Evolution

By Paul Bryce

a short story of post apolcalyptic earth
hundreds of years in the future and the earth has been ravaged by global warming and nuclear disasters. people live sheltered in domed cities. but they're living on borrowed time - and they know it. ybrit holsen is a new recruit to the elite warrior caste -genetically engineered to survive. When disaster strikes can she save humanity?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paul Bryce
• Release date: Apr 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310020667

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Apocalypse Series

Evolution

Paul Bryce

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his is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places and events are the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously.

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Chapter 1

Ybrit Holsen stood at her breakfast bar munching a Nutri-Snack and drinking CoffeeSim. Beside her was her AI cyber-owl, Egbert. She was running late for her shift on patrol in the badlands. It was going to be one of those days. Egbert was nagging again. Miss Holsen you really should take more care. You're too reckless. Especially when you are out on patrol.

I'm fine Eggers she said.

No Miss Holsen he replied you're too foolhardy. If you want to advance if the military corps you must gain maturity. Ybrit wrinkled her brow at this distorting the elite warrior emblem on her forehead but said nothing.

Her communicator beeped. She grabbed it off the counter and pressed receive. It was her squad mate Hollinger - I've got some very bad news gal. The city's electromagnetic dome has been breached. There's nothing between us and all that crap in the badlands now. Radiation levels are already off the scale. People are dying by the shed-load. And I'm sorry to tell you gal - you and I are the last two surviving members of our squad. They rest all bought it a few minutes ago.

That's not possible said Ybrit. I saw everyone in the mess bar last night - they can't all be dead. And yesterday Governor Janos was on the news saying the Dome was in good shape. She let the communicator drop to the floor and crossed the