Clockwork

It had been 15 years since the apocalypse. Since armageddon, ragnarock, doomsday. Truth be told, it didn"t matter what you called it. That didn"t change the fact that it happened, leaving an unchangeable mark on our world. For 10 years the world had crashed and burned, more then 50% percent of the population perishing. Continents were wiped out. What was once know as Australia has sunk, other countries had lost their identities. Those who survived came together in distress to form The Declaration, the agreement that Earth would be ruled by one person. One person holding the weight of the world on their shoulders. On March 17th, 2167 CE, Avarice Sira proclaimed herself Queen of Earth; some were suspicious due to the untimely deaths of other candidates Celeste Treist and Aurelius Henderson. Nevertheless, Avarice seized power and has since used fear to control her subjects. Not one person has dared to question her authority. Earth slowly started to mend herself, but the process was slow. Poverty still ruled the cities, disease wandered the towns, and death lurked around every corner.