Introduction: [A rewrite of After The Collapse. Beginning chapters were too long. Easier to enjoy]November 17th. A day that should have been ordinary became the day the world fell apart.The Collapse鈥攁 disaster unlike any other鈥攄estroyed over 80% of the population in a single stroke. Entire cities were reduced to ruins, the rules of nature were rewritten, and strange, otherworldly forces began to seep into the cracks of reality. Those who survived were left to navigate a world where power comes at a price, and despair looms around every corner.Silas Grayson was a man who always preferred the background, someone who never sought the limelight. But when the Collapse shattered the world, it shattered Silas鈥檚 quiet existence, too. Now, in a reality that demands action, he must navigate a landscape where ruins grant strange Authorities, rulers thrive on corruption, and whispers of beings far beyond human understanding begin to surface.As he ventures deeper into this harsh new world, Silas clings to hope鈥攁 fragile, flickering light in the darkness. But when despair threatens to crush even that, he must grapple with the question: How does a man hold on to hope in a world that seems designed to take it away?The Collapse didn鈥檛 just destroy the world鈥攊t created a new one. And surviving it will demand more than Silas ever thought he could give....