Before the Apocalypse: The Fall of the Empire

A century ago, a global war buried the old world order. The United States of Ares became the new world's sole superpower, and under the banner of neoliberalism, giant multinational corporations carved up markets across the globe.

In the mid-twenty-first century, on the eve of a new technological revolution, tensions that had built up over the past hundred years are about to erupt like a volcano.

Economic recession, a viral crisis, rampant illegal immigration, racial conflict, federal debt spiraling out of control, clashes over cultural values, a drug crisis, hollowed-out industries, a constitutional crisis...

Silvis is a regional manager at a giant multinational corporation. Even as a member of the ruling class, he is as insignificant as an ant with the United States of Ares on the verge of capsizing. Unable to turn the tide, he can only struggle to save himself.

(This story takes place in an independent fictional world, with its own map and history.)

(The views expressed by the characters in this story are not the author's.)