By week three of the catastrophe, it was impossible to ignore.
Car tyres began to soften.
Birds fell mid- flight
Vegetables cooked in an open market without stoves.
Smartphones shut down due to overheating.
People began to panic, they hadn't experienced this type of heatwave.
They were afraid to step out, going to work places became a survival for the fittest.
Most people fell weak on the road, it was as if the sun was draining their blood.
Hospitals filled with people who hadn't even stepped outside.
And then came the first wave of deaths
In a rural village in India, 57 people collapsed during a religious festival, none of them made it.
In Brazil, wildfires began to rage through the Amazon, faster than usual. The trees burned before lightning struck. It was like the earth was catching fire on its own.
Now, the people were afraid.
A joint report from Brazil, India, Korea, and South Africa tried to calm the public.
In their words:
We are facing an unusual heatwave due to a shift in global wind currents. It's temporary. Please stay calm "
But was it really? A shift in global wind currents they said.
The truth was different.
Satellites showed something horrifying: the sun wasn't behaving normally.
Another death toll followed.
In South Africa Eighty people lost their lives in a wildfire that tore through a crowded market, leaving nothing but scorched earth and silence.
People began crying out to the government, begging them to act before the scorching sun claimed even more lives.
They formed a group on social media called "Humanity Must Be Saved." Some even considered protesting.
But this was no time for protests, as standing outside too long could mean collapsing in the streets from the unbearable heat.
While people waited and depended on the government to come to their rescue, one person never did.
Liliana.
She had been following updates and collecting data from the news since day one of the catastrophe.
It all started after she graduated as a first class astronaut.
Determined to understand the cause of the extreme heatwaves, she dove into research.
Many nights, she stayed awake, reading articles, analyzing reports, storing information, hoping to find a clue that others had missed.
Even though the disaster hadn't yet reached her country, she was relentless in her pursuit of answers.
She even created an Instagram page dedicated entirely to the catastrophe.
There, she shared everything she had read, discovered, and theorized, breaking down complex information in simple ways that people could understand.
But her posts weren't just about data and science.
Often, she shared messages of hope, encouragement, and heartfelt condolences to the countries already affected, especially those that had lost lives.
Somehow, her words struck a chord with people across the globe.
Her page began to go viral.
People admired her brilliance, her empathy, and her courage. They started calling her "Star Girl."
Then one particular post changed everything.
It was a deep analysis she shared about a strange pattern in the sun's radiation, a pattern no one else had mentioned publicly.
The post blew up overnight.
Governments. Scientists. Stakeholders. Higher ups.
They all saw it.
And suddenly, Liliana wasn't just another online voice.
She was someone the world began to take seriously.
After her viral post, Liliana gained more than just a following.
She caught the attention of someone special.
Andrea Moreno.
Without her knowing, Andrea had become her silent cheerleader. He followed every update she shared, watching her speak with such passion and clarity that he could listen to her voice all day.
He shared her posts with friends, family, and sometimes reposted them on his own page, spreading her messages like wildfire, just like she does with hope.
Though she was now gaining fame across the Internet, Liliana remained grounded.
She kept a low profile, dedicating most of her time to research and reading.
As the death tolls continued, she started writing poems in honor of the lives lost, heartfelt tributes that always brought many to tears.
And every time she posted one, Andrea would read them silently, moved by the depth of her heart.
He admired her from afar.
Sometimes, Lilliana's parents would sneak into her room at night just to check if she was sleeping.
They had grown worried after realizing their daughter hadn't had a full night's rest since the day the unprecedented heatwaves made headlines.
Amidst all the chaos, the government remained inactive, they believed it was a passing phase.
But then, a shocking report from the UK forced them to act
The UK had just reported unprecedented heatwaves claiming (150) hundred and fifty lives in only five days
Panic swept across the globe.
The higher ups began pressuring meteorologists, astronauts, and weather forecasters to do something, anything.
After weeks of relentless research, meteorologists discovered something terrifying.
Something was wrong with the sun.
But what exactly? That they still didn't know
They continued their investigations but couldn't determine the exact cause of the extreme solar behavior.
Eventually, they arrived at the only solution that made sense:
Send astronauts into space to uncover the cause and find a solution.
What they later discovered was even more terrifying.
In the next calendar month, February, Earth would enter a 90 day countdown.
If nothing was done before that countdown ended, the planet would become completely uninhabitable for humans.
A rescue team has to be sent into space as soon as possible before the countdown begins.