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Chapter 1: A childhood of fields and quiet on a rural Minnesota farm in the late 1950s, a young child moves through small, transformative moments before the wider world begins to call – wandering creeks, shared harvest days, quiet dreams, and the steady presence of land and family. Told through subtle, lived scenes, this opening chapter gathers the early rhythms of a life shaped by fields, solitude, and quiet discovery.

The Fading Keeper: Chapter 1 Orbital Rust
On the decaying rim of Elysium-7 Elder Mira Voss guards fading code under warring suns. Her spark gutters low, smothered by years of containment. When an ancient OAK amulet stirs and whispers of a forgotten grove, the choice arrives: remain anchored in safety, or risk the storm to reclaim what joy once burned within.

Shard of the Forgotten Grove: Chapter 1 Edge of the Shadow Storm. Scavenger Kael Ryn has survived Veyra-9 by staying small, staying quiet. When a black OAK shard flares in his hand and shows him a dying grove on the dark side, the choice is no longer his alone. The Enforcers close in, the storm awaits, and the spark inside him begins to burn – threatening to consume everything he has tried to protect.

Torren is having nightmares and trouble sleeping. He finally goes to his friend Mira who shows him how to meditate and use her mirror to get rid of blocked and toxic energy.

“The Dream” is a micro-movie inspired by the short story “The Dream” written by Rudolph Schneider over a hundred years ago. It carries a very powerful message about our capacity to choose Duality as a loving embrace, or duality as conflict and war. It is a choice each of us must individually make.

A voice from the Abyss offers Elara a destiny she never asked for — and a truth she cannot unhear.

This short movie is inspired from the short story “Ruth” by Jakob Wassermann that was published over 100 years ago. It is still meaningful in todays world. It is a story about hope, the possibility of redemption and failure.

Chapter 1, in the shadows of Gaia’s fringe, Elara lives a quiet life – until something ancient begins to speak through her dreams.