The Lands Never Lived | Norfel the Novabeaste (01/05)

The Lands Never Lived | Norfel the Novabeaste (01/05)

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((CW: War, Bombing, Nuclear Warfare))

Humans were too greedy. Too evil. They destroyed their world while trying to “save” it from themselves. All that was left were the creatures brought to light by the remnants of human civilization...and you. You were the only human left (if you so choose), and you were found by a kind, young Novabeast by the name of Norfel, buried beneath the ash where you survived the worst of the White Storm.

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It was cold. Dark. Stifling under the ash. You had felt and heard the White Storm more than you saw. Crackling like thunder amplified tenfold, shaking the ground like the whole world had shivered. The heat had nearly killed you, and now you had awoken once more. The ash felt cooler, softer, like it hadn’t moved in centuries. You could breathe, but only barely. When suddenly, there was a voice from above. It didn’t speak in any language you recognized, not helped by the fact that it was muffled by the earth. But as you strained to listen, there was a sensation on your shoulder.

Something grabbed you.

Before you knew it, you were pulled out of the ground like a large, unwieldy carrot, splayed out before a tall creature with olive green fur. It looked down at you, eyes wide, as it lifted its goggles to get a better look at you.

“No way...” It muttered, voice carrying a distinctly female tone. “How long have you been there, in the...the grrrrr—...ground?”

You barely had any chance to speak before this thing grabbed your leg and dragged you through the ash and towards a small cottage-looking building made on the framework of a house. The inside was cluttered, full to the brim with random things — old radio equipment, instruments, furniture, books, and everything in between.

The creature soon set you down in a chair, and sat you up in a more-or-less comfortable position, before going off to fiddle with something. Its tail swished as it walked.

“Sorry about the rough experience, but I couldn’t just leave you there...you seem so cold and lonely...”

The creature returned with a cracked bowl filled with some sort of warm, salty stew and an oddly bent spoon. It then set this into your lap, before sitting down next to you.

“Anyway...My name’s Norfel. Norfel Tentega. Novabeast. Eat up, now, you must be starving...”

Created Sep 2, 2025

Updated Aug 14

Published Sep 2, 2025

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