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for today i will post a bit of the novella

Earth the birth place of humanity, the year is 3256 earth was now the center of commerce of a circle of 27 other worlds that man had colonized since the discovery of warp technology. Earth had changed much its oceans had been drained and giant planetary city now covered 51% of the planet. The rest of the planet was covered by a vast rain forest. The City held a population of over twelve-billion the rest lived in small villages in the rain forest tightly regulated by the planetary government.

The city was known as a beautiful and sprawling metropolis filled with life and people. It was known as being safe and a good place to live. If you lived in the upper and upper mid city but further down people without the money to live amongst the upper and middle class were forced into the lower parts of the city. The upper middle city was mostly safe still patrolled by loyal governmental police but the middle and lower city was home to crime syndicates and gang warfare it was never safe to be out on the streets alone or unarmed. Every citizen who lived there posses a weapon and for most it was their prized position. Whether it be a simple firearm or a complex laser or plasma weapon it was the only way one would survive is if he could fight.

Adding to the turmoil of the lower city a great war was brewing amongst the galaxy before the successions Earth had seven hundred colonies and they were all united. But now they had split into seven empires. With earth and its surrounding worlds being the smallest but the most advanced technologically. The earth and her still united colonies were barley holding their borders and were menaced on all sides by enemies. Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled into the united colonies and many came to the lower city of earth bolstering the ranks of the gangs and syndicates because a lack of paying works in the middle and lower city. For many people fear was a constant and death lingered out side their very doors this is the story of two men in their struggle to live a good life amid the turmoil of their world. 

Sean awoke to the sounds of weapon discharges beyond his front door. His hand reflexively went for the laser rifle beside his bed, he slipped out of bed and creeped over the security terminal he keyed on the camera drones the showed a view of the street in witch two small groups of men were exchanging weapons fire out using their hover cars for cover.

“Damn Gangbangers fighting all night never giving a man a moment of sleep. “ He muttered in a hushed tone.

As Sean stood watching the battle rage out side his partner stirred in bed he rose up and stifled a yawn. 

          “What time is it baby?” He muttered tiredly.

          “About 4:30 in the morning. Go back to sleep Greg.”  Sean said in a light tone

          “Come back to bed honey their fight is in the streets and their not going to break in here.” Greg said tiredly

          Sean walked back over to the bed he leaned his laser rifle against the wall by his night stand, He crawled into be and Greg tossed the covers over him. Sean wrapped his arms around Greg’s muscular torso kissed him lightly on the forehead and drifted off to sleep. Morning came swiftly as Sean woke up Greg was still in his arms he lie their gazing at Greg’s sleeping from. Greg was a handsome man with short dark hair and an athletic build the kind of man women and men alike lined up for, but Sean had found him first.