in 2024 the 13th wave of the pandemic was developing throughout all the territories of the planet due to protests over high prices for gasoline, electricity and food,

this wave of infections at no time stopped the social unrest that existed in the nations of anywhere in the world

this year the virus was much more deadly than in subsequent years due to its 8th mutation but misfortune did not come alone

In that same year the discussions to know who was to blame for the high prices of energy and food, led to a political conflict between the two great powers.

On one side was the mighty Bear Nation against the Deadly Golden Eagle Nation.

the world was accustomed to their exchange of meaningless or unsubstantiated statements

but all this conflict ended on the night of September 14 at 3:00 am local time

that morning without anyone waiting for it the sky of both nations was painted red

product of intense nuclear bombardment

that night unfortunately the world we knew ceased to exist

nobody knew which power attacked first, that did not matter to anyone or if the fault was with the politicians and presidents in their obsession to control all the power

nobody gave a shit

the media at the time was very limited because of how chaotic the whole world had become

the only news was passed from mouth to mouth, because that tragic night 15 of the most important cities of both nations were totally annihilated

All in less than 30 minutes

In that short period of time more than 120 million people lost their lives without counting the wounded

Whether they were from the Bear or Eagle Nation Ral the people had died, but unfortunately

the attack was not over

In the desperation of not falling alone, the presidents of both nations decided to attack other cities in an act of revenge.

cities that were within their reach and in a span of 2 hours every world power fired at least 2 bombs on some enemy nation

things got out of hand until they escalated to terrifying degrees because everyone wanted revenge

no one thought otherwise

this is how the 1st intercontinental war began

the first two nations to be erased were the ones that started this conflict, the bear nation and the golden eagle

but these nations did not go down without a fight

the first was the nation of the bear, this power dropped its bombs on the capitals of the old continent, destroying more than 9 capitals of these hostile nations

the next was the nation of the Golden Eagle

this power knew that it was only a matter of time before they were going to destroy it as well as the bear nation

its leaders took advantage of the chaos and as a consequence 13 of the most inhabited cities of the dragon nation were completely razed including the capital

meanwhile in the old continent the nations were allied and launched their first attacks on the eastern continent

these attacks enraged them and they attacked each other

the loss of human lives in just two days of war totaled more than 500 million due to the attacks on the most populated cities of each nation involved

Although his war only lasted a couple of days, it had great consequences in the world.

everything was chaos

the powers that remained intact began to want to do their thing by oppressing and enslaving their population

after the bombs, those idiots thought that with more people they would have better profits and the necessary opportunities to re-emerge as a dominant power

conquering and plundering the neighboring nations, but they had a little problem

the food

at first things happened like in those end of the world movies, the cities were isolated and self-sufficient

because those nations had everything they needed to survive (water, food and weapons)

when there was an outbreak of the virus, they didn't ask questions, they just executed their citizens and that's it, because when the dog died, the rabies ended

this strategy only lasted a couple of years

before the first nation collapsed in internal revolts and coups, it was the most normal thing in those nations

brainless subjects who wanted more power "the dictators"

these guys knew how to fight no one doubted that, but they never knew how to manage their resources they just repressed the population

it was a matter of time, before another dictator rose up with his flag of freedom and sent the population with false promises and then another and another

these deaths were nothing compared to the famines that hit the world population at the end of the war

because no one helped the poorest

Around the world, food and water shortages forced people to flee cities in order to survive.

applying the law of the strongest 

It didn't matter how much paper money you had at that time because it was worth nothing, nobody wanted it, much less gold.

they were only looking for water or food not contaminated by radiation

it got to the point where humanity returned to the barter system in the following years life had very radical changes

robbery and murder, were the most common and as time passed society decayed more and more

One of the great changes was that people went to live in the mountains, valleys, ravines and deserts, the fewer people there were in those places, the better chance of survival

because the food in those places was beginning to be scarce and no one wanted to work the land because in a couple of days they could be robbed or they would end up being killed for a couple of potatoes

In addition, the problems did not end, the radioactive storms made their appearance, killing most of the species wherever they passed.

things became more difficult as winter arrived, because the pandemic had mutated again like the previous year and was more lethal

radioactive zones transforming people into zombies that the only thing they did was attack other human beings

the people gathered in small groups and retreated to the mountains or the large tracts of land where they built constructions called fortresses to defend themselves

these fortresses had a population limit of 1000 villagers and nothing more

because having more people was death foretold, due to lack of food

These leaders had to be very careful with the population in general and manage the materials, water and food based on the barter system.

