South

South, the name of a mysterious university. 

Here, it is as if time stands still. Seasons never change here in this dusty badland, forever a cold summer.  The sun hides itself on the horizon, never reaching higher in the sky. Seemingly afraid to come closer.  

The land is overseen by a megalithic tower, which makes up the primary facility of South. It must climb a mile into the sky and a mile deep into the earth. The surrounding area it watches is dotted with buildings that are used for housing, or bunkers.

The technology here is terrifyingly advanced, with no explanation behind it. It simply exists here, unknown as to why by south’s student population. Terraforming capabilities, force fields, holograms… Guns that can turn a man into nothing but ash in a matter of seconds.

The people are even more terrifying.  The majority of residents here have… powers. Abilities that make them… better than normal humans. Some are almost godlike. 

No one, save for the shadowed council that lords over the land, knows how they end up at south, or where south is. You could be lying down to bed, in your home one night, and wake up in this place. No explanation as to why. Just that you’re “special” and are needed here. Most try to escape at first. All efforts are futile and sometimes lethal… no matter how much they say they need you, you are always expendable.

Reviews

[Nusquam Esse]

This is an interesting setting, but like most of your stories, it is too short and doesn't feel like it has been fleshed out like it deserves. This is not entirely unique, but it is at least interesting in concept; especially the bit about how those who are needed just wake up there, and as much as you are told you are needed, you are still expendable. Seems like the story of my life... >_> Anyway, I suggest you take this setting, and try and think up an equally interesting and creative story/characters, and try writing it into a full story, and not just a flash fiction premise. I think it would be really good as a Surreal piece, almost like a futuristic version of 'The Castle' by Kafka.

[The Poet of Black Wings]

All of my stories are really previews into something more. The stories were really intros into role plays, you see. Simply that. Intros and cliff hangers. They ate no where close to finished.

This, in particular, is my least favorite of such. Never saw the light of day. South.... Tis just a setting of somewhere as most.
But thanks.