Lore

## **Condensed Lore (1093-Present)**

***Tatakai no Mezurashi: Fighting Demons in a Steampunk World*** takes place in a nation known as "Minerva" which resides on a customized version of Earth that is designed to fit the story's geographical requirements. The current year is 2021, and the world is in the steam age, where steam and industry - "steampunk" - are the leading sources of power and wealth. Furthermore, in this world exist a species of demonic creatures known as "Unusuals". These creatures can take many forms, from humans to animals to other alien-like configurations. Most Unusuals are unintelligent monsters who act on barbaric instinct, attacking anything they perceive as threatening. However, there are also Unusuals who possess incredible intellect and can communicate with humans and make free-willed decisions. Many of these unsuals completely surpass human capabilities.

Humans and Unusuals have been at war with each other for many centuries now, with humanity being lead by their most powerful fighters, The Extraordinary Individuals, and the Unusuals being led by a demon whom humanity refers to as "Ankou". Currently, the country is in the midst of its *third major war*, known as "The Reclaiming War".

The origins of the conflict between humans and unusuals begins with the discovery of the country of *Minerva* in the year 1093 by Aldoreian explorer *Jeckel T. Minerva* and his crew of over 200 explorers that were present with him on his fourth major expedition across the great sea. After three failed attempts at discovering new lands, his fourth excursion across the ocean led him to a new landmass which was promptly named after him. They settled on the coast of this newfound land and sent messages back home with directions on reaching this land in hopes of further colonizing it with natives from Aldorei. After numerous years of development, alongside the arrival of new immigrants from Aldorei, Minerva's population steadily grew into the thousands.

As the population on the coast continued to climb, many explorers began to expand more inland toward the center of the country. After a few decades of inland expansion occurred, numerous inhabitants started to notice mysterious happenings taking place in different areas seemingly without explanation. For example, mysterious shadows would move rapidly across different parts of the land, accompanied by unsettling growls and howling at night. Settlers tried to avoid these occurrences, labeling anything out of the ordinary as an "*unusual apparition*", which became the first terminology used for describing an unusual of any sort.

Nearly 80 years after the original settlers landed in Minerva, inland explorers began to take notice of physical creatures that defied all laws of human biology. The first encounter of one of these creatures was recorded by an ancient explorer of Minerva, their name lost to time. However, their original journal entry was recovered and well-preserved, still in existence today, though in tattered condition. The journal entry is present in the *Minerva National Historical Museum* in City A, and reads as follows:

*"It appeared before me in the dead of night, but did not speak. It had the body of a man, but it was severely mutilated. It gazed into my eyes and tilted its head in apparent confusion. When I approached the creature, it shrieked at me and ran in the other direction at an incredible speed, one which the likes of no man could ever achieve, leaving behind a trail of unusual red and black sludge."*

After a series of violent encounters with these mysterious creatures spanning over a couple of months, humanity began to revolt, sending extraordinary individuals out to defeat these creatures in order to protect settlers on the coast as they expanded inland. At this time, extraordinary individuals were still relatively new, their existence being only some 1100 years old. Because of this, their powers weren't quite as refined as individuals' abilities are today, and often times they were overpowered by the unusuals. These counter-attacks by humanity became more and more common as tensions between the two races continued to grow. Eventually though, the violence would turn into an all out war.

In the year 1235, some 142 years after humans first settled in Minerva, tensions had risen to a boiling point. In order to end the conflicts between humans and unusuals, the Minervan Military combined forces with the Aldoreian Military and launched a full-scale attack against the unusuals, sparking an event known as "The Founding War". The war raged on for over two decades until humanity prevailed in defeating the unusuals, driving them all the way to the western coast of the country and exterminating most of them in the process. As a result of this, the unusuals quietly surrendered to the humans and hid away for many years.

However, in the 1500s, centuries after the conclusion of The Founding War, the unusuals struck back under the leadership of an incredibly powerful unusual whom society referred to as "*The Demonic One*". This was also the first time society began to use the term "demon" when referring to unusuals. This was the first major attack against Minerva in nearly 300 years, beginning with a series of devastating attacks on the west coast in 1562, the unusuals had broken their silence and began to push through the country, wiping out humans. As a result, the Minervan Military sent out thousands of the country's most powerful extraordinary individuals to oppose the unusuals, starting what was known as "The Great Siege", the second major war on Minervan soil. It was around this time also that Intelligent Unusuals began appearing.

