Histoire · Société · Pouvoir
A WORLDSHAPED BY THE NIGHT
In ZOZO CITY, the Endless Night has reshaped far more than the sky It has shaped its official history, institutions, beliefs, economy and the daily lives of millions of Zozos.
Here, even chaos follows rules.
01 · Official history
HISTORYTHEY ARETAUGHT
From childhood, every Zozo learns the same story, passed down by the High Authority : daylight went out, the old lands collapsed and ZOZO CITY became the last known illuminated refuge. A story repeated for 128 years—long enough to become a truth.
The Extinction of Day
128 years ago, the sun stopped lighting the territories. Its disk remains visible and its heat can still be felt, but the sky stays black. This event marks the beginning of the Endless Night.
The collapse of the old lands
Deprived of light and electricity, the old lands lost their crops, infrastructure and institutions. Many did not survive the first years of the Endless Night.
The last illuminated city
Thanks to the Corpo, especially Electric Quantic for energy and Nutrix for food, ZOZO CITY has kept its districts, transport and essential services running. It would now be the last known organized and illuminated territory.
Au-delà des eaux
In the dark territories, hunger and despair are said to have turned the survivors into predators, ready to hunt and devour one another to stay alive. In ZOZO CITY, every child learns this story early enough never to want to check it out.
Waters under surveillance
Order Zero makes sure the danger stays on the other side of the water. Its patrols prevent intrusions and above all ensure that no Zozo leaves the island. Nobody gets in, nobody gets out. For everyone’s safety, of course.
02 · The inhabitants
3.2 MILLIONZOZOS
In ZOZO CITY, 3.2 million Zozos share the same Night, but rarely the same life. Some are born close to power, others at the foot of factories or in contested territories. They govern, trade, protect, smuggle, love and fight with the same obsession: not losing their place. Here, anyone can become somebody. As long as somebody else lets them.
Random Zozos:
03 · The factions
POWERIS SHARED
In ZOZO CITY, no force controls everything. The High Authority writes the laws, the Corpo control resources, the Water Mafia operates in the shadows and Order Zero watches the borders.
In the districts, Ghetto Zoo and Forest of Cities fight over territory. Their war is the most visible part of a much larger system: the great powers manipulate their rivalries, fund their problems and continue to divide the city among themselves.
Firearms are banned across the island. No gang, no Corpo, not even the High Authority has any. Only Order Zero has them, in the name of everyone’s safety.
GHETTOZOO
FOREST OFCITIESFORESTOFCITIES
04 · ZOZO CITY
A CITYSEVEN ZONES
ZOZO CITY covers 535 km² divided into seven administrative zones. Six are led by a Governor. The seventh, seat of the High Authority, answers directly to the President. No physical border separates them, but each has its own economy, codes and way of surviving the Endless Night. People can move freely from one zone to another. Bank accounts, however, know the borders very well.
The 7 zones
- THE GREAT RIFT
- THE CROWN
- THE VALLEY
- BLACK GOLD
- THE FORGE
- THE RESERVE
- THE SANCTUARY
05 · The economy
ZENSRULE EVERYTHING
In ZOZO CITY, the Zen pays salaries, rent, election campaigns, bribes, deals and protection rackets. Bills and coins move easily from pocket to pocket, sometimes without asking their owner’s permission. The currency keeps its value; Zozos, far less reliably.
Each banknote celebrates a major figure and the values chosen by those in power. Residents earn them, gangs rob them and banks reclaim them sooner or later. Everyone takes part in the economy: some through work, others through interest.
