It began as a government-sanctioned combat sport—an experimental arena strictly monitored by global authorities and licensed associations. But everything changed when Null Sanctum, once a fringe scientific collective, evolved into a planetary terrorist syndicate.
By releasing the blueprints for illegal fusion formulas to the public, Null Sanctum shattered the monopoly on human enhancement. Chaos followed. Black-market laboratories surfaced overnight, unleashing waves of unregulated and unstable fusion experiments.
3,000+ unsanctioned underground fusion pods emerged in 5 days
Fusion-fueled gangs began appearing in major cities — referred to as "Splice Crews"
Black market fusion clinics (nicknamed "CrackLabs") began modifying civilians into unstable combat hybrids
In the first 72 hours:
7,448 cities declared martial law
8.3 million casualties
547,000 unsolvable body-meld crimes
With civilization teetering on the edge, governments were forced to respond. A global directive was passed: to arm law enforcement and military units with their own standardized fusion serums, powerful enough to combat rogue augmented threats.
MILITARY FUSION UNITS (MFUs):
-Administered limited-variant fusion serums to elite soldiers
-Modified to prioritize stability > power, but still capable of neutralizing rogue hybrids
-Integrated AI-bond neural firewalls to prevent rebellion
FUSION POLICE STRIKE TEAMS (FPSTs):
-Deployable in major cities for fusion riots or enhanced civilian breakdowns
-Each officer has a staggered serum dose protocol — escalating in three levels depending on threat
Null Sanctum was born in the shadows of the God King's reign—a secret faction of dissident scientists, philosophers, and former loyalists who once served the throne. They were originally formed as a think tank under the God King's empire, tasked with pushing the boundaries of human potential. But as the God King's divine rule grew absolute and unquestionable, the Sanctum split away, denouncing the idea that power should be inherited or divine.
They believed evolution should be earned, forged through fusion, not bloodline.
When the God King sealed away the Starborn Protocols—ancient genetic archives said to predate even him—Null Sanctum declared war in ideology, then in action. They began experimenting with forbidden fusion formulas, combining synthetic tech, alien DNA, and remnants of Starborn code leaked from the archives.
Null Sanctum's doctrine: "Ascension without chains."
The Starborn themselves were mythic beings—first creations, forged by the cosmos and wielders of pure, unaltered power. The God King was believed to be a fallen Starborn, or at least their last descendant, using his blood as the divine source of kingship. Null Sanctum sought to replicate or surpass the Starborn state—not through blood, but through will and science.
In doing so, they became enemies of both the God King's legacy and the natural order itself.
A new era had begun. One where strength could be manufactured—but one fighter would rise without needing any of it.