Two years after The Great Siege began, in 1564, The Minervan Military would be re-organized and re-branded into an organization known as "The Purorigu". New military ranks were created as well as new training regimens, and a new base of operations was founded in what was pre-modern City A territory. The goal of the re-branding was to adopt newer, more modern approaches to combat and warfare, as their nearly 400 year old tactics were severely outdated and produced little results against the revolt of the demons. The Purorigu still exists today and is home to many of the strongest individuals in Minerva as well as the entire world. It was also around this time that "*The Demonic One*" revealed their identity to humanity. Their name was *Kojitenski Ankou,* though humanity simply referred to him as "*Ankou*". He was the most powerful Unusual in the world, and remains so to this day.

The second war raged on for much longer than The Founding War, lasting 80 years and spanning over 2,000 battles. The result of the second war was another victory for humanity, though most of the country had been completely ravaged in the process. The total cost of damages was well into the billions, which back in the 1600s was nearly impossible to cover. In the final battle of the war, the demons had lost too many of their numbers to continue pushing through the country, despite having regained control of nearly 35% of its landmass. In a last-ditch effort to thwart humanity, Ankou himself entered the war and fought against humanity. However, he was unable to overcome the immense power of the world's strongest extraordinary individuals, and ten of them combined their abilities together to seal away Ankou deep beneath the Earth. These ten individuals who sealed away Ankou were named the first ever Senshi.

Once again, humanity was safe from the threat of the unusuals. It took nearly a century to rebuild the country, but in the mid 1700s, Minerva started to return to normal. Throughout the 1700s and 1800s, numerous cities and towns were constructed throughout Minerva, and the entirety of the country had been explored with the exception of much of The Vernati Desert, as natural conditions were incredibly harsh there and most would die without proper gear. Without the presence of Ankou, the unusuals had no way of revolting against humanity. However, after the last of the 10 original Senshi passed away in 1723, the spell keeping Ankou sealed away started to weaken as there was nobody alive who was powerful enough to replicate it. As a result, humanity began preparations for the inevitable breaking of the spell, and for Ankou's eventual return.

Despite this, though, much to humanity's surprise, the spell keeping Ankou sealed remained strong for another 200 years. Throughout the course of those 200 years, The Purorigu often sent guards down to Ankou's chamber in order to check on the condition of the spell, as well as to record its rate of decay. After numerous calculations spanning the course of five years following the final Senshi's death, they calculated that the spell should finish decaying around the year 1900. Once this consensus was achieved, preparations for Ankou's return started to slow down drastically, as humanity now had a reliable time-table. If the spell decayed at a consistent rate, then humanity would have another 200 years of guaranteed safety.

However, the original mathematicians failed to take into account one variable, and this variable would prove to be fatal to humanity... they failed to take into account the fact that as a spell decays, its strength and potency also weakens drastically. This, combined with the increasing potential strength of Ankou, led to their calculations being decades off. In the early 1800s, when a few guards were doing their routine check of the spell's decay, they came to a horrifying discovery. The spell was weakening quicker than usual, and appeared to be speeding up its rate of decay. They did new calculations based on these variables, and came to a new year of reckoning, 1830...70 years earlier than originally anticipated.

Minerva entered a state of panic as people began to realize what was happening. The Minervan Government along with The Purorigu attempted to reassure humanity that all was under control and that a new spell would be applied to Ankou's chamber. However, on the inside, they knew that eventually they would need to face the wrath of Ankou once more. The years went on, and the spell continued to weaken at a rapid rate...eventually, in October of 1812, 18 years before their new prediction, the spell broke. Ankou escaped from his multi-century long imprisonment, and immediately wiped out all of the guards who were watching his chamber that day.

On October 18th, 1812, under the direction of the now freed Kojitenski, the unusuals launched an all-out attack on the Major City of Wakantobi, burning it to the ground and killing over 1,000,000 humans within the city and other areas within it's vicinity. This marked the first major unusual attack on Minervan soil in 250 years, and this war would last longer than both of the previous wars combined. The third war is known as "*The Reclaiming War*", and is currently still raging on to this day, though immediate tensions have declined significantly over the course of the last few centuries.

