The New Calendar was established by the global government, the Federation of Allied Leadership Council of Nations—FALCON. It stood as a symbol that humanity had stepped into a new civilization after the earth-shattering event, the Nuclear war.
History remembers it as mankind's greatest folly. Yet the truth is… no one truly knows how the war began. No one remembers which nations struck first, or even who their enemies were. All records were lost, and all voices silenced.
But the aftermath? That, everyone remembers.
Cities crumbled into dust. The once-blue skies, bright as oceans, turned into a suffocating shroud of ash. The seas themselves became poisoned, stripped of life, their waves carrying death instead of hope. Forests withered, rivers dried, and the earth groaned under humanity's arrogance.
Some say the war burned only for days. Others whisper it lasted years. In the end, it didn't matter. What remained was silence, devastation, and a humanity teetering on the edge of extinction.
Yet against all odds, a fragment of humankind endured. And from those ashes, they clawed their way back. It took more than five centuries to restore what was lost, to rebuild technology, education, medicine, and society itself. At last, order returned under the guidance of FALCON, the architects of this New World.
But one question still lingers, a shadow that refuses to fade. How did anyone survive the aftermath of nuclear devastation?
Bunkers might shield against the blast. But what of the radiation that poisoned the air? The storms that raged across the skies? The collapse of ecosystems? By every logic, humanity should have perished. And yet… here we are.
Theories abound. Some claim secret sanctuaries were prepared, remote territories untouched by war, reserved for leaders and the elite. Others believe in forgotten technologies, hidden away before the end. And then there are the more absurd whispers: that forces beyond human comprehension intervened. Aliens. Gods. Even… magic.
Magic? Seriously?
You expect me to believe that? Nonsense. We have science and technology now. Give me an eco-friendly car over a flying broomstick with zero aesthetic value. Why would I trade a smartphone with holographic AI assistant for a crystal ball that only shows smoke?. Sure, cast fireballs or lightning bolts sounds cool, but hell, we even have railguns. That's way cooler… though I still wonder why anyone thought building that one was a good idea.
Like I said, who needs magic when we have technology? Magic isn't even real… right?…right?