Mewnipendence

### Result

Creation of the Butterfly Queendom, Start of the tension between Mewmen and Monsters, Creation of the Forest of Certain Death

### Belligerants

First Settlers of the Butterfly Queendom

Monsters

### Commanders

Urania Butterfly
Falcon Redbird

Blossom the Follower

Frank of the Corn Fields

Crystal "Stoneheart"

Thalassa "Watersdoom"

Hawthorn the Forester

Monster King

Monster Council

The Mewnipendence is the first war between the Mewmans and the monsters. It is an extremely important war in the history of Mewni, changing the society of both the monsters and the Mewmans, putting the Mewmans in a position of power over the monster. It also served to establish Mewman military and land superiority over the monster. Mewnipendence is also responsible for the creation of the Butterfly Queendom.

### Prelude

100 years before the recognized start of The Mewnipendence a group of ship were sent out from the Ancient Mewnian Empire in an effort to colonize the New Mewni. On one of the nights of the voyage the majority of the crew and slaves revolting against their masters, killing them and taking over the ships. Knowing they would be hunted down, they decided to divert their course and sail west, seeking refuge as far as possible. The ships sailed for days reaching a broken cliff by a narrow river that flowed into the sea. They sailed down that river passing Musty Mountains and the Forest of Unprobable Itchiness searching for land that could grow the only crop they carried, hundreds of sacks of corn kernels.

Finally after many days, the 13 ships, originally 20, 7 were lost or shipwrecked arrived at a land mass surrounded by water and dense forest. There were 1,500 now free slaves, now referred to as the first settlers. The wood from their ships was used to create structures and the corn was planted. However this land turned out to be occupied by many species of monsters.

Today, many say the monsters tried to retake the area for themselves, which is not false, but not as most believe. At the time the monsters had a hierarchy, corresponding to the order to the King of Monsters. However there was never a king's order to attack in the 80 years leading up to Mewnipendence. However small groups of monsters attempted to drive out the Mewmans, seeing them as invaders.

### The Start

The Monster King stated the Mewmans were "only peasants" and the were "families of sick and weak people that would be no threat if we left them alone", seeing any attack would be meaningless. However some groups did not listen and continued their sporadic attacks, looting crops, burning crops, attacking Mewmans. One of these attacks is known as the Fire of 5 BM. A group of fringe monsters light a Mewman village on fire, killing most of the residents, destroying houses and buildings, and destroying crops. This village was the home village of a girl named Urania, who managed to avoid the fire. Urania, upon witnessing the fire, fled into the forest. She would return the next morning, wielding a magic crystal with butterflies on her cheeks. She returned to find a destroyed village and now sick and homeless people. This ignited Urania's passion to protect her people. She used her new magic wand to fight off the monsters over the next few months. This allowed her to match the strength of the monsters. Urania became seen with admiration by her people, who already started to call her "Queen Butterfly" in reference to the symbols on her cheeks, as well as the construction of Urania's Fort. The news of the Urania reached the monster society. The idea of weak and harmless peasants was no longer held.

At the same time the Mewmans started to grow in population and expanded their borders, which started to cross monster territory. Many frightened monster families, fled further into the forest. Many called for war but the Monster King still believed a peaceful action could still be taken.

### Ignition of War

The Monster King decided to travel to the Mewman village on a diplomatic mission. However he decided to travel with an entourage of 300 monsters. When the Mewmans saw 300 monsters approaching the village, they believed they were under attack. The Mewmans fired a volley of arrows at the monsters, killing many, including the Monster King. It was from then The Mewnipendence started.

A common misconception even to this day is that Mewnipendence occurred in one single day, resulting the the climax of the Great Monster Massacre. However this is incorrect. Mewnipendence lasted 2 years, with victories and defeats on both sides. The most prominent of examples of this were, The Fire of the Corn Fields, The Siege of the Monster Temple, The Glorious Battle of White Peak, and The Taking and Resumption of Urania's Fort, these two only being Mewman victories.

The Mewmans were losing at this point. They possessed scarce supplies and physical and numerical disadvantages. The final battle of Mewnipendence would come one morning, Gravnogk 37th, a few days before Urania turned 19. A battalion of 10,000 monsters marched towards the Mewmans. Urania ordered the construction of palisades, tiger pits, catapults, and other military items. Aided by archers, the 2,500 soldiers were able to kill many monsters, but these defenses would not last forever. When the defense broke the Mewmans were massacred. Urania was filled with fear when a desperate idea came to her mind.

Her generals long suggested she use her spells to the improve Mewmans, to turn the peasants into true knights. However Urania did not have the full confidence to preform such a spell. She could not lose men if she erred the spell. If she failed the spell the would lose, if she did not try the would lose too. Urania was unwilling until Glossaryck told her "Don't try just do." And she did.

### The End

The peasants turned into knights of colossal armor, mounted on warnicorns, and with blades of polished steel. The monsters were now easily beaten. The knights advanced on the monsters driving them into the forest. Killing and crushing many of them along the way. The monsters were retreating in the forest defeated. However the knights, without command, light the forest ablaze, consuming the entire forest. Urania's trauma of fire effected her affected her for 2 minuets until she ordered the knights to stop. This fire burned for hours burning all the green in the forest. That green would take years to regrow, creating the Forest of Certain Death. The Mewmans had won. The knights carried Urania into the town at night and officially crowned her queen, creating the Butterfly Queendom.

### Aftermath

The Mewnipendence started Mewman superiority over the monsters. As well as established the Butterfly Queendom as a very powerful Queendom in Mewni. However it laid the groundwork for the constant anti monster sentiment in Butterfly society as well as the many wars that would follow.

### Trivia

* Mewnipendence day is a holiday in the Butterfly Queendom celebrating the establishment of the Queendom
* Mewnipendence day is also celebrated on the same day as St. Urania's Day
* Many monster cultures have "Great Monster Massacre Day" to memorialize the event and those lost