It’s the year 2020. Since the start of the New Year, the world has gotten more and more chaotic with each passing day. The Seven Major Powers of the world have become antagonistic towards each other. The very air we breathe has become thick with malevolence. Peace was non-existent. The streets have become rivers of blood; the scent – nauseating. There was so much blood that even the rain was stained red. War was upon us all…

Across the globe the death rate for each nation sky rocketed in just a few months. Old, young, men, women even children were being killed. There were no exceptions. It was as if the heart of man had become shrouded with a veil of evil. Grievances were no longer settled with mere words and paper; but with spilt blood and metal against metal. The state of civilization started to swiftly revert to its most simplistic origin where strength determined everything. Whether or not you could continue living to see another day was completely reliant on whether or not you had the strength or ability to keep your life. In this war thousands of people were being killed daily, and those who died were either too weak to protect their lives or were just unlucky to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

In the beginning, those who were opposed to the war were left with no option other than to participate. Their captors would force them to participate using any means at their disposal, even going as far as holding their family’s hostage. Those who were adamant about not participating were disposed of. In the end, the oppressed were left with no other choice other than to join the war or die.

The more fortunate ones hid themselves away in the most remote areas they could find in the hopes of escaping this calamity. But escape was just an illusion, they were all trapped like fish in a barrel with nowhere to run to, in truth all that they could do was to just wait to be picked. However, among them, were those who had a strong desire to live - to fight back and protect those precious to them. They refused to live passively and be treated like lamb to a slaughter. Over time, such persons with similar ideologies started to gather and formed an underground resistance against the Seven Major Powers, they called themselves Darelius.

Together, they fought relentlessly against the many armies, often engaging in subterfuge. They quietly infiltrated many enemy bases, assassinated important personnel in the various armies, and even hijacked military intelligence networks in order to save as many people as possible. Their aim was put an end to the atrocious war. Every member of Darelius shared one thing in common. They all despised those in power from the Seven Great Nations. This hatred of the Seven Major Powers of the world was one that was deeply rooted into their bones. It was a hatred that would not subside even with the passage of thousands of years! Why? Some countries have already disappeared and many were on the verge of being wiped from the face of the earth. Several islands, along with their many inhabitants, have long since sunken to the bottom of the sea, never to be seen again. Many died without even knowing how they died. The ones who started this cruel bloody war made life a living hell. They had to be stopped. No, they needed to die! Mercy to one’s enemy is cruelty to one’s self and family, they had to die!

The reason for the high death toll across the globe was because the weapons used in this war were mostly large-scale extinction type weapons. Hydrogen bombs, bio weapons and the like. There was even a case where America used an orbiting weapon against North Korea rumoured to be called O.D.I.N which could level mountains and make lakes in an instant. The result was the death of a vast number of people, merely thinking about the number made one take a deep cold breath. From the American’s display of power, the other nations became hesitant and decided not to - foolishly attack overtly and share the same fate as North Korea.

After three harsh years of intense fighting, the global population fell by almost 50%. One could only imagine the number of corpses - countless. The sight of it was unbearable. It was at this point that a critical juncture was reached in the war where the Seven Major Powers were threatening to use nuclear missiles and other warheads to eradicate one another in one final strike. The remaining few billions of people on all fronts were terrified! Everyone was thinking the same thing.

“This is it, the end of the world! If the missiles don’t kill us directly, then the radiation surely will!”