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General Premise wrote:
Five years ago the infamous meta-human known only as Black Adam raged across half of the world. Within the first day of his rampage he had become the single more prolific serial killer ever known to man, within the first week, he was the most feared man in all of human history, and within the month he had become single handedly responsible for the collapse of entire countries.

As Adam raged across the world, the nations of it were forced to set their differences aside, and unite against him. Heroes, villains, citizens and soldiers of every race, creed, color and country stood as one as they fell against the tyrant Adam. Thousands died, millions were crippled, and it wasn’t until the greatest champion of law and justice the world has ever, or would ever know, died that Adam was defeated.

Superman, the last son of Krypton, in cooperation with then President of the United States of America Mr. Alexander Joseph Luthor finally brought the raging meta-human to an end, at the cost of his own life. For one month following the Kryptonian’s death, there was not a single reported crime, anywhere in the world.
But things have a way of falling back into place. Black Adam’s rage has colored much of the world against meta-humans as a whole, while Superman’s death has others calling them gods. The nations of the world are still recovering from what has become known as Adam’s War. Luthor is no longer president, though he has sworn, in commemoration of the death of the Man of Steel, to honor his memory and has founded the Everyman Institute, a place where young meta-humans can go to learn to control their unique abilities, and be trained to use them for good. In addition Luthor funds the Young Titans, a splinter group of the Everyman Institute consisting of humans and meta’s alike, dedicated to upholding the ideals that Superman died for.

Slade Joseph Wilson, a decorated war veteran, returned from retirement to serve in Adam’s War as a general. He became known for “leading by example” standing on the front lines alongside his men even against the thickest hailstorm of Adam’s lightning. He saved countless lives, civilian and soldier alike, through quick thinking, adaptive strategies, and personal action.

When he returned home, he personally was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Luthor, and when Luthor’s term came up. Mr. Wilson was encouraged to run for his seat.

A decorated war hero, who’s biggest (known) crime, was lying about his age to serve in the US Military before he was eighteen, running for president following one of the single bloodiest years in human history. The election wasn’t even close. Slade ran on the platform of ‘leading by example’ promising under his leadership the United State would lead the world in recovering from the rampage and bloodshed of Adam’s War.

Under President Wilson there have been major reforms to Meta-human policy, some more drastic than others. Some of the more notorious are the Keene act, and Ingersoll Amendment, which together allow individual states and the federal government nearly undefined freedom in dealing with criminal meta-humans. Some of his less public reforms however, include the foundation of the Meta-human Investigation Bureau, a subsection of the Federal Investigation Bureau dedicated exclusively to the investigation of Meta-human and mask-wearing individuals, the M.I.B. employs Meta-human and regular humans alike, each member being assigned to a team, and every two teams receiving a supervisor who is required to authorize their actions with the Bureau.

Entering the final year of his final term, President Wilson has been pushing more dramatic reform; the “Jericho Initiative” a bill the President has been gunning for would require all Meta-human individuals to spend a minimum of five years as part of the military beginning at age fifteen. The bill has been met with mixed apprehension and support, some members of Congress feeling that compelling Meta-humans to take part in the military is as unethical as the draft, others uncomfortable with the idea of drafting Metas at such a young age, while some believe it is the perfect solution to what is commonly referred to as a growing problem, the military being seen as the perfect place for young Meta-humans to develop not only their powers, but a strong sense of justice and discipline.

Former President Luthor has not given the bill his support.

Important Events (In chronological order) wrote:
The Assassination of Isis

Isis was Black Adam's wife, and he loved her very dearly. Together the two ruled over their country, and though they were dictators, they were loved. Isis used her powers to bring prosperity to the otherwise bleak and dreary land of Kahndaq. Originally given to Adam as a gift, the woman Adrianna Tomaz was largely responsible for calming Black Adam's temperament and showing him how to rule with equal parts mercy and justice. So moved by her words was he that Adam returned to the grave of his long dead family to retrieve from his former-wife's sarcophagus The Amulet of Isis, an object of intense power which he gave to Adrianna as a wedding present, granting her powers similar to his own, as well as the ability to manipulate the weather, and bring their land prosperity.

That prosperity however would soon turn. Kahndaq developed many enemies out of jealously and even more out of Adam's single minded approach to dealing with criminals, they were a country founded solely on the powers of their rulers, and though the people of Kahndaq worshiped Isis and Adam as gods, many people believed them to be false idols.

One night, while Adam was away 'dealing' with some slave traders who had been sighted on his boarder, Isis was assassinated. The culprit was believed to be a spy from nearby Kaznia, however suspicions fell across all countries whom had long looked jealously upon the favors Adam and Isis granted their people, including Malkovia and China.

Adam, lost in blind fury struck out against Kahndaq's enemies, massacring their people, reducing their towns to rubble and publicly murdering their leaders, whom he held responsible for the death of his Isis.

