Battle? No, Battle! [Chpt 1, Pt 1]

My guidance counselor encouraged me to write these entries as if I were speaking to someone with zero familiarity of Earth's history, so I guess I should start there. In 2040 A.D., due to dozens of factors ranging from oil wars to a highly deadly, drug resistant, and waterborne strain of the flu. Er... Well, I guess that part's disputable. Some people say it was tuberculosis; others say it was gonorrhea, and others still are convinced that the world's governments joined together to create a super virus. History isn't a subject I enjoy very much, so I don't think I'm qualified to say any one of those theories are correct.

What was I writing?

Oh, right.

In 2040 A.D., due to shortages of oil, a severe drought sweeping most of the United Continents of America, and this super-disease, total war broke out. By the end of it, the UCA was left in shambles, as were China, the New Soviet Union, and much of Europe. The world's population was reduced by more than 80%, and very few powers remained to pick up the pieces.

Within a decade, though, humanity began to thrive again. Within thirty years, most remaining nations seceded into one another, until Earth as a whole fell under a single banner; the Conglomerate. The birth of the Conglomerate on New Years Eve, 2070 A.D., marked the beginning of a new era for mankind; Post Apocalyptia. A constant reminder of humanity's near extinction at its own hands.

My name is Samus Teller. My father was a famous hero working under the Night Corps, responsible for the arrest of more than seventy percent of all small-time villains in Province Eight... Er, the land formerly known as the United States of America...  between the years of 100 and 120 P.A. His name was Kevin Teller, but before retirement, you might've known him as the Cardinal. He trained under some of the greatest martial artists of the last century, and through them, was able to master something that contemporaries might've called Ki, or Spirit Energy.

For just about everyone, getting in tune with Ki results in dramatically enhanced strength, speed, and toughness. Sometimes, though, when you train using certain methods, or ingest certain substances, or follow certain rituals every day for a period of time, it can manifest in special, unique ways. For my dad, his heavy history with mixed martial arts allowed him to develop a special power that he called 'Wind Field.' 

With Wind Field, the Cardinal was able to manipulate the very air around him. He could fly, jettison objects through the air, and towards the end of his career, at the height of his power, he even stopped a category five hurricane from destroying most of the Eastern Seaboard of Province Eight.

Of course, with power like that, comes responsibility. My dad, while a brave man, was irresponsible with his power. Stopping that hurricane threw his Ki out of whack, and his body began to rapidly decline in the aftermath. Within ten years, at age forty, he was barely a shell of his former self, at least physically. His muscle mass deteriorated into nothing, and he spiraled into a deep depression. He recovered, thankfully, and began working from the Night Corps headquarters.

My story starts in 140 P.A., about one week from now. I was born in 122 P.A., about two years after my dad's accident, and grew up in the era that followed him. I watched his fall, and then watched him rise again as a high ranking member of the Night Corps's intelligence division. He's trained hundreds of heroes... Including me, now that I've graduated high school. I'm entering the Night Corps academy in just eight days. I've studied and trained most of my life for this, from running track for four years to doing fifty push ups, sit ups, and squats, every night except for Saturdays since I was in the sixth grade- almost seven whole years now.

My counselor said it'd be smart to keep track of events in this journal, so that I don't forget my determination, and so that I can see how far I've come at the end of this. Well... I'm not going to shy away from that suggestion. This book will be proof...

I'm going to be the greatest Hero this world has ever known!

[[I felt like trying to write a Shonen Anime styled series. Let's see how it goes. #battlenobattle]]