After the events of The Wakantobi Incident, The Purorigu stepped up its game in terms of training and scouting, sending numerous swarms of experienced fighters to the front lines to fight against the onslaught of demons. Due to the swift and excellent work of The Purorigu, the initial raids on Minerva only lasted a couple of months, ceasing significant activity in May of 1813. However, throughout the months of active raids and pillaging, much of the severe damage had already been done to the country. For the next coming decades, the war would remain active on a moderate-pace, with an average of 34 large battles occurring per year, meaning nearly 3 major conflicts per month, dwarfing both wars preceding it. This was due to the increase in population in both humans and unusuals, as well as the drastic increase in power in the unusuals, making forward progress unbearably slow for humanity. However, in 1872, an extraordinary individual like no other was born. This individual would go on to directly oppose Ankou 29 years later. Her name was Jun.

Sometime in the early 1800s, most-likely in the 1820s, a new organization of powerful demons was founded known as "The Mezurashi". The organization was adopted in order to provide a sense of hierarchy within the realm of Unusuals, with the members of the organization being assigned to different regions of Minerva and commanding armies of unusuals in each sector. The organization consisted of 26 demons of varying strength levels, separated into two echelons of 13 demons each, The Lower 13 and The Upper 13.

In 1901, an extraordinary individual named Jun would become the strongest and most skilled extraordinary individual to have ever walked the Earth. Her skills were simply unmatched by both her predecessors and those who fought alongside her. She was born with an incredibly rare ability in which she was able to acquire the strength and abilities of those whom she killed, an archetype known as a "Possessor". This allowed Jun's power and skill to skyrocket drastically with each Unusual she slew. It's because of this rare ability that the demons of The Mezurashi were terrified of her, and that she was able to kill so many of them consistently. This is also why Ankou desperately wants Hachiro killed, as he possesses the same rare ability as Jun.

Jun's family life is completely unknown, as she was discovered on the front steps of a home shortly after her birth. Her biological parents were never identified, meaning her last name was irretrievable. Her adoptive parents took her in and named her Jun as a symbol of her purity. As neither of her adoptive parents were extraordinary individuals, much of her training in her childhood was done by professionals, with her parents teaching her how to live outside of her abilities. Jun went on to enroll in an academy at age 16, graduate, join The Purorigu, and become a Senshi by the time she was 26 years old. She would go on to become the strongest extraordinary individual to ever live.

In 1901, Jun's platoon was sent on a mission to the Sanmyaku Mountain Range after numerous reports of Ankou's presence were sent in. She made her way out to the mountains and encountered him in a great valley. The two of them conversed for a couple of minutes before engaging in a great battle which would turn the tide of the war. Ankou was unaware of how cataclysmically powerful of a fighter Jun was, and as such, gravely underestimated her abilities. Jun swiftly overpowered him, sending him into a panic and causing him to flee from the battle. Ankou was shocked to see the techniques of his former disciples being used against him, a demonstration of Jun's Possession ability. This would be the first time in the war that Ankou was directly opposed and lost the battle. The two of them brought each other to their upper limit before Ankou conceded defeat and fled into the mountains. Jun was unable to catch up to him, and was forced to retreat. She was the only individual in recorded history to ever bring Ankou close to death, and she would remain the only one. It is because of this battle that Ankou is afraid of Possessors, and is hellbent on having every last one of them killed.

After their great battle, Ankou went into hiding as he was afraid of Jun. He was now aware that she was stronger than him and would be able to defeat him if she were to cross paths with him again. At this point in time, Jun had already slain a Takai-Mezu demon (Gakuto, slain in 1899), though his death wasn't enough for Ankou to realize how powerful she really was. It was only when Jun began to use Gakuto's abilities that he realized who he was dealing with. Despite his best attempts at keeping his organization safe, he was unable to save 5 more Takai-Mezu demons from being killed by Jun throughout the next 30 years, as well as over 50 Lower Rank demons. In total, Jun defeated over 2,000 demons in her lifetime, a number rarely reached by even the most skilled of fighters.

