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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 3 MIN

Planetary Survival Exam The Human Asked So Which Apocalypse Are part 01 of 02

from Short SciFi Stories on the go · host Kelli Korner

Professor Krilltech, known for his cruelly inventive tests, had designed it to push every species to the edge of their abilities. The simulated mortality rate, a staggering 93%, 20 students stepped into their examination pods, the best minds from across the galaxy, among them were the Zephron twins, both with flawless academic records, Commander Cadet Voss from the War Worlds, and Sam 9, an artificial intelligence that had never scored below perfection, and in pod 17 sat Hannah Foster from Earth, casually eating her sandwich. The pods came alive with a low hum as neural links connected each student to their simulated worlds. His planet's temperature had dropped by three degrees, a death sentence for his species, which could barely handle a one degree shift. Meanwhile, Hannah calmly examined her asteroid's data.

Professor Krilltech, known for his cruelly inventive tests, had designed it to push every species to the edge of their abilities. The simulated mortality rate, a staggering 93%, 20 students stepped into their examination pods, the best minds from across the galaxy, among them were the Zephron twins, both with flawless academic records, Commander Cadet Voss from the War Worlds, and Sam 9, an artificial intelligence that had never scored below perfection, and in pod 17 sat Hannah Foster from Earth, casually eating her sandwich. The pods came alive with a low hum as neural links connected each student to their simulated worlds. His planet's temperature had dropped by three degrees, a death sentence for his species, which could barely handle a one degree shift. Meanwhile, Hannah calmly examined her asteroid's data.

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