[ WP ] Humanity discovers evidence of other life in the universe - the only problem is its a distress signal from a dead world , covered in ruins ... and inhabited by the living dead of a species long gone .

Edit: This is my 3rd ever writing prompt, hope you like it: ) 
 
 06/01/2357 - They say they have found a planet. The council. They say our planet is dying, but I can see past their lies. Their greed. They say we are the only ones left, but I know there must be others out there. I intend to find the truth. 
 
 07/14/2357 - We are going through with our plan to escape. To find the others. To find the truth. We are taking hardly anything with us to ensure the others do n't take notice of our absence. There is only one problem. The wall. It is nearly 100 feet tall from what I can tell, surrounded by guards. Shoot to kill, the council always says. 
 
 04/07/2358 - It has been nearly a year since my last entry. We did n't even make it to the wall. We were betrayed by one of our own. 
 
 Greed. It controls people. He is treated as a high member of the council for his bravery. His loyalty. His betrayal. 
 
 I spent most of my time reading in the bare sunlight that proved capable of penetrating the confines of my cell. There were many in the cell block. Murderers. Thieves. Weapon Dealers. But I was the only engineer. No doubt the only one who had worked with the Council's Space Association ( CSA ). 
 
 I suppose that is why they chose me. They say I am expendable, but capable of survival. 
 
 As I am writing this, they are doing the pre-check on the shuttle. They are sending me to the world classified as e7x. It is seven times the size of Earth. Our only chance at survival as the council puts it. But then why would they send me? 
 
 I hope to learn the truth. 
 
 
 *Edit: Listen to [ `` Dreams'' by Alex M.O.R.P.H. ] ( https: //youtu.be/afRc3y14gHc ) starting at 2:44 while reading the rest for the best experience. Especially if you like trance. * 
 
 08/05/2362 - The view is amazing. After seeing nothing but the dense black carpet of empty space stretching out against the horizon, littered with tiny white dots, looking down on this planet is just spectacular. Lush green colors and bright carribbean blue water. The warm turqoise glow of the atmosphere extends into space. There seem to several black or burnt patches across the surface. The 3 dead moons in orbit constantly rotate along the sides of my vision. It is time to descend. 
 
 I have made it to the ground. From what I could tell coming down, I landed on the edge of the blackened hellish area, in a lushious green forest. But I have no real idea. I could have landed anywhere. The windows are still shielded by the heat resistant metal. Time to open the hatch. 
 
 Phew. Green. I may have landed where I thought. I stepped out of the shuttle, onto the ground. What a feeling. I have not felt the effects of gravity for years. Or smelled fresh clean air. Except this air had a unique scent. It was littered with the smell of a foreign chemical. 
 
 My pristine white boot crunched a bright green leaf as I stepped out of the pod, helmet in hand. I examined my surroundings. 
 
 There was a lone mountain off in the distance, one of the barren moons looming over it in the sky. A strangely shaped building overcome with plants and trees directly to my left. Outside of the small clearing around my ship, there was only dense rainforest and foreign plants. Animals laughed from the treetops, their screeches piercing the thick warm air. The eyes of beasts of prey could be seen in the treeline, watching my every move. 
 
 I carefully pulled enough supplies from the ship in a pack I could carry, along with my blaster and a katana to hack through the densely packed forest. 
 
 I closed the shuttle and set out with the sun hanging high in the sky. The roatation and size of e7x relative to the sun meant its days were twice as long as on Earth. I had time before nightfall. Or I thought I did. 
 
 After climbing the outside of the abandoned building for a better vantage point, I could make out the blackened patch I had landed next to, and made out in that direction. As the katana sliced through the plants, a strange green liquid oozed from the split ends, bleeding into the ground. The soil of the ground was different. It was more red. Contained different minerals. That could be why. 
 
 As I carved my path, the plants immediately healed behind me, leaving no way for me to retrace my steps to the ship. 
 
 The council had not told me much before coming here. They said the mission was to see if e7x was survivable, and they wanted me to set up some advanced equipment to allow the beginning of a coloney. I was not sold on the purpose of the mission. 
 
 After 7 hours of carving a path in front of me, through the terrifying staring eyes of some unknown creature, I broke through the dark savage forest, into the light. 
 
 Strangely architected buildings lay in ruins spread out for miles in front of me. I wandered through the wreckage for hours, looking for any sign of life. It was getting dark very fast. In a matter of minutes, everything was pitch black. I could n't see my hands in front of my face. The darkness seemed to be suffocating me. The terrifying shrieks of the creatures from the forest intensified, shaking me to the very bone. I blindly took off my pack and put my helmet on, thinking it may provide some protection if anything were to attack me. It was in that moment that I remembered. The helmets come equipped with a headlamp. Duh. 
 
 I struggled to find the button, my breathing intensified. As I pressed it in, the dark hellish world illuminated in a bright circle around me. At the edges of the light, a dark black curtain hung an otherworldly blackness as thick as oil. The air was getting harder to breathe. My helmet was n't clipped in. 
 
 I decided it would be best to use it, rather than risk death. I had roughly 22 hours of oxygen. 2 hours short of being able to make it through the entire night. My vision was getting blurry. I started to drift off, still attaching my helmet. As my hands clasped down the last clip, I felt my consiousness slip. I fell in what seemed like slow motion, and the last thing I saw was my headlamp flicker out. 
 
 Lights flashed before my eyes and various memories played with strange twists. Colours danced around. Dreaming. Life was fleeting. I was not awake any more. I did n't know where or when or who I was. And it did n't matter. I was just there, and content to be there. I did n't want to leave. 
 
 The piercing white light drew towards me, sucking me in. And then I woke up. 
 
 
 Edit: some stuff