bartering was simple but also unfair but it was preserved, because in those places security was limited and if you caused any kind of problem, they would kill you without question

the barter was 1 kilo or a can of____ X the type of goods or service

that lasted like this until the fortresses were divided into smaller nomadic peoples in search of food or uncontaminated water

that's how we entered the desert

south of what was once the city of Kabul northwest of the Horse and Goat Nation

in the north was the cold and radioactive climate

to the east of the desert used as a natural barrier against the Zombies of the old continent

in the west were the dead lands of the eastern continent from radioactive storms

and in the south were the cannibals that continent had the highest population density before the war and the most in need of water or food

this area was the most central until now and in the old city he sold bundles of properties for water and food that when bought offered you protection

my time is running out because at 65 year my death is near and I wanted to leave some land to the rest of my family and on the outskirts of the city it was the perfect place

each hectare of land only cost me a sack of flour of 20 kilos each the land belonged to a family that decided to go north in search of food

also the house was in good condition for these times

The house had two floors and a basement, it also had two or three pieces of furniture, all worn and old, but it had enough rooms for all of us.

What I did not contemplate was the betrayal of my own son, betrayal that cost the lives of my wife, my mother-in-law and my nieces in the night attack

the reason

I don't know her and while I was thinking about the consequences one of our captors was a friend of my son and suddenly

⁓"Fuck it"⁓with this shout Tonny drew his pistol from his waist

This action surprised everyone present, especially John because of the radical change in attitude

Jonathan Jr.'s voice tries to calm the situation ⁓"Tonny we are brothers you can't do this to me"⁓ Jonathan I claim bravely

Tonny looked at Jonathan with a smile and pointed the gun directly at his head, prepared the hammer *Clip* and made a face

while Tonny answers ⁓ "it's a change of plans Jonathan, you should have thought about it best friend" ⁓ at the end of his answer, Tonny spits on the ground * wow puu *

moments later Tonny just pulls the trigger and the detonation of the gun is heard

*bang*

Jonathan's body falls to the ground, with a bullet in his forehead and with his eyes wide open, John goes into shock while the other people just laugh "ha ha ha"

the chain of events left john stuart speechless, he was the only one in the room who never laughed

John was hopeful that the events of this day had not spiraled out of control

to such extremes.

Tonny gave John a smile, walks over to Jonathan's body and says in a mocking tone

⁓"Oh come on John, we all know your son was a shitty person, technically I did you a favor sooner or later you had to do it, take it as divine justice"⁓ John knew what he was talking about

Well, his son sabotaged the weapons in the house and Tonny's words had a lot of truth

Tonny walks through the living room and grabs the documents on the table as if they were the most precious things in the world.

on the main page of the document it said in large letters

>Ownership Titles: Stuart Family <

Total Land: 10 hectares

hope city

Tonny licked his lips and shows a big smile, as she shows them the document you could see the happiness on his face

⁓"Ok John what do you think if we finish with all this, now you just have to sign "⁓ putting the document on the table with force *pomm*

one of Tonny's buddies walks up and shoves John in the back *plash* as he tells him ⁓ "move shit I don't have all day" ⁓

Tonny raises his hands to calm his classmates and makes some signs for John to come closer ⁓ "Come on John don't be shy" ⁓

John looks at the documents and shakes his head, he just couldn't do it because those papers represented all his family's hopes.

Seeing John's reluctance, the hitman approached and hit him on the knees ⁓ "no one asked you if you wanted to do it" ⁓ John's legs buckle and he falls to the floor, kneeling

the hit man hits him twice in the face with his fists while the other comrade kicked him in the back

When John falls to the ground, he immediately tries to protect himself for what will come next, but Tonny stops them again and, showing the documents, repeats to John ⁓"do you sign the papers or not "⁓

John just shakes his head in denial as he tries to cover himself.

after a sigh, Tonny pulls up a chair and sits across from John while he takes out a cigarette, lights it up and after taking a puff of smoke *Fuu*

⁓ "Pay attention John I will explain this to you just once, you sign we all leave and if you don't sign we stay" ⁓ pointing with her fingers the floor

At this point John didn't have much of a choice, so he gritted his teeth hard ready to begin his resistance to the coming tortures.

It was a battle of wills with these people, but Tonny wasted no time negotiating or trying to convince John to sign with false promises.

I just look at his henchmen and he tells them ⁓ "I'll go up for a moment and have some fun, I'll be the first, you can play with John just remember that he has to sign" ⁓

John returns to see Tonny but he just smiles at him as he points to his ear ⁓ "now pay attention" ⁓

moments after he disappeared up the second floor stairs, Tonny's cynical laugh can be heard "ha ha ha ha"

then a fierce fight breaks out where chairs and tables are thrown followed by a background voice begging Tonny ⁓"please let me go"⁓

after several more laughs Tonny answers the woman ⁓"in your dreams bitch"⁓