A short story inspired by “The Ones who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin and “The Ones Who Stay and Fight” by N.K. Jemisin. — The city of Omendale is not unlike the utopian societies of Omelas and Um-Helat, a world without suffering. So foreign to the beliefs of our feeble Earth, for we were taught that without despair, we cannot taste the sweet fruits of prosperity.