Vision Quest (part 1) by Quentin Harsh

This week we get to see a different sort of world, the world that Quentin Harsh invents in Vision Quest. This world is different than the one that we visited before, but equally captivating. For the next month or so we will explore this time, a post-apocalyptic time, perfect for the readers of canonFOUR...

Glass stretches out as far as the eye can see.  The sun is perpetually blocked by thick, grey, uniform clouds.  Above the horizon, it is grey; and below the glass reflects colorlessly.  The only thing which breaks the monotony is a glow which sits a little less than halfway from the horizon. It is not strong, but it is distinct.  The Glow is entirely formless.  It is the color of hope.  A sound radiates from this hope-colored Glow; the sound is that of distress.  It is not a human cry of distress, nor the call of any animal which has ever walked the earth.  This is the sound of distress itself.

With urgency, the Glow pleaded that he would come to her.  He would have
to come to her before-

From beyond the horizon came a swarm of black.  The unknown darkness tore across the frozen sea and sent shards of glass in all directions.  They closed in on the Glow.  When it's light was snuffed out, so was the sun.

Nothing was left.

The same dream.  Always the same.  Every time he slept, Jeremy was plagued with this nightmare.  Every night for six weeks.  Every nap.  If he woke in the morning and went back to sleep, he'd have it again.  Six weeks and it was all he could think of.  And though most people would be confused by a dream of this kind, Jeremy knew what it meant.  He understood the meaning.  No one would believe him, of course.  Alan didn't believe in such superstition; he was much like the Old People in that way.  Emma would tell him that the journey was too long, she was ever the conservative.  The rest of the village would want further proof.  They would most likely cast lots or have the priest interrogate him.  And even if the priest accepted his vision as having divine origin; there would be endless voting amongst the council as to what was the appropriate action.  Nothing was ever done quickly in the village of New Eden.  No, Jeremy knew that this was urgent; that he had to leave immediately.

Toilet Paper Diaries (END + preview)

This week we see the end of Holly N.L.'s fictional diaries in the world of canonFOUR, and find ourselves with a preview of what will come next week, Vision Quest by Quentin Harsh. And now, for the conclusion:

July 13 Eleven years after the fall of mankind

They knew nothing. At the shop where we hammer metal a man cut off his hand. The police, or what we call the police, came in and brought him outside. I heard the sharp, single pelt of gunfire and a harsh thump. I know that we might have made that metal. But it was like before only with nothing to distract our minds from the real truth.

… In side the complex my place was replaced with a small family. I didn’t feel all that happy but not really all that sad. I would just apply for another small place. Under the High Reign they supply us with living spaces. Maybe I can have a place of my own. The steps are comfortable enough. They are familiar…

(end)

Vision Quest, a preview:

When he reached the Rectory, Jeremy was feeling nervous.  What if Father Geoffrey didn't believe him?  Of course he would.  Geoffrey was very closely in touch with spritual forces.  He had become, in only the eleven years he had lived in New Eden, the most influencial figure in the community.  Most of the Old People didn't respect his wisdom; but his followers, particularly the Deacons, were deathly loyal to him.  The door opened...
See more of Father Geoffrey and Jeremy in the upcoming weeks on canonFOUR!