Clark’s Vision of the Future

Clark reached out and touched the old woman's wrinkled hand. A few seconds later, his vision blurred. It was as if the world before him had changed. A cataclysmic scene unfolded before him. A blood-red dusk blanketed the sky; skyscrapers had been pierced through, homes had collapsed, fires raged, and billowing columns of black smoke shot into the heavens. People fled in every direction, while the desperate wails of countless thousands drilled into his ears like sounds from hell.