Armageddon Chess

Salassa moved her knight, her gaze flickering between the board and the distant mushroom cloud.

The sun hung low, casting an ominous hue over the desolate landscape. Mallory and Salassa, their eyes locked in a battle of wits, sat across from each other at a rickety table. Within the chaos of World War III, a chessboard became their sanctuary. Soldiers clashed in the distance, their shouts muffled by the grim reality that loomed beyond the sheltere…