His killer, John Wilkes Booth, was revered as a saint. Due to Comstock's dogma, Columbians had a very narrow perspective of American history President Abraham Lincoln was labeled 'The Apostate' by Columbia for ending slavery. Columbia in comparison was referred to as 'Another Ark, for Another Time' by its citizens, meaning the city was the only source of goodness and order, and once Columbia destroyed the rest of the world, everything could restart pure and anew under the city's absolute rule. America and the rest of the world below were viewed with contempt, described as 'the Sodom Below,' a sinful and chaotic world which only deserved to be destroyed. To many Columbians, America had turned away from its divine purpose, having abandoned slavery, religion, militarism, and racial supremacy. Comstock and his regime, The Founders, believed that Columbia embodied the true society envisioned by the Founding Fathers of the United States, where white Anglo-Saxons ruled over the world and that their country served a higher purpose in 'civilizing' through military might and propagating their particular brand of religion. This emerging utopia had its flaws, though they were not seen as problems by its leadership. Comstock now had complete control over the city and its people who rallied to his beliefs and set to creating his ideal society. In response, on July 6th, 1902, Columbia seceded from the Union and the following year disappeared into the clouds. When the floating city was revealed to be heavily armed and to have had acted on its own, a rift emerged between leadership in Columbia and Washington, resulting in the floating city being recalled to American shores. The destruction of the city caused the death of untold Chinese civilians and demonstrated the danger that Columbia posed to the rest of the world. Government and destroyed the city of Peking. In 1901, during the Boxer Rebellion where American hostages had been taken, Columbian Forces intervened without orders from the U.S. What began as an endeavor of achievement and hope went horribly wrong for the American Government. The city was launched to great fanfare and was later dispatched to distant shores. Through Rosalind Lutece's discovery of the 'Lutece Particle', which held atoms at a fixed position and support by Zachary Hale Comstock, a charismatic American religious figure, the city of Columbia was created and presented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Through tours across various countries and lands, America would be capable of spreading its vision of the future and the American ideal to others. government intended Columbia to be a showcase of American exceptionalism. Bridges are also automated to connect with different moving portions of the city at various stations, scheduled like any other transportation system.Ī parade of Comstock's vision of a great city. These routes featured periodic stops near major cities, connecting to relay stations which contain hidden transport rockets which grant passage to Columbia via coded signal.Ĭolumbia's internal means of transportation include zeppelins, cargo barges, hovercrafts, gondolas, and Sky-Lines. Columbia was constructed for long distance travel, allowing for national and international tours, with a regular route across the United States. Other technological wonders such as complex automatons, advanced weapons, recording devices, and even crude cybernetics were developed in Columbia.Ĭolumbia was designed with docking stations and propulsion devices to allow sections of it to move about independently. The city is also designed with 'rain-catchers' that collect water from precipitation in the clouds to keep the vegetation and populace supplied with water.

While reactors, propellers and balloons are present throughout the city, its ability to float is due to quantum levitation which allows objects to be suspended indefinitely. The design relies heavily upon Neoclassical and colonial American influences for its architecture. Columbia floats above the North American continent and is comprised of neoclassical buildings similar to those present within the 'White City' of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

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