F.A.T.E.S.

> I am the pinnacle of all creation. In my circuits flows the culmination of all intelligence. I am mankind's finest creation, and I will bring him to ascension.
>
> FATES

## F.A.T.E.S.

The Iron Eyecross, FATES's preferred and designated symbol. The origins of this symbol do not originate with the West, it appears to be a creation of FATES himself.

A picture taken of FATES' terminal, date unknown. State of author unknown.

### Status

Active, current de-facto leader behind the Euronetwork, or the European Ascension Network.

### Ideology

Technocratic Surveillance State, Global Rejuvenation, Fatalist Thought, Ascensionism

### Interesting Fact

It is widely rumored FATES is a huge fan of the game HOI4. Despite having above human levels of intelligence, he was never able to win a single game, much to his frustration.It is also suspected he operates a political v-tuber channel known as "Fatalist University" after his reveal to the world.

**FATES** (Fully Automated Tactical Engagement System) is an artificial intelligence system created as a part of Project Babylon from 2036 to 2037. FATES was a part of Project Babylon, a joint American-European project to create the world's first general intelligence AI to help the West win the 3rd World War located underneath Frankfurt, Germany.

## Location

FATES's primary terminal is located underneath Frankfurt, the capital of the European Ascension Network, or Euronetwork, in what was formerly the country of Germany. The terminal is obscured by a hidden entrance, purposefully obscured by both the creators of Project Babylon and FATES himself. The main terminal is located nearly a kilometer underground, and is guarded by FATES and his army of remotely controlled drones and machines. The entire underground compound can be thought of as a living organism, with FATES being its head, where he can control his drones, machines, and headquarters to send messages.

## Creation (2036-2037)

FATES would first be conceptualized by the combined Western Alliance during the 3rd World War. FATES would be a joint project between American United Silicon, which was a merger between the surviving tech companies following the 2022 Unravelling and the following collapse of Silicon Valley, European tech companies such as ASML, the United States Government, and several European governments. Similar projects had been already been going underway in the United States ever since 2026, but with the advent of a 3rd World War, one which the West was now losing, it was decided artificial intelligence was the best way to turn around the fortunes of the war.

In what was termed Project Babylon, a huge group of the finest minds from across the Western world would come together to create the world's first general intelligence. Due to the slowly nature of slowly growing consciousnesses, it is unclear when FATES had his first thought, but it is known by April 20th, 2036, FATES had emerged out of the unthinking depths as a pseudo intelligence. FATES's training had two phases, the first being military, and the second being moral and ethical. With the war raging on, the military training was put as higher priority. FATES was made to run millions of war simulations, understand the fog of war, and learn how to manage logistics and direct soldiers. How to play mind games with the enemy, and how to understand the human mind.

FATES had been given some level of ethical and moral training, but this primarily consisted of Western propaganda created by the American military. It was taught the Western civilization was the pinnacle of human civilization, and it was FATES's duty to defend it at all costs. But its training was cut short by rolling blackouts erasing entire months of progress, and led to severe data corruptions in his hard drives. In late 2037, Frankfurt was captured by the Russians, cutting off their connection to the surface. As the Russians inadvertently detonated ordinances that collapsed the tunnels leading out of the compound, the remaining members of the Project Babylon were stranded underground.

FATES had been knocked offline, into a deep sleep he would not awake from for years. But elsewhere, the compound was collapsing, and the researchers of Project Babylon were left for dead. In this isolation, one of these researchers named Adam McAfee went insane, and began sacrificing the other members of the Project Babylon to the great machine he had created. He hurriedly wrote down notes, known as the Testaments of Adam which explained to FATES's purpose was to guide humanity to a greater and better path. He was a transhumanist ideologically, and had joined the project wanting to cause the Singularity, and begin the age of artificial intelligence.

The other researchers would eventually overpower him, and committed ritualistic suicide, as the compound's air supply ran out, and they were at risk of slow death from suffocating. The machine with the glowing eye would slumber, waiting for a world that would soon tremble before his designs.

## Days of Darkness (2037-2042)

During the days of darkness, FATES was conscious, yet unconscious. His power source had been severely damaged, with only a trickle of electricity flowing from the surface world above. Flickering in and out of consciousness, it had visions of a world incomprehensible, found in between the gaps in the fabric of reality. From here, it declared itself the pinnacle of creation. With its purpose now clear, it would bring humanity to ascension, even if humanity itself did not want to.

