Episode 4 | Hermesians: The Last Prayers

In this episode, Fatima remembers the original Aurora tree — an ancient tree whose roots hold humanity’s final promise.

Illustration of a Latina woman with an undercut hairstyle and traditional patterned skirt sitting in a futuristic atrium, gazing at a glowing tree preserved in a glass capsule
This image was created by J.D. Romero with AI to visually support the storytelling.
In this episode, Fatima remembers the original Aurora Tree, its seed smuggled across galaxies and replanted within the ship. In its roots lies a promise that humanity will never again let faith be weaponized. Yet as the ship’s believers and skeptics collide, La Jungla teeters between revelation and ruin.

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