Leviathan Empire

The **Leviathan Empire** is a major protagonist faction in the Leviathan Lore, being the namesake for the entire lore. They appear as the protagonistic faction in almost all of the arcs and fractures with the exception of the 2075 arc, where they serve as a deuteragonist faction.

## Overview

The Leviathan Empire has existed for two centuries and has grown those years with various technological advancements overtime, becoming smarter and stronger than their foes. Formerly using swords and other melee weapons, the Leviathan Empire eventually began using firearms and even manufacturing their own, such as the AKR-01. They have members in the near thousands, making them one of the most largest empires ever to exist. However, they struggled with family losses, many who died in war or fighting. Despite these losses, this didn't impact the Leviathan Empire and they continue to rise as of 2045. They are one of the most strongest factions in the entire Leviathan Lore, with only the Windrunner Empire being second powerful.

## History

### An empire begins

The Leviathan Empire's origin are unclear. Though, the first known leaders of Leviathan were King Garet Leviathan and later Prince Father Leviathan, who ruled in the early 1870s before Garet's death in 1851, making Father Leviathan the new king of Leviathan. At some point, Father Leviathan meets a woman, who eventually would become his wife and be crowned queen of Leviathan, which was opposed by his royal subjects due to the tradition of having a single leader. They then had their first son Eren Leviathan in 1903, and eventually have more children. However, when Sigurd Leviathan was born in 1942, Mother Leviathan died due to complications related to the birth process, which put Father Leviathan into a deep state of sorrow, and blames himself and Sigurd for her death. After Sigurd and Father Leviathan die in an home invasion in 1987, Leviathan was left without a leader for half a decade until Eden Leviathan took over Leviathan and became the new king after he was presumed dead for years. He then marries time traveler Damasca and at some point they have a child named Ragan Leviathan. Due to Damasca not being closely affiliated with Leviathan and is frequently gone traveling, Ragan despises her and has a close relationship with Eden, who becomes the prince at the early age of 10.

### 1960s-1990s

By the late 1950s, Leviathan was heavily opposed by the townsfolk due to starting unnecessary wars with other nations and wasting resources on the war efforts, though an assassination attempt on Eden was diverted and the assassin's entire family including himself were hung publicly, with Eden telling the people that this is what happens when someone tries to kill him. Feeling powerless, the people decided not to try to assassinate Eden anymore due to the risk of being hung and valuing their families. Eden then decided to leave the area with Ragan and settled somewhere else, leaving Damasca behind and unaware. In the 1960s, it became clear that Leviathan was no longer a monarchy anymore and no longer had any control over their kingdom. Eden then decided to turn the Leviathan Empire into a fascist party which promised wealth and riches to the poor and taxes on the rich. This ended up being very successful, as the poorer population were provided with high paying jobs and money was taken from the pockets of the rich and given to the poor, turning the poor people into the most wealthy and successful men and women.

However, they weren't met without backlash, with the rich scolding Eden for turning his back on them. He then decided to have them killed, which was opposed by Ragan who was then accused of supporting the "corrupt population". The Leviathan Fascist Party eventually would crumble when the United States declared war on Leviathan due to Eden's treatment of immigrants, especially U.S citizens. Unprepared for war, the Leviathan Empire struggled to fight against the strong forces of the US Army, who barely managed to fight them off. Eventually, the war came to a stalemate for years until Eden's death, forcing Ragan to decide the fate of Leviathan himself. Left with no other choice, Ragan decides to stop the US soldiers from coming in to begin with, as they arrive via boats. Ragan builds flak guns and artillery which are used to destroy the boats arriving to the beaches, stopping most of the US soldiers from arriving. When the US soldiers tried to enter via aircraft, the majority of their aircraft were destroyed by artillery. The general, deciding that there is no way to continue this war, formally surrendered to the Leviathan Empire and formed an armistice in 1976, four years after Frevian Leviathan formed a brief alliance with the Windrunner Empire. Ragan's body was then cryogenically frozen in 1979 as part of an experiment, leaving Leviathan without a leader once again until Frevian took over in the early 1980s, and turned the Leviathan Empire into a military corporation.

### 1990s - 2010s

The Leviathan Empire became very influential in the 1990s, responsible for fighting the Drachens, an infamous German criminal gang, and the Windrunner Empire, whom broke their alliance by attacking Leviathan forces. However, at some point, Frevian steps down in order to take care of his family, prompting Lars Leviathan to be made as the new leader by Leviathan's followers despite having no leadership experience. Shortly after he was made leader, Lars was frequently stressed, being worried that he couldn't lead Leviathan as well as his past counterparts did. Nevertheless, he continued the fight against the Drachens and the Windrunner Empire, alongside his brother Ethias Leviathan who was always by his side. At some point, Lars meets a woman named Lupe, and they fall in love.