Through it all, the planet had continued spinning through the cosmic void.

Ahmed didn't keep a calendar, but if his reading of the stars was correct, it had been around four thousand years since the last human breath.

But, like the planet, Ahmed was still here.

Was this grim anniversary a cause for some sort of celebration? How do you properly commemorate the death of a species? Some might argue that humanity was as cool as dinosaurs. Dinosaurs had nuggets molded in their image.

It didn't...