Shackles

In the year 2016, a virus named VT3 wiped out nearly 2/3 of the world's population. That was the year of chaos. Governments, countries, cities, everything fell apart. Nothing could be done to stop VT3, it was immune to everything humans could throw at it. In desperation to keep the human race alive, mankind fled into bunkers and tried to ride out the storm. A year later in 2017, a man by the name of Zach Collins created a cure for the virus. This brought about the end of the time of terror and darkness.

As humans rose from the ashes of their destroyed world, they found everything had changed. They had to adapt quickly or meet a swift end. The year is now 2167. The world has changed greatly; environments have shifted, animals have completely mutated, and a new form of execution has come about.

Our story begins in one of the few surviving capitals of the new world, The City of the Platinum Rose. Where once Washington D.C. stood, now this city rises. In this large city, people are celebrating after a successful Hunt, a survival game where a law offender is thrown out into the wilderness to survive until a Hunter comes for them. The whole thing is screened on televisions across the city, and Nobles allow everyone to take time off from work to watch the Hunt. Everyone has been brainwashed into thinking that these events are perfectly ok and provide great entertainment. What they don't realize is that the "offenders" could have committed such a small crime as looking at a Noble wrong. But who cares? It's all in good fun, right? Welcome to a world where survival of the fittest plays a key role in everything, welcome to Apocalyte.