Utopia's Fall

For untold generations, the world has been a perfect place. Machines feed and clothe the folk, keep them healthy and entertained. Every person's needs and wants are fulfilled. Drugs in the air have eliminated hate, fear and aggression. Even the concept of violence has faded from memory. Then, one day, it all simply stops. The lights don't come on. The food never arrives. No machine comes the salve the injured or assuage the needs and desires of the folk. The drugs leave the air, and for the first time in his life, Hashib knows fear...