After the End: Serenity
Summary
We all want to believe we are heroes of our own story - unless we want to be the villain, of course.
At the end of everything, the Final Reaper decided he hadn’t been a hero. Driven by a desire to right the wrongs he was subjected to, he killed everyone who wronged him or his people - which turned out to be everyone that wasn’t killed by someone else first. He'd won - but it was a hollow victory.
Eventually, Order’s Voice found a way out. If the only existing being would agree to give up most of his power, the Voice could reset the multiverse to an earlier time with a few minor changes. Of course, the Voice couldn't ask it that way. It could only ask if the Final Reaper was willing to start over from when Earth was first brought into Order.
It was an easy decision, and yet it wasn’t. Was he willing to go through eons of pain again to not be alone?
Yes. In a heartbeat.
Not that his heart beat anymore. Now it would. Perhaps he could even be a hero, this time.
When he landed in his old body - more or less - on Earth, the Final Reaper once again became Thomas. He was both and neither. He needed a new name for a new life.
Serenity.
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While this is technically a System Apocalypse story, it's a System Apocalypse that is designed to have a large percentage of the population survive and prosper. There are a lot of problems that come with the appearance of the Voice, and it's entirely possible to lose. Earth has some special opportunities, but also special challenges.
The first time around, Earth won the first round and lost the second. Serenity has ten years from when the Voice arrives to prevent that from happening. It will be a group effort; Serenity can't win alone - which is difficult for someone who's been alone for as long as he has.
Of course, that's only his second priority.
- 1 Chapter 1
- 2 Chapter 2
- 3 Chapter 3
- 4 Chapter 4
- 5 Chapter 5
- 6 Chapter 6
- 7 Chapter 7
- 8 Chapter 8
- 9 Chapter 9
- 10 Chapter 10
- 11 Chapter 11
- 12 Chapter 12
- 13 Chapter 13
- 14 Chapter 14
- 15 Chapter 15
- 16 Chapter 16
- 17 Chapter 17
- 18 Chapter 18
- 19 Chapter 19
- 20 Chapter 20
- 21 Chapter 21
- 22 Chapter 22
- 23 Chapter 23
- 24 Chapter 24
- 25 Chapter 25
- 26 Chapter 26
- 27 Chapter 27
- 28 Chapter 28
- 29 Chapter 29
- 30 Chapter 30
- 31 Chapter 31
- 32 Chapter 32
- 33 Chapter 33
- 34 Chapter 34
- 35 Chapter 35
- 36 Chapter 36
- 37 Chapter 37
- 38 Chapter 38
- 39 Chapter 39
- 40 Chapter 40
- 41 Chapter 41
- 42 Chapter 42
- 43 Chapter 43
- 44 Chapter 44
- 45 Chapter 45
- 46 Chapter 46
- 47 Chapter 47
- 48 Chapter 48
- 49 Chapter 49
- 50 Chapter 50
- 51 Chapter 51
- 52 Chapter 52
- 53 Chapter 53
- 54 Chapter 54
- 55 Chapter 55
- 56 Chapter 56
- 57 Chapter 57
- 58 Chapter 58
- 59 Chapter 59
- 60 Chapter 60
- 61 Chapter 61
- 62 Chapter 62
- 63 Chapter 63
- 64 Chapter 64
- 65 Chapter 65
- 66 Chapter 66
- 67 Chapter 67
- 68 Chapter 68
- 69 Chapter 69
- 70 Chapter 70
- 71 Chapter 71
- 72 Chapter 72
- 73 Chapter 73
- 74 Chapter 74
- 75 Chapter 75
- 76 Chapter 76
- 77 Chapter 77
- 78 Chapter 78
- 79 Chapter 79
- 80 Chapter 80
- 81 Chapter 81
- 82 Chapter 82
- 83 Chapter 83
- 84 Chapter 84
- 85 Chapter 85
- 86 Chapter 86
- 87 Chapter 87
- 88 Chapter 88
- 89 Chapter 89
- 90 Chapter 90
- 91 Chapter 91
- 92 Chapter 92
- 93 Chapter 93
- 94 Chapter 94
- 95 Chapter 95
- 96 Chapter 96
- 97 Chapter 97
- 98 Chapter 98
- 99 Chapter 99
- 100 Chapter 100
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