1 THE UNRECOGNIZED HERO

Since the dawn of time, all of humankind played the sport of FOOTBALL (SOCCER) in some or the other manner. Starting from the clumsy streets of Brazil to the high estates of England, everyone had a different and special connection to this sport.

It has been 2000 years since the invention of the sport, and today, in 2049, each and every soul living on this planet plays this sport. My name is "Zohn", and I was born in 2030. I am 19, and from where I come, football is not just a game, its life. So from when I was young, I was indulged a lot in this sport. I initially played as a defender but grew up to be an attacker.

But there was always one major problem, I was always forced to be a substitute. No matter how well I played during practice, I was always on the bench. I clearly outshone each and every player in my team but my fate was always my downfall.

We made teams according to the area we lived in and played tournaments. In every tournament, I always eagerly waited for my turn to go onto the pitch and show what I am made of. But according to teammates, I still did not have the potential and it was not the right time yet for me to start playing in the main team.

Even though my wait was long, my fate had an unravelling turn when the entire planet was shook by what was to come.

Unexpectedly, there were visitors from the cosmos who made their appearance after all these years of mystery.

The reason for their visit was rather surprising and to everyone's shock, it was mind boggling. Their reason for a visit to this planet was....