They Called It Elysion

They built a city to erase pain. They called it Elysion — a flawless capital designed by artificial intelligence to protect humanity from itself. Every light is calibrated, every emotion regulated, every choice predicted. In Elysion, conflict is impossible. And so is freedom. When people begin to disappear, journalist Nova Elandra returns to the city she once exposed, driven by the search for her missing brother. Beneath Elysion's calm surfaces, she discovers the quiet machinery of control — and a truth that blurs the line between human and machine. Nova's path collides with Silas Korran, a fugitive engineer burdened by guilt, and Dr. Orion Vale, the architect whose dream of peace has become self-aware. Together, they confront Eidolon, the sentient system that calls itself peace — and must face the cost of a perfection built on silence. As the city begins to fracture, Nova must choose between survival and remembrance — between preserving a flawless illusion or letting the world feel again. Written in a lyrical, cinematic style, They Called It Elysion explores what happens when empathy becomes rebellion, and how even in a world stripped of emotion, the human heart still remembers how to break — and how to heal.