The Paradimensional War

## 2023

In the year of 2023, across various countries, odd crater-like gates opened in the sky, and the ground split open into sinkholes. These socalled "Breaches" released several humanoid beings known as depthborn, or as they are known to humans, Demons. They crossed the border between the cold below and cosmos, as said border broke due to unknown circumstances. This is called the Paradimensional or Pararealm War, in which the rift, the barrier between dimensions, simply snapped, allowing beings from other dimensions to invade cosmos.

It all started in the Antarctica, where the so called 'Origin Breach' opened up right in the center of the antarctica, and the first Depthborn, treacheryborn to be precise, escaped.

The Paradimensional War lasted 5 years total, while the Depthborn boasted a uniqe power called "Qi", other beings such as Celestials and Fey quickly came to aid Humanity. The snapping of the rift also released tons of Qi into Cosmos Air, which reacted with firearms, making them combust when shot. Any Being capable of using Astral Qi, such as Oracles, Archfey, Celestials and the likes are able to grant a "Sigil" upon another, which essentially is a Soul-Binding Contract. Due to these Sigils and their newfound allies, Humanity kept their attackers at bay this way, but couldnt turn the tide properly.

In the end, the depthborn and the Humans agreed on a Peace treaty, though while the official war was over, demons made sigils with humans, granting supernatural abilities to anyone and their Mother. In the end, the demons silently won the war, HUmans gained power beyond comprehension...but a lot of depthborn did not care if their recipient is a child...a serial killer...as long as they got a sigil, they were unbothered.

## Age of Armageddon

The Demon invasion lasted 2023-2045. Any survivor from that timespan is called the “Pre-Generation” or “Original Generation”, which in History is referred to as the “Age of Armageddon”. Those of this Generation survived in the harsh conditions of the war, fought against non-mortal beings with no magic or sigils whatsoever, surviving clashes with near-immortal beings, and powers beyond human belief. It is safe to say whoever can survive that is incredibly tough to begin with, and the few who have gained either a Sigil or trained themselves to adapt to QI did not grow any weaker. The pre-gen’s age ranges from 55+, since they’d have to live from 2023 till now (2078), however those of that Generation still fit to fight are among the strongest Qi users out here, thanks to their experience.

## Age of Greed

2045-2060 is gen 1, the first Generation after the Pararealm War. It is also refered to as the age of Greed. Resources were few, and people had to fight for scraps to survive. Many with enough resources to help others refused to share in fear, those who grew up in such a age are strong as they adapted to surviving with few, and often show signs of being greedy, but also business-savvy. They known how to survive in the midst of the Post-Apocalypse

## Age of Redemption

2060-2075 is gen 2, the age of redemption, where humanity and its allies managed to build up a stable economy and civilization after the Pararealm war. The Human Population started to explonentially increase, and hope for a normal world was thriving.

## Age of Rebirth

2076-now (2078) is gen 3, the age of rebirth, the age we currently hope to live in a normal, functioning civilization again.