Ocean Kelly

Not to Conquer

The Before: When Fire Rained [Circa 2078, The Last Records Found Before the Darkness] As it rained fire around the world, the shroud of death spread, ravaging everything from cities to the Earth’s energy itself. With darkness seeping in at every edge and nowhere to go, the remaining people watched as natural disasters raged, the Earth fighting for her last breath. They had been taught of the danger that their lifestyles bore and yet, they did not listen. Climate change tore the very essence of life down to its core only to find that humans cowered in their shame. While the Earth fought and struggled, the populations of every living thing began to dwindle. Wars mattered not, corporations were toppled and just when hope of survival was nearly depleted – something shifted. Major political powers couldn’t get out of their own way, only adding to the devastation, and in their wake, there were those who stood together. Scientists congregated and turned it all off. The entire world went dark, immuring the Earth’s energy and her creations in obscurity.