Shadows of JiangXi

[Vince Piccio]

"Dear God," Iscariot whispered to whatever deity may still listen to his prayers. He stood on a rise, looking down on what had once obviously been a major metropolitan area. It looked like half of it was nothing but a crater, now. The other half looked desolated and unwelcoming, as if the stones themselves could feel the presence of one of those who had consigned the entire planet to this fate. The radiation was rather high in this area, and he imagined it would be high closer to the crater as well. He had to see that closer up, it was an urge he couldn't deny.

The figure that might as well be a walking shadow slid down the hill and walked briskly towards the crater. Iscariot noticed the radiation meter outside rising, but inside the suit there was no change. It was starting to get a lot hotter, though, and this armor weighed quite a lot. About an hour later, he was standing at the lip of the crater. Radiation was going crazy, and the readings were showing that a little bit was penetrating the armor now. It would be even worse in the crater itself.

Iscariot shook his head and made for the east side of the city, looking to view the destruction closer.

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