The Deep End

Everything was still, and then all at once, it wasn't. The world shook that day, the sun burst into a thousand tiny flames, flickering upon the Earth; the end of the world finally came and no one could' have ever seen it coming. Humanity fought back, struggling to survive these new conditions unknown to man, but the fight to live erupted into violence among civilizations. Brother turned against brother, and the world broke out into war. My family and I had nowhere to go, that is, until my father unveiled the deep end: an underwater civilization where those with the purest hearts could survive and live in peace and harmony. Those who were chosen could escape the tension and destruction of the world above, as the earth plunged into eternal darkness. We kept it a secret, no one on the outside knew of our location; rumors spread but it was impossible to prove its truth. We were living legends, the dreamers of dreams and the survivors and protectors of the sea. Unfortunately, not everyone was unscathed that reside in the deep end. My mother, was brutally murdered by the government upon discovering her involvement in the deep end and because of that, we hide and fear the surface. Ever since, they've hunted us and put a price on our blood. Fueled by jealously, hatred, and inhumanity, the world above won't rest until every last one of us is deceased. They call us many things; rebels, survivors, but we're mainly referred to as the separatists. We only wanted peace, but we received cold blooded war.