It was the day I stood on top of that hill for the millionth time looking over the burning city of Durexon when I realized that I was free all along. I took my sister’s hand and walked down the path to our freedom.
Half the earth was gone into the oblivion after the fourth World War had spread across the world with a plant that killed the population. Desserts expanded the same as the forests disappeared; oceans dried the same as the atmosphere thickened. The people didn't know what to do and if they did somehow survived they went into hiding.
It was the year 3085 and it was the apocalypse of the technological future that no one had saw coming during the war. More than half the earth’s population was destroyed but only a few percent were saved, were immune to the whole system. Across the world the land had lost its color and life except for a mysterious plant that no one knew where it had started but had expanded across the world and gave an unknown disease to the remaining people. Many died from the disease and in the first year of contamination over two billion people were lost.
The plant was bigger than a human head with big dark purple petals and designs of gold. The people came to call it Taker but as the world changed it was called Zretius.
Zretius came to be during the War, and since it was so powerful it poured the population numbers down the sink. Remaining government officials had quickly gotten together the best scientists in the world to help solve the problem but things turned a few degrees. Proof was found that the earth was already near its end of extinction and that the remaining forestry was no longer able to save the number of people left; there was barely enough resources to keep the people alive and well; food was running out quickly and medication was on its own brink of loss.
They had to come up with a plan. Science had found the causes of the plant and had came up with a cure. Little did they know the “cure” did more than just fix the disease inside them, it fixed their DNA to the first of their mistakes in their genes, it made them superhuman.
The cure was known as Code for its strength going down to fixing the programming of its host. Scientists first had Code to just clean the blood of the disease in the person, which had made every person zombie like. But Code enhanced the remaining of the human population into the species they were supposed to be; it made humans connect mechanically to their specific element in the world. Markings buried into their skin hooking the host to their element.
And since Code went down to the host's DNA, it passed down genetically to the next generations. But a person wasn't born specifically with the markings of the cure, it made physical changes to the skin at the age 16, when the body underwent the cycle of sixteen years.
The world was getting better and stronger, but then the whole world decided to stand independent and divide itself. There was too many people trying to help the world but their was an over abundance of the elements people tried to use to their advantage, and for their own personal gain. And that's when the Five Category's became to be. The world’s past landmarks were destroyed and collided together into one big landmass again and was split up into 6 different regions. Univin was for the Water’s which were usually the smartest, their region was half the outside of the land, using the ocean. Durexon was for the Earth’s which were usually the strongest, they were in the plains in the center of the land. Extron was for the Fire’s which was usually for the Fearless, near the volcano civilization. Quaxtaven was for the Air’s which were usually the ones with more heart, easygoing and carefree, they were in the mountain region. And Outerz which was a lost barren wasteland that was the stretch of land off of the land. And in the huge City you were ranked considering who you were. You were either a One: highest ranked, very strong, a person who was either an officer or an heir to one; A Two: moderate high power, High class or rich; A Three: middle power, middle class; A Four: low power, low class, worker men and women; Or a Five, outcasts, slaves, or people who are thrown off their previous rank. Your power depended on your Number.
As the Five Category's were created the normal government had shut down and a new establishment rose up after them. Neutral's became the new law. For years the Neutral's gave peace and no wars had broken out...Until a power hungry group of Negatives ragged and began to unbalance order.
I was Trinnity Paradox in a life where it was an endless nightmare. I was just another number in their system and another life in their city of Code. I live in the Category Durexon, with my parents and younger sister in the rank of 3. But I was saved and I found a new power, a life, a new family.
This was the future.
These are the stories.
And I am Zero.
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A/N : okay people, as the title said this is a rewritten version of my first version of Code. This version has been ReWritten with a new plot and more characters. And if you had the chance to read the First code thank you for that and sorry for all the horrible errors, and thanks for being fans.
So now I give you this version. I hope to be able to post a chapter every Friday then. And thank you for reading and don't be afraid to vote and drop a comment.
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Code (Rewritten)
Science FictionIt was 3710 on Earth and the Third World War took a huge toll on the planet. Now that it's the future there's new rules, new generations, new tech, and a new world. The Five Category's were created after a disease spread across the world and killed...
