The Bottomless Pit

The Bottomless Pit is a short fiction story based on a chapter in the Bible Revelation Chapter nine (King James Version). This story describes a set of events as told by Paul the main character who finds himself lost and confused over a series of events that transpire out of his control over a period of roughly two years. It is set in current times or perhaps a few years into the future. The setting is on or near a national forest somewhere in the northwestern United States. This story illustrates the short-sightedness of man and his inability to change his nature regardless of events that occur in his surroundings. A few are deeply impacted but the majority of people continue with life as usual.