From Outcast to Immortal: An Immortal Sci‑Fi Origin Story (rev)
This episode introduces a desert rite of passage turning into a speculative novel origin episode by KA Langfeld. Meet Thumee, a young woman on a desert planet who is stung by a GoRak—a creature whose venom is said to be incurable. Facing certain death, Thumee discovers she can enter a meditative trance called the Dive, where she manipulates Light to purge poison and keep her body alive without food, water, or shelter.
But the Dive comes with a devastating cost: it distorts time. When Thumee vanishes, she can reappear decades—sometimes centuries—later, severed from everyone and everything she knew. As her reality fractures, she learns the Dive isn’t only a mental state—it’s a connection. That link leads her to IlaRia, an alien traveller who reveals Thumee’s so-called “eccentricity” is actually an immortal heritage in Kalangfeld alien contact stories.
But the Dive comes with a devastating cost: it distorts time. When Thumee vanishes, she can reappear decades—sometimes centuries—later, severed from everyone and everything she knew. As her reality fractures, she learns the Dive isn’t only a mental state—it’s a connection. That link leads her to IlaRia, an alien traveller who reveals Thumee’s so-called “eccentricity” is actually an immortal heritage in Kalangfeld alien contact stories.
Want to read along? Thumee’s Origin Story is free to read on KA Langfeld’s blog.