One's life might be meaningless to begin with - just another soldier in a war against an enemy, until finally that person's time comes to shine. We all have that moment - even if it's brief as a wind blowing out a candle - a flicker, then it's gone. But destiny has a place for everyone, even if it's just a death to be added to numbers of a toll from an attack - it sparks people's rages and they do something.
Mega Man had his moment to shine in the world in his famous battles against Dr. Wily. Both in the spotlight, one good - one evil, they fought it over for years. Others had their moments in the spotlight - Protoman, Roll, and Bass. But time's spotlight on them ceased and moved to a new era.
Three legends are rising rapidly - X, Zero, and Sigma. But while the focus is primarily on them, there's others in the shadows that aid them - or fight them throughout this new era - Slash, the Carters, X1, Dominator, Death Star, and countless others. While the spotlight might focus on X, Zero, and Sigma, the spotlight for them is still coming...destiny has a place for everyone.
This story might focus primarily on X and Zero, but it's backbone is the underlaying plot of the future Hunters that make up the majority of the story. Everyone has to start someplace...this is where theirs started: