The year was 2113, the world, recovering from a recent conflict, was weak, peace was fragile and no one knew where all of this would lead. War never has a clear winner, only survivors and this war proved that. No nation had won and no nation had lost, the turmoil and bloodshed had not only affected the weak and feeble, but the strong too. Entire cities, be it bustling metropolises or quiet distant towns, had been grinded to dust. Many would have been homeless if they were alive. Amidst this chaos and unrest, many individuals took advantage. Looting and rioting was more common than seeing a bird. The economy was in shambles and people were trying to rebuild and restore what they could.
Amidst this chaos, a new hope arose. The nations once called major powers, put aside their odds and tried to restore the world to its former glory. Those were The United States of America, Russia, India, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together they not only tried to bring the world's economy to its former state, they also tried to bring the militaries and law enforcement to their once indomitable might again. These nations, were known as the Intercontinental Security and Economy Alliance, the ISEP. Many challenges stood between them and achieving global security for everyone. Terrorism, extra-terrestrials, long forgotten beasts only found in myths, you name it, they stood strong and stood united, unwilling to give up, not because they hated the ones that stood before them, but because they loved the ones behind them. Humanity is known for one good thing...
Its unwavering determination in face of danger.
But one day, they discovered what could only be described as a blessing, a miracle. A metal, as light as aluminium but with so much durability, that a few millimetres was enough to contain a nuclear explosion, take on even the most high velocity shells from tanks and naval guns alike without getting scratched, synthesized from a unknown mixture in the secrecy of labs at unfathomable pressures and temperature, this metal... was known as...
Alta Ferro
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Chandra Elites
Science FictionMe trying to make a better story than my previous [Now unpublished] stories