The Mist Whisperer

Snow covered the earth, while death nurtured new life.

Technology brought people close to becoming gods, while art and literature kept them from descending into beasts.

At the critical juncture between life and death, the scales of "worth" wavered too.

Snow and mist blanketed the solitary travelers' footprints. They wagered their lives and prayed that the spark of "civilization" would one day spread into a blazing inferno.