By 1912, the European front was a mangled graveyard of scorched earth and twisted metal. They called the latest offensive the . The Vanguard of Rust
Thorne looked at the map. If they fell here, the road to Paris was open. He looked at his men—men of soot and grease, more machine than human after years of cybernetic "repairs" forced by the scarcity of medicine. World War Zero: Iron Storm
The year was 1908, but the world was not as the history books promised. In this timeline, the Industrial Revolution hadn’t just accelerated; it had mutated. The discovery of "Aether-Coal" in the Siberian wastes had birthed a new kind of conflict—, a global siege that predated the Great War of our world by a decade. By 1912, the European front was a mangled
"Abandon ship?" the first officer asked, eyes wide with terror. If they fell here, the road to Paris was open
But for every machine the Allies downed, two more marched out of the haze. This was the horror of the Iron Storm: an endless assembly line of destruction.