"all of us are born full of Hope, yet for most of us, the theme of life is Helplessness."
They say war is about hatred, revenge, and bloodshed; they are right but also wrong
Once, there was the name of a man who was feared and admired
July 7, 2030
Driven by madness, humans started a great war
Countless missiles rising on the sky like the most beautiful fireworks
Loud explosion banging through the air
The ocean is boiling
the land was shatter and torn apart
The sky was covered with poisonous gray clouds
The explosion is humanity's greatest weapon, it was like a star blooming above the earth.
So dazzling that it blinds the eyes
So…
It's all over
Yes, it just ended like that.
No one shouted to continue the war, no one won, left above the earth but the loser
There is only sorrow and old countries buried under their weapons
They say humans are creatures like cockroaches that are difficult to kill, they are not wrong.
Even though nuclear war killed most of the population, many still survived by miracles
Even though life afterward is very hard
At least as long as we live, there is hope
100 years later…
Time is the best thing to wash away all the joys and sorrows
The world is still in ruins
Even so, the greens return upon these burning desert
Sometimes nature are unbelieveable amazing
Corona City
A city founded by survivors 100 years ago. The city's name is said to come from the brand of a large batch pre-war beer found in an underground cellar of a certain ruin.
A small city
Under the gray sky, standing at the foot of the mountains with a large river flowing in the middle and dividing the city
Houses with a style that is entirely different from the last era
At a glance, we can see the remains of the ruins, which have been changed in such creative way with various random things to form a residence
The roof is made of straw bales and sometimes old tin sheets
The walls are made of clay with supports tied with straw rope, plus a few old rusty nails
The roads are covered with small gravel so they don't get muddy
No electric lamps because ectricity is a vital resource here. Humans can only build a waterwheel generator on the river after much effort
It's not that they can't build more, but the river flow is only enough to turn a generator and nothing more
There were only a few places where electricity was available, except for the mayor's house and the hospital itself
Nights are no longer time for human stay awake like last era
The morning star tore the land
Most trees burned down 100 years ago, and wood is a rare material more valuable than gold and iron
There are only small trees currently growing on the earth
People can only scavenge some withered twigs for cooking, avoiding cut the trees
It isn't easy to restore the glory of the past in a short time
Even so, life stay go on
Children run around playing and chasing each other
The adults were busy weaving ropes made of dry straw
Vendors peddle random items that at first glance are useless
And some bastards tried to intimidate some people who looked weak until the weak people took out an iron bat with spiked ornaments added from knowhere
Overall, this place looks very promised
North gate
A man entered the city wearing dilapidated military clothing that may teared by little force
Aint normal for people right now
Humans could restore several old technologies, including making polypropylene fabric from plastic.
If someone asks what the most abundant material is nowadays, people can confidently say that it is plastic.
Even though humans can't create more plastic, it doesn't matter, considering how ruthlessly last era humans used all kinds of Plastics to accelerate global warming.
You see
Currently in the coastal city, Redsalt City. Apart from selling fish, fishermen's primary income are selling plastic that has been floating in the ocean for a decade.
This situation means that the clothing industry is developing rapidly even though the world looks dilapidated.
At least no one lacks clothes in winter; people nowadays have developed a culture oriented toward clothing models.
Not too flashy as the 20 century fashion show
Even so, today's fashion still has its own unique taste, especially in terms of color.
The man in the old military uniform calmly walked on the stone road throughout the city.
His eyes were glazed and unfocused with his head bowed, and his breathing was painful
The gloomy aura from him was enough to make an innocent child run fast as if he had encountered the monster they parents told about to force kids to sleep obediently.
Several kind people tried to ask and help him, but he didn't respond and continued walking
For over and over again until the man entered deep into the city.
There are no police in today's era, and even guards are only for the few who can afford to pay
Some people wish they had more enormous fists to keep some assholes from bothering anyone other than them.
The man didn't stop for a second on his journey as if he was just an automatic machine without a mind.
Until he fainted not far from the hospital
...
Jack Oswald Joestar
He was a tall man with broad shoulders who gave off a 'tough guy' impression at first glance, even though his real profession was a doctor at St. Mary's Hospital in Corona City.
This morning, Dr. Jack had a group of troublesome patients who made him unable to relax even briefly while working.
Seriously, can't they make a scene every 5 minutes ...
they only have a fever but act like they have a big sword stuck in their stomach
As the saying goes, it is easy to explain the most basic knowledge to those with brains; otherwise, it is useless even if you pour all the knowledge of the universe into a statue of a stone head.
'Can't they be as obedient as Lilianna?' thought Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack had explained at least 20 times to the stone heads that they only had a fever, not a curse from the devil
Dr. Jack hoped to borrow some big bodyguards from the mayor's residence so he could work a little more calmly instead of dealing with a bunch of monkeys
Don't look at how tough Dr. Jack looks; inside, he has a heart of cotton as sweet as sugar
His reputation was well known in Corona City as a skilled doctor even though he only learned medicine from an old book that was missing at least half of its parts.
Thought follows the times in an era when science is fading, and theology is a spiritual comfort for people.
Hospitals in this era should not exist... not because everyone is healthy
It because every each person that live upon this earth are sick.
Nuclear war leaves behind terrible things
And the most terrible thing is Cancer
In this world, there are no people older than 40 years because Cancer will tear their bodies apart from the inside.
Like the wrath of God, Cancer can no longer even be called a disease because everyone born into this era has Cancer.
As if Cancer is something that always exists in humans
God says everyone is born holy
But not in this era
Everyone is born dirty with the fate of dying in pain at the end of their lives.
Maybe this is God's punishment.
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