[hider=Short Story Ramblings] [hider=That Fateful Tomorrow] The year is 2020. Humanity verges of the edge of extinction following the creation of a large rift that brought creatures of nightmares into reality. This horde of monsters ruthlessly butchered all signs of life in their path. Those of religious conviction believed this to be a portal to hell itself and a sign of the end times. However, there was no salvation through rapture nor did one of the four horsemen descend upon the world. The terrifying truth was that it was a product of human corruption and desperation. An unintended consequence of using a poorly understood power, known as magic, to prevent a nuclear holocaust. It was in stopping one disaster that they created another. Screams of the innocent and the guilty cried out in one voice as abominations fed on Humanity's confusion and panic. By the time Humanity recovered, nearly 3.5 billions lives had been lost. It was only through the bravery and sacrifice of humanity's experience magic users that the tide finally turned. [/hider] [/hider]