Re:Paradox

Re:Paradox ~ End of the World, or simply Re:Paradox, is a dystopian science-fantasy visual novel, serving as the canonical remaster- oftentimes reboot- of the original Paradox. While Re:Paradox retains the original cast of characters, new characters are introduced, along with their specific routes.

As with the original game's plot, the game follows the perception of Sakura and Francine, time travellers from the distant future, setting out on a journey to prevent Francine's ancestor, Kibo, from getting assassinated by the newly-birthed Black Order to avert a dark, dystopian future.

In this remaster, the backgrounds, experiences and secrets are further expanded to make a more exciting storyline.

The game was initially released on July 5, 2018 worldwide, followed by a Steam release, August 14 on the same year. The game met positive reception for its updated graphics, new characters and additional content featured.

Background
In a distant future where crime and corruption are abundant, Sakura Mirai and her group protests against the brutal regime of the Black Order, in which they have killed thousands of innocent civilians who have protested against their government. They murdered everyone who dared stand in their way, and easily destroyed every major opposition that dared to opposed their rule of Terra Prime.

When their protests and pleas fell on deaf ears, the group started to resent their government, and rebelled against the corrupt opposition. The group became notorious for their crimes, and as a result, was hunted down by the authorities. They were called the Crimson Shadow by the civilians, and were seen as heroes against the brutal opposition of the Black Order. They escaped their would-be captors every time, going into temporary hiding before striking again. The group began to recruit more and more members that stood with their goal, eventually becoming one of the most terrifying foes encountered by the Black Order. The group turned into an systematic organization bent on ending the rule of ghe Black Order and its affiliates.

However, their luck would soon start to fade away when the Order begun to take action and sent out assassins to murder them all. The group unwittingly stole a blueprint from a museum belonging to the Order, which contained the structure and concept of a compact machine that could travel through time. They were hunted down relentlessly, but still managed to escape their cold blades. There came a time where curiosity held the organization, and began to imagine and create the machine drawn in the blueprints. They would continue to flee away from the Black Order and construct the mysterious machine, until the day it was finished.

The rebel organization managed to create the very first time machine in existence, though they were skeptical it would work. While it was compact and easily carried, it had the risk of failure, and that risk may threaten themselves should the machine fail. The same day, they were ambushed by an army of cutthroats and mercenaries, all led by the executioner Delta Kirin, initiating a massacre that would become the most notorious genocide ever commited in the history of Terra. Only Sakura stood behind, clutching the hands of the dying Francine, their leader.

Prologue
"S-Sakura..."

"Francine...!"

The girl was stabbed on her side. Blood flowed down her waist as she collapsed to the ground.

"Take it with you... You're the only hope we have..."

Francine spoke tearfully. Sakura refused to leave her side, but the dying girl handed the device over to her.

Her body weakened as she handed the machine over to her friend.

Sakura refused to let her friend die.

"You can't! I-I can't leave you here, Francine!"

Francine smiled weakly as she held, and pressed the device's button, emitting a bright glow. Enormous amounts of energy began to gather around the two girls, its prime point was the device. The assassins took notice and began to run towards the girls.

"No! Francine!"

"Change the future, Sakura."

"No!" The girl screamed as the light began to shine brighter, which started to blind them both.

Delta lunged and tried attack the girl, but all of his efforts proved futile as a flash of light emerged. The pink-haired girl was nowhere fo be found. Delta's face fumed in anger, and despair.

Francine's body was also noticably missing. A single, pale rose is what stood in her place.

"Damn it!" The executioner cussed. Punishment for his incapability was sure to follow at the hands of the Order.

~*~

After a blinding light flashed from the device, Sakura found herself in the middle of a grassy field. Francine was lying on the ground, bloody and on the verge of death.

"Francine!"

Sakura rushed over and carried her friend in her arms. She then took her jacket off and wrapped it around the girl's wound. Sakura sighed, and created a makeshift bandage from the jacket. She then carried the girl on her back, oblivious of the sound of footsteps nearby, and as it seems, some person headed towards her direction.

"Who's there?" A manly voice emanated. Sakura was startled.

- PROLOGUE END -

Routes
'To be added! Stay tuned for further updates.'