A few days later…
The glaring afternoon sun illuminated the world golden, spreading its shine across the alleys and corners of the quarantine zone.
The atmosphere inside the walls was harmonious, and most importantly safe. It didn't last long though.
WOM! WOM!
The alarm sirens suddenly tore through the marrow of Fort Aegis.
This wasn't the clipped tones of ration calls or the sharp cough of sleeping time. This was the long wail, a jagged blade of sound that shook through every street, every barrack, and every ration line with equal force.
"…!"
For a brief moment, time seemed to pause inside the quarantine zone as every single civilian paused what they were doing.
Traders who were in the process of counting money froze, children running and playing down the alleys froze.
The soldiers on patrol? Their heads quickly snapped to the wall.
Everyone knew what this meant… The Rift had come knocking again!
