Ida’s Resurrection

On April 6, 2029, of the old calendar, airbursts from a meteor shower scattered alien genetic material across the planet, transforming every living thing.Those humans who managed to survive the transformations, and the chaos that followed, took many forms. Based on their appearance, they adopted names from the fantasy genre best exemplified by Tolkien.Besides humans, the vastly changed world included dwarves, elves and hobbits, along with creatures from the darker side of the genre.This is the third instalment of the story of the events that ushered in the first age's true beginning, as told by Ida, one of the Maiar.Ida is several hundred kilometres deep in the high grass, which covers much of inland Australia, from the Great Swamp in the centre to the forests and wilds along the coast. She has just killed several squads of orcs, humans, and three wraiths who attacked her and is being approached by a group of elves.