In the beginning, there were two human beings created by a higher order who deemed them fit to stay in a heavenly abode where they would not want for anything.
Then, an evil creature ventured an idea to them that by eating a fruit, both creatures would gain knowledge beyond the world they know.
After they plucked the forbidden fruit and bit into it, their creator discovered their act and sent them down to a planet called Earth.
Its surface was partially habitable, so the fable goes, as there were vast dried areas which they wandered for decades.
There, they suffered and did not enjoy the luxurious that they had in their previous home. They wandered the dry terrains where eventually they created a piece of heaven of their own. The world then flourished with their blood running through different civilisations whose dreams and aspirations overcame one after another.
Decades of war and peace sustained their existence until finally another being, the Sentinels, decided to annihilate these mere mortals and claim Earth as their own.
They first came to meet the humans as ambassadors of peace. How laughable the idea of it now, Alexis wondered. Tall as an average human height with their glistened black eyes and elongated thin hands, they telepathically interpreted their designs which they claimed was for the good of both species.
A few days later, out of nowhere, communication towers were shot down incessantly which rendered the entire human community in every corner of the world in danger. Cellphones and computers shut down immediately. There was no way to engage the aliens without knowing their strength. This was the first wave.
In response, a few pilots congregated and were sent by each of the governments heads of states to engage in the fight. For once, they decided unanimously to place their petty differences aside to assist each other in the first wave of the battle.
Lives were lost in the first decade as each strategy employed proved to be futile. The very sentiment of hope was nearing to the edge of weariness for the survivors.
Meanwhile, the Sentinels started to harvest the natural resources from their warships deployed around every corner of the world, especially reaping the sea waters from its depths.
The once clear sunny skies were filled with dread as the days went by.
Eventually, hunger and disease spread throughout the cities and rural areas. Without a victory at hand, the humans were both at the mercy of the invaders and would perish in a short time.
The second wave found most found themselves losing homes of their own, begging off the streets for crumbs or died starving during the long, harsh winter months.
The Sentinels, although gentle in their physical forms, were harsh masters on the humans.
They had long studied their biological forms before the invasion and like the lab coats, decided to eliminate them with another form of disease which proved too much for the soft flesh of these beings. This was the beginning of the third wave in the form of a biological onslaught.
Called C1 for the molecules which it represented, humans who came in contact would have similar effects likened to the flu. Babies were especially susceptible. Through unofficial channels, rumours started to spread like wildfire that most mothers were undergoing illegal abortion procedures just to not see their babies
