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wolfoutlineIn this world, there is no green.
Only concrete, glass and pavement. Mankind wrapped itself in a blanket of its own arrogance and superiority and blinded itself to the signs. Where the trees and animals withered and died, they saw opportunity and expansion. Now they pay the price, the Earth is falling apart and nothing can save it.
Enter World Erus, known as W.E. They are primarily responsible for the distribution of what is left of Earth's little resources. They are also the sole protection mankind has against the elements. With the growth of pollution and the thinning of the ozone, the climate change has reached a fatal point and natural disasters batter at the human population, making almost every area uninhabitable with tornadoes, ice storms, flooding and drought. With the aid of science they have constructed biospheres where humanity can spend the rest of their days in a comfortable, climate controlled environment. Those who can afford it anyway. Those without money are left to rot, which brings us to the protagonist of this story.
Vanezio Lykastis, known mostly as Vane. Born into the middle class, he and his family etched out whatever existence they could on one of the few patches of livable land left on the planet. That is, until W.E. moved in. Claiming the land in the interests of their company, Vane and his family were evicted and left homeless. After that, his life virtually spiraled downwards until his existence could be considered the paragon of tragedy. His parents struggled to support their family but as the planet's conditions worsened, his father decided it was the humane thing to do and tried to kill them all. After shooting his wife, he turned the gun on Vane's older brother and would have shot him too if Vane hadn't stabbed him in the back.
With his brother delegated as his guardian, the two were then forced to carry on their meager existence however they could. With minimal income, Vane dropped out of highschool to help finance his older brother's education through college and was subsequently discarded when his brother, Phin, graduated. To add another kick to the nuts? His fiance, Eden, left him for his brother because Phin had the more stable job.
Betrayed, hurt and vengeful, Vane put all thought of his family out of his might and devoted himself to his own education where it was discovered he was nothing short of a prodigy when he applied himself. Finishing half of his middle school and all of his high school education in just over a year and a half, by the time he entered post-secondary he already was already being drafted for a position within W.E. That was when Eden walked back into his life with a request. She explained that both she and Phin were too busy with work and that their daughter was suffering for it. Though Vane initially wanted nothing more than to slam the door in her face, she finally wore him down until he said yes.
From that day on Vane was almost solely responsible for the care of his niece, Sunshine. In fact, despite having a full-time job and going to school, Vane still spent more time in Sunshine's life than either of her parents and she quickly grew attached to him as he did to her. Happily Ever After was almost in sight.
Until the accident. Eden and Sunshine were visiting a prototype biosphere when a blizzard hit and the entire dome's shield generators failed, causing it to come crashing down on them. Both were killed.
Vane, who didn't believe that W.E. could fuck up so badly, began to investigate into the matter. A month into the investigation, just as Vane was about to stumble upon something massive, he was caught one night in an alley and shot at point blank range. That he survived was a miracle in itself, that he seemed to suffer no mental trauma save for a renewed determination even more so. Yet before he could continue his investigation into the "accident," he was suddenly being framed for murder. Evidently, the man who had attacked him was dead and the autopsy put his TOD before Vane had ever been shot, thus pointing towards a feud and struggle between the two. Though the entire situation was entirely preposterous, somehow the situation continued to decline.
His friends lied, saying they were unsure of his character and that he might have been the type to snap one day. His lawyer couldn't be bothered to even verify the facts of the case, often showing up in court drunk. It was then that Vane realized with a sinking feeling that he was being set up for a fall. Not surprising, really, considering he'd been dead set on exposing the most powerful company in the world.
It was at that moment, betrayed by his friends and the man who was supposed to defend him, that Vane finally discarded everyone and everything he had ever trusted or valued. He swore to never rely on anything but what he could accomplish with his own hands ever again. Which is why, when the opportunity presented itself, Vane broke out of jail and built up his own defense, gathering information and finding irrefutable evidence to support his innocence, all the while being harried by the police. In the end, he proved his own integrity, that he had been set up. His former friends had been bribed while he had been saddled with the most inadequate defense attorney in the district. In the face of his compelling argument, the judge and jury were forced to find him innocent and a new investigation launched into finding who set up such an elaborate plot.
That, amazingly, Vane also answered. His brother.
It was then that Phin was brought in for questioning and it was there that he dealt the final blow to Vane. Yes, he had tried to have Vane killed. Yes, he had sent Eden and Sunshine into that biosphere knowing it was unsafe and was on the verge of collapsing. Why? Out of spite and jealousy. Phin was delusional, believing Vane had always taken everything from Phin that was ever rightfully his, including his daughter.
When Vane tried to protest this out of anger and fury, Phin permanently broke his faith in humanity. Eden had never left Vane because she wanted to, she'd left because she needed to have a stable environment for the child she was pregnant with.
Vane's child. Sunshine had been his daughter, not his niece.
Though his brother was imprisoned, Vane never truly recovered. His mentality became twisted and warped until he finally came to a conclusion. He wanted this world to end. He wanted the world with all it's corrupt and detestable inhabitants to perish and so he joined W.E. in order to destroy it from within. Without W.E. and their biospheres, if he destroyed the company and left enough chaos in its wake, humanity would never recover in time. The world would surely kill them all before they had a chance to save themselves.
