Prologue

In the year 2120, An object of Extra-terrestrial Origin landed in Antarctica. Humans being the curious and stupid creatures they, are decided to investigate the crash site.

"Curiosity killed the cat" - a phrase often used to depict how curiosity brought forth unwanted results...apocalyptic results.

The object that crashed, was found to be robot of some sort, a technological marvel. it was a machine that was sentient and friendly. Humanity praised it as a proof of friendly Aliens...but how wrong were they. The Sentient Machinery called himself a Cryptonian. A advanced race of aliens that inhabited a planet similar to earth. A race that left their organic bodies for mechanical ones. They downloaded their consciousness into their machines and spread their influence from one sentient planet to another to form "Good" relationswith them.

However, "Good" had a different meaning to the Cryptonians as they released a virus they called "Cy-Aug 1547."

The Cryptonian, was not an ambassador but a Trojan horse. A horse that delivered a virus that killed of 80% of humanity's population.

"The Weak die, big deal" The Cryptonians quoted as They ruled over the humans for a period of 300 years. As hope was nearly forgotten to humanity, a miracle of astronomical proportions occurred.

Cryptonians had a tradition, they were to sojourn to their capital and engrave their names into their capital's central database, a planet-sized super computer that they called home.

A local star that was harnessed by the Cryptonians near their capital collapsed on itself creating a super nova that destroyed all of the Cryptonians present.

The stationed Cryptonians on Earth caught wind of this and were mortified as their home planet was destroyed. Humans being tenacious creatures, always dreamed of a revolution that would set them free! and when they had heard of this miraculous chance...they rose up against their extra-terrestrial oppressors and terminated them.

They had achieved peace and freedom, however it was short lived as the Earth was 60% inhospitable due to the termination of The Cryptonian's modification to the planet. They had modified the planet so much that upon termination, Humanity was facing extinction once more.

Another Chance of even bigger astronomical proportions occurred... Astroid 16 psyche, a local asteroid filled with gold, crashed into the metallic portion of the earth and restarted its life support augmentation, rejuvenating the planet and the remaining inhabitants. AP 16, as it was nicknamed, was not only filled with gold, but every metal-known and unknown-to both Cryptonians and humans.

A neon, crystal-Iike element from the Astroid bonded with the Cy-Aug 1547 present in every human and animal giving them hyper advanced abilities.

Such powers were random and small as they either gave individuals abilities from hyper-athletic bodies to enhanced super-computers for brains.

Humans with their newfound abilities swiftly rebuilt their world amidst all of the rubble. Conflict soon arose and war followed. Unlike the wars fought with guns and tanks of the previous era, they were fought with Mechs and robots inspired by chess pieces.

During their captivity, they had no form of electronic entertainment as they were enslaved in factories and Manual labour camps. However, the Older folks recreated chess and it grew popular as a game and as a source of gambling. Desperate individuals would play with their lives and maternal possessions at stake. If you were good at it, you would profit and rise... If not you'd suffer.

"Old habits die hard"- the new humans reminisced. They created created these mechanical suits of battle armor with the AI left behind by the Cryptonians, the materials from the augmented earth and the asteroid.

Ordinary, mass produced models were called pawns; Range-oriented armaments, bishops; High-Speed and Lethality, Knights; Defense Oriented Armaments, Rooks; Command centers, Kings; and super weapons, Queens.

The world split into 2, Eastasia and Westerica. With no exception, these two countries had their own underbellies- their own rotten slums and underworld. Worlds separated from the one above it, a dark sinister world that had one rule: "Natural Selection"- the strong live on as the weak perish. The birthplace of our protagonist.. Nicknamed: Hell on earth.

Humans weren't the only ones given abilities as the plants and animals too were modified by Cy-Aug 1547 and the Neon Element. They gave the rise to a whole new species known as Abominations and a new profession, hunters, individuals with the goal of selling their prey's parts.

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