Chapter 24: One World, One Race. One Future.

Zero Celestia POV

The echoes of war had faded, replaced by an eerie stillness that blanketed the world. Smoke still lingered in the air from the destruction wrought by mankind's final act of defiance. Cities lay in disarray, some crumbling under the weight of their own destruction, others eerily intact but stripped of their power, their influence, their control. The old world was no more.

Another day began. Although I had already completed my daily tasks, it seemed that no new quests would appear after they were done. Looking at my profile, I checked my stats:

Profile:

Name: Zero Celestia

Age: 24

Strength: 10 (MAX)

Wisdom: 10 (MAX)

Agility: 10 (MAX)

Vitality: 10 (MAX)

Charm: 10 (MAX)

Luck: 5

Extraction Points: 2 (+1 since daily mission is already complete)

Seeing another note, I realized that each completed mission permanently increased my extraction points per day. Good. That meant progress.

"Jarvis," I called out. "What's the situation in Solara?"

Solara—the name given to what was once known as the Middle East. A region that had long been defined by war, greed, and manipulation by global powers. Now, it was ground zero for change as it represents the light, new beginnings and warmth. 

Jarvis' voice echoed in my earpiece. "Sir, our forces are executing their tasks with precision. The final remnants of the old governments are being arrested. Former world leaders, corporate magnates, warlords, and criminals—all those who had once held power at the expense of humanity—have been rounded up. Public outrage is growing. The people demand justice."

I nodded. "Good. It's time to do a live broadcast. A public execution."

There was a brief pause before Jarvis responded. "Understood, sir. Compiling all available records of their crimes. We begin in one hour."

One Hour Later – Global Broadcast

The transmission went live, reaching every surviving city, every settlement, every screen across the planet. I stood on a raised platform in what had once been a grand governmental palace, now repurposed into a tribunal for the fallen elite. Behind me, towering banners displayed a single message: Justice for Humanity.

In front of me, bound and kneeling, were the figures who had once ruled the world. Presidents, CEOs, military leaders, and those who had shaped policies that led to suffering and death. Their faces, once filled with arrogance, were now twisted with fear, anger, or defiance. Some tried to speak, but their voices were silenced by the weight of their crimes.

I stepped forward and addressed the world. My voice carried the gravity of what was to come.

"Humanity," I began, "for centuries, you have been ruled by those who cared only for power. These individuals before you were not leaders. They were parasites. They fed on your suffering, thrived on war, and profited from your pain. They were the architects of division, of oppression, of the decay that nearly consumed this world."

I turned slightly, gesturing toward the bound prisoners. "Look at them. The ones who claimed to be your protectors. The ones who sat in their fortresses while you starved. While you died in wars they orchestrated for profit. While your children were abandoned to hunger, disease, and despair."

Screens behind me flickered to life, displaying irrefutable evidence—leaked documents, hidden transactions, war crimes, experiments on civilians, orchestrated financial collapses. The people had always suspected. Now, they knew.

The world watched in stunned silence as I continued.

"They painted me as a villain, an invader, a tyrant. But tell me, did I drop bombs on your cities? Did I poison your lands? Did I steal your futures? No. They did."

Murmurs grew in the crowds that had gathered in the streets, watching on massive holographic displays. Anger. Betrayal. Grief. And finally—justice.

I turned back to the prisoners. "The world will no longer be ruled by the corrupt. By those who see human lives as currency. The people have spoken."

A moment of silence stretched, then I issued the final command.

"Sentence: Immediate execution."

Gunshots rang through the air. The once-powerful figures collapsed, lifeless, as their reign ended in an instant.

The world did not cheer. This was not a celebration. This was a reckoning.

I looked into the camera, my final words piercing through the screens across the planet.

"This is only the beginning. The old world is dead, and from its ashes, a new order will rise—one built not on borders, not on greed, not on the lies of those who divided us, but on the unbreakable truth that there is only one race—humanity.

No more nations warring for dominance. No more flags used to justify bloodshed. No more leaders who pit us against one another while they feast on the chaos. From this day forward, the world will no longer be carved into pieces by the hands of the corrupt. There are no more 'too many countries'—there is only one. One world. One race. One future.

To those who profited from division, from hatred, from suffering—you will find no sanctuary in this new world. No fortress will protect you. No hidden enclave will shelter you. The systems you built, the chains you forged to keep the people in servitude, will be torn apart, piece by piece, until nothing remains of your tyranny but a warning to those who would dare to repeat history.

This is not a change in leadership. This is not a revolution. This is evolution.

The age of corruption ends today. The age of unity begins now. The people will no longer serve empires—the empires will serve the people. And to those who still conspire in the shadows, dreaming of restoring the old world… know this:

I will find you. I will drag you into the light. I will erase every trace of your existence until not even history remembers your name.The world belongs to the people now. And it will never be yours again."

The broadcast ended.

And for the first time in history, humanity stood at the edge of a future no longer controlled by the shadows of the past.

The world was silent—not in fear, but in revelation. The chains of division had been shattered, the parasites who fed on humanity's suffering erased. Across the ruins of the old world, people looked to one another not as enemies, not as rivals, but as brothers and sisters. There were no more nations. No more borders. No more false kings.

There was only one.

But this was not the end. It was only the first step.

The road ahead would be paved in fire and struggle. There would be those who clung to the dying embers of the past, whispering false promises, dreaming of reclaiming their thrones. I would not allow it. I had torn down the old world, and I would lead humanity into the new.

Yet even that was not enough.

We were never meant to be caged within this single world, trapped in the ruins of our past mistakes. The time had come to look beyond—to the endless void, to the stars that had watched us rise and fall for millennia.

I would lead humanity beyond Earth, beyond the systems that had governed our existence for far too long. We would break the chains of gravity itself, spreading across the cosmos, not as conquerors, but as seekers. Seekers of truth. Of power. Of destiny.

For at the edge of all creation, beyond the last star, beyond even the final system… something awaited us. The supreme being. The answer to everything. The one force that had watched over the rise and fall of all civilizations.

And I would lead us to it.

Not as tyrants. Not as slaves.

But as masters of our own fate.

The era of humanity had begun. And nothing—not gods, not time, not fate itself—would stand in our way.