Only concrete, glass and pavement. Mankind wrapped itself in a blanket of its own arrogance and superiority and blinded itself to the signs. Where the trees and animals withered and died, they saw opportunity and expansion. Now they pay the price, the Earth is falling apart and nothing can save it.
Enter World Erus, known as W.E. They are primarily responsible for the distribution of what is left of Earth's little resources. They are also the sole protection mankind has against the elements. With the growth of pollution and the thinning of the ozone, the climate change has reached a fatal point and natural disasters batter at the human population, making almost every area uninhabitable with tornadoes, ice storms, flooding and drought. With the aid of science they have constructed biospheres where humanity can spend the rest of their days in a comfortable, climate controlled environment. Those who can afford it anyway. Those without money are left to rot, which brings us to the protagonist of this story.
Vanezio Lykastis, known mostly as Vane. Born into the middle class, he and his family etched out whatever existence they could on one of the few patches of livable land left on the planet. That is, until W.E. moved in. Claiming the land in the interests of their company, Vane and his family were evicted and left homeless. After that, his life virtually spiraled downwards until his existence could be considered the paragon of tragedy. His parents struggled to support their family but as the planet's conditions worsened, his father decided it was the humane thing to do and tried to kill them all. After shooting his wife, he turned the gun on Vane's older brother and would have shot him too if Vane hadn't stabbed him in the back.
With his brother delegated as his guardian, the two were then forced to carry on their meager existence however they could. With minimal income, Vane dropped out of highschool to help finance his older brother's education through college and was subsequently discarded when his brother, Phin, graduated. To add another kick to the nuts? His fiance, Eden, left him for his brother because Phin had the more stable job.
Betrayed, hurt and vengeful, Vane put all thought of his family out of his might and devoted himself to his own education where it was discovered he was nothing short of a prodigy when he applied himself. Finishing half of his middle school and all of his high school education in just over a year and a half, by the time he entered post-secondary he already was already being drafted for a position within W.E. That was when Eden walked back into his life with a request. She explained that both she and Phin were too busy with work and that their daughter was suffering for it. Though Vane initially wanted nothing more than to slam the door in her face, she finally wore him down until he said yes.
From that day on Vane was almost solely responsible for the care of his niece, Sunshine. In fact, despite having a full-time job and going to school, Vane still spent more time in Sunshine's life than either of her parents and she quickly grew attached to him as he did to her. Happily Ever After was almost in sight.
Until the accident. Eden and Sunshine were visiting a prototype biosphere when a blizzard hit and the entire dome's shield generators failed, causing it to come crashing down on them. Both were killed.
Vane, who didn't believe that W.E. could fuck up so badly, began to investigate into the matter. A month into the investigation, just as Vane was about to stumble upon something massive, he was caught one night in an alley and shot at point blank range. That he survived was a miracle in itself, that he seemed to suffer no mental trauma save for a renewed determination even more so. Yet before he could continue his investigation into the "accident," he was suddenly being framed for murder. Evidently, the man who had attacked him was dead and the autopsy put his TOD before Vane had ever been shot, thus pointing towards a feud and struggle between the two. Though the entire situation was entirely preposterous, somehow the situation continued to decline.
His friends lied, saying they were unsure of his character and that he might have been the type to snap one day. His lawyer couldn't be bothered to even verify the facts of the case, often showing up in court drunk. It was then that Vane realized with a sinking feeling that he was being set up for a fall. Not surprising, really, considering he'd been dead set on exposing the most powerful company in the world.
It was at that moment, betrayed by his friends and the man who was supposed to defend him, that Vane finally discarded everyone and everything he had ever trusted or valued. He swore to never rely on anything but what he could accomplish with his own hands ever again. Which is why, when the opportunity presented itself, Vane broke out of jail and built up his own defense, gathering information and finding irrefutable evidence to support his innocence, all the while being harried by the police. In the end, he proved his own integrity, that he had been set up. His former friends had been bribed while he had been saddled with the most inadequate defense attorney in the district. In the face of his compelling argument, the judge and jury were forced to find him innocent and a new investigation launched into finding who set up such an elaborate plot.
That, amazingly, Vane also answered. His brother.
It was then that Phin was brought in for questioning and it was there that he dealt the final blow to Vane. Yes, he had tried to have Vane killed. Yes, he had sent Eden and Sunshine into that biosphere knowing it was unsafe and was on the verge of collapsing. Why? Out of spite and jealousy. Phin was delusional, believing Vane had always taken everything from Phin that was ever rightfully his, including his daughter.
When Vane tried to protest this out of anger and fury, Phin permanently broke his faith in humanity. Eden had never left Vane because she wanted to, she'd left because she needed to have a stable environment for the child she was pregnant with.
Vane's child. Sunshine had been his daughter, not his niece.
Though his brother was imprisoned, Vane never truly recovered. His mentality became twisted and warped until he finally came to a conclusion. He wanted this world to end. He wanted the world with all it's corrupt and detestable inhabitants to perish and so he joined W.E. in order to destroy it from within. Without W.E. and their biospheres, if he destroyed the company and left enough chaos in its wake, humanity would never recover in time. The world would surely kill them all before they had a chance to save themselves.
