Colony's End

With the one-year anniversary of the insurrection approaching, many unexpected events have twisted life into a deformed shape. Far from the glorious exploration of the wonderous outdoors and meeting new peoples, life seemed to keep hunting Gift's very soul, trying its best to rob her of freewill and choice.The arrival of the U.R.M. was shocking. That they had returned to Earth to establish a New World Order-one forced upon Earth's inhabitants-created a knot in the collective stomachs of Gift and her friends and of former enemies alike. Fears manifested in the bones of anyone not content to lie down and allow it. Who were these U.R.M. people after two centuries? What was their version of world domination with their offers of peace? Why was Aimée speaking for them?