First Strike
Despite the summit, Mesopotamia and Egypt contemplate a preemptive nuclear strike against other ancient powers. But in their mutual mistrust, plot against each other. The scholars, now fully entangled in these ancient events, begin to fear the full-scale destruction to come. The peace which exists after the Nuclear Summit amongst Israel, India, Ancient Greece, Egypt and Mesopotamia is superficial, fragile and tension-filled.
The Sands Which Bear Witness The story opens with a faceless, nameless archaeologist, a representative of the collective knowledge-seekers of the modern world, discovering...
The Ancient Cradle of Atomic Fertility Mesopotamian priests discover vestages of atomic energy within their ziggurats, a power that the gods once wielded. Mesopotamia’s...
Weapons of (Brah)-Mass Destruction In ancient India, scholars contemplate the Brahmastra, a divine weapon described in their Vedic texts. Unlike other civilizations, India is...