Short Story: Eclipse

Inspired by the partial solar eclipse lastFriday.

The End or the Beginning?

Part: -100,000 There were cries aloud from both the children and those grown alike. A collective howl went up towards the darkening sky as the sun threatened to wink out. Slowly it began to hide behind the black ball that crept in front of it. Those who were observant had noticed the process, which seemed like magic, as soon as it had begun. But now as the light faded and faded and faces turned skywards to see th...