


The Ten quickly schedule her annihilation, but her childhood friend, Berk-a scientist being groomed by The Ten-convinces them to postpone her death and study her instead. But then her secret is discovered when she’s overwhelmed by the emotion of an ancient piece of music. She has survived so far by hiding her differences. Thalli is an anomaly, born with the ability to feel emotions and a sense of curiosity she can barely contain. There they created genetically engineered human beings who are free of emotions in the hope that war won’t threaten the world again. But life continued deep underground, thanks to a handful of scientists known as The Ten. But she is not afraid.ĭecades before Thalli’s birth, the world was decimated by a nuclear war. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds to live.
