Divine Kingdom of Kain

The **Divine Kingdom of Kain (Kain Divine Kingdom)** is the second strongest nation on the planet Yggdra and the main rival of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Background

Kain is considered to be one of the oldest countries on Yggdra, it is a religious nation that worships the god Ashir. Their long lasting rivalry with the Gra Valkas Empire has divided the world in two. But in terms of overall power, Kain is somewhat lagging behind in comparison to the Gra Valkas Empire in terms of military prowess and technological development, regardless they remain the only country that has the capability to resist the Empire in a meaningful way, but it's more than likely that in the event of an all out armed conflict, the Divine Kingdom of Kain will lose in the long run.

## Technology & Culture

In the story, it is said during Chapter 58 when the Prince arrives in the United States and takes a tour in a museum that World War 2 United States share striking resemblance to Divine Kingdom of Kain's aircrafts and vehicles.

It is most likely that it's showing resemblance between United States carrier based aircrafts such as the F-4F Wildcat and Divine Kingdom of Kain's own aircrafts. Unsure if they are talking about Divine Kingdom of Kain's own carrier based aircrafts or talking about the air force (in this case perhaps army).

For vehicles, it is perhaps talking mostly about United States tanks like the M3 Lee and M4 Sherman medium tanks, and the iconic Willys Jeep, and other such land vehicles.

Another point in the story is in Chapter 125 when Gra Valkans intelligence officers are deciphering American language, that they note the similarity between the two languages. Although the sentence structure have to be orientated differently, they share similar letters. They deviate in grammar and words. Admiral Caesar is also capable of reading American publications due to his knowledge in Kainian.

It is unknown just what kind of military the Divine Kingdom of Kain possess, whether they field all or most of United States world war 2 level tech or mostly technology during the beginning of the war and pre war.

It is also unknown what degree of understanding of nuclear physics they posses, as then Deputy Director Gesta recalled during his negotiations with the neutral Havur Kingdom that it's of upmost importance to ensure that Havur doesn't fall under Kainian influence, this likely means that they are aware of the capabilities of heavy elements such as uranium which Havur is rich with deposits.

## Chronology

The Divine Kingdom of Kain was in a Cold War with the Gra Valkas Empire for many years, with war between the two inevitable.

It said that the Kingdom was inferior to the Gra Valkas in terms of resource strength, overwhelming production capabilities, advanced technology, and superior military strength. The Gra Valkas Empire was in the state of being able to destroy the Divine Kingdom of Kain and to take conquer of the world.

However, because of the sudden world transfer phenomenon, the Gra Valkas’ mainland found itself in Elysia. Although the Gra Valkas Empire lost huge swaths of colonies, they recalled most of their forces in order to prepare for the invasion of the kingdom prior to the transfer. Aside from any forces that were stationed in overseas military bases, the empire still retained the vast majority of their military.

After the transference of Gra Valkas Empire, due to the sudden loss of a strong rival, it seems that the Divine Kingdom of Kain is now currently in control of the world of Yggdra, but this is yet to be confirmed. It is unknown whether it will be involved in the main story or simply just background information about Gra Valkas Empire history.