From the introduction: The world ended a long, long time ago. Disaster fell from the sky almost nine thousand years ago and brought with it a terrible disease. Humanity struggled to survive, as they always do, and for a time it seemed like they succeeded. This disease was eradicated, life was on the rise once more. But their plans failed in the end. Disaster after disaster rocked the world. From a madman who tore down the last hope of humanity to the alien beings that invaded the world, this land suffered greatly.