Archived file from the Unified Control Council
Access Level: Restricted — OX-B or Higher
What are OX and EXOes ? Who are they ?
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Background: The Division of Earth
After decades of unchecked population growth, Earth faced a severe housing crisis. Land prices skyrocketed beyond reach. While the middle class barely held on, the poor were left to suffer — many perished during this collapse of urban stability.
Desperation led to an international effort: colonizing Mars. For years, countries poured resources into transforming Mars into a new home. It worked — but only for the wealthy. The elite and high-class individuals were the first to migrate.
Meanwhile, Earth's population continued to grow. This led to the creation of a new global structure by the United Nations Council (UNC). Earth would now be divided into two worlds:
OX District – The Outer Zenith, elevated cities of privilege.
EXO District – The Exclusion Zones, underground cities for the displaced and poor.
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OX Districts – The Upper World
Life in the OX was clean, structured, and technologically advanced. Reserved for the rich, powerful, and stable middle class, OX zones became Earth's artificial paradise.
•Features of OX:
•AI-run schools
•Military-grade surveillance
•Enforcer drones in every block
•Strict legal systems
•Universal healthcare and private hospitals
•Access to Mars-based privileges
Citizens here lived under control, but in luxury. Most OX residents believed they were superior — protected by wealth and law.
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EXO Districts : The Underground World
To solve the housing crisis, the poor were relocated to underground cities — the EXO Zones. These areas were hastily constructed and cheaply maintained. Life in EXO was marked by:
•High-pressure living conditions
•Land erosion threats
•Unfiltered heat and poor ventilation
•Low access to healthcare
•Neglected governance
EXO was not just ignored — it was sacrificed. What was promised as a "safe, affordable solution" became a death sentence for many.
As awareness spread, EXO citizens realized their rights had been compromised. But their significance couldn't be denied. Over 50–68% of the global workforce — miners, transporters, industrial laborers, and even front-line soldiers — came from EXO.
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EXO-TAU: The Upper-Land Illusion
To pacify unrest, the UNC granted EXO a small part of the surface: a territory known as EXO-Tau. It was positioned on the upper lands — a better environment compared to the underground EXO zones, but still far inferior to the cities of OX.
EXO-Tau served as:
•A transport and manufacturing hub
•A military base for EXO-born soldiers
Its relative improvements led to jealousy and tension. Many EXO residents from the lower zones began to resent EXO-Tau inhabitants, viewing them as traitors or tools of OX. Meanwhile, OX never truly accepted EXO-Tau residents either — using them when needed, then discarding them when their purpose was fulfilled.
EXO-Tau citizens now live in limbo.
They are not accepted by OX, despite showing loyalty and military service.
They are rejected by EXO, seen as betrayers who serve the system.
Desperate to gain acceptance, some in EXO-Tau openly pledge allegiance to OX, hoping to someday be recognized as equals. But their loyalty is a tool — nothing more.
"We serve. We bleed. And when we're empty, they'll toss us with the rest." — graffiti inside an EXO-Tau barracks
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The Birth of Two Worlds :
One above, shining with artificial grace. One below, surviving in darkness and fire. And between them: a fractured group, floating in a false light.
EXO and OX were no longer just zones. They were ideologies. Enemies. Futures on a collision path.