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🇮🇳luv_owl95
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"Restart is a story set in 2098, where the world is on the verge of collapse. Daven, the son of the well-known scientist Dr. Emit Armstrong, will try to stop his father's plans for the Great Restart."
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Chapter 1 - "Beginning Of Chaos"

Is it recording? Uhh, okay… Today is March 27, 2098. In this era, humans have achieved everything possible. But things have not been going well for the last 15 years. Humanity is facing constant crises and wars that have pushed it to the brink of extinction. Natural resources are nearly depleted. That's why the Allied World Government (A.W.G.) currently uses synthesized resources and imports resources all the way from Mars. However, this method is extremely costly, so on Earth, all resources are sold at exorbitant prices. Simply put, humanity is "doomed" right now.

Oh! I'm sorry; I didn't introduce myself. I am Dr. Emit Armstrong, currently working as Head Researcher at the Universal Science and Research Organization (U.S.A.R.O.). This organization is mainly funded by A.W.G.-affiliated countries, so you could say I'm working under the government; hence, I have to obey their orders and decisions. After all, they also fund my personal research. But they take advantage of this. These people make me do things I don't want to do, which is why I hate them. I hate all of them. It makes me sick that after all this, I'm still working for them. I want to quit, but I can't.

I'm sorry; whenever I think about these things, they make me angry. I start acting strangely and crazily. I guess that's the main reason why my spouse left me. Oh! Anyway, let's leave all this government nonsense and talk about myself. I used to have a wife; she was very beautiful, and I also have a son. Sadly, I can't remember his name because I abandoned him after my wife left. I don't really like my son; there's no particular reason why I hate him, but he just seems like an eyesore that needs to be removed. I guess he's around 28 now, and recently he became a father. I'm not certain because I heard all this from my assistant, my son also works in the same department as I do, under my friend. I've been told my son is a hard worker, like me. I don't know how to feel about this. He never tries to talk to me, not even in team meetings. I think he hates me too. Isn't it funny? I don't like my son, but I still think and talk about him and notice whenever he comes and goes. I know that's weird, but I really wish one day I could properly talk to him. But I don't have time right now.

"Let's talk about an incident that happened two months ago."

Everything changed after my trip to Rawach. Rawach is a very small country, blessed with abundant resources and fertile land. It's not very developed and has no strong military. In fact, they don't even need a military because Rawach is a peaceful country with a good relationship with the Allied World Government (A.W.G.), though they aren't part of A.W.G.-affiliated countries. When I first saw Rawach, it felt like heaven; there's no advanced technology, people still use old automobiles and traditional farming methods. Small children were playing in the fields. For the first time in ages, I felt genuinely happy because of Rawach. In this soil, I could forget everything happening in the outer world.

But then, suddenly, an airstrike began in the cities of Rawach. Countless people died. While I was running, I stumbled upon a woman's body. Her daughter was crying and asking, "Uncle, why is this happening to us?" I was speechless. I just picked her up and took her to safety. When the airstrike stopped, I received a call from U.S.A.R.O. saying they were sending a jet to get me. Once back at headquarters, they told me everything: the Allied World Government had attacked Rawach.

Hearing this, my hatred for the Allied World Government flared up. I knew the system was corrupt, but I never thought they'd go this far. Then Mr. Bertho, the head chief of U.S.A.R.O., summoned me for an emergency meeting.

"I've been waiting for you, Dr. Emit," said Mr. Bertho.

I was already furious, but I controlled my temper and said, "Yes, sir? How can I help you?"

"I guess you already know that the A.W.G. attacked Rawach, right?" said Mr. Bertho.

"Yes! Can you explain why they made this decision out of nowhere? Rawach is a peaceful country with no relation to any terrorist activity! Why the hell did they launch an airstrike on a city without any warning? Why didn't they give the Rawach government time to evacuate civilians? They knew these were innocent people, so why?!" I said.

"Aye, calm down a little bit. You want to know why the A.W.G. made this decision? It's because they want the resources under Rawach's land," said Mr. Bertho.

Hearing this shattered me from the inside. A new kind of anger took over. I wanted to kill him.

"For resources? So, for some damn resources, they killed all those people? Are you kidding me?" I said.

"It is what it is; we can't do anything. So, Dr. Emit, I have a very important task for you, one that only you can do," said Mr. Bertho.

"A task? What kind of task?" I asked.

"I want you to create Ray Z, the ray of light you discovered," said Mr. Bertho.

Ray Z is one of my mistakes; it's a ray of light that can destroy an entire country within minutes. It's a combination of gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, and X-rays fused together, creating a ray that isn't meant for humans or this planet.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bertho, but I can't. Why is the A.W.G. going this far? Why don't they just occupy that land by force?" I asked.

"Emit, that's not possible. They won't let anyone occupy their land; they'd rebel, and if they do, they'll die. That's why the government made this decision. The world government doesn't want any kind of rebellion; that's why we're going to erase them! Emit! We're doing this for humanity's future; we have no other option! We're going to kill 7 million people to secure the future of 12 billion people!" said Mr. Bertho.

"Bertho!" I yelled. "Bertho, are you even in your goddamn mind? We can't do this!"

"Emit, let me tell you something—that's how the world works! Humans are cannibals; we kill each other to survive, to fulfill our desires, and that's our nature. Only those with strength and knowledge survive in this world. That's why the Allied World Government will thrive while weaker nations like Rawach will get crushed like insects. Sometimes, we have to create hell for others to create heaven for ourselves," said Mr. Bertho.

This completely changed my perspective on the world.

I agreed and created that weapon for them.

On January 13, 2098, Rawach was destroyed by Ray Z. It was genocide. Seven million people died, and the entire population of Rawach vanished.

It's been two months since that cursed incident. They did all this just to get some resources? Fine. I will give them what they want. I've planned everything. As Mr. Bertho said, to create heaven for ourselves, we must create hell for others.

I'm going to die now, but I will come back for sure. Then, I'll create a heaven for them.

"After recording this, Dr. Emit turned off the camera and hanged himself. And that marked the start of his "Great Restart."