[ WP ] As an astronaut stationed on the International Space Station , you witness Earth 's last moments as mankind destroys itself with nuclear bombs .

China- gone, just like that. They said you can see the great wall from space, but suddenly I was n't so sure. I had never really known much about China to be honest. I'd heard there were exciting festivals packed with people there, embracing a culture that had seemingly lasted forever. A culture that had just ground to a halt. Man, I wish I had a drink at that moment. 
 
 There was n't much left of the human race anymore- they had been thorough in their desires to rid the world of each other... a strange thought when we had been so peaceful until recently. I had thought it would take a while for all the nukes to be sent out but I was barely sent reeling from a country's destruction before another the next followed its course. The first one with personal significance to me was New Zealand. I had taken a trip there and met the most caring woman in the world, the one that I took to be my wife. I thought about the time we had spent there staring at the night sky laughing at each-others jokes, no matter how silly. I slammed my fist on the nearest wall knowing that just like New Zealand my wife and friends would similarly be living only in my mind before long. 
 
 With a sigh I then thought about humanity's first contact. We had recently managed to communicate with extraterrestrial life, and soon forged a bond with a number of races. We were aglow to show them all what a peace loving race we had become. 
 
 Before long we were alerted that the Al'Dreth had started a galactic conquest. They brought a group of ships to home planet of the most powerful race known in nearby space, the Ghula, seemingly in peace. Before the Ghula realized the true intention of the visit, their planet had been dusted over with with a thin substance. The Ghula, previously known as a race dedicated to science then became the Al'Dreth's greatest ally as the mind control substance took over. With a gleeful shriek even a kindhearted grandfather would, and did, do unspeakable things to further the Ghula Dominion. 
 
 When the Al'Dreth came for Earth a few weeks later we had no means to stop their ships from doing their work- we barely even had a foothold in space after all and so we lacked the defenses to stop them. Before the devastation spread too far mankind launched the plan they had developed in those few weeks, and engaged in its most noble moment. 
 
 Without means to reverse the affliction all we could do was prevent ourselves from aiding the Al'Dreth in destroying the friends we had made in the other races. We united like never before to destroy ourselves before we could destroy others. 
 
 Just now I got the final call my wife would ever have with me, and talked as much as I could until the connection suddenly cut out. I fell back in my chair and smiled a bittersweet smile through my tears. She had been working her hardest in these last few weeks, doing whatever she could to help others find comfort in what would be their final moments. I could only hope I was at least a slight comfort for when she met her own demise. 
 
 The Al'Dreth, having seen their failure to secure another race in their `` alliance'', went on their way, not bothering to deal with the International Space Station since in their arrogance they only cared about turning others to their side. 
 
 All the information that we collected on the mind control substance in the time that it coated our planet was sent to the International Space Station, and I relish the time in which I will be sending it to the races humankind had made its friends. Though we can not help them fight directly, mankind's final moments were devoted to saving countless lives. I have never before been so proud to be a human as I am at this moment.
