The World had been heading into a golden age of technology. Years before, we had begun using Nuclear Power as our main source of energy, afraid of the upcoming depletion of natural carbon-based fuels. The Tattered Spires were the pinnacle of our technological evolution. Tall towers built to resist the sandstorm our world eventually became, their only use to; release airborne vaccines and cure diseases worldwide in seconds. As the pinnacle of technological evolution, our greed naturally turned these medical tools into destructive weapons. Because of these towers, corporations had fought for their control, eventually starting the event known as The Wipe. The Tattered Spires stood as wars were fought around them. The wars then turned nuclear. The Spires, which withstood the forces that attacked its bases, fell under the same power that kept them running. Billions died as all the Spires fell, all except one. The Nuclear Detonations sent dust flying into the atmosphere, effectively causing a global nuclear winter by blocking out sunlight. The Giver of Life to all that lived; was all but gone.
This project was my QCS Writing Task Practice for 2014. The topic was "Gold", and this task made use of the sub-topics "Golden Age of Evolution" and "The Golden Giver of Life".
The short story has been edited (and improved) with the help of the people who marked my task. Due to this, the original may be different to this copy (maybe better...).
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