Wednesday 6 May 2015

Writing Wednesday #12 ~ Vault

They thought they were safe; it was in the vault, what could go wrong? They thought it would be any other day; it was in the vault, what could go wrong? They thought life would go on just as it had been; it was in the vault, what could go wrong?
18 months ago, it had arrived. Borne on solar flares, it ravaged the desert lands, laying waste to all it touched before it could be contained. The few who came into its violent contact were better left dead.
It took two months of failed attempts to finally contain it, two months of evacuation, circulating warnings, and fear of all those with enough status to know what was going on.
From then on, the virus thereby known as the Ravage, was classified, its information hidden behind countless intel levels, and the virus itself buried in a vault that was never meant to be opened.
16 months of silence. 16 months of open ears and pursed lips. 16 months of falsified hope.
Only those of the highest scientific status knee that, even in its containment, even whilst hidden away from society's knowledge, it was mutating. It grew into something more than a virus. It transformed into something more - something to truly be feared.
No one could see it coming, who would? It was in the vault, what could go wrong? Nobody heard the creaking of the door opening who would? It was in the vault, what could go wrong? Nobody felt its sentient tendrils creeping up on them, who would? It was in the vault, what could go wrong?
As it turned out, everything could go wrong. That day was thereby known as the day of Downfall.

8 comments:

  1. This honestly blows my mind away.
    I truly have no words to describe what a brilliant authoress you are, Eve.
    The way you've described something so horrific in such a beautiful manner... it's truly amazing.
    I found this line especially thrilling: " It grew into something more than a virus. It transformed into something more - something to truly be feared."
    Phenomenal.
    Looking forward to more of your Writing Wednesdays,
    Stay awesome as ever,
    Much love,
    Archie <3

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    1. Thank you so much Archie!
      I think, if anyone wants to use anything as an example of Rule of Three, it's going to be this post :)
      I am too :)
      Stay amazing as always,
      Love, Eve <3

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  2. That's great Eve! Am I correct in thinking it has some inspiration from The Maze Runner series?

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    1. You would be correct Emma! I'm only a few chapters from the end of the Death Cure, and I'm not sure whether to class that as a good thing or not! It's also slightly based on a game a friend of mine told me about when we were discussing the topic of vault, and what I could do with it, but I've forgotten the name of the game!
      Eve <3

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    2. I loved Maze Runner up until Death Cure. I think it let it down completely... Like Mockingjay

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    3. I think the only let down of Death Cure for me (I finished it yesterday) is that it didn't really tie up all of the ends, not for me. I still want to know who Chancellor Paige is in the grand scheme, and who on earth she's emailing at the end of every book. I still have the Kill Order to read, so that might tell me something, I don't know.

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    4. I forgot what happened in the Kill Order, but I remember it being quite good. We really need to just have a conversation about books sometime!

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    5. I'm only 2 chapters in, but it's good so far. Yes, we will have to sometime, it looks like we read similar stuff.
      Eve <3

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