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The year was 2159.
Humanity had been split cleanly into two classes.
On one side were the wealthy—living in a near-orbit space habitat known as Elysium.A pristine artificial paradise where the air was clean, disease was nonexistent, and life unfolded at a leisurely, effortless pace.
It was heaven.
On the other side were the poor—left behind on Earth, barely surviving.
The planet's ecosystem had collapsed. Overpopulation was rampant. People worked themselves to the bone every single day just to stay alive.
This brutal divide formed the foundation of the movie Elysium.
Armadyne Corp was Earth's largest multinational megacorporation in the Elysium universe.
And it was Armadyne that built the massive ring-shaped orbital city—Elysium itself.
However, Armadyne was still just a corporation.It did not govern Elysium.
Instead, it partnered with the government, and since Elysium's completion in 2097, Armadyne had enjoyed exclusive rights over construction, medical technology, and related industries.
Armadyne Corporate Timeline
2013 — Armadyne founder Waite Sapphire graduates from Stanford's Computer Science Department.2020 — Armadyne headquarters established outside Los Angeles, initially as a software company.2022 — Factories built in China, Mexico, and Malaysia.2024 — Armadyne becomes the first company to commercialize artificial intelligence capable of outperforming the human brain.2025 — Sapphire announces the most ambitious project in human history.2026 — Peacekeeping humanoid robots developed; first deployment: Pyongyang.2027 — U.S. government deploys Armadyne robots to customs checkpoints, nearly dismantling the TSA.2033 — John Carlyle hired; develops the SABRE Neural Defense System.2037 — Construction of Elysium begins.2044 — First Armadyne AI robot passes the Turing Test—the first in human history.2052 — Fully automated medical system Med-Pod 1000 unveiled.2060 — Advanced uranium-powered turbine technology invented.2076 — Engineering androids deployed to build Elysium.2089 — Armadyne reports profitability for 100 consecutive quarters.2091 — Multiple Earth governments collapse, accelerating formation of the Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB).2092 — Med-Pod 2000 completed; cancer cured.2096 — CCB becomes Armadyne's largest security client.2097 — First wave of Earth citizens migrate to Elysium.2098 — First child born on Elysium.2102 — Matter-transmission technology introduced.2112 — In exchange for Armadyne's contributions, Elysium grants CCB a massive security contract.2117 — John Carlyle receives the Humanitarian Award for SABRE.2154 — Med-Pod 3000 completed; the last known human disease eradicated.2155 — John Carlyle appointed CEO.2159 — Elysium's story officially begins.
(This information isn't padding—it's meant to give readers a clear picture of technological progression in the Elysium universe.)
By the time Ryan Cole arrived in the Elysium world, the story had already reached its final act.
"WARNING! DATA DOWNLOAD WILL RESULT IN SYSTEM FAILURE!"
Staring at the red alert flashing across the screen, Spider froze.
Victory was right there—and yet—
"Max!"Spider forced himself to calm down, gasping for breath.
"It's fine," Max replied quietly. "I already know."
Max had known all along that rebooting Elysium using the data embedded in his brain would kill him.
If he weren't afraid of death, he wouldn't have gone through all this trouble—wouldn't have risked everything just to reach the station.
"There's no fixing this," Spider said hoarsely. "No one can cure it."
Outside the central control room, President Patel had already arrived with security forces.
"Alright," Max said, resolve firm. "Give me the keyboard."
Spider didn't waste time comforting him. He handed over the wireless keyboard and pointed at a single key.
"Just press that."
After finishing his final call with Frey, Max pressed the key.
Data began uploading to Elysium's core database.
Max collapsed, his life slipping away.
At the same moment, President Patel's forces breached the control room and arrested Spider.
Then—
Without warning—
Ryan Cole appeared in the corner of the control hall.
Two soda-can-sized flashbangs laced with neurotoxin flew from his hands.
The modified devices detonated instantly—
A blinding flash equivalent to ten million candles.A deafening blast approaching 200 decibels.
Due to visual persistence in the human eye, it would take at least ten seconds to recover vision.
As for the sound—without ear protection, unconsciousness was guaranteed.
The control room's occupants never stood a chance.
By the time two red Armadyne security androids charged inside, only Ryan remained standing.
Elysium's reboot completed successfully.
The people sprawled across the floor never witnessed the moment that would redefine human history.
Thanks to Spider's database changes, Ryan—still aboard the station—was automatically registered as an Elysium citizen.
The androids ignored him.
One Month Later
The Elysium world plunged into chaos.
The deaths of President Patel, Defense Secretary Delacourt, and multiple high-ranking officials caused temporary upheaval—but it didn't last long.
Earth, however, descended into far deeper disorder.
Because overnight—
Everyone became a citizen.
During that month, Ryan did only two things:
First:He exploited the chaos to secure a researcher identity within Elysium.
Second:He gathered as much advanced technology and research data as possible.
Taking over Elysium?
Please.
Ryan knew better.
Max succeeded because humanity allowed it.
Even without Patel and Delacourt, replacements would emerge.
Without overwhelming power, challenging an entire civilization was suicide.
So Ryan kept his head down and worked.
A month wasn't enough to take everything—but it was enough to secure the most valuable technologies:
Med-Pod 3000
SABRE Neural Defense System
Artificial Intelligence
Matter Transmission
Exoskeleton Armor
Electromagnetic Weapons
Advanced Energy Systems
With NZT-50 in his system and a massive knowledge base already accumulated, Elysium's technology—while impressive—couldn't stop Ryan from absorbing it at breakneck speed.
And as he submitted breakthrough research proposals one after another, his trust rating and personal status within Elysium rose sharply.
Quietly.
Steadily.
Dangerously.