[ CW ] Multiple journal entries about a man fleeing for his life in a ruined city . However , do n't make whatever he is running from apparent until the end .

14 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 Running low on water. Going back to the condenser on that hilltop is out of the question. Probably best to do another tour of the Merchant Guild ’ s storehouses tonight. If they have not yet crumbled under the increasingly violent sand storms… Curse this miserable existence! 
 
 17 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 Hauling water from the fortuitous cache I ’ d discovered the other day. What I would not give for another pair of hands! There are countless pallets of pristine, unopened icemelt, but by myself I can only carry so much at a time to the safety of my stash… 
 
 21 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 The stash is as full of water as I could make it in the short period of safety. It is impossible to stay here any longer; I must get moving or risk detection. So many dead comrades, so many lessons learned: always stay on the move; distribute supplies between hidden stashes ( you can return to them later, so long as you keep moving ); the hunter does not care about collecting clues or identifying your patterns of movement, it simply keeps pursuing, tirelessly, inevitably picking up your scent sooner or later. 
 
 25 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 Am I a coward? Why don ’ t I stand up and face the music? I used to think I would be ready when my time came. No matter how it came, I would close my eyes and accept death. Life is a fleeting moment. But now, surrounded by these smoldering ruins and red skies, I run terrified, not finding the valor I once thought I possessed. It was a long time ago anyway, superficial banter fueled by chawa powder and crystal cigarettes. 
 
 27 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 I circled back through the Phobos quarter. The once gleaming mansions now looked like houses of horror. The hunter is not far behind, I can feel sooner than hear its deep growl – it displaces air for miles, increasing the pressure on my eardrums, filling my heart with dread. I will not stop for the night. 
 
 32 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 Somehow the hunter draws closer and closer! I don ’ t have much time. This has never happened before. The growling is constant and I dare not stop. 
 
 33 Firebrand 1 BR 
 
 The beast is upon me! The terror has drained me of all remaining strength… it is over. 
 
 1 Springfoot 0 BR 
 
 All these decades living in fear made me forget the moment when it came. Yesterday was the last day of Year 1 Before Reckoning. And today the reckoning is come. The hunter has devoured our world. Our souls will go seed a new one. The cycle begins again and the slate is wiped clean.
