Across the country and around the world people have vanished, the newscaster announces as multitudes gather to watch and listen.
Our world is in chaos. Alien abduction. A vanishing mystery. A plague that consumes living tissue. All have an opinion, especially the church, which assumes no responsibility. Economic collapse paralyzes planet Earth. Government leaders and religious leaders combine forces to help stabilize the mass chaos. The Antichrist rises to power! Some follow the Antichrist; some question. The mark of the beast is implemented to distinguish the followers of the Antichrist. The mark is needed for buying, selling, or transporting all, anything and everything. Rufus, my trusty red Irish terrier, and I head to the protective safety of Jekyll Island, Georgia.
