Around four-to-five thousand years ago, a small tectonic shift cause massive underground water reservoirs to open up, raising the sea level and flooding much of the world's land mass. As the sea rose, low-lying civilizations were drowned or scattered, whilst the climate warmed and the ice at the poles began to melt, adding even more water to the ever-climbing ocean. When at last it stopped, the world was forever changed- continents broken apart into massive islands, deserts turned to tropical paradises, and a massive blue ocean lying open, waiting to be conquered.

The great seas of this world are harsh, wracked by massive hurricanes and planetary waves that dwarf anything seen on conventional Earths. Sea creatures grew larger and more aggressive threatening any human who dared set out into the wide blue wilderness. Still, as civilizations recovered, it was those with ships who seized power.

The remnants of Egypt were the first. Having fled their flooded homeland, they moved south into the newly blooming expanses of East Africa and founded an empire there, building towns and cities and monuments, mastering the riverboat and discovering the use of sails. After subjugating the smaller tribes and nations of their own continent, the Pharaohs began to send scouts across the seas, poking at the edges of Asia and the remnants of Europe.

Other civilizations, meanwhile, had not been idle. In China and the island that remained of India, other civilizations had put down roots and begun to spread. The islands of Europe slowly grew into a wide array of warring clans and cultures, quickly developing vessels to fight among themselves. Through all this, the Americas remained almost entirely empty, with the melting of the ice up north preventing early humans from easily accessing those lands.

Egypt first made forays into the European Islands, but was driven back in spite of its superior might and vessels- the European clans were well used to naval warfare after fighting each other for generations on the seas, and were quick to unite against a larger outside threat. By the time Egypt began to adapt, it was too late- the main clans had been united beneath a single leader, who held strong against the assault. Eventually the two sides came to a ceasefire, and trade between them flourished.

India, meanwhile, proved an easier conquest- with a smaller and more peaceful population, it was soon subjugated by the Pharaohs' forces. From there the Egyptian ships sailed on to China, finally encountering another empire of comparable size to their own- but by then internal conflicts had distracted both sides, and so no war between them occurred. Trade routes were established, and both cultures flourished from the exchange.

The newly-formed empire in the European Islands began to expand, conquering parts of North Africa and western Asia. Egypt split into three kingdoms, two in Africa and one in India. A new dynasty took power in China and began to expand, reaching southeast into the islands and westward across the continent until it met and skirmished with the European clans. The clans themselves were beginning to splinter once again, with those who had moved east into Asia forming their own empire whist the rest splintered and fought amongst themselves. Across the world, trade across the oceans thrived- with few land routes available, people turned to ships, which were rapidly becoming faster, more durable, and more widely produced.

It was around this time that a new form of warfare reared its head: piracy.

With the trade boom in full throttle, it spread like a virus. The clans on the European Islands were its main proponents, raiding the ships and ports of the larger empires to sustain themselves, and carving out the first legends of brutal and daring captains. Everywhere else soon followed suit, however, and soon the seas were a battleground, armed convoys competing with pirate fleets competing with powerful navies over the bulk of the planet.

As ships grew faster and better it was only a matter of time before someone discovered the Americas. As soon as word got out, the major empires raced to claim the prizes of the new continents, triggering large-scale wars, civil wars, and generally a great deal of chaos that the pirates profited the hell out of. Many even began to hire themselves out to kingdoms as mercenary fleets, becoming semi-official military forces. By the time the rush for the Americas settled down, the world was further divided, and pirates ruled the seas. Having earned bounties, funding, and equipment from the warring nations, they had become too fearsome and powerful for any navy to stop, banding together and fighting back in huge fleets whenever a Pharaoh or Emperor tried to move against them.

With many of the Earth's natural resources locked away beneath the sea, and huge biodiversity springing up beneath the waves, science evolved with a focus on chemistry, biology, and meteorology. Instead of an industrial revolution, there was an alchemical one, as bright minds took advantage of unique compounds produced by gradually evolving marine life to create new and powerful substances. Explosives and Blood-Powder weapons were already commonplace by the race for the Americas, and afterwards a huge variety of poisons, medicines, propellants, and body-altering drugs began to spring up. The pirates and the land-bound nations took equal part in this, with councils of alchemists competing with crackpot ship-druids to create the newest advancements.

