Junkyard Citadel

(Scenes Series)Scrap Kingdom — The wasteland wind carries the taste of rust and gasoline as you crest the hill and behold the Scrap Kingdom spread before you. Towers of twisted metal rise like the bones of dead giants, connected by bridges made from salvaged highway signs and aircraft wings. At the center, a tall citadel constructed entirely from car doors, satellite dishes, and fragments of the old world gleams dully under the red-orange sky. Smoke rises from countless fires where communities of survivors have carved out their existence among the refuse of civilization. You hear the distant sound of welding and the rumble of jury-rigged engines echoing off the metal canyon walls. This is a place where ingenuity and desperation have created something beautiful from the ashes of what came before, and every step forward takes you deeper into its harsh embrace.