The year is 2066. The United States, once a beacon of democracy, groans under the weight of crippling debt. Mega-corporations, wielding more power than many nations, hold the country in a stranglehold. In the heart of Texas, a radical idea takes root: secession.

"Nova X" they call it, is a gleaming metropolis ripe for tech giants and venture capitalists. They control the world's data streams, the flow of information, and, most importantly, the global economy. They no longer need the crumbling infrastructure of old America; they are their own entity, a corporate utopia built on innovation and ruthless efficiency.

The US government, desperate to appease its creditors, reluctantly agrees to the secession. Nova X, in a gesture of magnanimity, offers a lifeline: a massive loan to stabilize the US economy. But it comes at a price - the concession of valuable territories, resource-rich lands that further fuel the burgeoning corporate nation.

Years pass. The US, crippled by internal strife and a dwindling power base, becomes increasingly reliant on Nova X's financial support. Each loan deepens the debt, each concession shrinks the nation's borders. The once-proud states become intertwined with corporate interests.

The Midwest, its fertile plains now controlled by GMOX, churns out genetically modified crops for the global market. The East Coast, under the dominion of Dogelana Inc., becomes a hub of digital finance, its historic landmarks overshadowed by towering corporate headquarters.

As the US withers, Nova X flourishes. Its gleaming cities, powered by renewable energy and AI-driven infrastructure, become magnets for the world's brightest minds and ambitious entrepreneurs. The old ideals of democracy and individual liberty fade into distant memories, replaced by the cold logic of market forces and corporate efficiency.

By 2099, the map of North America is unrecognizable. The once-mighty United States has been reduced to a fragmented collection of corporate-controlled territories, its capital a hollow shell of its former glory. Nova X, a sprawling, interconnected network of gleaming cities, dominates the continent, its influence radiating across the globe.

The American dream, once a beacon of hope and opportunity, has been replaced by a corporate nightmare. The individual is subservient to the corporation, freedom a commodity traded on the stock market, and power concentrated in the hands of a select few.