There is a seriousness to the beginning of this story, but the erotic part will eventually get there. Enjoy.
End of Days
The Beginning (Prologue)
The nuclear holocaust that was to destroy the world was surprisingly unsuccessful. Historians will look back and wonder about the reasons, but some of those causes can be surmised or at least guessed at. One theory is that there was a secret organization within the governments of the three major nuclear powers that sabotaged not only the nuclear arsenals but also much of the infrastructure to wage the war. World War Three.
China received most of the damage. Within a year eighty percent of the population died from various causes. Rioting, nuclear fallout, disease, and hunger were the main culprits. Mongolia, for unknown reasons, had and has a regional nuclear winter that lasts to this day. Nothing grows there, fallout and extreme cold weather make it impossible for any to survive there, or even for any to visit. A strange inversion layer unexplainable by meteorologists, hangs over a place once called Country of the Blue Sky. A warhead must have landed there, but no one is clear where, or where it came from.
Perhaps a half dozen nuclear weapons landed in the Land of the Red Dragon from Russia. Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou were gone in the blink of an eye. The fallout spread north and east killing millions within weeks. Why more weapons did not fly and find their marks is still mostly unknown. Some believe the massive electromagnetic pulse(s) that covered the world, were not just from the air, but from this secret group using ground-type weapons. How many were fired from the United States is still unknown. As far as the world knows, only two nuclear weapons were successfully fired. One destroyed Moscow, the other the Baltic ports and fleet. If any were fired at China from the United States, they did not hit their targets.
Five hit the United States. The first weapon to hit Washington DC was from a rogue state. Which state is still unknown. If it was known at one time by any, it is lost to history. This is the bomb that started it all. Russia then fired four warheads. New York and Philadelphia were destroyed, and the entire eastern seaboard is uninhabitable to this day. Two were fired at the Midwest. One destroyed NORAD, and the other was meant for Omaha, most believe but fell short in the mountains in mostly uninhabited territory in the northern Rockies. No weapons hit either California or Texas. A surprise to most as at least the port of Houston and the US fleet in San Diego were obvious targets.
EMP did the most damage. Ninety-five percent of vehicles in California and Texas were instantly inoperable. Both of these now countries immediately went back to the horse and buggy days. California's Governor immediately declared a state of emergency and closed all of its borders. Two years later a referendum declared the Republic of California into existence. Now completely self-sufficient, RoC is probably the most powerful nation still remaining in the world.
Hours after the war began, Governor Stanton of Texas died of a sudden heart attack. Lt Governor Chalmers, an avid secessionist immediately declared Texas as a free and separate nation. The Texas Republic is not as stable or self-sustaining as RoC, but the country does still survive.
In the weeks following the war, the Cartels of South and Central America stepped in to fill the power void. They moved into Arizona and quickly took Phoenix which became the capital of the Libertad Espana. Initially, this new nation attempted to attack California from the Arizona border and through Mexico, but the two sides after weeks of fighting made a peace which holds to this day. RoC and LE have a very tentative peace with RoC.
Once known as South America, the continent is now one Nation. Independiente America is strong, stable, and completely at peace after the events of World War Three. A surprise to many that they have been able to become strong and prosperous. It should be known that the people of IA have no trust or love for the former United States. There are no diplomatic relations between any of the States, RoC, or TR. One day perhaps.
Canada somehow survived almost completely unscathed. Western Europe mostly, though fallout in certain nations killed millions. England is the last bastion of true democracy. The country is untouched by the effects of the war. The tunnels to the continent from England are all blocked. One day they might open, but England has no trust for Western Europe.
New Delhi India
"Captain, how many hours have we?"
"It does not matter, Sgt Hawkins... Wait, do me a favor and have everyone gather in the basement. It's time for some straight talk." Captain Brenda Ross held herself together as best she could. The latest estimates had the fallout hitting them from between thirty-six and forty-eight hours. Leaving the main hall of the embassy, she headed to the basement where all the secret operations took place.
It was all she could do to hold back the tears. But, Brenda is a professional soldier and knows she has a job to do. Underneath the embassy was one of the most sophisticated secret operations on the entire planet. Captain Ross was cut off from most of the world, but their site was so hardened that they still had power. For how long, she did not know. But, she had her assignment.
"Is everyone here?"
The Colonel had not made it from his home to the embassy. Her guess with the chaos outside, he never would. It did not matter at any rate, for she had her orders. She looked around the room and saw that the place was as packed as it had ever been. There must be about one hundred and fifty people packed into a space meant for a third of that. Only a contingent of twenty guards was left around the embassy to guard the building.
After a look around the room she began. "I am not going to sugarcoat it, folks. We have our orders. Destroy every computer, every hard drive, and all written documents. We need to do this as quickly as possible as our time is limited."
A voice in the back of the room by the large screen that was currently empty, unable to connect to the outside world cried out, "How limited? I mean..., I have a family."
A stern look crossed the Captain's face. She looked over at her security detail. Each carrying a side arm and an M-16, the twenty Marines moved into position around the room. "No, you don't. None of us does. Just accept that they are dead, or will be." A bunch of outbursts and cries of anguish filled the room. Chaos threatened to erupt, but Sgt. Hawkins fired his rifle into the air and there was sudden silence. "I know many of you are civilians, not trained for this. But..., it does not matter. We have to finish the job at hand. Any who get in the way, or can't do as instructed, will be escorted to the back room. If anyone becomes unruly or violent, they will be shot. This is not an idle threat. It is a promise. It's truth time, folks. None of us are going to live. We have a job to do and that is that."
Doing the job is either the only thing one can do, or the person freezes up and is unable to cope. Over the next day and a half, most of the individuals managed to remain professional and get things done. With much cajoling, threatening, and some coercion, the job managed to be finished and many of the personnel could be seen sleeping all around the chamber, exhaustion and fear permeating the room. Just as they were finishing the tasks at hand, the power went out. The generators kicked in and Captain Ross knew they had maybe eighteen hours of power. Not that it mattered as soon they would all be dead. The fall-out would be getting very close at this point.
"Okay, folks. I am not going to tell any of you what to do. Somehow, for some reason, the gates to the embassy have not been overrun. I would suggest you stay here because the streets of the city are in utter chaos. But, any that wish to leave now, to go to their families, may do so. But, the fallout will be here soon." Holding back tears, her voice quivering, she finished her statement, "May God be with us all."
Brenda, Captain Ross, then sat in one of the chairs at a computer station and began to silently cry. Her only thought was,
has the world gone
?
Did humanity finally destroy itself
? Some began to climb the five stories up the emergency stairs to exit. The elevators would not work with only the generators for power, so those who left had to take those stairs. But most just sat or lay down, accepting the inevitable. It was Second Lt Brown who sat next to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you leaving Captain?"
"There is nowhere for me to go. I have no family. I have my sidearm and when the time comes..."
"I have none either, ma'am. May I be so forward as to ask you something?"
