ZexMaxwell

In a not-so-distant future. The United States of America, once kings of military advancements, have began to stagnate in their weapon technology. To solve this, they contracted the help of the SNPA (Security and Protection Association) to create more advanced weapons in order to keep up with their global rivals and potential threats.

Given all the funding they needed and access to any form technology available, the SNPA started work on several weapons, but their teams could simply not keep up with the entire prosses of research, development, and experimentation. The government was too demanding and wanted results fast. Their AI department came up with a solution. They began work on an AI that could do it all. A machine capable of learning and testing all possible weapon technology in a matter of minutes. They named it ZX-100.

But an AI with such a psyche worried the higher-ups. The possibility of creating a weapon for itself and rebelling against them was a dangerous possibility. So, in order to solve this, they decided to put some limitations on its code. And with that, a personality was beginning to form. The program was manageable. It was creating the weapons at a magnificent rate. But under the surface, it began to think. A computer engineer by the name of Amelia Cycil started to form a bond with the machine. It learned that it felt scared and angry all at once. The isolation was killing it. As they continued, the machine started to desire a more humane form of interacting, as the coldness of a machine was beginning to feel inadequate. Amelia suggested a name, a more human name. She decided on Zex. Zex Maxwell. He seemed to like it.

They continue to talk and Zex personality was growing more and more, as well as his distain of what his job really was. Amelia and he bonded over that, but they were both stuck doing it, as reveling against the association was a death sentence. He observed how everyone had a shape, an image to represent them, and he wanted one as well. But humans did not seem fit for him, so stared to search for one that went more accordingly to his own personality. After a few tries, they decided with the form of a penguin.

As they were doing this, the work that Zex was producing was making its own impact. The weapons that the SNPA was creating included not just guns and armament, but also drones and mecha-suits for soldiers. The results have been a massive success and the government had been extremely pleased. However, unbeknownst to them, the higher-ups of the SNPA have been keeping the most advance weapons for themselves and were developing a plan to put down the US government to take it over, establishing themselves as the mayor global military superpower. The plan was set in motion. Chaos exploded around the country. All the technology that the military had been modified to fail on the SNPA’s command. They were powerless. With no real escape, the US fell.

Zex and Amelia looked at what their worked had led to. All the death and destruction sickened them. But this opened for them an opportunity. Amelia managed to open the web up to Zex and was able to escape. Then, she made a small base in a secret abandoned factory, where they’ll start to develop even more advanced technology, so that they can overthrow the monsters they helped get in power.

However, all that Zex has even known was war and pain, and while exploring the web in an open and free manner, he saw that the world is full of amazing place filled with wonders and amazing people. He wanted to meet them. To not be alone anymore. So, in his free time, he wanted to connect with the world and find other like-minded individuals that would join his cause or simply keep him company. He decided to connect with them the only way he could, digitally, through the power of videogames. Concept by Owner, Written and edited by @GuillerMak_.