In the year 2545, the world was a very different place. China and India, the two most populous nations on Earth, had merged to form a single country called Chindia. New America was a military empire that had emerged in the aftermath of a series of devastating race wars and holy wars that had swept across the Americas. The leaders of Chindia and New America clashed repeatedly, each trying to gain the upper hand in the struggle for global dominance. As the years went by, it seemed that the world would be trapped in a state of perpetual conflict, with no hope of peace on the horizon.