Barron's Entry
A Time to Stand

by Mark Laanen

 
 
In the 21st century mankind isn't any better then a century before. After many wars in third world countries another big war started. The exact cause of the war is unknown (in the 30st century) but it is known that it triggered a global nuclear war. Many nation had nuclear weapons in those days, and some of them weren't afraid to use it. In the end over 1.9 billion people were killed, and the world was thrown back in the darkages. After 400 years, in the 25th century, mankind finally began to recover from this dreadful war. New nations were formed and long lost technologies were rediscovered. But still mankind hadn't learned his lesson...