It was the year 4030 in the grandest city in the world Atus city ruled by a council from all the countries that in the past fought, schemed against each other now formed the unified front of humanity. For any major decisions to be taken in Atus City both Senators, Congress and The Grand Vizier as well as The President had to agree to the terms, failure to do so would often result in a lockdown. This was necessary as many countries including some that were former superpowers had no interest in being subjected to one another so The Grand Republic could be seen as less of a centralized country and more as a loose trade union only showing importance when one vassal country wanted to take action that would affect the others the benefits were a reduction in wars as well as stronger economies allowing humanity to take arms into space.
In this grand city was a small boy only 13 years of age, black hair, piercing cold blue eyes, malnourished, dirty. Compared to the giant beautiful buildings, political wars between the different parties as well as their sub parties he could be seen as nothing less than a mere speck on Atus city that would fade away as a poor nameless nobody for the famous rich powerful lead characters in this play.
He held a tiny bottle in his hand it was filled with a strange liquid completely violet if you looked closer it seemed as though tiny diamonds were dipped inside the liquid making it a beautiful sight, the boy hid it as much as his dirty coat had room for it. If the inspectors found him with this he'd be locked up in a detention center no one wanted to be rehabilitated in Atus City when you came back you'd be nothing more than a mere ghost programmed to do the job assigned to you for nobodies like him it was often a janitor or a worker for toxic plants. Even if you wanted to change jobs it'd be impossible the chip they'd put inside your brain would assign you that role for life not letting you do anything else besides things to keep you alive, it was in President Philips word the best invention to deal with the bad apples in our society.
The boy spotted a man in a clean snow white suit contrasting with his grey surroundings, it was obvious he came from the upper city the one people from the lesser states would see in ads or propaganda the true gem of this world, yet to Richard living in such a place was a mere joke for people like him who came from nothing no parents, siblings, or blood to take care of him. He had to fend for himself since he could walk his only caretaker an old man that ran a little shop took pity on him unfortunately a month later he was shot in the head by a robber who was just as poor as they were.
Richard stared at the mans jewelry, clean clothes, fresh white teeth that chew into his meal with envy, desire. He wanted to live like those people he saw on the posters a glamorous lifestyle. Atlas he better not dare have any intentions of doing this man harm he was related to the head of the De Rossi family a local slumlord gang who held influence over multiple cities throughout the Atus Republic, even now he could spot men wearing lesser quality black suits all around him one even lighting a cigarettes for him wanting to gain favor with Ross.
The red haired man called Ross turned his head towards Richard as he wiped his mouth with an expensive material.
"You survived? I'm impressed once again Richard usually street rats like you would be over their heads when doing our jobs and die an early death yet you've been able to stay alive perfectly fine so far."
Richard only held his head down not daring to look Ross in his eyes, the man had a gaze like a serpent who'd take advantage of any weakness to make a profit.
One of his goons threw a glare towards the boy as he spoke.
"Hurry up and give the vital to The Boss, street rats nowadays have no respect!"
Hearing that Richard hurried his movements
"I had to spend 15 Axim for the bottle boss will that be accounted for in my reward?"
The Red Haired man ripped the bottle out Richard's hand as he stared at it, putting it in his coat like a valued treasure before turning back to Richard.
"Hmph! I praised you earlier Richard but don't get a big head the deal was 30 Axims period, any inconveniences you faced transporting the goods are none of my concern. Luckily for you I'm not like my brothers they'd have cut out one of your fingers for trying to argue a deal with them."
Richard could only stay silent burying all resentments in his heart, this was how the world worked the strong preyed on the weak if you didn't want to be preyed on you'd have to serve the strong, the strong would have all they wanted women, fame, money, jewelry, clothes, even becoming ruler of the world would not be a mere dream. Yet he was doomed at least for now to be weak but if an opportunity ever came for a rat like him when he could rise up he'd take it in a heartbeat.
Suddenly an alarm in the city went off with it a robotic voice.
"ATTENTION! ALL CITIZENS OF THE ATUS REPUBLIC ARE TO VACANT TO THEIR HOMES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, A LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY BY CONGRESS, SENATORS, GRAND VIZIER, AND THE PRESIDENT! REPEATING! ATTENTION! ALL CITIZENS OF THE ATUS REPUBLIC ARE TO VACANT TO THEIR HOMES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, A LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY BY CONGRESS, SENATORS, GRAND VIZIER, AND THE PRESIDENT!"
An evil look could be seen in Ross's eye as he started at Richard
"What the hell did you do?"
Richard turned his head forward, looking the enraged man in the face as he slowly let out each word
"There was a old woman who was still in the lab, I freaked and used one of the Viper guns I snatched off the table on her.
Shock could only be reflected for what would've been words Ross immediately singled to one of his men to take the kid with them, they couldn't afford for this to be linked back to them nevertheless he couldn't have expected the kid to be this ruthless to be capable of taking an innocent life when faced with the potential of capture on the job, he'd make a good hitman if they survived this event.
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The Assembly -
Men and Women of all races sat in a large room accusingly looking at a group of people who wore exo lab suits with an A logo printed on them.
"You all told us this research would let us ascend our mortal shells yet look at us now, such an important object stolen from underneath our noses and one of the greatest minds in Atus murdered, what have we gained Professor Sukiyaki?"
Unexpectedly an inhuman voice came out the leading scientist.
"Destruction, warning after warning we've given all of humanity yet in your arrogance you've tainted not just earth but our very own self causing us to take on some of your attributes even more so exploiting our universes energies for your own gain, what's about to happen next is due to your own doing."
The leading figures of Atus immediately as expected laughed at the man before yelling for him to be arrested, thinking he had gone insane from all the pressure this project put on him.
