Land of Destruction

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beginning of a book i'm trying to write but needs alot of help

Land of Destruction


Chapter One:
A Glimpse of the Future



It was a hot and muggy day in late July, and the plants were wilting, the birds were silent. It hadn?t rained for at leased two weeks and even then it didn?t rain enough. Alexander lived in New York City where the heat was even more unbearable; were if you were not careful, you could die at any time and anywhere.
Alexander was following his usual path, he first went to work then he went to the sushi-bar and then he would go home. His first stop was work where he had an un-eventful day. Later in the afternoon he went to the sushi-bar across the street for a bite to eat. While he was inside, he met a friend that he hadn?t seen in years.
?Hello Marv?, said Alexander,? How have you been all these years??
?I?ve been great Alexander?, said Marvin, ? I got married and I now have two kids. Now I work as a stockbroker for Stock Ltd. in mid-town. And today, I was surprised to see you here at the sushi bar where I go during lunch break??
?So are they boys or girls?? said Alexander.
?Well, they?re both girls?, said Marvin,? one?s named Selene, and the other is named Jasmine.?
?So how old are they?? said Alexander.
?One?s 7 and the other is 9?, said Marvin,? So how have you been Alex?
?I?ve been ok Marv?, said Alexander,? I haven?t found a girl yet, so I don?t think I can have any children. I work as manager of the bank across the street. Today I was surprised to see you here too, because I come here after work everyday. Today I was a little early and I guess you were a little late.?
?I guess that?s so?, said Marvin and he looked at his watch,? Wow! Look at the time! It?s 6:00 already, and I must go home to my wife so I can make dinner and see my kids.?
Marvin got off his stool and left into the early night. After a few more drinks, Alexander decided it was time to leave as well. He left the bar and thought he might wander around the streets for a while because he didn?t need to be home yet.
Alexander took-off down the street to the bookstore to see if there was anything he could find to read later that night. He wandered through the rows of bookshelves. He went to the ?Historical Fantasy? section. Alexander found a book called What Really Happened by Joshua Theres. He took the book to the counter and paid ten dollars for the book?a great deal for a book of that size and popularity.
Alexander left the bookstore, and started for home to read his book and watch TV on his brand-new forty-inch plasma TV. At the end of the street he crossed the street and took a left. At the corner of the next street he heard someone?s radio playing The Show Must Go On by Queen. Suddenly a man tapped him on his shoulder.
?Come with me?, said the stranger.
?Who are you?, said Alexander, ?and why do you want me to come??
?I am a man?, said the stranger, ? who wishes for you to see something. I can show you the future, no, more than show you?bring you to the future and let you walk around as long as you want to get a feel for what the future will be like. I can only do this if you are willing.?
?I accept for you to show me the future?, said Alexander, thinking that this guy was nuts, but also feeling compelled to go with the man, as if he trusted him. To Alexander, the man seemed quite famillier.
?Ok.? said the stranger, ?Hold onto you hat or any loose personal belonging because you?re in for the ride of your life.?
Alexander took the man?s advice and held onto his briefcase so it wouldn?t get blown away. The stranger muttered that it was time to go, and suddenly, the world began to pitch and roll, like a sailor?s worst nightmare, and the sky became black and there was a flash in the distance, and then closer and closer until the flash overwhelmed them and Alexander saw a world that was barren, flat and uninhabited.
?What happened?? said Alexander.
?I cannot tell you.? Said the Stranger, ?Last time I was here was ten years ago and it did not look like this.?
?Where?, aid Alexander, ?are any people so that I may find out what happened.?
?I?m not sure?, said the Stranger, ?we can look around if you like, so we can find some people if there are any people.?
Alexander and the stranger wandered in a wasteland of the city he once knew. They passed his bank even though you couldn?t tell it was a bank. Then in the distance they saw a shelter, constructed out of the remains of the city. They walked to the shelter to see if there was a person inside. To their amazement they found a whole family stuffed in the small shelter. The family inside looked scared at the sight of the strangers.
?A-a-are you going to kill us strangers?? said the man who looked to be the father.
?No.? said Alexander comfortingly, ?We are not here to kill, we are here to learn what has happened in the past twenty years.
?Ok.? Said the Father shakily, ?I do not know too much, just the major?uh?points of it.

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?Well?, said the Stranger, ?Could you tell us please??
?Well?, said the Father, ?I will tell you what I know. Twenty years ago this was a bustling city. The president was President Anderson. The next president was President Thomas. The one after that was president Selene. The last one before this happened was President Howard.
?Things were fine until the presidency of Selene. She had to try to easy the world?s growing tension. The nations of the world had stockpiles of nuclear weapons and the countries that had them weren?t agreeing on many topics.
?The presidency of Howard was worse. He had to try to stop World War Three. Late in his first term, he saw the beginning of the long chain of events that would eventually lead to war, even though no one could have known then. That event was the election of a chancellor in Korea.
?This chancellor, names Koons, was liked by his people. Since this was only five years after the revolution and reunity of Korea, there were still some people who didn?t like the new system. A group of these radicals was named Dying Dragon. They wanted to put Korea before the revolutions, back to the time when Korea was a strong kingdom. The leader of this group was Kim.
?Then barely five years ago Kim hired an assassin from China to kill Koons. He succeeded and Korea blamed China for the assassination, and they went to war. Other nations soon took sides; depending on whose fault they thought it was. Power on both sides was even and the nations involved went to war against each other. Everyone was at war with everyone else! It was World War Three!
?Korea struggled for existence as China began inching closer and closer to the capital of Korea. Inch by inch, mile by mile, as the Chinese grew closer and closer, the Koreans grew closer and closer to nuking Chinese cities. Then the dreadful time came. The Chinese started the siege of the Korean capital, and the Koreans launched their missiles at China. This created a nuclear war that would kill over 4 billion people and leave barely one million people.
?Now we are feeling the effects of the war. If someone could stop it from ever happening it would be a miracle.?
?Thank-you old man?, said Alexander.
?Your welcome sir?, said the father.
?Good bye kind sir?, said Alexander.
?Good bye strangers, I hope to see you again?, said the father.
?You too?, said Alexander.
The stranger left and Alexander followed. They discussed the story while walking around aimlessly. After a while, the stranger spoke.
?Are you ready to leave?? said the stranger.
?Yes? said Alexander, ?Yes I am.?
Then as he said that the world began to rock and roll and the sky grew dark. Flashes of light appeared in the distance. They grew closer and closer until it consumed the pair. Alexander and the Stranger appeared in their own time, not an instant after they had left. The radio that had been playing The Show Must Go On by Queen was now up to the line ?Another hero, another mindless crime. Behind the curtain??
?They will need a hero,? mumbled Alexander
Alexander left the neighborhood and headed east to his home on 46th street. He stopped at the supermarket on the way home to pick up eggs and milk for the week ahead. Alexander arrived home and cooked his lasagna for diner. He ate his meal in his comfy chair to watch the evening news. After the news he read his book that he found to be about the assassination of president Kennedy.