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Pandora Zero

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May 13th, 3000. A gate opened in the heart of zone Four.  From it came. CALAMITY.  August 26th, 3060. For decades, humanity has fought a relentless war against the beings now called Wyrm. These monstrous calamities have pushed humanity to the brink, their destructive power unmatched, until Pandora Corp emerged.  The corporation's revolutionary field mechs leveled the playing field, giving humanity a fighting chance. But as humans evolved their technology, so did the Wyrms. Bigger, faster, and deadlier, they ravaged the world once again, reducing Earth's population by half.  February 23rd, 3100. The war reached a stalemate with the introduction of the Juggernaut: colossal mechs designed with unmatched durability and a revolutionary co-link system that allows their pilots to control them as if they were extensions of their own bodies. But these powerful machines could only be produced in limited numbers, far too few to turn the tide of war. To protect what remained, the world was divided into districts. The wealthy and influential were sheltered in the first ten districts, far from the Wyrm spawning zones. The rest of the world was left to burn. July 5th, 3180 "Special riders can go anywhere they want, to any district, abandoned or not." Amid the chaos, a boy from a destroyed district survives each day by the skin of his teeth. With nothing but a standard mech, his wit and a gun, he kills to survive, clinging to the hope of returning to his destroyed hometown. One fateful day, just before death claims him, he's offered a golden ticket: a chance to join Pandora Academy, the prestigious training ground for Juggernaut riders. If he rises through the ranks, he'll earn his own Juggernaut, and the freedom to reclaim his home. But within Pandora are the best riders humanity has to offer, each with dreams and ambitions as fierce as his own. To succeed, he must fight through a gauntlet of unparalleled talent and impossible challenges. The stakes are high, the odds stacked against him. But for his home, he'll claw his way to the top.
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Chapter 1 - 1. Prologue

A long time ago, possibly decades at this point.

A man begged the capital for freedom; for human life to be dictated by things other than status.

That man had his skull blown out on the carpet.

The squiggle of critters echoed in the night, at the very edge of the world. They laid there, slowly seeping into humanity. These monsters were called, "Wyrms." Or in a broader sense, calamities.

They wreaked havoc on human kind, destroying cities by the minute. Turning the world as humanity knew it on its head.

Numbers were dropping, quickly. They needed to do something about this threat before it was too late. The answer to this question that plagued them, was an incomplete machination created by the world's greatest mind.

A Juggernaut, a colossal machine that singlehandedly turned the tide of the war, bringing humanity back into the fight.

Yet.

Even though a stalemate had occurred, not everyone could be protected. Not every district could be shielded.

Sacrifices had to be made.

May 11th, 3178

Eight years after the loss of District 62.

A boy stood in the front of a mirror, water splashing down at his face. His arms shaking by the sink.

He had been the last remnant of that district, the lone survivor that had ran with his tail tucked underneath his legs.

And as his hands clenched around the sink, it broke beneath his strength, blood dripping from his hands.

It was needless to say, but he'd promised himself.

No matter what it'd took, or how long it would take. He'd kill every single one of those Wyrms.