Nine days ago, every human on earth disappeared. The silence was deafening. Entire cities hushed as factories stopped, cars lay motionless in the street and static filled the airwaves. Suddenly devoid of human life the world took a breath and paused as a minute’s silence rang out through the empty streets. A gentle breeze flowed over the dead cities playing a haunting ‘last post’ as it rushed over and around the now quiet buildings, not a sound dared to exist as the earth gave a final prayer for the human race. From clear blue sky’s fell rain, the world wept for its children torn from her loving embrace. Minutes and hours passed, eventually unable to morn any longer, the sun returned to its place shining new upon the quiet world. Then the animals reacted. First a lone cricket chirped, echoing amongst the ruins, soon its brethren followed filling the void, and then the birds began to sing. As each second passed more and more animals started to cry out to the world. This was the reveille of nature. The earth awoke once again.
The Ordeal
The Ordeal
...a lone man wakes in a deserted world. Bleeding, his memories gone he must navigate a strange world to find his way home.
What I Am Reading
Nine days ago, every human on earth disappeared. The silence was deafening.
Before I had even opened my eyes I knew the world had changed, opening them just confirmed it...
I awoke to the sound of claws clicking and scraping on glass....
A talking raven, sure, why not, weirder things have happened, most of them just recently...
I stood and stared at the massive beast slumbering before me...
What more indeed. By about the ninetieth complete playing both my sprit and the tape were wearing a bit thin...
Walking down the ancient path I became acutely aware that I was finally, no longer alone...
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Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Winter’s End (coming soon)
Deus Ex: Mentis (coming soon)