Pyro-Vortex: Fire Tornado

by Scott Murray

It was a hot-weather whirlwind coursing across the upper plains. But unlike all the others, this one shifted course and veered into the shepherds’ camp. The first hut it hit it destroyed, sucking-up the grass thatch roof and the cooking fire. The dried grass and other debris immediately burst into flames. It was an unfathomable occurrence. According to science, the Earth had not seen the likes of it for over 65 million years, not since the extinction of the last intelligent life on the planet. More recently, Satan wasn’t able to get man to destroy himself through nuclear proliferation. Fear, Satan’s only weapon against man, could have made him “push the button” during the Cold War. But he didn’t. So to destroy mankind and interrupt God’s plan, Satan made one last-ditch effort before the Rapture. It is fitting that in the American West they call hot-weather whirlwinds “Dust Devils.” This is the story of what could happen if a Pyro-Vortex was to occur… Again.

142 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2012