March 19, 2036 was the day in which our mammalian species for the first time in its long history trusted one another, and tribal conflict was forgotten. With full conviction former enemies forgot past aggressions and forgiveness was common place. Politicians, theologians and scientists stopped talking about the trivialities of life and set out to concentrate on what mattered most.
This event was not due to an idealistic dream for world peace, but instead for the simple necessity of self preservation. Seventeen years earlier a meteor was discovered by an Ukrainian astronomer. This small point on the screens that appeared on televitions and the internet was the single greatest threat to not only human civilization but life above the unicellular level. The meteor that became known as CSL418 was about the size of Tasmania and was in a direct course towards earth.
After the preliminary weeks of panic and martial law, the governments of the world sat together to come up with a plan to save the planet. This plan would call for complete cooperation and the dismantlement of all nuclear weapons, as well as the monopoly of all fissile materials available. Project Aegis would have one shot at diverting the meteor by 3.5 degrees, barely enough so that it would safely miss planet earth. The same space agencies that had placed a man on Mars in 2028, US, EU, PRC and Russia for the first time came together under one umbrella. March 19, 2036 was the day in which the whole world stood assured that humanity would not go quietly into the dark.
But as it is common in history, a calculation was not correct, the meteor was indeed diverted, but the explosion took place too soon. A fragment composed mostly of ice and the size of Okinawa was still headed towards earth. Project Second Aegis was quickly assembled and a desperate search took place to create another bomb capable of diverting it. Mines ran out and the last nuclear reactors were shut down.
Second Aegis was meant to break the meteorite into two fragments, and ensure that they would miss the earth, one going above the north pole and one above the south pole. This last desperate attempt partly succeeded, the meteorite was broken into two groups of fragments and headed towards their destination, but there just wasn't enough time. The world had 3 days to prepare for the catastrophe, prayers and violence broke out. The very substance that maintained society and civilization evaporated into anarchism.
First Impact took place in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on March 23 at 05:25. The result was the complete melting of the south american ice caps and tidal wave that completely devastated the southern hemisphere. Four later, the event known as the Second Impact took place in the Beaufort sea on the northern ice caps. The event produced a limited tidal wave, but it had enough energy to melt the ice caps there completely.
Within 36 hours, the global sea level went up between 90 and 110 meters. The tidal waves and the sudden rise of the sea level killed an approximate 2 Billion people. Most of the major cities were gone, Paris, Berlin, London, Tokyo, and Beijing went under water.
In the next 6 months another Billion people died due to starvation produced to a lack of transportation and enough agriculture. The climate changed, the world became much drier and hotter. Water, or rather lack of it became another great problem. Wars took place for control of small fresh water rivers. The Sahara, Arabian and Australian deserts grew in size and a global drought took place.
Many of the formerly eradicated diseases had a comeback due to the decentralization of medical care.
But it did not become the end of man kind, the social contract from Leviathan was to be proven right. The spirit of order rose above the seas of Chaos and governments returned.
It is in the most desperate of times in which the most bright of individuals rise and lead their nations to glory. But who? 10 years have passed since second impact, and nations have reorganized. The weather has changed and there is no sea trade. Fundamentalism and militarism has come back with a vengeance. Only the strong and best will survive.
This event was not due to an idealistic dream for world peace, but instead for the simple necessity of self preservation. Seventeen years earlier a meteor was discovered by an Ukrainian astronomer. This small point on the screens that appeared on televitions and the internet was the single greatest threat to not only human civilization but life above the unicellular level. The meteor that became known as CSL418 was about the size of Tasmania and was in a direct course towards earth.
After the preliminary weeks of panic and martial law, the governments of the world sat together to come up with a plan to save the planet. This plan would call for complete cooperation and the dismantlement of all nuclear weapons, as well as the monopoly of all fissile materials available. Project Aegis would have one shot at diverting the meteor by 3.5 degrees, barely enough so that it would safely miss planet earth. The same space agencies that had placed a man on Mars in 2028, US, EU, PRC and Russia for the first time came together under one umbrella. March 19, 2036 was the day in which the whole world stood assured that humanity would not go quietly into the dark.
But as it is common in history, a calculation was not correct, the meteor was indeed diverted, but the explosion took place too soon. A fragment composed mostly of ice and the size of Okinawa was still headed towards earth. Project Second Aegis was quickly assembled and a desperate search took place to create another bomb capable of diverting it. Mines ran out and the last nuclear reactors were shut down.
Second Aegis was meant to break the meteorite into two fragments, and ensure that they would miss the earth, one going above the north pole and one above the south pole. This last desperate attempt partly succeeded, the meteorite was broken into two groups of fragments and headed towards their destination, but there just wasn't enough time. The world had 3 days to prepare for the catastrophe, prayers and violence broke out. The very substance that maintained society and civilization evaporated into anarchism.
First Impact took place in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on March 23 at 05:25. The result was the complete melting of the south american ice caps and tidal wave that completely devastated the southern hemisphere. Four later, the event known as the Second Impact took place in the Beaufort sea on the northern ice caps. The event produced a limited tidal wave, but it had enough energy to melt the ice caps there completely.
Within 36 hours, the global sea level went up between 90 and 110 meters. The tidal waves and the sudden rise of the sea level killed an approximate 2 Billion people. Most of the major cities were gone, Paris, Berlin, London, Tokyo, and Beijing went under water.
In the next 6 months another Billion people died due to starvation produced to a lack of transportation and enough agriculture. The climate changed, the world became much drier and hotter. Water, or rather lack of it became another great problem. Wars took place for control of small fresh water rivers. The Sahara, Arabian and Australian deserts grew in size and a global drought took place.
Many of the formerly eradicated diseases had a comeback due to the decentralization of medical care.
But it did not become the end of man kind, the social contract from Leviathan was to be proven right. The spirit of order rose above the seas of Chaos and governments returned.
It is in the most desperate of times in which the most bright of individuals rise and lead their nations to glory. But who? 10 years have passed since second impact, and nations have reorganized. The weather has changed and there is no sea trade. Fundamentalism and militarism has come back with a vengeance. Only the strong and best will survive.
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