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darkness of humanity
#WritcoStoryPrompt56
A mysterious disease killed 95% of all humans. You survived by keeping to yourself and being alone. One day, you found a woman stuck under some rubble. She calls for your help and promptly does so. What happened next is up to what you will write.

The world had fallen into a desolate silence, its once bustling streets now haunted by the echoes of a lost civilization. A mysterious disease had swept across the globe, mercilessly claiming the lives of 95% of all humans. In this bleak landscape, survival meant solitude, and I had become a master of isolation.

For months, I had roamed the empty streets, scavenging for supplies and seeking solace in the abandoned remnants of a world that was no more. I had grown accustomed to the eerie stillness, finding comfort in the absence of human presence. But fate had a different plan in store for me.

One fateful day, as I ventured into the ruins of a collapsed building, I heard a faint cry for help. My heart skipped a beat, the...