Prologue — Chapter 0
[A woman's voice resonates in the darkness.]
A long time ago... humanity thought it had found the key to its evolution.
A simple pill.
The Nova pill.
Originally, this product was not a drug. It was created to evolve the human species, to lead it to a level where diseases would no longer have any impact on health. An almost perfect biological immunity. A body capable of resisting everything.
The only limit remaining for mankind would have been... death.
But this product, which was supposed to revolutionize the medical world, caused the opposite effect.
Nova did not make humans perfect.
It transformed them.
In some, the body rejected the mutation. Organs collapsed... bodies exploded under the biological pressure.
In others, the transformation succeeded.
Their strength increased. Their speed, their physical abilities, and sometimes even their powers became far more potent. But this semi-perfection came at a price.
Madness.
Loss of control.
Or a slow death.
Faced with this danger, the governments of the continent of Vérinol immediately banned this product, classifying it as a biological weapon. Its manufacture, sale, and consumption were declared illegal.
But words and laws are not always enough to stop humans.
The promise of power was too tempting.
Four years later, the pill still circulates in the shadows.
It is no longer called a medication.
It is now known as the drug Nova.
But Nova was not the only problem.
In this world, nearly 80% of the population possesses powers. However, their use is strictly forbidden by law. Using one's power without authorization is considered a crime, on par with drug trafficking.
To enforce this rule, the State created a special unit in 1948: the Armored Corps.
An army of technologically enhanced soldiers, trained to neutralize super-humans and maintain order.
For a long time, they managed to control the situation.
But with the emergence of Nova... everything changed.
Criminals began using the drug to become more powerful.
Super-terrorists appeared.
And little by little, the continent of Vérinol found itself plunged into a clandestine war.
A war in the shadows.
A war between the State... the Nova traffickers... and those who refuse to remain bystanders.
It was in this chaos that a group emerged.
A team of clandestine heroes.
Individuals who use their powers to fight the drug, protect the innocent, and hunt down those who created this scourge.
But in a world where powers are forbidden... being a hero also makes you a criminal.
Their name is DH Army.
They have destroyed several laboratories and eliminated some Nova producers.
But despite these victories... the drug still circulates.
The traffickers are still there.
And the true creators of Nova have never been found.
Today, in 2076, the war continues.
Hunted by the State.
Chased by criminals.
The DH Army has only one goal left.
To find the origin of Nova...
and end this war before the world descends definitively into chaos.
At their head is a man whom criminals fear... and whom the State considers the king of super-terrorists.
His name is Dark Wolf.