Zero Sum
It was dark outside. But it was always dark. The ever-present black clouds rolled forebodingly across the charred sky, the same way they did every second of every minute of every day. It was approaching nightfall now. The faint glow of the sun was fading, sinking down over the jagged horizon. The smoldering, skeletal remains of buildings cast twisted, misshapen shadows across the landscape. Office buildings, libraries, schools, gas stations, grocery stores, even homes, all destroyed. The...