The Dust - Short Story

Only the useful will surviveNick and Clara only want to stay alive for as long as they can, but The Matter Plant sweeps the land and it is only a matter of time before they are found and deemed useless. They eek out a nomadic existence in the scorched Earth, always watching, always waiting for their time to come. Until they meet Jed who offers them the hope of something more, IF they can make a final stand against the machine.
If they refuse or fail, then they, and what remains of humanity, will be destroyed forever. The Dying & The Dust is a standalone post-apocalyptic story of survival, set after the singularity.