“The strange thing was how quiet everything became just in that moment. Everything. All of existence, covered in a thick, still blanket of complete silence. The screeching tires and the yelling all paused.

And then it happened: the white flash.

It was blinding, taking away all definition of earth and sky, leaving nothing visible but the awful purity of the white. I remember that I flinched instinctively. That was all I really had time to do. Then, as if to announce my passing and that of thousands of souls, came the roar. It was a guttural thunderous growl, like some great evil had just been released into the world.

After that…..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................”