| The War Of The Worlds (H.G.Wells): |
| At any rate, whether we expect another invasion or not, our views of the human future must be greatly modified by these events. We have learned now that we cannot regard this planet as being fenced in and a secure abiding place for Man; we can never anticipate the unseen good or evil that may come upon us suddenly out of space. It may be that in the larger design of the universe this invasion from Mars is not without its ultimate benefit for men; it has robbed us of that serene confidence in the future which is the most fruitful source of decadence, the gifts to human science it has brought are enormous, and it has done much to promote the conception of the commonweal of mankind. It may be that across the immensity of space the Martians have watched the fate of these pioneers of theirs and learned their lesson, and that on the planet Venus they have found a securer settlement. Be that as it may, for many years yet there will certainly be no relaxation of the eager scrutiny of the Martian disk, and those fiery darts of the sky, the shooting stars, will bring with them as they fall an unavoidable apprehension to all the sons of men. |
And so the pulse of life returns. From the ashes of dead London the phoenix of civilization arose and the city was rebuilt. Humanity quickly began to forget the terrible war that had led them to the edge of destruction and life on Earth endured.
But there were those that understood that this was merely a reprieve. That across the gulf of space, minds immeasurably superior to ours still regarded the Earth with envious eyes, and drew new plans against us.
A secret society known as MIND came together to construct the vast Undercity, studying and reverse-engineering the Martian technology in preparation for a new invasion. Watching the skies and preparing to send out the coded word that would strike fear into their hearts. MIRANDA. Once spoken, they would know that a new invasion had begun and pray that their preparations were enough to stop the second visitation.
Contents
Timeline Of Post Invasion London
Post Invasion London
MIND
MIRANDA
The Undercity