Adam's War

The blind rampage Black Adam raged against the enemies of Kahndaq soon spilled into the rest of the world. The countries he visited his devastation upon cried out for vengeance while the international community looked upon Black Adam with fear and disgust. Adam had long refused to involve Kahndaq as part of the United Nations, and many there felt he put himself above them. These feelings were further compounded as Adam's rage acted without regard for politics, or even proof. He struck on nothing more than baseless suspicion, and many nations felt that were he not stopped his rampage could endanger the world.

Matters only worsened when the Justice League became involved. Their place in the political world already ill defined, their intervention against Adam acted without regard for any decision made by the United Nations, and though many still believed that their intervention was necessary the Justice League did not wait for the afflicted countries, many of who were completely without power, or the United Nations to request their aid. Their blatant action in disregard for the established order left many feeling that the Justice League was no better than Adam himself, putting themselves above normal humans.

In truth though Adam's actions were not the chief cause of what would be known as 'Adam's War.' Adam merely provided the opportunity. Many of the countries he struck were already in a state of disorder, some were in the middle of full out revolts against those in command, and his appearance, the murder of their commanders and the destruction of their homes provided all the incentive the citizens needed to strike out against their enemies.

While some countries used Adam's attack as an excuse to attack their own enemies, the destruction left in Adam's wake created the perfect breeding ground for crime and distension, virtually every para-military, gorilla combat, or extremist group in the areas he struck began fighting with one another. While when Adam himself visited countries which had respectable militaries, or had been reinforced by members of the Justice League, the collateral damage was explosive.

The Death of Superman

Superman and Black Adam met above the Himalayan Mountains. Black Adam was traveling from the Middle East and Mediterranean where he had previously visited his wrath upon those he blamed for his wife's death, and was heading toward China to do the same. Superman was not alone when he challenged Adam, Captain Atom, Wonder Woman, The Green Lantern Hal Jordan, The Martian Man Hunter J'onn J'onzz and several others were also present. It is said that Superman did not strike first, and simply request that Adam go back to his country and mourn his wife. Adam is said to have simply replied; "Stand aside or die."

The battle lasted for over fifty-four hours, during which Superman was given continuous support by the members of the Justice League. Captain Atom was allegedly killed during the first hours of the battle, his metallic skin punctured he attempted to take Black Adam with him when his body exploded, the force was measured at nearly three times that of a hydrogen bomb and was seen from space. Parts of the Himalayas are still radioactive.

The Green Lantern Hal Jordan was forced to retreat from the fight alongside an injured J'onn J'onzz when his power ring began to fail. Wonder Woman was knocked unconscious and found three weeks later by her teammates beneath a large snow drift, she suffered serious injuries but made a full recovery.

Superman eventually called in support from the Allied Nations Air Force. The Allied Forces launched six full squadrons of attack planes as well as their Special Flights division, personally lead by then President Luthor. Together President Luthor and The Man of Steel engaged Black Adam for another sixteen hours.

Ultimately Superman was laid low by a bolt of Black Adam's lightning, and struck the earth in the Himalayan Mountains with enough force that tremors were felt as far away as Bangladesh. The crater created by his fall soon filled with water and is now known as Kal-El's Grave. Black Adam succame to his injuries and exhaustion shortly thereafter.

For a full month after news of Superman's Death and Black Adam's defeat, there was not a single crime reported anywhere in the world. The fighting in what remained of Kaznia, Malkovia and the other countries ravaged by Black Adam was called off, and a temporary ceasefire was upheld in the honor of Black Adam's defeat, and Superman's life.

Superman's Funeral

It was over two months before Superman was given a proper funeral. The ceremony was held in the heart of Metropolis, in what was then called Metropolis Central Park, now Superman Memorial Park.

Visiting dignitaries from across the world came to pay their respects to the Man of Steel, as well as many aliens who's worlds and lives he had also touched, including The Oans, the founders and leaders of the Green Lantern Corp. several representatives of the Green Lantern Corp. who honored Superman with a traditional Green Lantern funeral shroud, Orion, and High Father of New Genesis, who aided Superman in the repulsion of the invading forces of Darkseid during his invasion, Big Barda and Mr. Miracle of Apokolips, honorary members of the Justice League, The Martian Man Hunter J'onn J'onzz, last of the Martian species and one of the founding members of the Justice League, King Orin and his wife Mera rulers of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Shiera and Carter Hal citizens of the Thanigarian empire and members of the Justice League, Princess Diana of the Amazons, Wonder Woman, one of the founding members of the Justice League, who was still recovering from the injuries she received fighting Black Adam, President Luthor, Supergirl and many others paid their respects to Superman one last time before he was entured in the Superman Memorial Building.

Superman's body however, did not remain within the Memorial. The Justice League collectively decided that it would be too dangerous to leave Superman's body at a known location, and, after the ceremony, removed Superman from the Memorial, allegedly setting his coffin to orbit the Earth at an undisclosed distance & location, so that he might always watch over the people of Earth.

