My Best Friend's Funeral

A 30,000-word novella, BE. My name is Ariel Haydn. I was born on the third-class star of Montetel. I am loyal to the Federation and will defend every inch of my motherland to the death. I have never had any relatives or lovers, only one best friend. He was buried deep in the nebula, where the sunset and the waning moon were born. I killed him with my own hands. I'm guilty. *Practice your pen, the fate will change, not V.