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The Fire Rises

THIS SCENARIO WAS MADE PURELY FOR ENTRETAINMENT PURPOSES, NO POLITICAL IDEOLOGY IS ENDORSED.

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The year is 2020. The United States and Iran are locked in a Cold War-era standoff, while a mysterious novel virus has been spreading uncontrollably through central China. Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other nations brace for the shockwaves of a volatile oil market, and the Syrian Civil War enters an uncertain phase.

In America, tensions are reaching a breaking point. The nation teeters on a profound social unrest,just one spark away.
Disillusionment with the government grows as Congress and the people drift further apart as it is seen more and more as an institution incapable of making meaningful change.

A virulent new strain erupts in Wuhan, originally linked to a wildlife‑bartered market in the city.
Emerging in late November, it spreads silently through the city’s dense transport hubs. Within weeks, hospitals overflow with pneumonia‑like symptoms, and the first clusters signal human‑to‑human transmission, evoking memories of prior outbreaks.

Chinese authorities scramble to react. Heavy censorship is deployed as officials suppress case numbers and silence whistleblowers, recalling past lockdowns and information blackouts. Mass surveillance drones patrol major cities.
Travel in and out of Wuhan is halted, and social media is purged. Still, the virus seeps outward by the tens of thousands, carried by asymptomatic travelers, igniting outbreaks in Europe, North America, and beyond and plunging the world into geopolitical turmoil.