For over a decade, the war with the European Empire had ground to a bitter stalemate.
The battlefields had shifted from distant coastlines to cyberspace, mana fields, and skies choked with mechas and aerial mages. And yet, despite years of sacrifice and strategic maneuvering, neither side had claimed a decisive advantage.
China had held the line.
And now that they have held it and held it well, it was no longer enough.
China wanted to end the war.
They didn't just need soldiers anymore. They needed monsters. Commanders who could tear through conventional tactics and rewrite the rules of battle. Leaders who weren't just strong, but brilliant. Visionaries who could think ten moves ahead while walking through a barrage of artillery.
And so, a new national directive was born: Project Ascendance.
