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At the end of World War II, Germany began developing biochemical weapons to win the war. To buy time for their completion, Germany withdrew all forces to the mainland to establish a defensive line. In 1945, Japan surrendered after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Germany managed to prolong the conflict behind its fortified borders. However, they eventually buckled under the total offensive of the Allied and Soviet forces. As British bombers commenced their raids and American and Soviet troops advanced, Germany decided to deploy its unfinished weapons on Moscow and London. The aircraft bound for London was shot down over Frankfurt, and the one for Moscow was downed over Smolensk. Despite the crashes, the virus began to spread. Though initially suppressed by the Allies and Soviets, the Cold War saw the US and USSR recruit German scientists to further evolve the virus. In 1989, at the end of the Cold War, a terrorist attack triggered a full-scale global outbreak. Eschaton Redemptio A cult that initiated the apocalypse through terrorism. They preach that infection equals salvation and infect their followers, yet show hypocrisy as high-ranking officials and the leader prioritize their own survival. They hold significant influence, primarily through the mainstream faction "The Persecuted." This faction views the G.C.U. favorably, operating on the logic that infection is salvation, and thus dying while infected is dying while saved. Redemptio Group A company established by Eschaton Redemptio, disguised as an ordinary corporation that only shares a name with the cult. Publicly, they lead vaccine and cure development and invest heavily in settlements within infected zones to maintain an image of a humanitarian enterprise. In reality, they treat orphans and the homeless as expendable assets for human experimentation.