World and Setting

In the year 2085, Earth has collapsed due to climate change and wars. The excess of CO₂ — caused by the use of fossil fuels and deforestation — led to an extreme rise in temperatures, triggering prolonged droughts, massive wildfires, and violent storms that melted glaciers and dried up rivers, destroying agriculture. The oceans lost oxygen and became acidified, causing a massive die-off of shellfish and fish. Food scarcity sparked uprisings and the disintegration of nations. Now, on an arid and hostile planet, small human groups survive as best they can: some wander as gatherers, others attack and prey on the weak, while a few attempt to organize stable communities.

Among them stand out two opposing societies. New Home, a climate-controlled city, is composed of skyscrapers interconnected by conveyor walkways across multiple levels, filled with high technology, drones, and robots. It is a dense, vertical metropolis, with large holographic advertising screens and bustling crowds dressed in lightweight, skin-tight clothing — mostly monochrome, in shades of gray and pastels, with flexible footwear. It is governed by a corporate board, without a state or social services; individualism and the power of money reign supreme. Religion is forbidden. The city maintains slaves for dangerous labor and medical experimentation, and expels anyone who breaks its rules or cannot afford to stay.

In contrast, far away lies City of God, a community founded by Christians and guided by the teachings of Jesus — love for one's neighbor, cooperation, humility, fraternity, and equality — for they are all children of the same Father, whom they obey and worship. It is a village of packed-earth streets and wide adobe houses with solar-tile roofs, simple but comfortable, spaced generously apart. Its inhabitants live peacefully, lacking nothing. They wear loose, comfortable cotton clothing and sandals — tasteful but unpretentious. Work is shared among all: in the gardens, the stables, the solar power plant, the water desalination facility, the school, and the hospital. Basic services are communal. The village is guided by the Council of Elders, composed of the wisest and most experienced members, who strive not to repeat the mistakes of a world destroyed by greed and selfishness.

Between these two opposing worlds beats the essential question: Will humanity survive its materialism, or be reborn through love and faith?