On Memorial Day afternoon the skies above Carthage Missouri brighten suddenly as if the sun explodes. Seconds later it's gone and no one knows what happened.<br><br><br><br>Normal life resumes. BBQs continue and kids play in backyards. No one notices the screams coming from one backyard.<br><br><br><br>Everyone believes it to be a fluke. But it doesn't just happen in Carthage it happens all over.<br><br><br><br>While delayed the after effects of the event are brutal to all those who were exposed to the flash and horrifying to behold.<br><br><br><br>Those not exposed like Alana Cross are helpless to do anything. All they can do is witness humanity self-destructing right in front of their eyes.