The Second Question

In the near future, science finally conquers death. The recently deceased are brought back, their minds and memories intact. At first, the world celebrates the miracle, but the returns reveal a terrifying truth. Those who have glimpsed Heaven come back violent and obsessed, desperate to die again. Those who have glimpsed Hell cling to life with frantic intensity, haunted by an emptiness that defies description. Governments scramble to suppress the revelations while the foundations of society begin to crumble. Political leaders regress into animalistic forms, cults rise, and humanity faces a slow, creeping collapse. The Empty Below is a chilling exploration of mortality, belief, and the unforeseen consequences of uncovering a world beyond life, where one path leads to nothing at all.