Elian remembered the story. Everyone did.
In the year 2030, Dungeons began appearing on Earth. That was over five decades ago. In that time, society changed. They came without warning. Creatures of immense strength and intellect. Terrifying monsters that did not kill humans for sustenance but sport.
Hundreds of thousands of people died to them. Governments collapsed. Entire countries turned to rubble. In a few short years humanity was in danger of being eradicated.
But when all hope was lost, the Breakers rose.
Led by Chad "Daybreak" Dawson, they turned fear into victory.
The world called them saviors.
From their knowledge came the activators—machines that turned humans into heroes.
This was the history he had been taught. The one printed in textbooks. The one whispered in every classroom like sacred truth.
But after everything… the dungeons, the lies, the Crucible—Elian had to ask himself one terrifying question: What if none of it was real?