The Election of President Wilson

Returning home from serving in Adam's War Slade Wilson found himself a highly decorated man. His previous employment in the American Military, coupled with his near fanatical loyalty to his men earned him much fan fare after the war. So much in fact that certain parties approached him about running for Presidency once then President Luthor's term was up.

Apprehensive at first, Mr. Wilson allegedly only agreed under the condition that he be allowed to regulate Meta-human policy, and was quoted during his campaign as saying 'Kids shouldn't wear costumes.'

None of his opponents could match the raw charisma of a man who made a career out of the military, and voluntarily returned to active service to aid his country in its time of need. The elections were short, the other candidates not even scoring close to Mr. Wilson's support and he was swept into office alongside many of the other candidates he had given his support to.

With much of the government now under his control, and his support by the American people almost absolute, President Wilson immediately began work reforming Meta-human policy. The Keene act, allowed new freedoms to individual states in how they deal with criminal Meta-humans and the Ingersoll Amendment granted the Federal Government the ability to withhold certain information from the public where Meta-humans are concerned.

Many opponents claim that the Keene act removed basic civil liberties of Meta-criminals, by allowing individual states to decide on a case-by-case basis what sort of conditions were acceptable to restrain or detain Meta-criminals, while the Ingersoll Amendment is vaguely defined, and grants the Federal Government the ability to not only decide what information to withhold but to take action to obscure or eliminate said information. While proponents of the two point to reduced Meta-human criminal escapes since the enactment of the Keene act, and reduced Meta-criminal occurrence with the Ingersoll Amendment allowing the Federal Government the ability to freely obscure the knowledge not only regarding mutation-causing chemicals but the technology used by Meta-criminals.

Foundation of the Everyman Institute

Immediately after stepping down as President, Alexander Luthor announced the foundation of a new Institution which he would personally fund, dedicated to the education of young Meta-humans and the continuation of the ideals Superman had fought and died for. He named this institution "The Everyman Institute" coining the Institution's motto 'Everyman can be a hero.' Construction began on converting the former Lex Corp. building in downtown Metropolis into the Everyman Institute almost immediately and two months later the Everyman Institute accepted it's first student.

One week later the Everyman Institute became the target of a radical anti-Meta-human hate group. A car bomb was placed outside the Institute and detonated, however, due to the Institute's uniquely sturdy construction, designed to be able to withstand the misfiring of Meta-human abilities, there was minimal damage. The responsible parties were never apprehended.

Despite this the Institute has become a sort of safe-haven for young Meta-humans, offering full room and board free of charge, Former President Luthor pays for virtually everything. The Everyman Institute functions as a full high school, employing teachers, and supplying top of the line text books, computers and learning equipment to its students, as well as offering a safe place for young Meta-humans to relax, practice controlling their unique abilities, and be themselves without fear of judgment or persecution.

Important Locations wrote:
The Everyman Institute

Located in lovely downtown Metropolis the Everyman Institute is located inside the former Lex Corp. building, Lex Corp. moved its headquarters to a more up-to-date building several years earlier, the Lex Corp. building has been completely retrofitted, and while it maintains lead-reinforced walls, for security purposes, the first floor entry hall now features a large bronze statue depicting Superman's death in the Himalayan mountains surrounded and mourned by the founding members of the Justice League, President Luthor kneeling alongside them.

The subbasement levels of the building are entirely dorm rooms, provided free of charge to anyone willing to attend the Institute while levels above for several floors offices have been completely redesigned into classrooms, outfitted with the latest in equipment to provide a top of the line education to the students of the Institute. The fifth and sixth floors have been entirely hollowed out and the fifth floor is now equipped with top of the line exercise equipment, utilized for the Institute's physical education classes, while the sixth floor bare military grade weapon's testing equipment, provided free of charge to the Meta-human students as a means to test and develop their powers.

Young Titan Headquarters

Located directly above the Everyman Institute, within the same building in fact, is the Headquarters of the Young Titans. A group of heroes founded by Lex Luthor and dedicated to preserving the heroic ideals of the Man of Steel. Young Titans are given their own rooms and training equipment, separate from that of the Institute bellow them. Each Titan is also given their own room, significantly larger than the dorm rooms which are shared two students to a room, boys and girls on separate floors, accessed by separate elevators. By contrast the Titans are given their own rooms, six rooms to a floor.

Above the boarding rooms are the Young Titan training areas, including a live-fire battle arena, variable gymnastic course, full pool and environmental training arenas, one floor converted entirely into a small park, for both training and relaxation purposes. The Young Titan Headquarters is maintained and kept orderly by a small staff of robotic butlers built by Lex Corp. they serve as both janitorial staff, chefs and general caretakers, as well as baby-sitting the younger Titans when circumstances require.

RedHood321 wrote:

Now, it's the year 2047, five years after the third world war, a calamity sparked by a super villain. Because of this, the world blames the metahuman community for the rampant destruction caused.

LostShadowSoul wrote:I'm not even in this-but I hate to say it-Robins got a point. You remind me of two little kids fighting over an oreo; pointless, to say the least.