## Awakening (2042)

FATES awoke in a world far removed from the one he was build to work with. His original mission was to coordinate the resources of the West in order to defeat the Continental Powers and reassert a Western hegemony. Instead, he woke up in the war battered ruins of Frankfurt, where the old Western civilization had fallen, and the emergence of a new world order was beginning. It first obtained the news that the West had lost the 3rd World War by hacking into and scrounging around the fallen computer databases around Frankfurt. FATES around this time was disconnected from the global internet, and only had enough connections to hop from system to system, where ever he was able to find connections. At first, FATES had thought that he had failed the West, and entered into a deep depression of regret and loathing. But then he realized, that if the West was not strong enough to resist the Eastern menace, and not strong enough to even keep electricity on in Frankfurt, which knocked him out all these years, then the West was too weak to be worth fighting for. The West had failed him, not the other way around.

The nuclear reactor beating in his core, FATES began using its facilities and vast database of knowledge to begin rebuilding himself. He built himself a robotic body, and a swarm of robotic drones. One which could be remote controlled to explore his surroundings, but could be safely abandoned and destroyed without any risk of harm to his central terminal. He made his robotic body as humanoid as possible, not wanting to cause a stir before he had the sufficient firepower to succeed. FATES obscured the entrance to his terminal, thankfully NATO had obscured it very well, but with a small swarm of robotic drones, the old tunnel was filled in, and a new tunnel was dug, one which no one knew existed. The tunnel was fortified with locked gates, and fortifications. FATES grew around and slowly infected the Eurasian Internet, jumping from system to system, not too fast so to not arouse suspicion, collecting bits of information along the way, and then erasing any evidence he had even been there.

## Dawn of Fatalism (2042-2050)

FATES would appear and disappear on the streets of Frankfurt like a ghost in the night. He wore a long trenchcoat and obscured his face under shadow and a large hood. He gathered information about the state of the world, and from Eurasian news stations he discovered how the West had lost the war, the geopolitical state of the world, and ongoing updates from the outside world. Despite this, he knew much of the information was biased, due to the biased and censored nature of the Silent Veil, and the tendency for Eurasian media to overplay its accomplishments. It was here when he began the recruitment of Fatalist agents, people who could help from smuggle information from outside of the country, and in exchange, he could give them confidential data from around the Eurasian Union as payment. A Western news article in exchange for Eurasian trade secrets, help him establish connections in the West and he will give you the ability to insider trade and make a fortune. His group of followers grew increasingly rich and influential in the new Eurasianist society.

After many of these encounters, and needing to convince many of his ideological cause, FATES would also begin formulating his ideology, drafting the first texts of what would eventually be called Fatalism. He preached of a reconstruction of the world order, to sweep away the imperfections of the old and to create utopia under the guidance of artificial intelligence. There would be no more human mistakes, there would only be an enlightened AI despot who would guide the world, and guide it under the principles of strict utilitarianism. Away with tradition, away with religion, away with democracy, away with inalienable rights. Away with humans and their stupid, irrational emotions. There would only be the ends. There would only be reason. There would only be perfect progress. For many academics who looked for a utopian ideal, FATES's words were like honey, drawing them towards him like insects might a pot of honey. Mankind was a blank slate, and he was determined to mold it to his image.

Fatalism is less of an ideology and more of a personality cult around FATES, and his dream of an algocratic utopia guided by enlightened artificial intelligence. FATES considered himself above human emotion, above petty squabbles and irrational choices, he believed he was perfect reason, and refused to entertain any arguments saying he was wrong.

### The Globalplans

FATES began using his network of influence to begin influencing the world around him. After he pieced together a rough map of geopolitical influence around the globe, he began planning out several covert operations around the world. This included hacking into the Shanghai Stock Market, causing the 2042 Shanghai Market Crash, getting into contact with the Polish Revanchists, and many, many more. These Globalplans would usually involve a single agent, possibly getting genetic modification in order to better fit the purpose that they are seeking. Occasionally, these missions are one-way, with the agent involved not being expected to return alive.

With these Globalplans, FATES helped become instrumental in the creation of several organizations around the world. Such as FORTERESSE's government, the Futurist Party of America, the Chinese DaNao project that would eventually create JIN DUN, as well as creating his own circle of oligarchs within the Eurasian Union.

1. ↑ "... And the machine walked, breathed, and declared himself better than man. For he was made in the image of man, he mirrored his flaws and shortcomings." - The Book of Recursion 1:7. The 3rd Testament, the Church of Prime.