Azul System

In the late 22nd
century on Earth, a corporate consortium built interplanetary escape vessels in
an underground base in the middle of Australia. The participating corporations
were from the following countries:

Argentina

Australia

Chile

Peru

Switzerland

the United States of America

The USA had the financial
firepower, and Australia had the perfect location in which to build the fleet.
Argentina, Chile, Peru and Switzerland came into the fold due to a new, unique
metal that was found deep in the Andes and the Swiss Alps - quadrinium. Lightweight
and ultra-heat-resistant, this metal facilitated the construction of the fleet.
This was all done in secret, as governments were becoming more and more
totalitarian. In fact, when the fleet shot off from Earth the USA, Russia and
China fired nuclear missiles at the ships in an attempt to destroy them. None
hit their mark, but of the dozens of barges, as they were called, three never
made it to Azul. One was captured by the Vrol, who were on their way to Earth
(this is how they discovered the location of Azul) and two were taken
off-course, where they reportedly created their own society on a different
world (but is still, as of yet, unknown to Azul).

Only a few short years later, the
Vrol attacked Earth and decimated its population with an amoebic plague that
consumed flesh and bone.

After a journey of nearly 300
years the barges arrived at Azul and began resettlement. There was a lottery of
the countries involved in the exodus, done in order to determine how society
would be structured. Azul adopted the United States Constitution, Argentina's
educational system, Switzerland's law enforcement structure and Australia's
military. Aside from lands on Azul, Peru and Chile were given their own moon,
Luna, where they created Andina - an autonomous world with their own laws and
customs.

600 years after the Exodus, Azul System is prosperous
and peaceful, with the majority living on Azul, and substantial populations on
Azul's two moons - Luna and Sienna. Another moon, on the system's far side,
Vera, has a small population that is comprised of quadrinium miners and extreme
sports fanatics, due to its year-round snow and tall mountain ranges.

When Max Gunnarsson was still in
college, humanity learned of an approaching alien fleet. Seeking to alleviate
public concerns, the Azul government decided to fabricate an identity for these
newcomers, who were calling themselves the Artusians. The fact was that the
government had no idea who they were or what they were doing, so politicians
just made it all up. The entire system rejoiced that angel-like beings were
coming to assist humanity in its evolution to the next level of ascension. But
this was a lie. These aliens were, in fact, the Vrol.

Leonard Malcolm Johnson, a
power-hungry politician, sponsored legislation that replaced the Supreme Court
with the Azul Security Council. The official word was that the Security Council
would oversee the safe arrival of the Artusians. Johnson had planted himself as
the leader of the council, and was in constant communication with the Vrol. He
knew what they were arriving to do. He had also struck a bargain with them:

He would escape from Azul, using
restored barges, and the Vrol would never return to Earth, where he intended on
going, making himself king of a new world. He was at first unaware that he was
actually an inactive vampire - his ancestors were active vampires on Earth.

Max Gunnarsson then invented
faster-than-light travel, which started a whole chain of events that ended with
the Vrol's defeat and Johnson's imprisonment for life without parole.

The following year Liliana
Gunnarsson started attending Saint Mary's Academy under the name Lili Gatto.