Earth-199998

**Earth-199998**, is the universe in which the events of the **Valentine Cinematic Realm** take place.

## History

### Pre-Big Bang

At some point prior to the Big Bang and the creation of the universe, a meta-real being (which would later be named the Demiurge by early Gnostics) entered the space (then non-space) which the universe would later occupy. This being would create what is now recognized as material reality, which refers to all things which physically exist and can be seen, sensed, or proven to exist tangibly. The Demiurge feeds on lower realities and their material realities, and created the material reality of Earth-199998 in order for it to grow unsupervised for it to feed upon later, much in the same way a farmer plants crops in order to harvest them later. In the Demiurge's creation of material reality, it created the point in space which would later expand into the known universe as the Big Bang.

### Early history

Much of the early history of Earth-199998 is similar or identical to the history of Earth-199999.

### 200 B.C. - 400 C.E.

At some point between 200 B.C. and 400 C.E., humanity first made contact with the Demiurge. It did not attack, as reality was still not ready for its 'harvest', but the encounter may have led to alterations in Gnostic beliefs.

### 1970s

In 1971, Paul Hermann was born in an isolated East Coast town to Meredith French, a florist, and Samuel Hermann, a Catholic parish priest.

In the mid- to late-1970s, Maureen Valentine was born to Nancy and Charles Valentine in Bay City, Michigan, where she would remain for the rest of her life.

### 1980s

In 1984, Paul Hermann's mutant abilities began to manifest when he was bitten by a rat and was able to shapeshift rodent characteristics.

In 1987, Paul Hermann began education to become a pastor at his local parish. During this education, he began experimenting with his abilities, as well as studying Gnosticism.

### 1990s

In the early 1990s, Paul Hermann took over his town's parish from his father. Within a year, his teachings became divorced from traditional Catholic teachings and began to veer into Gnostic beliefs, particularly discussions of the Demiurge, and incorporated personal beliefs regarding his mutation which often revolved around the transference abilities of blood. He gathered a small group of supporters from his congregation, many of whom were also mutants, and began to travel the United States to preach his beliefs.

At some point during the 1990s (likely mid- to late-1990s), Maureen Valentine met Father Paul Hermann, then disguised as Gambit, and entered into a relationship with him, conceiving a child a year later. At some point during the pregnancy, Hermann convinces Maureen to name the child Victoria. One month before the child's birth, Hermann would abandon Maureen Valentine, to give birth on her own to Victoria Valentine. The same year as Valentine's birth, Simon Ley would be born to Morgan and Nicolas Ley.

Likely within a two year period of Valentine's birth, Caroline would be born prematurely, but would be abducted from the NICU by Sakaaran Imperial slavers and sold to ECLIPSE Laboratory, the same illegal laboratory which would produce Venus and had already created Rocket Raccoon.

In what would be the late 1990s on Earth, the planet Uruk was attacked by a Kree army, and the town of Enki was mostly destroyed in the assault. The High Priestess leader of Enki, Bisharo Te Na Uzura, left the town in the hands of her daughter Inanna Te Na Uzura and left the planet to search for the Kree Accuser responsible for her home's destruction.