Zima Blue

They'd done it. A full six months before they're deadline, they'd done it. One hundred cities, one hundred safe havens from the hellscape that earth had become. It wasn't clean and it wasn't pretty, but they'd met all the demands. They conquered all of the challenges.

So far.

Only the foolish thought that would be the end. 'Third times the charm' they say. Well, not even  a full day after they started celebrating, they found out just how 'lucky' they were.

[Commencing Phase 4]

[Reviewing Previous Performance

Subject Population: 853,635,011(-6,836,843,276)

Parasite Population: 113,618,671(-73,652,788,100,455)

Subjects Above Mediocre Classification: 96,623Subjects Above Notable Classification: 8245Subjects Above Excellent Classification: 0

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Score: 8

Notes: Another 'KOaeDHeJ80I' variant]

[Creating Universal Entry

Subjects: LLFhKaqnWwk

Named 'Humans'

Planet: ZZ5LpwO-An4

Named 'Earth'

Universal Rank: !?!

ERROR! SCORE TOO LOW!

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Transferring To Score Correction]

[Evaluating Subject

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New Entry

Score Below Minimum Induction Requirements

Transferring To Subject Testing 2]

[Congratulations Humans! You've successfully defended your people and planet! Your tenacity and ingenuity are great marvels. They have won you the opportunity to further your people's prosperity in a competition against your peers. Good luck! A great future awaits you!]

[Calculating Ranking

Survivability: 3rd

Excellency: 7th

Novelty: 11th

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Rank: 7th]

[Preparing Test

Compiling Subjects

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Complete

Defining Test Parameters

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Complete

Template: 'Survive the Tide'

Deciding Host Planet

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Failed

None Compatible

Creating Host Planet

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Failed

Priority Too Low

Merging Subject Planets

New Planet: lVBML69BKAw

Named 'Zima Blue'

Initiating Merge

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[Participant in the Royal Road Community Magazine Contest]

What to expect: Fun, Love, Conflict Resolution. Maybe some water