In 2012 a large meteorite destroyed half the planet. After the nuclear winter, a group of survivors discovered a new element that the meteorite had brought along with it. This element changed everything. They called it “Ether”.
Thanks to the discovery of this superconductive element, humanity took a great technological leap forward, developing artificial intelligence as well as space travel to other worlds via the use of wormholes. But most important was the discovery of the BEYOND program, a digital paradise designed and built so that after the body has died, the mind can live on in it.