~ Prelude ~
The earth was wet; drenched with a rain even the swamplands had never seen, and though many welcomed the change many more feared it.
A long drought had been plaguing the people of Louisiana, making them crazy; the sudden onset of water only worsened the madness.
Soothsayers and other such self-proclaimed prophets were to blame for the chaos, yet they were treated as gods—as if appeasing them would somehow stop their foretold apocalypse. As these liars cashed in on their falsified futures, riots began within neighboring villages and the unsettling havoc spread. Friends turned to enemies and families divided; hundreds died needlessly, all blinded by their desire for survival.
To some, however, this warring world was nothing new. For generations, rival gangs had ruled the streets. Stealing and killing had been their way of life; it was all they knew. And, while some were desperate to change and rise above it all, others could not.