This is a war to end all wars
Ninety-six years ago, a global-scale tactical thermonuclear war was considered one of the most horrifying nightmares of every nation. All the superpowers of the world finally united against the common threat of terrorism. With the help of global leaders, they established a new global force known as the United Peace Enforcers (U.P.E).
Nations around the world engaged their best human resources, intelligence, and weapon technologies to confront the terrorists. They hunted them down from every corner of the globe, leaving no stone unturned. Soon, the enemy realized that this was going to be the final chapter of their story. They struck back with bigger weapons in their arsenal—missiles, EMPs, and even thermo-nukes.
No one has any legitimate evidence to support the theory that terrorist organizations fired first and U.P.E merely responded. But history has always been written by the conquerors. In response, U.P.E fired several tactical thermonuclear warheads.
They paid a great price for their decision to eliminate everything associated with the label “terrorism.” More than thirty percent of the world’s population was wiped out in the first wave of attacks. Radiation melted and burned five to six percent of the post-war population in the second wave.
The remaining people, who thought they could move on in a terror-free world, were still struggling to survive. As the third wave of challenges prolonged more than expected, survival against hunger, climate, diseases, and each other became even more challenging. It pushed humanity back to its primal stages, where surviving day to day was the only goal of life.
The weather became harsh. Month after month, crop production decreased due to the scorching sun and barren lands. Most of the fertile lands were declared radiation zones. Food supplies drastically fell within a few years. Most children under the age of five died due to this hunger crisis. Governments ordered the U.P.E search and rescue division to transfer the healthy population to radiation-free zones. Radiation-affected populations were sent to health camps for observation under U.P.E’s dedicated medical teams.
Observing these global conditions, the corporate giants decided to step in with a solution. The corporate giant Rosharps, which had the resources, research, and technological solutions to make survival possible, took the lead. Large colonial divisions were built where they could establish proper control over residents. The barriers of race, culture, and language were dissolved in one order. Everyone obeyed the rules designed by Rosharps—rules that would keep everyone alive. The rule was simple: do as directed. Every step was taken for the betterment of the masses. The governments agreed, and it became the global constitution, regulated until further notice.
Many governments dissolved their power to Rosharps so they could take uninterrupted, unanimous decisions and precautions to ensure the survival of humanity. Leaders began to lead people like shepherds guiding their flocks toward a paradise that would be available in some distant future. Everyone was working for harmony now. Roles were assigned, just like for stage actors, and they had to perform to stay in the show.
As Rosharps promised, their efforts yielded positive results. With the help of U.P.E, the corporation changed human management plans to a more niche level. They created production sectors with medical, residential, and production facilities. These sectors reported to Command Quarters and were responsible for facilitating every connected sector.
New jobs were created, and life began to return to a semblance of normalcy after two decades. Still, everything operated under the umbrella of the Rosharps Corporation. It grew as time passed, expanding its reach to every distant corner of the world. It became a parallel government, and eventually, U.P.E moved under the command of Rosharps. Governments began to take orders from Rosharps, as they held command of the world’s most powerful military and resources.
A century after the war, the world had evolved into one large corporate entity.
