[War Of The Elements 02] • City of Blood

This is a short story related to the War of the Elements Series.

Fifty thousand years ago, the red planet teemed with life. Rich green grass painted the landscape. The atmosphere boasted a blue hue. How did Mars become what it is today? This is the tale of a lost era of history. Wars raged for centuries, tearing the planet apart. Through it all, an even greater catastrophe is brewing on the red planet.

An Earthling named Drake finds himself thrust from his daily life, straight into the heart of the conflict. He awakens from his monotonous day in and day out routine on Earth to find the City of Blood, a place where the aftermath of worldwide conflict unfolds. Crimson illuminates the cityscape as the streets run red with rivers of blood.

Before he could even ponder how he found himself in this situation, he runs into living relics of Martian history. He learns the hard way how Mars became a bloody, war-torn planet. Turns out Mars' fate links to the Earth, and the history of the universe itself. What would you do when your worst enemy turns out to be the one you least expect?