[ WP ] In 2050 the Rapture happens and the Apocalypse ravages earth . The colonies on the Moon and Mars are untouched by the events .

And the Earth did crumble. 
 
 Here, where the soil was not used to the air that humanity brought, we were safe. The valleys of red and plains of green were beautiful here, but there was no view so gorgeous as those on our mother planet. The elegance was noted even by the children, seeing the blue rock for the first time through a lens. But the beauty of that land could not contain humanity and our ever-growing demand for the unknown. Wise men called us foolish for leaving. Now even fools can see that our path was the path of prosperity. 
 
 And the waters ran red. 
 
 Religion had all but died out among humans. Only a handful of defiant elders remained. We on the new worlds did weep for those lost to the cruel fate of the brutish God. No one here could deny the Bible's validity anymore, but after seeing the mindless slaughter brought by it, few would grant the God worship. I certainly would never bow to a Stalin or Hitler, given the choice. 
 
 And the damned were consumed by the flames. And the fat did run down the streets -- boiling. 
 
 Those most nearby -- those living under the lunar articles -- trembled visibly. If they did not depend on the Earth's gravity, I am sure they would have sought to be rid of it. The lunar surface must be heated considerably by the constant firelight. The Earth is now comparable to a star in the night sky from here. 
 
 And humanity never returned to the burning husk that remained. And humanity mourned its greatest loss. 
 
 Our great quest into the unknown would not end, however. History did not stop being written. Given enough time, the loss of one planet would become insignificant. 
 
 We still remembered, but our children did not. 
 
 And the Earth did crumble. 
 
 

