When the sky erupts with fire and the power grid collapses, the world Greg and his family knew disappears in an instant. What begins as a quiet evening in the Smoky Mountains turns into the first night of a new reality-one without lights, without safety, and without answers. Families that once gathered at the park for laughter and friendship now face the unthinkable: nuclear detonations in the sky, an electromagnetic pulse that silences every machine, and a country plunged into chaos overnight.Drawn into the underground shelter of a hardened survivor named Jeff, Greg, Lori, and their children are forced to reckon with more than fear of the outside world. Confined in darkness with friends and strangers alike, they must confront hunger, uncertainty, and the unsettling question of who can truly be trusted when civilization falls away.Darkness Volume One: The Fall of a Nation is the opening chapter in Jason R. Cash's gripping survival saga-an intimate and unflinching look at ordinary families thrust into extraordinary times. As bonds are tested and secrets emerge, one truth becomes clear: surviving the end of the world is only the beginning.