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2010, Bhaktar. *A figure sitting in a chair in a dark room* A gruff dark voice with a menacing undertone speaks from the darkness. His lips, as well as his face are barren of all light. You can only see the outline of his figure, and the movements of his head. "Everyone had his place. Everyone was in order. Bhaktar had its little rivalries, but everyone was happy nonetheless. It was a flat round world, and the edges were cut off by force fields, which after a few casualties were no longer tested by the inhabitants—who I could only describe as varied if compared to yours. In the center of Bhaktar is a central hub, from which all surrounding sections are controlled. This hub is closed of from the rest of the world." The figure took a sip from a glass of water that was sitting on a near-by table. He shifted his balance on the chair before continuing. "The inhabitants never sought the knowledge of the hub. It had no purpose to wonder why it was placed there, who controlled it, or why it was closed. It was accepted by all for what it was: Their Gods as it were. The questions would soon be posed. But I am getting ahead of myself........ Every section was distinctly different from all the others. Every day the people that lived in the different slices surrounding the hub were given problems to overcome. One section would decidedly be given obstacles, for example, and it took great jumps and cunning timing to overcome these. Another section would require great skill with a sword and magic. And I could go on and on......but it is of no ...importance." With every section came heroes, the best at their game. The pinnacle of this was Link. While most lacked the sufficient skill and talent and retreated to lives not dissimilar to your own, the real champions stood up and mastered every test. Every section had a local.......hero." The figure's body leaned slightly forward as he had spat the last word with a grin. "Things are quite different now. If only we had seen it coming. Link's rise to fame came too quickly, he was applauded by too many. He believed he had what it took and shook the world as he announced he and he alone would conquer the hub, and free the whole community. This was nothing short of heresy, but who were they to doubt Link?" "The people celebrated Link as he succeeded; he slew the people behind the electronic devices. They were easy targets, most of them overweight and unfit. It was not even a challenge. Nobody knew how Link had broken the seal to the hub, although no attempt that anyone can recall was ever made." "Link was the new ruler. He said he could better their lives, for he was their liberator. He would divide everything equally, regulate their lives and maintain order in the sometimes unruled parts of Bhaktar. Of course nobody was in need of liberation, but all were to busy celebrating the elf to remember. He could do no wrong. What fools we were...." The year is 2033. Link's forces are everywhere. The world is equally divided.......everyone has little or nothing better then the tattered clothing they wear or the crumbs of food they find, save the higher ups in the Link Alliance. There have been numerous revolts over the years.........they all failed. The combined force of Airforce commander CATS as well as the ground troops of Megaman027 are the biggest and most merciless army in existence. A combination of humans coupled with androids (as much for their expertise in battle as to ensure the loyalty of the human troops)—they are a threat you cannot take on in the open. Crono's army was the only one who took Link's forces to their limit, but it proved insufficient in the end........... CATS, a ruthless commander who was directly responsible for bombing several residential parts of the city, namely the ones under Crono's control. Without a second thought he set sympathizers of Crono as well as their wives, children and families up the bomb. Whenever his Zigs trail into sight women gather their children and hide wherever they can. Most know that it's futile, and make their time. They have no chance......... Once a man, the name of Megaman027, the twenty-seventh incarnation of the merciless second-in-command of Link, is feared beyond comprehension. Killed in the original uprising, the first revolt, the test that secured or lost the thrust for power of the Link Party, his memory and consciousness was copied into a data storage device. Now, countless androids were used to bring this gruesome being back into the world of the living, and one by one they either malfunctioned or were assassinated from a distance. A considerable distance. Because the latest forms in which he resided were becoming more lethal with each new model. Until CATS, somewhat an expert in cryogenic symbiosis, suggested the only option to make the fusion work perfectly. Let Mark's (his original name) personality merge with the android. Now, with Mark's ruthless traits and the calculating ability off a computer Megaman cannot be stopped any longer. He is a one-man army. CATS helped a team of Link's finest engineers to prepare a suitable Android for his transformation. A deadly model, the 027th, was armed with automatic machine guns as well as heat seeking missiles capable of destroying an entire residence section, and these only hinted at the true power he possessed. Mega-man is what won the war for Link when things turned Crono's way at the end. Crono's location was impossible to determine, even for CATS vigilant infiltrators. It was known only to a select group,of which a few names were known to the Link Alliance. Mega-man captured the girl named Marle, and she fell within the hour his "convincing argument." Megaman was dreaded, he had been known to torture people for days on end, being careful not to end it by accidental death. The rare time he chose to execute a resistance member in public had a terrifying effect on the general population. Some people betrayed friends and family resistance members if they were captured themselves. Even the most loyal of men succumbed to Mega's horrible devices. He whispered to his victim's through the entire ordeal, and although he had plenty of torture apparatus, none gave him more pleasure then attaching various horrible things on the end of his robotic arm. Marle had given in to some of his most useful techniques. He killed her, and sent a message to the resistance headquarters, of which he had the location now, thanks to Marle. The message read: "Come claim your red-headed girlfriend in Sephurst Stadium in the Maral Sector (it was the sports section in the old days) Bring your Katana, and no one else. She dies if I suspect anything." Mega-man had meant it. He wanted to duke it out, one on one. But Link had little respect for honor. Warrior's pride meant nothing to a politician, and that’s what he had become. Nothing reminded people of the old hero anymore, he had become unfit and a ruthless dictator. He had ordered Cats to move his Zigs and bomb the stadium. It was annihilated. Crono was never heard from again. Megaman was outraged, and this incident created a dent in the bond between Link and Mega-man that lives on to this day..... With whose perspective should we begin? A: Solid Snake CHOSEN B: Mega-man 027 C: Tommy Vercetti Back |