The currently elected president Johnson stood up after discussing with all his fellow politicians, turning towards the commander of the Atus police force and Military a pair which times they stood together on the same side could be counted on hand.
"Find the missing object, and serve all involved with the Death Penalty, this is of the most urgent concern."
Upper Atus City - De Rossi Mansion
Bloodied bodies were all across the ground, as though a monster had tore through them, there was a man running through the halls with a gun resembling a resolver in his hands yet more futuristic.
"Oh god no...what have I done to deserve this? I never took advantage of my position like others, only seeking to live another day."
As the man was experiencing post traumatic stress disorder his head was ripped off his body as creatures that looked like they came from a horror movie devoured him whole.
At the forefront of this Richard could only hold back his heartbeat seeing such a scene before hearing a deep voice resembling that of the ogre that was pissed at him earlier he heard Ross call him Hugo.
"Move your ass rat if you don't wanna end up like him!"
The inspectors and their mutant dogs had came down on them harshly and swiftly almost as soon as the order was sent out they as if using psychic methods had found their location, he suspected that there was a spy hidden within the De Rossi family otherwise how could they be tracked so fast, not just that but how were the leading actors of The Republic able to come to a decision instantly almost as if they knew beforehand this would happen.
They were a bit away from a door that as Ross described would have more than enough firepower to give the inspectors a surprise was bust open as a man in all black with just an A across the helmet on his face descended in front of them.
"Ross De Rossi surrender the object now and we'll give you all a humane death by needle, if not I'm afraid I'll have to be more brutal."
Ross for a brief second looked ready to surrender before flames came out of his hands towards The Black Exo Armored Man
"As if, everyone left in this mansion is aware of the consequences for the actions we undertook those who weren't most likely fled at this point so it's either us or you. If we win then the entire world is mine, if I die then at least I got to shit on the scheming Pigs in charge of this city one last time."
A battle broke out one composed of shocking powers Richard never knew existed before in his life things that could only be explained as psychic powers or magic, even technology that shouldn't possibility exist was used to erase that guy named Hugo from existence this lasted for only 3 minutes, each time 10 men from Ross's side would die while only 1 of those mutant dogs would die let alone that armored man who moved like a grim reaper.
"Die!"
Ross gathered all of his flames around him, his eyes a deadly red as though he was a brave hero from a movie wanting to make his final stand the armored man also pulled out a weapon that seemed as though it had a life of it's own as he was covered in darkness, when the two were about to clash suddenly Ross changed his attack direction to the ceiling as everything came down. In the same heartbeat Richard felt his body being picked up by the Mafia branch leader as he was warped in the man's energy then they moved faster than one could hear.
He almost passed out before hearing a voice yell at him.
"Ra..Richard hurry up and get that vital out my pocket if possible I wouldn't have wanted to use it in this circumstances I would've left you there to buy us a bit more time but like my brothers usually say I'm a soft idiot."
Richard slowly got up taking a look at his surroundings, everything from the formerly stunning mansion was craved in and distorted their pursuers were crushed and those not trapped underneath the expensive destroyed materials even that powerful Inspector from before had their body turned into meatpaste, despite any of their supernatural abilities they were still just mere humans at the end this thought stayed in his head as he looked at the bloodied Ross who barely endured the damages himself protecting both of them.
Richard proceeded to crawl slowly towards Ross, tossing through each of his pockets feeling the expensive silk in his hands as he grabbed a vital. It was as beautiful as before tiny diamonds looking as though they swimmed through it, at the same moment Ross spoke up his body limp and battered.
"Yes that one, inject it into me using that micro extractor it'll be a dirty job but we aren't in the best situation to use the right tools.
Anger boiled up in Richard's gut, again he was ordered around like a servant a mere rat with no will of his own, Ross really thought of himself as some sort of hero for saving him? As if he was dumb enough to believe that, all the times that Ross's men had made fun of him, abused him, even Ross had taken advantage of him for his own gain by sentencing him to this death chase for 30 fucking Axims...there was no more need to explain he'd not have anything else taken from him he'd start taking.
"What the fu-!"
Grabbing the micro extractor he found in Ross pockets he stabbed it at the man's neck with the most hateful cold gaze in his eyes that could be possible for a young boy like him, showing what a terrible existence he lived through, again and again he stabbed Ross dirtying his snow white clothes that contrasted with the darkness of the boys life, his very soul. His formerly tan skinned turning deadly pale, the man called Ross passed away from this world being devoured by a ra..no Demon!
"DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!"
Richard wouldn't stop stabbing the dead body, he craved this the enjoyment of having control over his own destiny, having the lives of others in his palms that he could crush and torment just like others did to him. He smiled more and more the biggest grin on his face in 13 long years, yet tears of happiness could also be seen coming out.
"Haha...hm now what to do?"
He saw no where to escape before looking down at the vital, it's beauty drawing him towards it once again Ross said something about being able to take control of the world with it? Yet when one of his henchmen had given him the job he was only told it was some secret healing serum the government had been testing.
"Well thank you Ross for my reward, I won't mind if I do become the ruler of this world."
Injecting it was easier said then done, the boy had to resolve himself multiple times before maiming himself with a potential infection as the bloodied extractor inject the fluids within his system then in a minute he felt his entire body burn alive, freeze itself to insane temperatures, the oxygen in his lungs stall destroying his very being and psyche with insane amounts of pain, the boy rolled on the floor as he had heart attack after heart attack, seizure after seizure yet none of them managed to kill him he just kept waking back up.
"Finally it's over..."
BAM!
The entire world exploded as if millions of nuclear bombs went off erasing not just the greatest Republic the world had ever seen but even the very universe itself from existence.
Chapter 0: Prologue Destruction & Rebirth - END