Steam punk planet

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  steam punk planet...  Not earth china and usa are just aids to understand 

Setting: Post apocalyptic future, Its like if china were to invade usa, they would knock out the electric grids via hacking and a few well placed emp but not enough emp to fry the whole countries transitors, so they in the choas blow up manufacturing plants especially having to do with technology and they loot us for our resources and then return home but we would then luanch some nuclear bombs and possible drop some tungstun rods from outer space onto china and all their allies. they would through some back but i believe mostly nuclaer arms would be used sparingly. when people come out of hiding the first thing to do is gather in groups and loot whatevers left. the next thing that would happen is that small independant governments would start recruiting and claiming territories. now the only reason china felt like it could invade is because the democrats got strict laws for gun control and so most of the guns now are hand made as well as most of the war machines but since the us government lost and all there war machines siezed by by china and all the plants shut down people have to rebuild everything thats mechanical and they are crude methods using common matterial like iron and wood mostly. some technology remained and was able to craft things like prosthetic legs and robots and tanks and trains and blimps but they pretty much all ran off steam powered engines especially because all most all the oil was siezed by the chinese and taken back to their country which then bomed so almost every one accross the globe relies steam powered devices if they devices with motors at all. 

theres a proluge some where that explains the old man whom im calling James was a soldier in the apocolypse and one of the few high ranking that survived, he comes from a family of religous people and keeps faithful to it all his life, the religion in his home town has secret about an ancient artifact that his own parents passed down to him this artifact has the power to change the future, and it comes from a time long ago before the world changed it was told these ancient people even had access to travel the stars but then over night there society could no longer do that and this object of great value may hold the key to restore their society. they also left a few other objects. most people used to believe and that perhaps one day some one would be brought to restore the old ways and bring peace to the world, Peace and charity were the ways to bring them back and thier many texts of the old ways but eventually very few people had faith and so peace was forgotten about and many wars came and so now they have a broken society. 

 One small government in one small quiet village there lived a young man named Richard and a young woman Josephine who were raised in the same quiet village together and just started dating they both felt like they wanted it to be a reltionship but too nervous to talk about it that said there were too many prospects nearby but since the cummunity was so close they pretty much have loved each other at least little bit for a very long time and were just now coming together and it and opening up very cuatiously about their feelings. Richard is is good at hunting trapping and fishing a good cook he also had a guitar which he used to Play for Josephine. He farms his own little bit of land for his parents were both old all his siblings left the house long ago some of them died in firefights. He was born late in his parents life and was mostly alone but thats ok he liked things quiet that means theres no one getting killed. Josephine was the youngest of five she had one sister her  brother and her four sisters were all married she was left behind when her family moved becuase she wanted to stay with the family that she was employed to nanny children for she loved reading books and she love the theatre and was her self often playing key roles in the community plays. the community had buit an amphetheatre not long after the new government of the this land started becuase there was enough peace to begin life agian but on a more primitive level than it was before the war of course but it the theatre helped keep them civilsed and the kept the community close which helped them work together. Richard help provide the music for the plays with his guitar and singing voice. he enjoyed it the most because he could be around Josephine which helped inspire him to be a better guitar player as among other things. Josephine appreciated his efforts and was very encouraging. one day while they were out fishing together he lost a big fish which went back his merry way back into to water and he lost his pole, he had brought another but that was his favorite and Josephine was using it so they decided to share the one pole left which brought them closer to one another and thats where they both shared their first kiss. it was sweet but short lived for the fish came back and bit down hard on the hook, this time they worked together and was able to reel him and. Richard was able to also Get his pole back. this gave him an idea for a song which he worked out in his head while they were bringing back the fish for dinner which they shared and cooked with berries and vegetables from the garden and it was very tastey.It was richard who cooked the meal so josephine thought she would help by cleaning up after the meal which is a chore she has always enjoyed becuase it was making things clean and keeping them organised and she was very good at it so no one would ever get sick from unclean dishes and she liked how it felt that she was able to help, for she liked structure and cleanliness and being helpful so it really was no trouble at all. Richard wrote down just a few lryics and worked out the details of the song while Josephine was striaghtning out the clean dishes and they thought because it was night now they could go out side and build a fire Josephine had brought a book with her about the old stories of peace and good will that she would like to share with Richard but richard brought his guitar and they sang songs almost all night feeling confident richard decided to play his new song about the fish that brought them together. This made her laugh, richard thought he at first that maybe played the tune wrong but then she explained it to him and he laughed too. the finished by taking turns reading from the good book that she brought but it was late and they only read just a chapter or two then they sat down and kneeled together and she said a pray of gratitude to the creator and asked that one day soon they would be able to annoit a proper hero that could restore peace. after they both closed the prayer they said good bye and shared their second kiss which was filled with a a very soft but fiery passion and yet it expressed very profound appreciation for each other it was both gentle and heart felt.  for they knew they would see each other soon and both were waiting on them to return home. the next day after the chores were done the community decided that it was time to start a new play and that meant Josephine had to practice her role and since it involved a prince and she had the part of the princess she thought richard should be the prince. after some serious consideration he tried out for the part and got it, this meant he had new music to write and a lines to learn and reahearse with the other actors. this meant he had twice the work to do but also more time to spend with Josephine so he didn't mind the paly was supposed to be next month. two weeks went by and he still was not finished with the music but he knew all his parts well. unfortunately the governments milita came into town and was asking for mandatory recruitment becuase an invading army from a government near by there was at least planning to make an invasion soon which they recently found out after capturing and interrogating a spy. Richard felt he had to volunteer but at first he wanted to hide becuase he knew how much this play would mean to Josephine and they wanted people to volenteer now and go back to base camp with them early tommorow mourning so they could have time to pack up and get there affairs in order. the militia accually pays well and this could mean that returns he could get a home and property of his own. Josephine understood but wished she could go with him, he said no who else will the village better than you while im away anyway. they finished saying good bye with a long and passionate kiss.