“The extinction of any species occurs when a sufficient number of that species die off and insufficient numbers are born to carry on. Deaths outnumber births until those remaining age out of childbearing age, the last few pass away, and they are no more.”
— Robert J. Firth
The future is already here—you just don’t see it yet.
Humanity is being replaced by a superior species, and we are doing it to ourselves.
Compared to the dinosaurs, humanity is a newcomer. The great reptiles ruled the Earth for nearly 150 million years; humans, by contrast, have existed for only a brief moment in time. Yet no species has worked harder toward its own destruction. We wage wars, build weapons capable of wiping out entire nations, and create technologies so dangerous they threaten our own survival.
Our story follows Michael, a man who spent 60 years in a coma after a helicopter crash in Vietnam in 1967. When he finally awakens, the world is unrecognizable. He is surrounded by medical machines and synthetic humanoids in a future that no longer belongs to humans.
In this bleak reality, humanity has succeeded in what once seemed impossible: it has nearly erased itself. Civilization has collapsed beyond recovery. Extinction is no longer a fear—it is a fact.
As Michael explores this strange new world and uncovers the truth, one unsettling idea takes shape: perhaps humanity never deserved to survive, and perhaps extinction was always our destiny. Follow Michael’s journey, see the world through his eyes, and decide for yourself.