Stories tagged “apocalyptic”
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Nothing will be the same
I can’t believe it’s gone. I look into the sky, expecting to see it come over the horizon any second, as beautiful and perfect as ever. It doesn’t. There’s nothing left. They came from outside. Not from space, not from the Earth...
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Fallen Suncatchers
Another suncatcher fell last night. That’s three, now, that’ve come down. Kelly swears that it’s getting warmer, but the only evidence I believe is the flinching needle on the cap’ shelf. Hasn’t been this far down since th...
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Day 4,329
Yep, there was the town up ahead. The maps often weren’t good for shit with all the cars and makeshift barriers on the roads, but this one actually panned out. There were some signs of life at the first cluster of houses. Usually the established ...
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Silence is Consent
“All right, three of us have made it this far-” “FOUR!” “Right, you’re still alive. I forgot.” “Damn right you did. One of them bit me but I’m ain’t goin nowhere.” “Fine. May I con...
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Death and Accountability
The tank treads rolled across the battlefield with indifference. They weren’t even looking for resistance fighters anymore. There was no reason to. They had already won. Tim grabbed Daphne and forced her head in the direction of the window and po...
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Sipping from the Cup of Madness
“I followed the maze of secrets. Along the way I uncovered terrible events long forgotten. I was a discoverer, and an explorer. In the summer of ’46 I became a spy.” I said. “When did you come upon the forbidden book of Alhazred...
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In Search of Soft Skin?
My legs hurt from walking. The station wagon was back a ways, blocked by all the stalled cars on the bridge. Van stopped to stretch. I noticed that his skin was much darker than mine now. Hopefully in this new world, that wouldn’t matter anymore....
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Volley'd and Thunder'd
The report of my rifle filled the air and the sights jerked as another shot rang out. A quick triplet of shots dropped another three. I moved the crosshairs and fired another three shots, reflexively hammering the magazine release and pulling the empty...
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Out of the Frying Pan
After I passed the first tier of concertina-wired fences, I could hear the buzzing of gates closing behind us. I spied muzzle flashes up in the tower. I felt more than I heard heavy-caliber gunfire tossing clumps of turf into the air around me. I pushe...
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The Ruins of Heaven
Tears brimmed her eyes as she surveyed the graceful spires, domes and towers of Honor, and she gripped the marble banister as dread wracked her frail form. All would be laid waste by the grim god that brooded over his prey, growing nearer by the night....
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Eight Twenty Four
824 was no fool. He had done this before. He was drifting in and out of consciousness. He considering the possibility that he had a problem. The other soldiers riding in the APC did not seem to mind. By his standards, they were new. A few conflicts he...
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The Sky People... part 1
“Direct Hit” she said, “Salvage the ruins now, we need it intact.” The soldiers ran down the hill. Noble, Sawyer, and Martin. Sarah stayed behind, surveying everything through the powerful scope of her rifle. It had been 6 mon...
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The Sky People... part 2
“Made contact against enemy drones, information in tow, require assistance!” “What is your location?” her radio chirped. “Can’t triangulate, encountered heavy enemy resistance, I repeat, mission was successful, requ...