Nightwalk: Dream of Past

Nightwalk takes place in the XXIII century, just after the Great War, caused by the energy crisis and huge overpopulation (about 13 billion). In order to deal with the deepening anarchy and waves of social discontent, many countries have gone into increasingly despotic and ruthless forms of government, which in turn have caused waves of riots and terrorism. The collapsing market and famine in the Arab countries led to such an increase in oil and uranium prices that the powers (USA, European Federation, Russian Federation, China) had to protect the sources of these raw materials by force. In 2238 there were serious clashes between FE and US forces in the Middle East. The clashes intensified this winter, covering the whole of Asia Minor. In the first days of 2239, the Russian Federation joined the fight, and after a few weeks also China, which was plagued by famine. Other countries completely cut off from the supply of energy resources and too poor to cope with this problem fell into backwardness. For the next year, fights were fought using conventional methods. Until 21 February 2240, when the desperate command of the Russian forces decided to use chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf. A modern, but badly tested and misused combatant caused huge losses. Thousands of European and American soldiers and three million civilians died. The other superpowers responded with fire, which quickly slipped out of control. In a week, the uncontrolled exchange of nuclear, electron, chemical and biological missiles has led to annihilation on all sides of the conflict. In particular, the use of various types of viruses, with an unfamiliar effect, caused huge losses. In the course of the month, ninety percent of people died. The survivors were mainly those who managed to hide in special shelters or in combat areas not covered directly (Siberia, South America).