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Blood and current
Paperback
Publisher: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass
Published: May 15 2025
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Blood and Current
By Brinda Phokeerdass
In a world where the pulse of nature battles against the relentless advance of technology, one creature stands between them. Born of both flesh and machine, the guardian of the river is a being torn between two worlds. As the once-pure waters of the river grow tainted, corrupted by human machinery and greed, the guardian's instincts awaken in a desperate struggle to protect what remains of the natural world.
But the river's power is more than just water-it is the lifeblood of the land, and the creature's creation is tied to its survival. As the river begins to die under the weight of a brutal technological onslaught, the guardian must confront its origins, its purpose, and the cost of saving the very thing it was created to protect.
In a tale of sacrifice, survival, and the delicate balance between technology and nature, Blood and Current explores the ultimate question: can one being save a world on the brink of destruction, or is the battle already lost?
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