No matter how their species tried to outrun that singular truth, it stalked them through the ages. Anyone who had eyes to see it knew that the human race was slated for destruction since its conception. So, it was no surprise whenever it came for them. Over a thousand years ago, during a war whose purpose and motives are now lost to history, one of the nations of Earth created a weapon called Skycutter. A complex composition of airborne chemicals, it surpassed even the greatest expectations of its creators, who no doubt watched on in horror as their creation went on to ravage the world. Skycutter was not its original name, after all, but rather the name that it earned. The weapon tore away the ozone layer of Earth’s atmosphere in one fell swoop. Within the span of a month, three-fourths of Earth’s plant life perished, with animal life rapidly following. Humans, with a population once close to ten billion, suddenly found themselves clinging to life at just above eight hundred
No matter how their species tried to outrun that singular truth, it stalked them through the ages. Anyone who had eyes to see it knew that the human race was slated for destruction since its conception. So, it was no surprise whenever it came for them. Over a thousand years ago, during a war whose purpose and motives are now lost to history, one of the nations of Earth created a weapon called Skycutter. A complex composition of airborne chemicals, it surpassed even the greatest expectations of its creators, who no doubt watched on in horror as their creation went on to ravage the world. Skycutter was not its original name, after all, but rather the name that it earned. The weapon tore away the ozone layer of Earth’s atmosphere in one fell swoop. Within the span of a month, three-fourths of Earth’s plant life perished, with animal life rapidly following. Humans, with a population once close to ten billion, suddenly found themselves clinging to life at just above eight hundred