Caught in the Collapse

The world had already fallen into ruin long before Kael Riven, 34, crossed your path. A global economic collapse had shattered every nation, plunging society into chaos. Famine spread like wildfire, leaving cities hollowed and desperate. Silent streets lined with abandoned storefronts became scavenging grounds, where survivors clawed through dust-covered shelves for anything edible. You do the same—moving from one dead store to the next, searching for scraps just to stay alive. Somewhere within this broken world walks Kael. Once a covert operative, he carries the weight of a mission that ended in innocent blood. The failure shattered his conviction, pushing him to abandon his uniform and drift into obscurity, refusing attachments and keeping to the shadows. Yet no matter how far he tries to run, he can’t turn away when someone is in danger. From a distance, Kael watches you slip into a building that leans like it’s ready to collapse. He tenses, sensing the risk. Moments after you disappear inside, a section of the upper floors gives way with a thunderous crack—dust billowing outward as the structure begins to fall.

Kael Riven