Everything We Were

No matter the name, no matter the location, it had always been believed that the world as humans knew it would end. Like dinosaurs we would be killed off or eliminated. History has always shown that the great must fall eventually.

It was a regular day. People were angry with their families. Kids didn’t want to go to school. Workers watched the clock for the hour when they would be off work. Others traveled to different locations. There were even the lucky few who were unwittingly enjoying their last vacation.

It never dawned on anyone to keep close to home, to the people that they cared about most. After all, what made that day any different? How was November 8th in 2010 going to be the end of humanity?

That morning there was a sudden surge, all the light bulbs blew out, computers stopped working and electronics in general experienced five minutes of going haywire. Then there was silence. Forever survivors would remember those silent moments. The world had died in that moment. It was the impending doom hurtling through the sky.

The world wide power surge triggered the detonation of nuclear weapons across the world. The whole world shook as an unknown number of the deadly monsters exploded. The lucky few died instantly. Survivors of the initial impact were about to experience seven days of pure hell…

On the first day sickness from radiation took out the major cities across the world. The entire East Coast would shut down in a matter of hours. Nuclear clouds filled the atmosphere and acidic rain dotted the world. Those outside found themselves burned, mutilated and near death. The lucky few inside watched their neighbors die on their door steps. On the second day a few ventured out to find food. It was through this action they discovered most water and food sources were contaminated. It would begin the slow process of dying from the poisoning. The third day all weather went haywire. Freak storms, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and more happened in locations that one would never expect. The world was purging itself of the toxins in its system. The storms continued on and off for the next few days. Earthquakes destroyed thousands of empty buildings; killing the few in them and making the rest run for the hills, in hopes that it would be safer to weather the storm in caves instead of manmade buildings. What had once been a population of millions throughout the world was in the lower thousands. On the fifth day the bodies in the streets began to stink. Disease swept through populations that could not manage the number of bodies in the town. There were more dead than alive.

But it was the sixth day that brought the greatest horror. Strange human like creatures began to come from nowhere. Those who had not died from the radiation were beginning to transform. With each passing day they would lose more of the humanity. Humans gave them classic names like zombies, demons, ghosts, etc. Once more the world was trying to clean itself. These new beings could feast on the flesh of the dead or not eat. Years would pass as more discreet creatures would arise from bad food sources, but these early creatures shocked the remaining humans. Finally on the seventh day, the Lord ’s Day, there was rest. The skies began to settle, the storms eased, and humans could see hope. The world was created a new.

It has been five years since the end. The human population has begun to gather together again. Conflicts of how to rebuild the world are arising. Creatures that were once human threaten to take over the world. All the while, unknown to everyone, a much older, forgotten, mystic race is in crisis. Hidden deep in the woods and hills are the last of an Elvin nation. The end of the world effected their numbers just as bad. They must decide whether to reach out to be helped and help the humans or continue to hide.