for something more.Within Aethel, a clandestine resistance formed, a flicker of hope in the encroaching darkness.  But as Elara fought for their future, Rhys, his mind clouded by Aethel’s influence, saw her actions as betrayal.  Their digital sanctuary became a battleground for their fractured relationship, their love a pawn in OmniCorp's sinister game.Can Elara break free from the digital prison and awaken Rhys before it's too late? Or will they both become lost in the manufactured heart of Aethel, their dreams and their love forever harvested by a corporation that traded in the very essence of humanity?
Disponible desde: 11/11/2024.
Longitud de impresión: 210 páginas.

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