In 1945, Jun disappeared without a trace, with a lot of controversy sparking regarding what happened to her. When Jun was 73 years old, she wrote a letter to her husband Elrod whom she had spent much of her life fighting alongside. In this letter, Jun stated that she had spoken to a wise creature that she met in The Papilio Forest, inquiring about the origins of the war, as well as where the Unusuals came from. She stated that the creature revealed to her the truth behind the Unusuals, including information regarding where they came from and how the war began. With this newly acquired information, Jun wrote in the letter that she was going to travel alone to a "Dark and Far Away Place" to end the war. She was never seen or heard from since, leading many to believe she had potentially found Ankou's place of hiding, and was either killed or imprisoned by him. Other's believe she died of natural causes while attempting to travel to this land, as is told in her obituary from the year 1948, when she was presumed deceased after having been missing for 3 years. A tomb was constructed for Jun, located in The Papilio Forest.

Currently, Ankou has opted to remain in semi-hiding, rarely making appearances to anyone other than the members of The Mezurashi. Currently, these 26 powerful demons are attempting to spread their messages throughout Minerva in order to gain traction in the war by political means rather than by massive violent eruptions. However, despite this, the Extraordinary Individuals remain threatened, as it is the goal of the unusuals to wipe them out.

These were the events leading up to the current state of Minerva today. Humans and Unusuals (commonly referred to as demons/devils), are in their third major war, and it is up to the Extraordinary Individuals to put a permanent end to it.

## Timeline (INACCURATE, WILL REWORK)

**WARNING: THE BELOW INFORMATION IS OUTDATED!**

Below is a rough timeline of the major events that took place prior to the beginning of ***Tatakai no Mezurashi: Fighting Demons in a Steampunk World***. This timeline is based off of historical texts and extensive dating used to determine the precise moment of specific events within the world prior to Hachiro's 16th birthday.

### Legend:

BE = Before Extraordinary (Before the first known documentations of Extraordinary Individuals)

AE = After Extraordinary (After the first known documentations of Extraordinary Individuals)

~~~~~~~~~~TIMELINE~~~~~~~~~~~

**2500 - 2000 BE**

* *Stone carvings which dated back approx. 4500 years ago are discovered, detailing what appeared to be a series of trades that took place between two individuals. Perhaps the carvings were used as a way to keep track of goods and services. The names of the individuals involved are unknown, though it was written down that they traded primarily farmable goods such as wheat and rice.*

* *Qineja is the oldest and largest land formation in the world, home to almost 10 million humans. They are ran under an Imperial Government, and are split into numerous smaller provinces. They are unaware if other humans exist beyond the seas, as they do not have the means to explore the ocean. Only small rafts and boats exist, making inter-continental travel impossible.*

* *Ancient stone schematics are found in Qineja, dating back ~4300 years ago. This is the earliest recorded evidence of the construction of a city in the world.*

* *Mount Kōji, located in the center of Qineja, erupts, sending millions of tons of ash and debris across the continent, causing massive environmental consequences world-wide, including the loss of live stock and crops, leading to a famine.* *It would take hundreds of years for the country to fully recover.*

* *Qineja adopts a Monarchy in 1900 BU, though it is unknown who their rulers were prior to the 1300s BU, as all records have been lost to time. Qineja also renames itself to the Kingdom of Aldorei sometime in the 1500s BU.*

* *Fuija Island, located to the southeast of Aldorei, wishes to separate from the country in hopes of becoming their own self-governing nation. Aldorei refuses, and a small war breaks out between the island and the mainland.*

* *Fuija Island loses the war and is re-claimed by Aldorei. The island is renamed Jathax Island shortly thereafter.* *Another attempt at independence would be made a couple decades later, once again failing.*

~~~Data between 2000 and 1300 is still being recovered~~

**1300 - 1000 BE**

* *Earliest record of a political figure in human history. King Aldrich of Aldorei officially recognizes Jathax as an independent, self-governed nation.*

* *King Aldrich passes away at the age of 93.* *Prince Theo assumes the throne, becoming the new king of Aldorei.*

