<div align="center">(http://imageshack.us/a/img197/6496/jgc0.png)</div><br/><hr/><br/><em>It seemed too good to be true; a vaccine to end all the major viral diseases at once, easily dispursed via air, benefitting not only mankind, but all life on earth. It seemed too good to be true... and it was. Too late scientists discovered the horrifying side effects of the miracle vaccine. It began to deteriorate the cells of all living things, causing them to decay and eventually die. The bleakest part about the whole matter? According to the calculations done <del>   </del> which had been checked hundreds of times by thousands of experts around the globe <del>   </del> all life on earth will have died within the next seven days. <br/><br/>This is the story of those seven days. A story about human society falling into a state of desperation and chaos, as hopelessness reigns supreme. A story where one scientist refuses to give up and seeks to find a cure within those seven days. A story about the people who stand with them, most complete strangers of all walks of life, who try to help in any way they can, clinging to that tiny slither of hope together.</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/New_York_City_-_Times_Square_panoramic.jpg)</div><br/>In New York city the evening had just fallen as the news hit the news feed<del>    </del><em>all</em>news feeds all at once. Television, radio, the Internet; all were swarmed by news of the exact same topic. On the big screens on Time Square a reporter popped up, banishing all the advertisements that were usually flashing by. Someone had cranked up the volume to eleven, nearly overpowering the busy traffic in the streets. The man on the screen, well groomed, with hair combed back sleekly despite the breathless pale and sweaty complexion he sported. With large eyes directed at the camera, shuffling the thin stack of papers in his hands, he began to speak, attracting the attention of many, if not all, wandering about in the streets.<br/><br/><strong>"Good evening, America. This is a special emergency broadcast,"</strong>he began, his voice sounding strained, almost forced to maintain its calm and composed tone.<strong>"Just moments ago researchers announced that they have made a shocking discovery concerning the miracle vaccine known as "Oracle...""</strong><br/><br/>It was a curious transition to watch from there on out. With every spoken word, the light in the eyes of all who watched and listened seemed to slowly fade, as if all hope, no matter how small, seemed to disappear into nothingness. The news shook them to the core of their very being. Disbelief. Outrage. Denial... These were just a few of the many strong emotions that formed in the heart of men as they were informed of the harsh reality behind what they all had thought would be the answer to virus based diseases. It had turned out that humanity's ambition for perfection had made it careless. The vaccine, which had been spread across the world via large, specially designed generators that could blast it into the atmosphere, was actually killing every living thing at this very moment. As the man on the big screen explained, instead of simply altering the cells within the body to become immune to viruses, it was actually corroding and killing them. The exact details were way to complex for the average Joe to comprehend, but the matter of the fact was this...<br/><br/><em>All life would cease to be within the next seven days...</em><br/><br/><strong>"Godspeed, America... Godspeed..."</strong><br/><br/>And not moments later the man disappeared from all screens across all television sets in the country, leaving them with the typical we're-experiencing-some-difficulties type of screen and the annoying, highpitched tone that came along with it. At that moment, everything fell into chaos. In Time Square people began to yell or cry and outrage and disbelief. Traffic accidents began to pop up due to careless driving. People were in chaos. And, as history shows, when chaos starts, so does the violence. Many began to riot. Others began to plunder stores. Others were fleeing in terror in fear.<br/><br/>Cars were tipped. Fires were lit. Fights broke out. Chaos was all over the Big Apple, but it was worst in downtown Manhattan, where population was thickest. This was the beginning of the seven days. That evening marked the beginning. 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