The Saga of the Seven

2066. The world has fallen into mass control. Economic and political crises have locked the planet into a permanent war – economic, social, silent. Vast urban zones have become jungles. Humans and animals scavenge through ruins, surviving among debris and ashes, trying to evade drone strikes. Humanity has lost the keys to its own destiny. No one truly knows who governs anymore. Corrupt political leaders… or autonomous artificial intelligence, influenced by global defense contractors and corporate powers. In the 2020s, elected officials believed they controlled these forces. They gave them power. Then control slipped. To corporations. To shareholders. And finally… to algorithms. The world has become hostile to human life. Ironically, defense contractors take their names from an old heroic myth of the 20th century which warned against the dangers of mechanization. The sword that destroys evil. The crystal stone… serving both good and evil. Today, these symbols mean something else. They are no longer myths. They are systems. Vast, tentacular entities controlling armies of machines, robots, drones, programmed to suppress any form of resistance.