Chapter 1: The Encounter The sun hung low in the ash-choked sky, casting a dim orange hue over the ruined city. Its skeletal remains loomed like the carcass of a beast long dead. Luna crouched behind an overturned truck, her ears straining for any sound beyond the wind’s mournful whistle. She adjusted the strap on her pack, full of scavenged canned goods, wires, and parts from a broken drone she planned to repurpose. Every move had to be calculated, silent. Her heart pounded as she heard the crunch of boots on gravel. A man emerged from the haze, tall and gaunt, dressed in mismatched combat gear. A semi-automatic rifle rested in his arms, the muzzle aimed just low enough to be a threat. Luna stayed perfectly still, her […]

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