Flash Fiction #418/Later

The became foul, and the earth grew less fallow.  Storms and earthquakes destroyed cities and ruined farmlands.A remnant of humanity -- their old wars forgotten -- retreated deep into the earth.  They devised technology to help them survive the coming years ... the coming generations. It was a harsh life, but they tapped aquifers for water and lived mostly on fungus.At last, they dared to step