History 2080 - 2084

A New Hermit King: In the wrecked shell that was supposed to be humanity's greatest megastructure a new emperor has been proclaimed. Yi Dae-won, a former lecturer in literature and the closest living relative to the last Korean Emperor, proclaimed his Imperial Capital as "Neo-Seoul" - or the partly constructed Cheonsanju Arcology. The Self proclaimed ‘Emperor’ has gathered together many influential South Korean poets and thinkers and a large number of ‘Northern Thinkers’ - North Koreans drawn to Neo-Seoul by the Emperor’s ideals. Mr. Yi fully explained the action of his followers in an exclusive interview. “My purpose is to lend stability - to remind Korea of our culture. The world's poor suffer more and more whilst nations harden themselves in spirit. The catastrophic Second Korean war was at the cost of tens of millions of lives and billions, if not trillions, of dollars. Across the world we watch the skies in fear. Fear of planes bombing our homes, of nuclear death falling on our cities, fear of some malevolent alien force. Let us not continue with these fears - let us find unity!” Daily broadcasts from Neo-Seoul’s ‘Emperor’ have proven popular and many view it as a little ray of hope in dark times. One North Korean interviewed commented ‘he speaks funny, but the great CyberSpirit is with him.’’

Hidden Imam Makes Additional Proclamations: Kabul, Afghanistan: Seen only as the shadow of an enthroned man cast over a floor littered with the severed heads of known Islamic Caliphate representatives, the Hidden Imam pronounced death over the Islamic Caliphate for what he calls their apostasy. In an English language broadcast, sounding as some have described as like a Baptist preacher, the so called ‘Hidden Imam of Kabul’ extorted his followers to fortify themselves with narcotics on their drug fueled world-wide campaign of terror.