* *Aldorei enters a state of flourishment with the discovery of new resources generated via mining operations. Jathax suffers as a result of this, as their economy is too deflated to compete with Aldorei's newfound wealth.*

* *"The Great Hurricane" hits Aldorei, causing mass destruction to its coast cities and sending the nation into economic crisis.* *Jathax is unaffected by this disaster.*

* *Aldorei recovers from it's economic crisis, the nation rebuilds.*

* *Foreign travelers sail past Aldorei, capturing the attention of its inhabitants. They are amazed at the size of the foreign vessel, as they haven't been able to develop ships large enough to explore the ocean themelves.*

**1000 - 500 BE**

* *Mount Kōji erupts once again, 1300 years after its last major eruption. This one however is much less severe than the last, sending only half of its content into the air. Despite this, the country enters another, smaller famine, recovering within the next few decades.*

* *Jathax requests materials from Aldorei, in hopes of expanding their nation. Aldorei accepts, and Jathax expands.*

* *King Rhamid assumes the throne, and immediately places sanctions on the province of Jathax , as tensions have increased between the two nations over the centuries. This eventually leads to a civil conflict, as Aldorei and Jathax share territory.*

* *The civil conflict* *concludes after 14 years, with Jathax resigning to Aldorei, losing their independence. The two countries merge once again. Also around this time, Aldorei merges most of its provinces into larger territories, splitting the massive country into 12 regions as opposed to the 35 that existed prior.*

* *The first concepts of a galleon ship are mapped out and constructed, allowing Aldorei's residents to take to the seas, however it would be quite some time before these ships would be available for inter-continental travel.*

* *Aldorei's residents, being the only land formation currently known to them, decide to take to the seas in search of other potential lands. A team of sailors is created, and the "Expedition of the Great Sea" takes place.*

* *The expedition continues, with numerous smaller islands being discovered and charted surrounding Aldorei, however no other large land formations have been discovered. These islands are claimed for Aldorei and added to its territory.*

* *A large land formation is discovered in the northern seas, a land of ice and snow. Humans are discovered on this island, and they call it "Yevigar". The inhabitants of Yevigar are much larger and stronger than Aldorei's residents.*

* *The inhabitants of Yevigar visit Aldorei, and are shocked to see how far-along they are in terms of progression. They are introduced to the concept of hydro-power, using water as a source of energy to power things.*

* *Yevigar advances, becoming an ally of Aldorei. The two nations work together to help each other reach economic stability. Meanwhile, the Great Sea Expedition continues.*

* *The third massive land formation is discovered, also inhabited by humans. This land is known as "Remington". They are a sovereign nation similar to Aldorei with their own government. They are somewhat further along than Aldorei, and are hostile towards the pioneers of the expedition.*

* *Remington finds Aldorei to be a threat, and discovers their alliance with Yevigar. They order both nations to cease communications with Remington.*

* *Remington declares war on Aldorei. Yevigar and Aldorei form an official alliance, and the "War of the Vikings" begins. Two more nations are discovered around this time as well, "Skiens" and "Provest"*

* *Numerous small battles take place between the nations, with Yevigar and Aldorei taking an early advantage due to their combined military power. Remington is under high pressure and must act quick before they are taken over.*

* *Skiens enters the war. Provest decides to remain uninvolved, as they are still a developing nation.*

* *Remington invades Aldorei in the "Battle of the Brave". Thousands are killed in the battle which lasted 4 days. Skiens and Yevigar retaliate, invading Remington.*

* *The "War of the Vikings" ends. Remington and Aldorei are suffering economically and can no longer continue the strife. The two nations declare a truce. Remington remains under heavy surveillance by Aldorei, Yevigar, and Skiens.*

**500 - 0 BE**

* *Provest changes its name to Breling. Remington and Breling become trade partners, as each nation has a sought after resource, Breling and its gold veins, Remington and its crop fields. The two agree to defend each other if attacked by a third party, with an alliance soon to form.*

* *More efficient trade routes are established between Aldorei, Yevigar, and Skiens. The three form a triangle trade. Remington officially declares an alliance with Breling as the two are neighboring nations. Breling uses the same form of government as Remington.*

