01. THE STORY

They say the world ended 200 years ago, when the last sapling died, when the air turned to poison and the ocean turned to sludge.[break][break]

The destruction of the environment had continued at an ever-increasing intensity to the extent that the surface of the Earth has become near uninhabitable without the assistance of cutting-edge technologies, resulting in a sharp decrease in human population and the near complete extinction of natural wildlife. The sky across the world has taken on an ominous crimson hue, while tendrils of black smog stretch across its canvas like diseased veins. Toxic fog and acid rain frequently descend upon towns and cities, rendering outdoor activities an impossibility.[break][break]

With nature all but completely annihilated, humans have no choice but to rely on life support technologies and implants created for their safety. They live lonely lives sequestered in the safety of their homes, themselves and their families entirely reliant on government supply drops, robotic delivery systems, and a sophisticated neural augmentation named NANO that functions as a personal supercomputer— granting its users access to basic necessities, education, and entertainment on demand.[break][break]

The Japanese corporation DAKAI is the first to produce a sensory-based interactive system for this augmentation— with the initial goal of it being used for medical research. Eventually, skyrocketing costs and limited success would see the interactive system developed into the first and only FSMMO-RPG (Full Simulation Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game).[break][break]

Thus « ΔRK // FANTASY » was born. Its degree of customization and stunning realism made the game immensely popular and, within months of its release, at least half of the world’s surviving population had experienced the entertainment it had to offer.

A painstakingly crafted open world of wonders filled with sprawling natural landscapes now lost to reality, « ΔRK // FANTASY » offers a glimpse into the distant past and a utopian fantasy where players are given absolute freedom to explore, fight, or simply live. The system is designed to deliver life support nanomachines to its players, miraculously allowing them to survive indefinitely while logged into the game.
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Now, seven months after its release, swathes of players have built new lives for themselves in « ΔRK // FANTASY ». Even those originally uninterested in gaming have escaped into this false reality teeming with promise, hungering for freedoms and opportunities they could never taste otherwise.
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Whether you’re an aspiring adventurer, a hopeful settler, or have a whole other reason for playing, this ‘ark to paradise lost’ will carve out a place for you.