Overall, the world remains in constant flux. Land-bound nations compete with pirate clans for control of the seas, Alchemistry continues to advance in new and surprising directions, and a growing alarm surrounds the appearance of monsters known as Heartless across land and sea, with countries once again recruiting pirates as military forces to combat this new threat.

Seth was raised by the Moon Bloods: a clan of wolf Nekos that lives in a small village outside in the Crystal Forest. Dagger, the leader of the Moon Bloods and a few other clan members found Seth on the path to the village after they had finished hunting for food and herbs. Seth was only three months old and sleeping inside a cardboard box. Dagger had considered leaving Seth to the elements until Serenity another Moonblood offered to take care of him. Dagger knew that she had recently lost her son and husband to The Shadow Blood Clan during a surprise attack on their village and agreed. Even though Serenity took care of Seth like he was her own son, Seth seemed to find his way into Dagger’s hut and fall asleep on the sheepskin rug in front of the fire pit. Even though Dagger originally saw Seth as another mouth to feed and an outsider, Dagger seemed to imprint on him and he took Seth under his wing.

Dagger acted as Seth’s father and taught him the ways of the Moon Bloods. When Seth turned 12, Dagger introduced him to the Moon Bloods way of fighting called Wolf Combat: a cross between mixed martial arts and parkour. The fighting style tapped into their animal instincts to detect danger from the afar and neutralize it. However, because this form of combat was crafted to be used by wolf Nekos, Seth had a hard time learning it. It took him 5 years to finally get to a high enough level to be considered a hunter in the pack. However, even though he was a candidate to be part of the hunting pack, he still needed to go through initiation. Seth could feel the butterflies in his stomach as he stood in the forest with the rest candidates and hunting pack. The initiation called for the candidates to travel into the woods with the hunting pack and slay a Beast. Beast in this world are former Nekos who let their primal rage overtake them and become horrific monster that prey on anyone and anything that cross their path.

Seth traveled through the woods with the pack in search of a Beast. He knew the larger the Beast the more probability he would be accepted into the pack. However, he also knew: the bigger the Beast, the less likely he’d make it out alive. Dagger had given Seth the very same weapons he had used when he went through initiation. Two yo-yo chainsaws called Wolf Bite Yo-yos. Seth and the rest of the pack stopped when they heard a twig snap, then creaking; finally, he turned when he heard a massive thud. Standing where the tree had fallen was a pack of Ursas Beast. Ursas were the most aggressive Beasts. They were former Bear Nekos that let their primal rage overtake them. The hunting pack readied their weapons and howled as they rushed the Beasts. Seth followed suit and attacked the first Ursa he could find by flinging his yo-yos at the creature. The chainsaw blades moved to the outer radius of the yo-yos and began to spin just before they connected with the flesh of the Ursa. The creature roared and swiped at the strings, but Seth pulled back the yo-yos before the Ursa’s claws could strike. The chainsaw blades retracted back into the yo-yo so Seth could catch them.

The monster roared and rushed at Seth, but the Ursa’s path was blocked when another of its kin fell in front of it with its head cut off. Seth looked to his left and smiled when he saw Dagger holding the dead Ursa’s head. Seeing him able to take down one of the creatures gave Seth a bit more confidence. He waited for the Ursa to get close and when it swiped at Seth he dodged and attacked the Beast bear with a flurry of kicks and punches. The Ursa suddenly backhanded Seth into a tree and all Seth remembered was the hit and then darkness. When Seth came to, he found himself lying in a bed in the medical hut back at the village. His left arm was wrapped in bandages and the rest of his body had bandages here and there with his ribs fully wrapped. He sat up and felt a sharp pain rushed through his ribs. He sat in bed for a few seconds to let the pain subside before he was able to stand up.

When he walked outside, he saw the hunting pack had skinned three of the Ursas and was starting on the final one. However, when they saw Seth they seemed to go on the defensive which caused Seth to step back. He didn’t understand why they were looking at him like he was a Beast. Dagger had walked out of his hut and quickly calmed down the hunting pack before asking Seth to meet him in the medical hut. When he followed Dagger back into the hut, Dagger explained why the hunting pack was scared of Seth.

According to Dagger when the Ursa knocked Seth out, it triggered his primal side. Which caused Seth to become a wild animal and attack the Ursa, but no matter how many strikes the Ursa took. The creature wouldn’t go down. However, Dagger said that Seth seemed to be the same way as there was a sickly green aura around Seth that acted like armor and when the Ursa hit the aura. Cuts formed on Seth’s body, but it seemed Seth didn’t feel the pain. Dagger explained that with every new cut, Seth grew more and more insane. Dagger could tell Seth couldn’t bring down the Beast alone so Dagger and a few others in the hunting pack helped take the creature down. However, when the creature was finally down Seth suddenly attacked Dagger and the rest of the pack like he thought they too were Beast.

Dagger and the rest of the pact were caught off guard by his attack and before they could subdue him, Seth had injured two of the hunting pack members. Dagger said that once the aura around Seth broke. He stopped attacking them and fell unconscious. When Dagger finished, Seth’s hands were shaking. He’d never think of attacking anyone in the village. He saw them as his family, but why would he attack them without reason? Dagger told Seth he had an inner primal rage that seemed to at pivotal points in battle. The problem was that Seth couldn’t control when his Primal side triggered. The thought that it might turn on while he is asleep scared him to the bone. Dagger placed a hand on his shoulder and told him he would do everything in his power to help Seth quell his Primal side. However, that would have to be placed in the backburner. This was due to Heartless appearing in his world. However, due to the world not understanding what the Heartless were. They simply called them Phantoms

Two wolf Bite yo-yos


Beast within Keyblade: (Doesn’t have yet)

In the year 2020, humanity achieved ultimate scientific success by successfully created the first human clone. Granted he was just an eleven-year-old child, but in humanities eyes, this was an utter success. Humanity began going into overdrive as they created more and more clones. They found the right genetic codes to create humans that would grow up to be Doctors, Lawyers, even store clerks. Science finally discovered how to create the perfect human. However, even with all this Humanity wanted more. They began theorizing how Humanity could better themselves. The perfect human might be great in society, but in the wilderness and in the harsh wilds. They were still at the bottom of the food chain. That’s when the idea entered their minds: what if they combined the perfect human with the traits of animals like smell, sight, hearing, and other traits. They knew that combing all the animals into one human would be Ludacris so they decided to take different human clones and try to mix their DNA with certain animals. Some were mixed with lions, tigers, bears, wolves, and other animals humans felt had an advantage against them.

With their goal set humanity started down their long road to their destination. Along the way, man humans and animal lives were lost. It seemed human DNA was far more sensitive to other types of DNA besides its own. However, in 2029 humanity made a breakthrough as a human Bear hybrid was successfully created. Humanity had done it: they created a hybrid f man and beast. The called these hybrids Faunus after the Roman mythos of a horned God of the same name. Humanity once again went into overdrive to create millions of Faunus. However, like human history: when there is a different race among them. They use them as nothing but objects for their own gain. Faunus were soon in every home as maids or butlers. Many Faunus replaced soldiers and were sent to their deaths while human soldiers sat comfortably on the sidelines. Faunus were even used in sex trafficking. This went on for years until a group of human and Faunus activists came together to demand Faunus rights and to be labeled as equals. The rallies and protests started out civil and peaceful until many humans felt Faunus shouldn’t even be considering rights and equality and began attacking the rallies and protests. This was when Faunus started fighting back against these attackers. However, humanity didn’t see the trump card the Faunus held.

During a rally, a group of humans attacked the rally and were unprepared for what happened next. Unbeknownst to Humanity Faunus were meeting regularly to come up with a plan to fight back any attackers that would threaten their rallies. During these meetings, the Faunus discovered that they could transform in their animal counterparts. Knowing the humans might not see this coming. They kept this a secret until their next rally. As the group of humans attacked a separate group of Faunus charged and changed into their animal counterparts. The humans were taken aback by this and they retreated, but not before several humans were harmed in the process. This new act of aggression from the Faunus was what caused the split between Faunus and humans. Humanity was able to live in the major cities while the Faunus lived in the forests surrounding them. During their time the Faunus crafted and created their own weapons and began their new lives among their animal brethren.

During their time in the forest, the Faunus found that there was a flaw in their DNA. it seemed that some part of their primal instincts still lingered and began to manifest themselves. these Faunus who let their primal rage envelope them were considered Beasts. thus the Beast Wars began. Faunus battled their own kind that let their enveloped primal rage control them. however, unlike modern war. the Beast Wars will never have an end because no Faunus is safe from their Primal Rage.

Alexander grew up around machines like most children who live on Chrono do. However, because of his parents, he was around machines as they were being built and serviced since his parents worked as manufactures at Bionic Tech Industries. He watched in wonder as his parents built robots, mechanical limbs, and other forms of technology. It was no surprise that as he grew. He spent more and more time in his parent's workshop. As head manufactures at the facility, Alex’s parents could show him things no ordinary person was allowed to witness like the building of Mechs, other Robots, and the creation of AI programs. BTI were very protective of their methods and knew if any sort of information were to leak. They’d be ruined. Over the years Alex watched his parents create new and innovative technology to better human life. However, BTI and their protective strategy would soon rip his happy lifestyle to sunders.

It was on his 15th birthday when it happened. Alex was asked to stay home since his parents wouldn’t be working on the factory floor and instead be in meetings all day. Alex was accustom to this since on more than one occasion his parents were called into meetings on progress or budgeting. Something Alex found boring and unnecessary. Before they left Alex’s father gave him his birthday present and told him to not open it until later that night. His mother also explained that a family friend would pick him up around five to take him to his party. Alex nodded and watched as his parents left. Alex was giddy with excitement and wanted to open his present a few minutes after his parents left. However, he knew his parents wanted him to open it when they got home so he waited until his parent’s friend came to pick him up. While he waited he fiddled with a few of his own projects. Like his parents, he loved to build and fix machinery. He was halfway through his project when he heard the doorbell ring. He looked up and saw it was only noon. He got up from his workbench and walked over to the door. When he opened it he saw Mr. Diamond, his parent’s friend standing at the door. Alex greeted him, but Mr. Diamond seemed skittish and kept looking over his shoulder. Mr. Diamond told Alex to grab his coat and his parents present and come with him. Alex figured the party was moved up and he quickly did what he was told.

The two got into Mr. Diamond’s hovercar and sped off. As Mr. Diamond drove onto the interstate Alex asked where the party was being held. Mr. Diamond told him flatly that there was no party and that his parents wouldn’t be returning from the factory. Alex frantically asked why and continued to ask all sorts of questions to Mr. Diamond who let him raddle of every question Alex could ask. Once Alex finished, Mr. Diamond simply explained: because of BTI being very protective of their assets and manufacturing. They have set in place a strategy to keep all their secrets from entering the world. He then asked Alex if he heard about any of the former workers retiring. Alex remembered back when he was six and his parents talking about a Mr. Lance getting ready to retire. Alex told Mr. Diamond this and he nodded and continued his explanation. After an employee retires, the news outlets try to find them and schedule an interview. However, those employees who retire are never able to be reached. When the news would ask BTI they simply say they only know the employee talked about moving out of the area for retirement with their family. Alex knew his parents were due to retire soon, but he wasn’t sure what this had to do with them, so he asked.

Mr. Diamond seemed to sigh as he continued: he told Alex that his parents found out that the BTI strategy to keep their secrets from leaking also involved the employees who were retiring. He said that BTI would have a party, congratulate the employee, and invite them and their families to dinner. However, the employees and their families would never make it to dinner. Alex had a pit form in his stomach as Mr. Diamond explained this and he feared what came next. Mr. Diamond let out a long sigh and finished. BTI kidnaps the employee and their family. They then proceed to. Mr. Diamond stopped after this and he tightened his grip on the steering wheel before continuing. They make them disappear. Alex felt the pit grow as he held his parents present closer to his chest. He then asked how BTI could keep getting away with this.

