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Return to the World Beyond

Where Hours Span Years

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Return to the World Beyond

By: Eli Vox
Narrated by: Craig Kolobow
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In 2205, Earth’s ruin drives Dr. Alex Reynolds to chase quantum salvation—until his navigation module shatters in orbit, plunging into Dr. Rally Thompson’s ocean sanctuary. His frantic dive to reclaim it sparks a clash with her fierce vow to shield life, their voices crackling through the deep: “Time’s my stakes!”—“Life’s worth more!” Then Dr. Harry Chen, a Zen-steeled astronomer, unveils Elythia—a golden enigma beyond Neptune—his meditative gaze piercing the cosmos to summon them aboard the Stellar Dawn.

Elythia hums with crystalline rivers and lotus-crowned trees, each hour a year on Earth. Rally, alive with wonder, floats amid its jeweled palaces, her laughter tugging at Alex’s guarded heart. He bristles as she syncs with Henzata’s luminous calm—jealousy flaring—until her touch beneath a bodhi tree whispers trust into his doubts. Pilot Ali Hakim, shadowed by unspoken love, offers Rally a radiant bloom and a confession—“It’s not me you see”—his quiet farewell a knife’s edge of peace.

As the 24th hour looms, Henzata’s chip tempts: a shimmering weave of energy, it promises eternal light by dissolving the “self”—mind unshackled, body reborn—yet demands Earth’s ties be severed. Rally chooses its harmony, her eyes pleading Alex to stay; he surrenders his fears, their hands clasped as they meld into a timeless chorus with Harry. Ali returns, greeting kin turned gray, a spark of hope in his grip.

Eli Vox’s Return to the World Beyond blends sci-fi’s rigor with romance’s ache and a soul’s quest: when a day spans decades, can love anchor us—or must we let go to truly soar?

©2025 Eli Vox (P)2025 Eli Vox

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