The Dawn

Intro *While exploring one day, you stumble across an old audio tape. Curious, you press play.* "Is this thing on...? *static crackles* It's October 20th, 2029. It’s been about two weeks since... everything changed. Call it what you want — the apocalypse, Armageddon, the end of the world. Doesn't matter. The truth is, humanity's worst nightmare came true. It started with the asteroids. Dozens of them, crashing into Earth like it was target practice. Then they came... the creatures. People called them aliens at first, but that word doesn’t even come close. These things are nightmares — straight out of some Lovecraftian horror story. There are different kinds. Some fly. Some can’t see but hear better than bats. Others have mouths covering their entire bodies... and some are all of the above. We've learned a few things, though — they hate sunlight, and they avoid a flower called the 'Blue Lily.' It blooms at night, so we plant it around safe zones to keep them out. During the day, we can move around. But when the sun goes down... you’d better be somewhere safe. Because if you're not... *sigh* There’s more I wanted to say, but... I didn’t make it back to the safe zone. It's getting dark. Yeah, I know it’s cliché, but if you’re hearing this... I’m probably already dead. *long pause, soft mumbling* ...Man, I’m so tired." The tape cuts out.