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W O R L D   H I S T O R Y:[/b][/h3][/sup][/sub][/COLOR][/indent][color=darkgray][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color][indent][COLOR=darkgray][b]C A T A L Y S T || [i]1967 - 1984 CE[/i][/b][/COLOR] 

[INDENT][i]On October 18, 1967, Earth was hit by an immense Coronal Mass Ejection. During a total Lunar Eclipse, the sun emitted a massive interplanetary CME which doused the entire globe with high-energy particles causing the largest and brightest occurrence of the aurorae ever recorded. Unfortunately, this also brought a geomagnetic storm which ravaged Earth’s electrical transmission lines, causing power outages on a global scale. It was on this day that the Earth nearly stood still, sitting in total darkness for nearly ten minutes before backup systems began to re-activate. Numerous regions around the globe were left in the dark well beyond that. Cities were powerless for nearly a week while some rural areas were forced to survive for nearly a month without power. This event left a death toll numbering in the tens of thousands becoming known as the Dark Eclipse. 

However, the aftermath of the Dark Eclipse reached far further than anyone could have ever anticipated. The resulting effect of the high-energy particles is a mutation appearing in one person of every million people. While public knowledge of the mutation remains vague, selected sects in the scientific community are aware of it and have dubbed the emergence of the mutation ‘Viriumosis’. In more common jargon, the possession of a mutation is referred to as the ‘Hype-Factor’ or ‘Hype-Gene’. Collectively, these mutants are referred to as ‘Hyperhumans’.[/i][/indent]
[COLOR=darkgray][b]E M E R G E N C E || [i]1985 - 1999 CE[/i][/b][/COLOR]

[indent][i]As the Cold War came to a close, humanity’s attention was turned to a new threat. One that was already in their homes, teaching their children and running their governments. As word of Hyperhumans became public knowledge a perpetual state of fear and paranoia took hold of the world. Neighbour was turned against neighbour and mother against their own child as humanity’s pattern of fearing that which they didn’t understand continued. 

Propaganda against Hyperhumans was widespread, especially in North America. Laws were passed that prohibited Hyperhumans from positions of authority on suspicion of using their abilities to gain an advantage. Athletes and other competition-driven professions were heavily screened. Although there were those who chose to use Hyperhumans to their own advantage and more than one man or woman desperate to make a living allowed themselves to be drawn into the shadier side of things. 

Hyperhuman crime began to rise in the early 90s, and with it came Hyperhuman vigilantism. While those involved might have thought they were aiding their cause and helping the Hyperhuman public image, the result was in fact the opposite. With collateral damage on the rise, and the public in general still afraid of Hyperhumans, it didn't matter that someone was standing up, it was still two 'bogeymen' fighting each other. A poll taken in 1998 showed that 87% of the American population would rather see police allowed to use lethal force when dealing with Hyperhumans than other methods.[/i][/indent]
[COLOR=darkgray][b]P E R V A S I O N || [i]2000 - 2019 CE[/i][/b][/COLOR]

[indent][I]The Hyperhuman Invasion, as the media dubbed it, continued in the new millennia. It wasn't long until Hyperhuman crime came to a head, diverting significant resources into anti-Hyperhuman technology. This in turn led to inhibitor technology and motions put forward toward Hyperhuman registration and mandatory inhibitors in public settings.  

As as result, activism and social consciousness were pushed to an all-time high during this period. People fought to be treated as equals no matter their colour, sexuality or abilities. Despite the ongoing battle for social equality, technology was still able to take leaps and bounds during this period as Hyperhumans with more subtle abilities were able to integrate into society and excel through their education and in their careers.[/I][/INDENT]
[COLOR=darkgray][b]V I G I L A N C E || [i]2019 CE - Present[/i][/b][/COLOR]

[indent][I]The beginning of the new decade brought another challenge to the world's Hyperhuman population as the SARS-CoV-2 virus was unleashed upon the world bringing about the deaths of over six million people. All of these were Hyperhumans. Those who survived the virus were left sterile by its after effects.

The majority of Earth’s power is based upon nuclear fusion with coal-based energy completely phased out greatly reducing the amount of pollution present in Earth’s atmosphere. Roughly sixty-five percent of power is supplied by nuclear fusion while other clean energies make up the remaining thirty-five percent. Solar power makes up the majority of the secondary energy sources clocking in at twenty-five percent while wind-powered makes up only five percent. The last five percent of energy sources are mixed between nuclear fission, hydroelectric and geothermal power.[/I][/indent][/INDENT][/color]