Invasion

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Reno had always thought “hell on earth” was a terrible cliché until he found himself standing in the middle of it. His ankle had tightened and begun throbbing, but that was nothing compared to what had happened to Nashville.

Explosions continued to rock the city. Fires raged, and they served as the only source of light inside the eternal darkness. He watched helplessly while aliens disintegrated people as they ran, eliminating lives with the flash of a laser. Birthday parties, first kisses, weddings—all those personal memories wiped away in an instant. Between the mental anguish caused by the enormity of the situation and the real threat of death, Reno felt paralyzed.

As more blasts shook the city, Reno hid behind an abandoned car. He breathed heavily and kept his hands on top of his head. People ran by in every direction, scattering like ants in an exposed colony. Each detonation illuminated the darkened city in ghastly freeze-frames of death and destruction.

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