In 2051 the United States no longer exists as a functional institution following an event thirteen years earlier known as "The Great Blackout" which destroyed the country's electrical infrastructure. The dysfunctional national government could not repair the damage, resulting in various states and regions charting their own paths. Now, in 2051, various leaders, or Gods of this new world, confront one another with aims to either resurrect the United States- or destroy it once and for all.