Just one month ago, there had been a rash outburst of Maverick attacks all across Legion's territory; highway attacks, gravitational anomalies, mass reanimations of hundreds of discarded mechaniloids, and an attack on a train from Hunter Base that was destined for Legion. Not necessarily in that order either.

Since that attack, there had been rumors of a "Mega Man" of sorts appearing in a pillar of light. Of course, all details pertaining to that incident had been kept under lock and keep by Legion itself. In fact, any information pertaining to the previous rash of incidents had been covered up too.

As far as anyone knew, the only other Maverick outbreak had taken place five years ago, during the peak of Serpent's career as leader and CEO of Slither Inc.

Ten years prior to that time and in the following years after, it was reported that several hundred people had gone missing. Of course in reality, it would be more accurate to say that several thousand people had disappeared.

In the brief time frame between incidents, there had been at that time too, several Maverick attacks, all in different regions of Inner Peace, where the Slither Inc. building stood against the horizon.

At that time, there too were "Mega Men". However people's stories were dismissed as everyone had a different idea as to what he, she, or they looked like. Some said they wore red and attacked with a sword, while some said they wore green and flew through the skies like a bird. Others said they were like a ninja and threw energy knives, while some said they used a tremendous brute force and shot fireballs. Some even said that the "Mega Men" could move through the water like a sea creature.

Shortly after the peak of the disappearances and sightings, it was reported to the public that there was a massive "Power Surge" at the Slither Inc. building, which was why one of the Main Energy Panels of the Slither Inc. Main Office Building had broken off and destroyed around an eighth of Inner Peace's homes and structures.

It was never made public what the source of the power surge was, or just how many people died that day. However after that, Legion stepped in and took more direct control of the region once again.

After both attacks, people were contented with what they were told and lived their lives as leisurely as they had before, almost as though nothing had happened at all. If ignorance were bliss, this territory had it in spades.

However, among those unknowing masses stood one in particular who had borne witness to such attacks, and knew that there was more to this world then was being let on.

As he stood apart from the public that were content to live their lives blissfully unaware of things to come, events that would alter the fate of the world once again began to take root.

I do not own Mega Man ZX or Mega Man ZX Advent.

For what I DO own, I will tell you when it becomes relevant.