SQUAOII: The War

I

Thousands of years ago, human evolved into two distinct intelligent species. Once, they coexisted together for hundreds of years. Once, they lived in harmony together.

Then, one day, it all changed.

No one knew how, and no one knew why. 30 years ago, one of the intelligent species spiraled out of control, turned aggressive and murderous, and killed. It wasn't war - it was pure slaughter.

These killers were then named the Monsters.

Two years after the Mass Attack, the other intelligent species began fighting back, using their weapons and research, targeting the Monsters' weaknesses so they would be unable to play to their strengths. Although the Monsters were more powerful, there were less of them. This movement of retaliation was called the Movement of Assassination, and it lasted four years. The surviving victims escaped and found refuge in a place in which only the richest of them live, inside an island bubble beneath the deepest waters of Earth, a place in which little to no Monsters thrived. It was a man, a clever and well-known man, that led them towards the island bubble which was named SQUAOII. He then became a legend, and went by the name "FREQSE".

These surviving victims that Freqse led were called the Lucky Ones.

Since then, the Lucky Ones lived in harmony inside SQUAOII, with all the Monsters they found executed or taken in for investigation. Freqse used his knowledge and power to build a laboratory to investigate the origins of the MAMA War, and what made the Monsters turn into Monsters, in an attempt to bring back harmony between these two species again. Ever since, this laboratory, called the EX'ACT Lab, had become the centre of admiration and attention. Ever since, no one inside SQUAOII, aside from scientists, has ever seen, or remembered seeing, what a Monster looked like.

Year 4032, SQUAOII

And here Byun Baekhyun, nearly 24 years old, stands today, right in front of the doors of EX'ACT Lab, ready to start his first day as a trainee.

It's been a dream ever since he was young, and he, like so many other children his age, had strived for this job with this urge to make this small world a better place. Quirk is, they only accept ten out of hundreds of thousands of people per year ... as trainees. Then for the next few months, they will pick two as their official staff.

You could say Baekhyun is halfway through achieving his dream.

Without further ado, Baekhyun, nearly 24 years old and holding his home in his backpack, walks into the building that he has been watching his whole life, and now knows he'll be a part of, whether he becomes official or not.

"ID please." The guard standing behind the door holds out a gloved hand. Blinking, it takes a few moments for Baekhyun to register that in his head, and then he's pulling a card out of his pocket, handing it to the guard with both hands and a bowed head.

The security guard returns the card, then steps back, as if resuming his job as just a guard on watch. Feeling a little lost at the lack of guidance, Baekhyun holds the card tightly in his hand as he continues striding in, this time taking his time to look around him.

The EX'ACT Lab is the tallest building in SQUAOII, overlooking the entire city in its height and grandiosity. Inside is just as marvelous, with polished marble floors and a ceiling that Baekhyun cannot see. The first thing hanging on the wall is, of course, a portrait of Freqse himself, and Baekhyun runs to it, excited and fascinated.