OK. Upon request, here's the extended version:
The Past: December 24, 2008The Large Hadron Collider began to turn on, running through it's pre-activation diagnostic test. By itself, it tested everything, making sure nothing was broken. By the time it was ready, the time was 11:55. It seemed that the two proton beams would collide on the moment of midnight, the moment it turned to Christmas day.
The two protons were shot out, accelerating around the 17-mile circle until they hit the speed of light and changed to energy. Then they collided at the moment of midnight, and changed the universe forever.
The blast of white light came in the shape of a sphere, absorbing everything in it's path. Soon, the whole Earth was inside it. But that wasn't the end. The sphere stretched onward, covering the whole of the galaxy and still growing. Eventually, is stopped, but not before enveloping a good half the universe. It changed from white to black, and stars began to appear. It quickly changed from a glowing white ball to a young universe. A universe that intersected with ours when it wasn't supposed to.
In the place that the universes intersect, it is called the Cross-Section. And Earth is right smackdab in the middle of it. Because of the Cross-Section, some major changes happened on Earth. The most obvious is the climate change. Earth's temperatures have totally inverted, leaving the hot spots at the poles and the equator being the coldest spot. The sea levels rose when the poles melted, so most of China, India, France, the Caribbean, and the US are flooded.
The biggest change was the creation of the Horde. The horde is a race bent on conquering both universes due to their thinking that it is ripe for the picking.. They do not give birth, but split like amoebas, and thus are all totally identical. They are all telepathically connected, and all identical. They came out of the original location of the LHC, and waged a war with humanity for total dominance of the planet. Their over-thin limbs, triangular bodies and heads, and mahogany skin would fuel the nightmares of the world for a long time.
The various governments around the world have hidden in bunkers, where they exert their command over the military and use the military to fight the war with the Horde and attempt to rule the civilians.
All the non-military people have fought private wars of their own. Many have created or become part of numerous gangs. These gangs all control their own turf, and are usually on vehicles of some kind. Those vehicles vary, from rusty bicycles, to custom motorcycles, to restored semis, to the latest paramilitary death machines. Whatever the case, they are always on wheels.
Some are just looters, looking for whatever's valuable. Others are more like Robin Hood, stealing from the military and giving what they steal to the less fortunate gangs. Still more are vigilanties, on the side of the military, but refusing to be drafted.
And the military, looking for more recruits, takes whatever gang members they can capture, force them to enlist, and put them on the frontlines with a gun. Because of this, many are deserters, and the other soldiers are told who they are and to shoot them on sight. The government has become corrupted, and are determined that killing the Horde will make everything better, and that the Horde must be destroyed at any cost. Whatever the cost.
The Present: December 10, 2012For four years, this hideous tradition has lasted unchanged. Nothing much has happened. Neither Humanity nor the Horde have made any progress toward their goals. The various gangs still exist, creating peace and war over the smallest and most idiotic of things.
But lately, a revolution has been stirring. One gang believed that things would work out if they helped on their own. They are not enlisting anyone, but are still fighting the Horde. Originally, they were on their own, but other gangs have joined the sniping and surprise attacks that these gangs have gotten very good at.
This the world that you have been thrust into, either willingly or unwillingly. Will you fight the Horde? The Military? Or will you turn your guns on another gang? These are all questions you must answer, while you search for yourself upon the new Earth.
And, being allowed to, here's
the RPG.
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