Fedorium

== Something Unexpected ==
It was some time after the Resource War had started, the fight had been going on for a few years now, and things were looking rather bleak on all ends. The only people who were doing well at the time were AEGIS, and that was because they had been prepared for something like this long before it ever started. That being said, the problem that AEGIS would sooner or later run into was the same problem that the rest of the world faced. The world only had so many resources. How long could AEGIS go about their business before they, too, ran out?
Setting out on an expedition into the wasteland, a coined term used for the remains of past battlefields or remains of cities. AEGIS stumbled upon something, unlike anything they ever witnessed before, despite all the wonders created in their own labs. Odd rock-like formations formed where bombs had once dropped. While it could easily be considered just debris from the war that had ended here, some of these formations were split open, and inside, a soft glow came from within and, unlike the radioactive material it looks so closely related to, the ore was surprisingly safe to handle. 
Once the newfound ore was discovered, ARD quickly ordered an adequate supply of this mysterious element to be brought back to the labs for further study. Something was off about the ore, and ARD wanted to figure it out. Fortunately for them, their curiosity would pay off tenfold.
== Odd Discoveries ==
After getting their hands on this new ore, ARD set to work right away to figure out its properties. It wasn’t anything natural. That was obvious. But merely holding it seemed to emit some sort of energy, a soft buzz that made your hand tingle. Of course, that was only the first thing they discovered. After many days, weeks, and months, ARD found that they could almost liquidize the ore. Break it down and turn it into a plasma to extract the ‘energy’ stored within the ore. Which seemed to be the extracted element staining the rock around it a sickly green color. However, what they were able to take from the ore, was pure white. Brighter than some of the lights in the room even.
It was after this that they found out quite a bit more about this new element. For starters, it was very volatile. Like a container of nitroglycerin, if the nitro was powerful enough to blast an indent into solid concrete while only being in a container the size of a small test tube. Fortunately, this incident had no injuries, although a few researchers did need to get their hearing checked out. The Chairman would wind up hearing about this and quickly proclaim two things. One, that this ore’s name would be Fedorium. Two, Fedorium was to be kept a secret from the rest of the world while AEGIS worked to put the manmade plasma energy to proper use.
== Put to Work ==
For a good while, AEGIS was able to keep the existence of Fedorium away from public knowledge. During this, ARD had almost completely automated the refining of Fedorlite. Multiple refineries all across the nation near high concentrations of Fedorlite. Ore extracted from the fallout of the vast war still going on. There was no shortage of them, so finding more was not a problem. Even then, the energy extracted from even a handful of this ore was enough to power a facility for years. The weaponization of Fedorium wouldn’t come for years after this.
The only problem that ARD or AEGIS ever had with this new discovery ironically came from themselves. Human greed seemed more potent than even the full force stored away inside a single battery. Information of Fedorium was sold, and soon the whole world knew about this last glimmer of hope. Forcing AEGIS’s hand into taking arms up arms in this fight to protect what was rightfully theirs.
== Continuous Progress ==
As you can see, AEGIS is still alive and kicking. They had successfully defended the many Fedorium reactors they had and the secrets of using this ore properly. Even if a nation got its hands on it, trying to recreate Fedorium was another thing entirely. But, none of that is to concern ourselves about anymore. After years and years of research, experimentation, multiple prototypes, the whole scientific process, F-13, the first proper weaponized version of Fedorium had been put to use. Given to PKSF later down the line and even powering their shields.
Fedorium is still the only power source used to keep the current facility running. Unfortunately, now, it’s more common knowledge and an important target for those who wish to do harm to AEGIS as a whole. If anything were to happen to the reactor, AEGIS would be eliminated entirely. The reactor, the heart of AEGIS, is one of a kind. There is nothing like it and will never be one again if it was destroyed.
With Fedorlite becoming an almost overabundant resource at this point, people have been getting creative with how they use it. Even managing to fashion it as a sort of armor, despite the rather crude use of such a powerful ore. It serves to make for astounding protection.