Part I: The Beginning of the End
By the end of the 21st century the truth was known, yet not spoken. The Earth was beyond saving. Climate change had resulted in unpredictable weather, submerged cities, and dwindling resources. The world was at war as nations wrestled for the last bit of resources, while attempts to go into the stars to find new mineral sources succumbed to lack of funds and volatility.
However, unbeknownst to the rest of the world, a plan was in place. A plan hatched by the wealthiest and most powerful people of the globe. Designated the Ark Project, the goal was to save those deemed worthy to survive. While the minds behind the plan accepted the inevitable demise of mankind, the Ark Project was designed to keep its beneficiaries and its generations alive as long a possible.
Project Ark consisted of two phases. Phase One was the selection of cities deemed desirable where the elite would survive. The cities were designated with code names; Aytee-El (Atlanta), Apple Prime (New York), Naija (Lagos), so on and so forth. Funds were designated for theses cities to improve infrastructure and buildings to house the elite. Those deemed not desirable were driven out by gentrification and other covert means. As the cities reached completion, the designated survivors quietly relocated to them.
The second phase consisted of building an A.I. workforce to carry out mundane duties, since the rest of the population would be depleted by the coming catastrophe. The current level of A.I. paled in comparison to the actual advancements kept beyond electronic eyes. Or so the organizers thought.
Fifty years into its implementation, Project Ark was exposed...
By the end of the 21st century the truth was known, yet not spoken. The Earth was beyond saving. Climate change had resulted in unpredictable weather, submerged cities, and dwindling resources. The world was at war as nations wrestled for the last bit of resources, while attempts to go into the stars to find new mineral sources succumbed to lack of funds and volatility.
However, unbeknownst to the rest of the world, a plan was in place. A plan hatched by the wealthiest and most powerful people of the globe. Designated the Ark Project, the goal was to save those deemed worthy to survive. While the minds behind the plan accepted the inevitable demise of mankind, the Ark Project was designed to keep its beneficiaries and its generations alive as long a possible.
Project Ark consisted of two phases. Phase One was the selection of cities deemed desirable where the elite would survive. The cities were designated with code names; Aytee-El (Atlanta), Apple Prime (New York), Naija (Lagos), so on and so forth. Funds were designated for theses cities to improve infrastructure and buildings to house the elite. Those deemed not desirable were driven out by gentrification and other covert means. As the cities reached completion, the designated survivors quietly relocated to them.
The second phase consisted of building an A.I. workforce to carry out mundane duties, since the rest of the population would be depleted by the coming catastrophe. The current level of A.I. paled in comparison to the actual advancements kept beyond electronic eyes. Or so the organizers thought.
Fifty years into its implementation, Project Ark was exposed...
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