The silence was disorienting while the imagery before me was deafening. The pale white dirt and rock around me was bursting into dust. I could see the others around me screaming and crying in the silence; my friends and our enemies shredding each other apart. The blood freezes upon contact with the void. I look up and see our world, a blue sapphire sparkling in the darkness. The chill of the vacuum permeates through my suit and causes my bones to ache.
A shiver of fear runs down my spine as I see it. As it passed and curled its body around the planet, the lights below and the reflection from the sun dimmed. The shadows at my feet faded and the ground began to rumble as it opened its gaping maw. It stared down into my soul with eyes glowing red like burning magma. This was the end. It has arrived.
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Astrea's Tears - Dawn of Glory
Science FictionIn a world much like our own; a comet streaks across the sky that sparks a journey of friendship, love, justice...and horror. The goddess Astrea gifts power to those living in the world of Terre. They use their abilities for selfish gain or for the...
