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# I N T H O S E A N C I E N T D A Y S.

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Veritasum Fabula Chapter III: **In Those Ancient Days** is the chapter of the Veritasum Fabula that contains a collection of storylines that takes place in the world of Azurestahl in the Ebb. This is where the main stories of the universes are collected. Chapter III consists of three collections: ***Canon Mainline***, ***Extended Universe***, and ***Slice-of-Life***. All of which follows the same path of development, coming from content created in the official Discord server. The narratives, messages and related content covers anything that involves Gi Earth and it's surrounding heavenly bodies to some extent, covering any topic or theme that is published into canon.

## C a n o n M a i n l i n e

The **Canon Mainline**'s story is the roleplay-based storyline written and produced by FlotaHipper, (slot) and (slot). It is set in Gi Earth and follows various stories from around the world following a variety of characters. The story is structured in an episodic form, and compiled into seasons.

As of Season 1: The Ballad of White Admiral Shiba, Canon Mainline is told in various perspectives during the Exeter on Sunduq Qawsid, in White Admiral Shiba's campaign to conquer territories in the Iraewadic World.

# Season 1: The Ballad of White Admiral Shiba

*Main Article: Season 1: The Ballad of White Admiral Shiba***Kanneda Kazimir Kutsnetsov Shiba** (**K.K. Shiba**), or better known as **White Admiral Shiba**, the founder and commander of the Shikotyevo Far West Navy Fleet remains under the protection of Shikotyevo–Khiynov-no since the Exeter on Sunduq Qawsid (صندق قاصد). This was after his publicised involvement of the defeat of the Assamani Navy during the 144 Invasion of Assamenia. There have been many attempts made by Yharnam and the Iraewadic World to locate Shiba. Season 1 covers the story of the hunt for the austere White Admiral of the Far West.

Shiba is among one of the most popular personalities in Shikotyevo–Khiynov-no. Cultivating public relations off his career as a successful tactician and military theorist which made part of his image. The amendment of power by the government leveraged by his prowess and potential as a major propaganda piece, Shiba was regarded as one of the most powerful men in the country.

In the Enpassim–Exeter (inter-crusade) Yharnam Crux (144—present day mdy). War against the Iraewadic World were complicated by the involvement of Shikotyevo–Khiynov-no and sought to maintain secure control of their interests and to defend lines of communications between the crux and the Alean Sea. The Yharnamese and Assamani Navies wanted a naval force which could counter the Far West Navy Fleet.

## Episode 1: The First Order

Azurestahl in the Ebb Mainline begins in the Siege of Port Parakeet, 11 Mournantry, 144 mdy. The Healfbahr Guardian was under siege by the Yharnam Crux Blue Water Fleet for two months since Freundary. Under orders from the navy, the Yharnamese aerodrome ship (aircraft carrier), SBY Figure was ordered to intercept, engage and destroy the Yahshud 21 frigate squadron. Thereby keeping the Aram-dib Šarrumanate Navy (ASN) contained in the Lemur Channel and away from Yharnam Crux's shipping lanes.

The attack by Yahshud 21 was intended by the greater naval strategy of weakening the Yharnamese blockade to allow navy and merchant vessels further past the Lemur, allowing to strangle Yharnam's holdings in the region. Yahshud 21, under command of (~) planned to use it's two fast groups of five modern Gunsmel-class frigates to lure out, and damage the Yharnamese navy's flagship, SBY Figure enough to render it inoperable. They prepared the Yahshud 14 frigate squadron to reinforce the main squadron.

## Episode 2: Sakura Train

20 years ago before the Siege of Port Parakeet, in the capital city of Shikotyevo, Shiba worked as a