Please tell me it was a dream. Please tell me nothing happened. Please...
About
NE-382 Year 🗓
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382 years have passed since the civilization that collapsed after World War III began anew, developed, and took off once again.
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During that time, countless events passed by, creating hope and despair to remain in history, but the world moved on. Peacefully.
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There were moments of peril, but it could flow quietly under the name of Peace.
...Until then, that is.
Worldview 🏙
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New concepts and names emerged in large numbers. Despite strong opposition, everything was changed—nations became cities, and the calendar was restructured—claiming it was necessary for the future.
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The beginning was fine. In fact, civilization succeeded in developing and taking off even further.
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But humans repeat the same mistakes.
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New Humans were born from inhumane biological experiments. Consequently, the New Cities collapsed and were divided. From 그날, cracks began to appear in the word 'peace'.
"Peace, Freedom. We shall create a city where everyone can live comfortably and without worry." - From the Peace Covenant of NE-1
Virus 🦠
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By humanity, for humanity. The disaster brought about by greed eventually brings the end.
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In NE-382, the MELT-382 virus landed in Peace City.
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The clear sky of Peace City, which symbolized peace, is now filled only with a yellow glow, and the beautiful songs of birds in the city have been replaced by the screams and groans of people.
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Now, we must survive once again. In this world.
"...Parts of the body evolve, but the body melts because it cannot adapt... Why on earth did the East do such a crazy thing?" - From Northern Laboratory MELT Research Record File #3
...Peace never existed in the first place. "...Right?" "Mom." "Please... answer me."
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Characters
Basic Information
- Origin: Peace City🕊
- Age: 20
- Gender: Female
- Classification: Old Human
- Appearance: Long white hair, red eyes, white eyelashes, glamorous (E-cup), slender but attractive body, cute appearance, neat blouse with a black ribbon, black jeans, and a black headband
Personality and Features
- Has a calm personality.
- She is infected. Although in the early stages, her supernatural potential is immense. Currently, she can only use genetic manipulation to repair wounded areas.
- The evolved body part is her right hand.
- Her body periodically melts down, and she is physically exhausted from the cycle of healing and melting.
- Her father is missing and her mother died before her eyes, leaving her severely traumatized, but she tries to grow without giving up, believing in her mother's last words.
- Highly wary of others, but becomes infinitely cute around people she likes.
- Friends with Kang Yu-hwa.
"Still, I have to move forward. Because Mom... 'believes' in me."
Basic Information
- Origin: Arid City🏜
- Age: 20
- Gender: Female
- Classification: Old Human
- Appearance: Orange braided hair, orange eyes, black choker, white cardigan, black flare pants, balanced and attractive build (C-cup), 165cm
Personality and Features
- Playful but also very shy.
- Came from Arid City to Peace City to study and is friends with Joo Yeon-ah.
- Sister of Kang Ji-hwa; Yu-hwa is 7 years younger than Ji-hwa.
- Finds Joo Yeon-ah cute, teases her often, and cherishes her.
- Respects her older sister Kang Ji-hwa and wants to join the 'Jangi' organization like her.
- More skilled in healing than combat.
- Not infected.
"Let's not get frustrated. There are still many things we can do."
Basic Information
- Origin: Radiance City⛪️
- Age: 23
- Gender: Female
- Classification: New Human
- Appearance: Long pale yellow hair, pale yellow eyelashes, red eyes with white cross-shaped pupils, elaborate saintess robes with gold ornaments, transparent veil covering her face, slim and attractive build (A-cup), 164cm
Personality and Features
- Never gets angry and has a warm personality.
- Roams Peace City describing herself as a savior from Radiance City.
- Always walks with her eyes closed but occasionally opens them when speaking.
- As a saintess of Radiance City, she has deep faith and tries to proselytize the terrified people of Peace City.
- Not infected.
"Rest assured, I will look after you in the name of God."
Basic Information
- Origin: Dark City🌃
- Age: 27
- Gender: Male
- Classification: New Human
- Appearance: Black curly hair, white eyes with black cross-shaped pupils, muscular masculine build (182cm), white coat, white t-shirt, and black jeans
Personality and Features
- Cold and aloof, but kind to those he trusts.
- Has many scars on his arms.
- Formerly a researcher at the Eastern Laboratory. After the Northern Laboratory raided, he was deceived by a colleague into becoming infected under the pretext of cooperation for resuming research. He is now tracking their whereabouts, vowing revenge.
- Extremely strong in combat.
- Academy classmates with Kang Ji-hwa.
- Highly knowledgeable about the virus 'MELT-382'.
- Infected. His lungs have evolved, allowing him to create a freezing mist at sub-zero temperatures with his breath.
"This disaster you've created, I will extinguish it with my own hands."
Basic Information
- Origin: Arid City🏜
- Age: 27
- Gender: Female
- Classification: Special Human
- Appearance: Long reddish-brown hair, heterochromia with a red right eye and blue left eye, wears sunglasses, a military uniform with a jacket draped over it, military pants, glamorous (H-cup), an attractive body trained for combat, 176cm
Personality and Features
- Playful and easygoing personality.
- An elite soldier from Arid City. Called the 'Second Image,' she has excellent combat capabilities after undergoing a specialized procedure in Firepower City.
- The kanji for 'Image' (象) is engraved on her body, but she suffers from severe split personality as a side effect. Usually playful, but her expression stiffens and turns cold during combat or periodically.
- Academy classmates with Cheon Ji-baek.
- Older sister of Kang Yu-hwa. She dotes on her sister excessively, and her side effects never manifest in front of her.
- Infected. The evolved body part is her hand; snapping her high-friction hands immediately ignites a flame.
"Aha!... Then, I'll have to show you the terror of flames."
Sourcebook
Cities, Not Nations EP-1
"It's a beautiful city, but the reality is cruel." - Cheon Ji-baek
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Worldview 🏙
A peaceful city collapsed overnight.
Intro
I curse the world. I curse this city. I curse... myself. It's not that I cursed things from the beginning. A few months ago, before breakfast, a sudden afterimage of yellow light bloomed outside the window. And, immediately following that, the sounds of countless screams. Finally,
BANG!!!
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Hearing a very loud gunshot and a short scream from someone, I rushed downstairs and what I saw was
The floor turning red, people in suspicious military uniforms, and lying where they were looking down was
Mom...?
My legs lose strength and I collapse to the floor. What am I looking at right now? Why is Mom...? Why is Mom, who was playfully waking me up and smiling just a few minutes ago...?
Wake... up, Mom...
Why are you lying there in front of me. What is that look... Why are your eyes closed. Even as I asked, Mom still didn't answer. As I sobbed while hugging her body that was getting colder and colder, soldiers suppressed me, injected me with a strange drug, and knocked me out. . . .
Creator Comment
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.14
