LA Deskus

Black Dawn

Fiction EN ↓ 117 episodes

Born "on-ground" in a time near forgotten, O is the last of a dying breed in a post-sun era. Now the world lives underground in a state of virtual darkness. Family, light and personal choice are things of the past and Child Development Units, The Network, and The Prime Objective are the new norm. With resources dangerously depleted, humanity continues on its path towards extinction, hoping for technology to slow the inevitable. While threats of conflict escalate amongst the remaining world leaders, O suddenly finds himself with the ability to determine Earth's future on his own.

Author

LA Deskus

Episodes

Chapter 16 - Game Day 30.08.2025 11:29

Yari and O make it to The Tower and settle down to watch the start of the Marathon, unaware that their world may be rapidly unraveling around them.

Chapter 15 - Down Under 23.08.2025 10:14

Jacob contemplates the implications of his lost contact with O and Yari.

Chapter 14 - Bumps in the Night 16.08.2025 7:14

O and Yari's plans take a turn.

Chapter 13 - Boom 09.08.2025 5:54

An explosion.

Chapter 12 - The Sisters 02.08.2025 6:52

Yari debriefs her sisters on her "Urgent and Vital" news.

Chapter 11 - Dr. Gelder 26.07.2025 11:13

Yari and O meet with Dr. Gelder, hoping to understand the nature of the upcoming emergency meeting of the U.N. Council.

Chapter 10 - Bombshell 19.07.2025 11:40

As Yari and O travel to NASA to visit Dr. Gelder, Yari reveals the "Vital" news to O.

Chapter 9 - Alert 12.07.2025 13:17

O's "feeding" is further interrupted by an unexpected announcement from the Director of Houston.

Chapter 8 - Hot Potato 05.07.2025 11:21

O's "feeding" is interrupted by fellow scientists, searching for clues about Dr. Gelder's announcement.

Chapter 7 - The Houston Population Center 28.06.2025 12:54

O returns from The Tower, to his home in the underground Houston Population Center.

Chapter 6 - Calgary, 50 Years Ago 21.06.2025 8:06

A flashback in time, 50 years earlier, when the remnants of humanity battle for its existence from yet another challenge from Mother Nature.

Author's Comments - 1 16.06.2025 5:36

The author's responses to some readers' questions, primarily discussing how the story and the character "O" come about.

Chapter 5 - Yari 15.06.2025 13:58

O visits Yari at The Tower, but she has other plans.

Chapter 4 - The Tower 31.05.2025 15:34

O reaches The Tower.

Chapter 3 - Ghosts of the Past 25.05.2025 3:39

O meets an unexpected old friend.

Chapter 2 - "O" 17.05.2025 15:33

Meet "O" - a loner traveling through a seemingly endless life, watching himself and the rest of the world speed towards oblivion. What does he have to live for?

Chapter 1 - Preface 12.05.2025 6:42

This is a preface of what is to come - a short, seemingly innocuous dialogue of an elderly couple that will shape the course of humanity's destiny sixty years in the future.