Prelude
Humanity always believed in one of two possibilities for its downfall: Either technology would advance to the point of independence and eradicate its creators, or nature would grow tired of its abuse and evolve to rid itself of the vermin that contaminates its world. Alas, one of them came to happen and humans were no more. Despite this, they left behind a legacy, a seed of hope, a wish that humanity would once again walk the Earth.
It's been 500 years since this ray of hope disappeared from the record books and became nothing but a legend. A legend in a world where nature is rampant, hungry, dangerous. A legend in a world where machines have fallen victim to the growing trees around them and where constant fear fills them every night. Humans expected one of these two things to take over the world...but they never expected that one day nature and machines would be at each other's odds in a battle for survival. This is the story about that scenario. A story about how a handful of machines manage to survive the threat that surrounds them. But more than anything, this is the story of one particular robot. Long forgotten, much like the legend, this robot and his purpose lie dormant, waiting for someone to wake him up and help him fulfill his destiny. |