Ingenious Crow

Prologue

Sometime in the 22nd Century, there is a city called; Arcadia. Arcadia is a city of technology that make the world a better place. And only place you can find this city is up in the sky. Arcadia floats across the skies and around the world. This is ruled by the Five Counts, they control five areas of arcadia. That will North, South, East, West, and Central. If you want to go to Arcadia, then you must do an apprenticeship of subject of your choice. It could be History, Business, Entertainment, Religion, and Science.

You can be anything that you want to be. But in this city in the sky, there is discrimination in it. Because there are four types of races. First there is Origins; they are humans who ancestors build the city and created the cybercore. Second race are called Replicas; they are androids who once slaves to the Origins, but they develop artificial consciousness and became new intelligent lifeforms. The third race are called Augments; they are humans who enhances themselves with biotech and cybernetic improvements. Augments, they became this way, because they had an illness that cannot be treated. And disability that limits a person's physical or mental conditions. Also, some Augments want to live forever.

And finally, there is last race that was me. I am the first of my kind. I called my race; Ingenious. Because I have a body of Replica and a mind of Origin with IQ of 265. I became this way by my mother who saved my life. I was six years old when I was in a car crash accident along with my father. My father was killed on site, but I came out of it by hanging on a thread. All the doctors said it was miracle that I am still alive.

Because my brain was undamaged, however my body was far too damaged to be saved. The Doctors recommended that I should put off life support. But my mother refuse to give up on me. And so, she took me to her lab and I was reborn. My mother had never lost faith in life or in me.

However, by doing this that bring a lot of enemies. Enemies that who want to personally turn me into a weapon. And others who to take me as new test subject. Even though these plans were in secret, my mother found about it. And she had no choice but to hide me in the shadows of Arcadia. Where her most trusted friend lives, and after my mother left me to him. That when she disappears and I never saw her again.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Because I want to tell you why discrimination is so bad in Arcadia. It was the Level Rank System or L.R.S for short, it is program design to how to live Arcadia. The reason for the L.R.S, because it the wat the city is design. The design of the layout is a cyclone at the bottom of the city. On the top of it is the majestic city. Mix between San Francisco, Paris, Rome, and London.

And this is how L.R.S program works. The program judges on yours finance, background, and beliefs. Then they put you in one of levels in the city base on your lifestyle. For example, if you come from poor background then you shall to go the Slum Level. Or if you have famous background but your religion is Buddhism, then you shall go to Monastic Level. As for rank part that where the program will put you in a suburb of that Level.

Even though Level Rank System was created to prevent violence, but some people cannot let go of the past. The Origins still have no respect for the Replicas, because they were once slaves. Over fifty years ago, the Replicas were nothing more then pieces of junk to them. The Origins would use them up, break them, torture them, and sell them as pieces of spare parts. That was their way of life. Until one day, one Replica founded his voice and cried them out. It ignites the power of change to the city of Arcadia. With this, all of the Replicas began understand life and became a new form of intelligent life. And leading them was the Replica who first spoke out to them. His name was Luke Fullmetal.

Luke Fullmetal's words has spread across the city of Arcadia. With his peaceful ideals at hand, he became the Count of the West. Nearly all of the Origins were against this, but that was until Luke Fullmetal spoke these words to them.

"What it means to be alive? Or how to be free? We ask ourselves these types of questions every day. But take look through a Replica's eyes. We are not so different from each other. In the past, humanity used to enslave each other. From the moment we become free and then we think that the pains of the past will be gone. That when you are wrong, the pain will always be part of us. To Origins, Replica, and even Augment. Humanity lives insides all of us. We live, we love, we laugh, we cry, and we die. All of us live in this city and this world as just an ant on the ground, who trying to build and make the world a better place for everyone. So, it doesn't matter if you are a Replica or Origin, and even Augment, we are part of this world as one."

With those words drove right into the heart of Arcadia. The people knew what Luke Fullmetal mean by his words. All of them, Origins and Replicas started live with each other side by side. Peace and prosperity brought the city of Arcadia during these fifty years, but in whispers there is distrust and hatred between them. When they can't take it upon each other, then they take it on the Augments.

Augments, they are just humans with cybernetic parts. To the Origins, they are freaks and traitors who want to live forever. And to the Replicas, they are copycats, rejects, and cripples of society.

Although slavery was outlawed but in the shadows of Arcadia. There are some people with dark intentions that keep their criminal trades alive. Not just Augments, they were sold off to the highest bidder.

Also, they were selling the Origins and Replicas too. As well, they are using them as guinea pigs for their drugs. Even they weaponize them to be their bodyguards or assassins. The criminal underworld is everywhere in the darkness and in the light.

Because in the light, there some people may look benevolent on the outside. But inside, they have dark and greedy soul. They can put on mask to easily manipulate the public. No matter what background or status that you come from. You are not safe from their corruption. Discrimination and corruption that what runs in secret though out the city. And only ones who knows about these dark shadows. They are called; the Rangers.

The Rangers are a police force that up hold the law and protect the citizens of Arcadia. The Rangers accept Origins, Replicas, and Augments into the force. The Rangers, they work together as one to serve justice of Arcadia. Against those who live in the darkness.

Even though the Rangers held true to their duties. The criminal underworld is like a weed that you can't just get rid of. These opposing forces are at a never-ending cycle of fighting, corruption, and discrimination.

That what made my mother disappear and my master murder. Which is why I will focus all of my power to rip it out. I have three labours to complete in order to save Arcadia from it destruction.

The Three Labours

1. Destroy all of the corruption, violence, and discrimination.

2. Find who is responsible of murder of my master Wraith.

3. Search and find the truth about my mother disappearance.

With my power and the three labours, I will change this city. And hunt down those who use their power to hurt others or for personal gain. I shall fight from between the light and the darkness. My voice shall be heard across this city. When I fulfill my purpose, I shall be free.

My name is Eris Crow, this is my city, and this is our story.