Convergence

Prologue

How do you think will this world end?

A set of natural catastrophes or one of those classic zombie apocalypse scenarios perhaps? Nevertheless, none came to guess how the world would really end as everybody is busy with their own lives, dealing with whatever life has thrown at them. So why bother?

Politics are either taken seriously or ignored by those people who do not want another problem to deal with their already busy lives but, once their leader's decision directly affects them, a revolution will begin to rise.

However, this time, the moment people starts to realize what was wrong it was already too late. The nuke button was already pressed after all...and it was a sudden decision by a selfish leader and to make things worst another button was pressed and soon it became an impending nuclear war catastrophe, one that will destroy Earth for sure.

The last day was a fine and sunny morning like any other day. People are chatting with each other, others went up early to go to their work while some are still sound asleep in their homes. Suddenly, sirens blare throughout the different countries, alarming the citizens about the incoming danger as countless nuclear missiles were launched into the sky.

The government officials sent warnings and told the people to evacuate to higher ground or at least as far as they can away from the cities, however, it was all useless. Everyone knew how massive damage will be, and deaths will be inevitable. Running away or going to their underground bunkers won't minimize it.

A small arm reaches out into the air, hands trying to point at the flying foreign objects that he had never seen before. "Daddy, what is that?" He asked, his small and innocent voice barely reached his father's ears.

The child's father looked at the missiles for a moment before he hugged his son tightly, holding onto him, trying to keep this son from acknowledging what was about to come.

"Nothing son, it's nothing..."

A missile landed and hit its target and another...and another..., as a huge explosion occurs creating a giant mushroom-shaped cloud that swallows an enormous portion of the land they were programmed to destroy.

Then everything went black...

But is the end, really the end? Or was it another catalyst of a new beginning?