An asteroid crashes down, causing massive destruction. Along with the superheated compressed gas, a terrifying substance known as the "Black Core" rushes into the atmosphere. Black fog engulfs the world, and the international order is transformed. Yet even amid the wasteland, people with ulterior motives scheme to use the Black Core's power to rule the world. In a series of life-or-death missions, the protagonist, Earl Tolia, and his special operations team inch closer to the truth. After bringing down the Empire, they discover in horror that the hand manipulating everything behind the scenes belongs to...