Mankind's Final Year
by Daniel Beadle - Thursday, August 30, 2007
Frank strangles the last guerilla with his bare hands, having exhausted every last piece of ammunition, having blunted every blade.Frank watches the man’s eyes fill with blood as the dying man’s expression changes from a grimace to look of surprise that freezes and falls. Frank drops him to the ground and looks at the bodies that surround him. He checks his watch as he catches his breath. The seconds tick to the hour. Suddenly, the second hand stops moving.
Frank’s face goes blank as he looks to the sky. A light flickers in the distance, and as the thunderous boom screams through the night air, Frank recognizes that there are bigger forces at work in this game.
Somewhere, Dylan is smiling. Humanity won’t see another new year.
