Brydus, The Mark: The Dark Days Chronicles Vol. 1 (Revised version)

Imagine a planet where its inhabitants have evolved to the point that a newborn is designed inside the womb. Creating your perfect looking offspring is just a matter of selecting hair and eye color. Imagine that on the same planet, the promoting of the latest experimental technology and cosmetic procedure, over the years transformed a multi-ethnic indigenous. People are all one color. In this world, pigment has been erased from the skin. Done so willingly by the masses, to keep up with the latest cosmetic trend. Some endured the experimental treatments to feed their families or just to take a journey on the nuclear powered transcontinental tram system. Imagine if you will that peace and tranquility reigned over that planet for many years until the unthinkable happened. Revealing secrets that were kept hidden, plunging the world into what is known as"The Dark Days." Now imagine that the planet is earth.\nBrydus The Mark' is a story about a child that was born with a mark which determined that she would be different than everyone else, and that she would be a person of color in a world without. The story follows her journey from childhood in the safety of her village on through to her coming of age and leaving as required by the law of her people. A law pertaining to someone born like her. Brydus must go out into the unsafe and now crumbled world and find her destiny. She encounters many people and things along the way that will shape and mold her. The truth is that Brydus is a gun toting, fist throwing, horse riding, and passionate woman in a world where most have not seen anyone like her for many years, that is, except in the remaining history books.