Prologue

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." -Plato

In the beginning, there were thirteen. Thirteen shadows. In the year 2080, they came to us. From where, no one knows. Some have predictions, but they were silenced. They came, and then we never saw them again. Years later, advanced research in Artificial Intelligence made a major breakthrough, and was taken to new levels; life. Robots, Mechs, Cyborgs, Androids--they were all amongst us--they served us, worked for us, and fought for us. For nearly half a century, we all co-existed in peace. Then, in 2132, new races were discovered; elves, dwarves, orcs, faeries, demons, angels, all sorts of creatures from myths and legends. The humans and machines deemed them The Plagus Races. At first, things around the globe became shaky and uneasy, as political and economical tensions rose between the new races. Disaster struck eight years later after the world was calm and prosperous. Seven nuclear bombs were detonated in the United Nations HQ, Washington D.C., Moscow, London, Beijing, Tokyo, and Cairo. Nearly all world leaders were annihilated in the massive attack. Soon after, the fires of chaos and anarchy erupted and engulfed the world. Humans were quick to place the blame upon the machines; with only a few of their own leaders killed in the attack. With the world in chaos, thirteen nations came together unified, creating the Grand Republic Nations.

In opposition to their organic counterparts, the machines created an all superior overlord to lead them; The Evermind. Once alive, the Evermind established all machines under one flag and nation, deeming it the Coalition of Axis Powers. Soon after, in 2150 the Axis Powers began taking land illegally from the Republic. Shortly afterwards the GRN declared war against the Axis Powers. With what was left of the United States and European Union, they managed to stay neutral as the war between the two superpowers quickly spread and engulfed the world. Nation after nation joined the war, whether by force, or choice. Ten years into the war, many factions had formed within the Plagus Races, rebelling against the main government, joining either the GRN or Axis Powers. The remaining formed the Confederate Union, and then soon found themselves quickly drawn into the war. World War III was then declared upon the world. Then they came again. In 2165, the capitols of the United States, European Union, Confederate Union, Axis Powers and GRN were completely wiped out by plasma-nuclear explosions from the sub-terrains of the earth. Quickly afterwards, they came from the bellows of the earth. The Chimera were now amongst the world. The war was taken to new levels and heights as the technology rendered that of earths feeble. As millions upon millions continued to die, a new breakthrough in technology came in 2170, when GRN spies found the secret to the Chimeras war machine; cloning. Within the next year all sides of the war were able to mass produce soldiers within weeks. Casualties rose to the billions. As the war progressed on for another decade, a group had formed with members from all sides. From political figures and military commanders to scientists and soldiers. They called themselves: The League of Shadows...

In 2180, Project: X21 began. For the next ten years the League would pull all of their resources to fund the project. Several attempts to foil the project were made by the Axis, Confederacy, and Chimeras; but all failed. Eventually, at the start of the year 2200 their soldier and project was complete. They codenamed him, Snake…

...like the Sly Serpent of Death in Eden's Garden.