The Scientist

the year is 2147, Earth is in ruins. after a global war, Earth had become a wasteland. colonies on Mars were left without supplies, but still manage to survive. back on Earth, humanity still lives. however, radiation had given birth to a new strange parasitic infection called Ichor. Ichor quickly spend across entire globe, and is becoming a threat to the survivors. Ichor infects corpses, turning them into a living abominations. humanity adapts, as it always does. a small team created an organization called Pearl Institute, or Institute for short. Institute quickly gain new members and more facilities. more communities living in bunkers joined the Institute as well, and after a shot time, a city was made. the city is made out of interconnected bunkers, connected by maglev trains. once gathered enough materials and members, Institute started a construction of the main research complex where Ichor will studied. as the first levels were build, Institute started to gather teams of scavengers that are send out on the surface to find corpses with different levels of infection and bring them for studies. after few successful scavenges, Institute found a way to stop the Ichor, not permanently. they build a massive field projector around the underground city, protecting them from Ichor and radiation, allowing first infrastractures to be built on the surface. soon, it become a real city with massive skyscrapers of glass and metal. the city was called Shell. Shell grew and soon, it turned into a paradise for survivors. however, the Ichor continue to infect corpses even in city limits and it quickly became a problem. now, corpses are being dumped safe distance from the city, and Ichor infect those corpses too, creating an army of undead. somewhere on the other part of the planet, another organization formed, called WOI. WOI is a militarized organization, made entirely out of ex soldiers and mercenaries. they quickly gained power thru force, capturing bunkers all around the main avanpost. the main avanpost grew and soon became another city. the city was built like a tower, with poor live at the bottom near walls and elite living at the top. the city was soon named as The Spire. WOI influence grew and after they captured Institute caravan, they too started to research Ichor, but not to get rid of it, but to exploit it. soon, WOI discovered that Ichor is a massive hivemind where consciousness of people Ichor infects live in a simulation, or as close to simulation. WOI, as they say, discover the truth. Ichor is not to be fought with, but worshipped. after more inhuman experiments, WOI discovered a way to use Ichor, and manipulate it. some individuals with powerful psyche can wield Ichor, and WOI use those people as soldiers. WOI called those soldiers: Blackmansers. they are like mages, creating spears out of the tar produced by Ichor in their hands, or using Ichor to control other people. WOI quickly became a problem for Institute, and Institute were forced to create their own super soldiers. and soon, Squad Zero was created. Squad Zero is composed out of cyborgs who were put thru simulations after simulations of combat, becoming killing machines. they are already deadly, but with cybernetics... they are unmatched. they can move with speed of sound and with silence of a cat, and it's only one of many things they can do. but training required to be a part of Squad Zero are so intense and hard, that most people die during trainings, meaning that Squad Zero rarely has new members. another war broke out between Institute and WOI. more weapons were created, and both factions were becoming more inhuman with every day. WOI becomes a bunch of militarized fanatics who praise Ichor, and Institute researchers are getting more unhinged, willing to do anything for the word of progress. in the middle of it all, survivors gathered in one place, creating The Market. The Market is a massive city in the side of the mountain, with shops at every corner. it's a neutral ground for all sides, and a safe place for sole survivors. and, as years pass, Ichor evolves. it's becoming not just a hive mind, but a sentient organism that spreads, and spreads, and spreads. Ichor makes a lair in an abandoned city, creating a hive of black tar and undead. but Ichor is not violent or cruel, it does not infects because it wants, but because it doesn't know how to stop. Ichor is an entity who destroys without any means to stop itself. it wants to bring life, but brings only death. inside The Shell, a new group of recruits had passed the trainings. and Professor Raphael was assigned to teach the recruits about the Ichor and how to fight it. Raphael is a 40 years old anthro owl, wearing black shirt and pants, and white lab coat. Raphael was born in average family and he was very smart by nature. he finished the school with A+ on every item, alongside the collage. he was twenty five when the war started, and he was quickly assigned as lead researcher in Institute. thanks to him, force field above The Shell was build. During the next years, he spend his time searching a way to destroy the Ichor and WOI altogether. but, after he passed out due to overexhaustion, he was reassigned by higher ups so he could have more sleep. as Institute doesn't want to lose such brilliant brain.