Anagenesis means "the progressive evolution of a species"
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The people aboard the ship who haven't succumbed to cryoshock spend decades in orbit as the terraforming process takes place on Acheron. New generations are born aboard the ship. A giant space station is built to accommodate them all. Called the Cepheus Ring, it encircles the entire planet of Acheron. These people watch the slow terraforming process, waiting for the day when they can join Anicetus and walk on the surface of Acheron.
10 humans who were unable to wake from cryosleep have been converted to Titanborn but they still won't wake. The other humans aboard the ship, painfully waiting for time to pass, create a new religion around the Titanborn and begin to worship "those bound by frost".
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Exiled just above the highest clouds Endlessly searching for any sound As decades pass we devour the outer rings Our lifeline dependent on in-situ utility Orphans bound by the frozen sea We sail upon the shadows of this cruel dream The world below awaiting the human seed In silence we sleep Oh titan hear our plea We shall become planet bound We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end I must amend I beg of you Bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound The elusive search for life Hidden in the blackness of night Enduring the cruelty of time Every moment consumed by loss This human slate grasping for faith Hope itself destined to be lost We kneel before those bound by frost We shall become planet bound We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end I must amend I beg of you Bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end I must amend I beg of you Bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound