Temasek Archives

A history of Nature City.

## Pre-War

### Year 20XX

Temasek, or as other nations call it, 'Nature City', is a prosperous nation where man and nature are wedded together in harmony. Like some nations, it adopted the 'Seasonal Guardian' superhero system to face threats by villains out to disrupt its order. Its economy is fueled by tourism and trade. The Garden Rulers work with the city's government to ensure peace and stability for its residents.

Many animals have been tamed to serve the needs of the city's human population, and the best of them were their Kings, who dwell in the Wild Areas. Of course, we raise our livestock and fish for food, and the police have their dogs, but there are those with a function in society. Some serve as pest control. Other serve as living plant grazers. The wolves, with other predatory animals, were those who hunted monsters that threatened Nature City. But then, this went wrong.

### Prelude to the War

A certain wolf who was resentful of human dominance over nature gathered together like-minded supporters. He told them that they were being enslaved by humanity, and that they must overthrow it to bring balance to nature. Those who disagreed with him are exiled and written of as "Mutts", not real wolves. That wolf declared himself the Wolf King, not just a mere pack leader, advised his underlings to play nice with the Garden Rulers and the Guardians they lead until the assembly comes.

At the Assembly, the Wolf King ranted about the superiority of humans over animals, and told the Garden Rulers that they must overthrow humanity to ensure the safety of nature. They disagreed with him and his followers, and denounced them extremists in their beliefs. Rejected by the Rulers, the Wolf Kingdom led an all-out war on humanity and their protectors, the Seasonal Guardians.

## The War of the Wolves

The Wolf King and his armies devastated whatever nation he arrived at. This was the moment Nature City was thrown into massive chaos. Many seasonal guardians along with the Wild Area's notable figures such as the Seven Beast Stars sided with the City and defended man against the wolven onslaught. But there are those who turned traitor, and sided with the Wolf Kingdom. These guardians were no longer mentioned by the city residents, except as a warning. Meanwhile, there were wolves who decided to betray the Wolf Kingdom to give secret help to the guardians. Sadly, they were struck dead by the Wolf King's most trusted generals. The guardians were divided on what to do while the war dragged on, with casualties mounting up on all sides. Some advocated all-out assault, others preferred to be more cautious. They were at their wit's end for the first time...

### A New Hope

Somehow, among the Seasonal Guardians, eight young men and women arose. They were determined to stop the War of the Wolves at all cost, to secure peace for Nature City. We all know that they were seasonal guardians in training back when the war started, but they decided to face the Wolf King head on. They went to confront his armies and fought his generals for a long time before meeting him. They wanted him to face judgement, but the Wolf King refused. The eight heroes then told him: "We swore to chase you away from this world if you refuse to repent." The Wolf King battled with them, and seeing that he and his armies are unable to match them in strength, he and his generals fled, taking the kingdom with them. The Eight chased them to a desolate place we now call the Wastes Beyond, and they fought with the wolves until they were tired. When the Seasonal Guardians fled the Waste Beyond, they sealed the gate leading to the place to ensure that the wolves won't terrorize the nations again.

But at a cost. The Wolf King is also a powerful mage of sorts, and out of anger that he and his servants were exiled, he pronounced curses on each of the eight Warriors. I hear that six of these brave souls died cursed after the War of the Wolves, but then, two survived, their identities known only to their families.

The nations rebuilt themselves after the War. Meanwhile in the Boundary of Rot, the stragglers from the Wolf King's armies were sheltered by the Mutts he exiled. They lived among them, now having no home to come to. These wolves joined the Mutts in their duties of patrolling the boundary for the Wolf King's minions who sneak to the world to find a way to bring the Wolf King back. The Beast Stars patrol the Wild Area, perhaps protecting them and their denizens from the wolves. I hear that one of the Beast Stars has hidden himself and his existence from the world. The other nations and Temasek worked together to build a school to train the Seasonal Guardians: Four Seasons Academy. They knew that the Wolf Kingdom may plan to return for revenge on the eight heroes and their children...so they need to train the next generation of guardians to protect humanity.

The first principal of this superhero institute met Nature City's prime ministers and the remaining two members of the eight heroes, or as many call them now, The Eight, The Octet Legends, and more. Since then, only the Four Season's Academy principal down to the current one knows the true identity of the remaining legendary warriors. Currently, it's possible that the Eight have descendants after the war before their demise, but who they are, no one knows.