* *Remington is no longer considered a threat, and makes peace with Aldorei and its allies. For the first time in history since the 1200s BU, there is world peace. Skiens assumes control of the smaller islands surrounding it, expanding their territory.*
* *Six nations currently exist, Aldorei, Yevigar, Jathax, Skiens, Remington, and Breling. Unknown to humanity, there are still two more large land formations to be discovered. The world is currently at peace, and flourishing off of each other's resources.*

* *Mysterious technology starts washing up on the shores of Skiens, drifting in from the south. Nobody knows what it could be, but this sparks rumors that perhaps another land could exist south of Skiens which utilizes some type of ancient tech.*

* *Jathax is struck by a massive Tsunami, sweeping the country with water and causing billions in damages. The rest of the world comes together to aid Jathax in their recovery. Thousands are killed in the disaster.*

**1 - 500 AE**

* *In July of the year 1 AE, a boy by the name of Ark would be born to two individuals living in Aldorei. Ark was born with a mysterious star-shaped crest beneath his left palm, which doctors originally chalked up to a genetic mutation causing skin discoloration. However, in his early childhood years, Ark began demonstrating abilities impossible to perform by regular humans. He was able to cast magic, and thus became the world's first Extraordinary Individual.*

* *Ark was extensively studied by doctors, though they could not come up with a reasonable explanation as to where his abilities came from. As Ark grew into an adult, he utilized his magical abilities to help others around him, and was propelled to godhood within Aldorei, though he disliked the fact that he was being worshipped, as he saw himself no different than anybody else. Because of this, he started using his abilities less.*

* *A religion was created around Ark and his abilities, with many claiming that he had been sent by God to help the world prosper. Numerous statues, churches, and other forms of immortalization were constructed in his name.*

* *When Ark was an adult, he married a woman named Yangchi, and they had three children, two sons and a daughter. Their names were Dojima, Chan, and Kyo. All three of them were born with the same mark as Ark, and possessed abilities of their own. This was the beginning of the rapid spread of extraordinary individuals throughout the world. Kyo was the world's first female extraordinary individual.*

* *Ark's children rise to political power within Aldorei, eventually ranking directly beneath the King and Queen. However, one of Ark's sons, Dojima, has other plans for the direction of the country. Dojima, being the strongest of the three children, and eventually overpowering his old man, uses his abilities to overthrow the King and Queen and become the next king of Aldorei, King Dojima.*

* *Dojima, Chan, and Kyo all had children, further expanding the reach of extraordinary individuals across the nation. A massive tree of extraordinary individuals would be created after many centuries.* *A further history of extraordinary individuals can be read on their wiki page. The calendar used across the world was adopted after Ark's death, and is currently used to tell the year based on the birth of Ark.*

* *Remington and Breling enter an early industrial revolution after the discovery of many types of rare metals on their lands. Because of this, their market value skyrockets and they take hold of the metal trade.*

* *Skiens halts their monarchy for 6 years and temporarily adopts an oligarchy due to an emergency of some sort, though it is unknown what this emergency was, as no evidence other than a couple of texts referencing it exist. This would be the only time in history that Skiens ran under some other form of government. Some believe that this could have been because the Royal Family was under attack, or otherwise under some type of immediate threat, and had to flee the country.*

* *New military operations are initiated in Jathax in an attempt to prevent a civil war from breaking out, as the country had been forming a North/South divide over the last few decades. The operation is successful, and crisis is averted.*

* *Due to the increase in population of Extraordinary Individuals over the centuries, in the year 314, major conflicts arise across the world between the ordinary and the extraordinary due to a massive power imbalance, forcing government officials to take action to put restrictions on the usage of Extraordinary Abilities. This does not sit well with most, and a war nearly breaks out as a result.*

* *Numerous Extraordinary Individuals are arrested and imprisoned for breach of restrictions, leading to a revolt in 327 in which thousands are killed. This would spark one of the most major human-on-human conflicts in world history, a war known as "The Extraordinary War", the first ever world war.*

* *War rages on across the globe for another 12 years until the establishment of many organized military groups made entirely of powerful extraordinary individuals whose job is to mitigate the revolt and put a stop to the malicious use of extraordinary abilities. The war ends in 339 with new, heavier sanctions placed on the usage of extraordinary abilities. Now, abilities are only to be used for the purposes of work or self defense.*

