A Voice the Color of Fire

The wayfarer and I began speaking to each another in sign language. I have never talked this way before, yet - I suddenly started signing as if it was the most natural thing in the world. As the legend in Exodus tells, you do not need to learn the Wayfarer language, all you need is to get in close proximity to the creature, and subconsciously your mind will react and communicate. Life on Exodus, a remote Earth-like planet orbiting Rigel, a blue supergiant star, 863 light years from Earth in the constellation of Orion was harsh. The colony ship crash-landed on arrival and we lost any form of communication with the rest of the human race. Within two generations, we no longer had any type o...View all