**500 - 1000 AE**

* *A land formation is discovered to the south of Skiens. An incredibly complex civilization that had been prospering single-handedly for over 2,000 years, undetected. The inhabitants of this land call it "Corikas". They utilize ancient technology that hadn't ever been seen before. Also in this country exists a strange race of bird people called the Avians.*

**1000 - 1500 AE**

* *Another massive land formation is discovered, this time seemingly uninhabited by humans. The land was discovered by Aldoreian Explorer "Jeckel T. Minerva". The land was named "Minerva" after him.*

* *Aldorei mass-produces ships with the purpose of colonizing Minerva. A safe and efficient route to the newfound land is established.*

* *After 4 years of mass-production, hundreds of ships carrying Aldorei inhabitants set sail towards Minerva. The new nation is to be ruled under Aldoreian government (the king), until they are self-sustainable, after which Aldorei and Minerva will become independent allies.*

* *Colonization of Minerva takes place, the first families settle in Minerva, Remington continues expansion with Breling, the two nations are closest to Minerva, and request a triangle trade, to which the king of Aldorei, king Tybure, declines. Remington, knowing their military is weaker than Aldorei and its allies, ceases communications.*

* Residents of Minerva begin to notice strange apparitions appearing in the night, with most believing them to be ghosts. Accompanying these unusual occurrences were growling noises and sometimes displacement of objects or otherwise unexplained phenomena.

* Inhabitants of Minerva move inland and begin to notice physical creatures whom they identified as "Unusuals". These creatures were noted to have incredible speed and strength, with some taking on humanoid forms. Humanity lives alongside these creatures, but often has violent encounters with them ending in bloodshed. Eventually, they started sending out Extraordinary Individuals to defeat these creatures.

* *After many years of fighting these creatures, war ends up breaking out between the two races. The Founding War takes place in 1235, ending in victory for humanity. Unusuals are pushed back to the west coast. Humanity lives peacefully for another 300 years.*

* News of the presence of Unusuals reaches other countries, with many increasing their border security to prevent the entry of such creatures were they to take to the seas. No reports of Unusuals are made outside of Minerva at this time, though this would soon change.

**1500 - 1700 AE**

* *The Unusuals revolt in Minerva in 1562, under the direction of a powerful leader called "Ankou". They sweep through the western side of the country, pillaging towns and killing thousands as they make their war across the land. This starts the second war known as "The Great Siege". Word of the conflict reaches other nations, and they send in military personnel to assist.*

* *The Purorigu is founded in 1564 in order to re-organize Minerva's Military, increasing its strength and introducing new combat regimens that would prove more effective on the modern unusuals.*

* *The Great Siege ends in 1570 after 8 years of strife. Ten of the most powerful extraordinary individuals in the world come together and combine their powers in order to seal Ankou away deep beneath the Earth in a chamber, under a powerful spell. Once again, humanity has emerged victorious and Minerva survives, though 35% of the country was now in shambles.*

* *After the passing of the last Senshi to seal away Ankou, the spell binding him to his imprisonment begins to weaken. It is estimated that the spell would fully decay in the year 1940, though this first prediction was made with unseen errors.*

* *In the early 1600s, many foreign extraordinary individuals began sailing to Minerva to help the nation rebuild, as well as to train their abilities there, as Minerva now had the most powerful military in the world due to their new modern weaponry and techniques.*

* *The Vernati Desert is explored more thoroughly after the invention of new gear that would allow for safer travel through the perilous environment. During the day, temperatures soared well above 45 degrees Celsius, and during the night plummeted to well below 0 degrees. As explorers traversed the massive desert, they discovered a mysterious stone formation with what appeared to be a portal of some sort in its center.*

* *Explorers take note of the portal, but are unable to approach it as a magical force is keeping them away from it. They mark its location down on a map they had been scribing and leave.*

* *The presence of thousands of unusuals in the desert is noted, as this was the only place left in Minerva with relatively no human inhabitants. The total population of humans in the desert at this time was less than 1,000. The desert is labeled a high-risk zone, and a do-not-travel advisory is imposed.*

**1700 - 2000 AE**

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**2000 AE - Present**

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