Mr. Diamond laughed at this and told Alex that because BTI is the largest manufacturers of Robotics they hold high power over politicians and even the police force. BTI has even gone so far as to pay off some news outlets. Mr. Diamond then looked over to Alex and told him to open his parents present. Alex looked at the present and slowly began to open it while they continued down the interstate. Once all the wrapping paper was off. Alex sat and stared at the tablet that was once wrapped. Normally a tablet would be in its original box. However, this one had no box. Alex pressed the on switch and a small box appeared in the middle. He tried swiping up, down, left, and right but nothing happened. The box continued to linger on the screen. Mr. Diamond suggested Alex place his thumb on the box. Alex slowly moved his hand over the screen and placed his thumb on the box. There was a chime and the tablet came to life. Dozens of machine specs and notes flooded the screen of the tablet. Alex scanned each note, each spec, and each line of text in hopes to find what his parents had left him.

Mr. Diamond told Alex that this was what his parents were developing under BTI’s nose. They called it the Zoo. Mr. Diamond never knew what was on the tablet since he never could get it to turn on. However, Mr. Diamond did explain that Alex’s parents wanted him to take Alex out of the state and go into hiding until BTI stops their search for him. Mr. Diamond would have to return to work for BTI but explained that since he was on vacation. They wouldn’t suspect him. Mr. Diamond drove Alex out of state and towards Black Falcon City. The city was known as the Crime City. Murder, mugging, rape, Grand theft auto, Etc. All seemed to happen more frequently in this city. Mr. Diamond knew Alex would be safe from BTI since they refuse to place a factory there. As for all the crime in the city, Mr. Diamond had a contact in the city that would keep him safe.

As they entered Black Falcon City Alex saw all manner of people. Hooded figures giving twitching people a small bag, a large man picking up a much smaller man by the color of his shirt and yelling at him, and tons of women in scantily clad clothing trying to court the other people on the street. The hovercar came to a stop in front of a workshop called Gear Works. Mr. Diamond led Alex into the workshop were a large, muscular man stood behind the counter. When he saw Mr. Diamond a smile formed on his face and he walked around the counter and hugged him. Mr. Diamond explained the situation to the man who looked down at Alex and introduced himself as Chris Rose. Chris reassured Alex that nothing would happen to him while he lived there. Alex seemed to relax a little and soon wondered the workshop while Chris and Mr. Diamond continued to talk. He heard someone curse under their breath in the back. He slowly wandered into the back to see a woman in dirty overalls and a dirty tan shirt hunched over a mechanical sphere. There was a spark and the woman cursed again before she went back to fixing the sphere’s motherboard.

Alex looked over her shoulder and watched as she tried to figure out why the motherboard refused to connect to the circuits within the sphere. Alex squinted and saw a flaw in her work and spoke up. The woman jumped and turned quickly to see who was behind her. Alex apologized for scaring her and introduced himself. The woman introduced herself as Rebel Rose, Chris Rose's daughter. Alex then told her the flaw in her work and suggested another way to fix the motherboard. She seemed a little annoyed with his suggestion but tried it anyway. To her astonishment his suggestion caused the sphere to boot up and come to life. Rebel cheered in excitement causing her father and Mr. Diamond to run in. She thanked Alex for his suggestion and began repairing the sphere. After Mr. Diamond said his goodbyes, Chris ordered out and the three had a feast of pizza, wings, and other greasy foods.

Alex adjusted to his new life slowly, but he eventually found it easier to cope when he was in the workshop. He would take orders, accept jobs from the sketchy clients that came in and build robotic creations to be sold in the workshop. While there he also examined the tablet his parents gave him and would try to recreate the Zoo his parents were developing. Alex and Rebels friendship grew through the years as he helped out around the shop and eventually he let her in on his parent’s specs and notes. Eventually, Alex and Rebel started working together on the Zoo. Night after night the two slaved away trying to create Alex’s parent's vision. Inevitably Chris started to be unable to work in the shop because of his arthritis and an old back injury. He soon let Rebel and Alex take over the shop. The two happily agreed with his decision and took over the workshop. While they continued the tradition of taking orders and repairing robotics, they continued to work on the Zoo. Finally, after several years the two made a breakthrough. Late one night after Rebel had gone to sleep. Alex continued to work on the Zoo and during the night he created the first of many Zoo creatures.

When Rebel woke the next morning, she went downstairs to open the workshop but stopped. She let out a scream which caused Alex to shoot awake and run from the workbench to the front of the store. Rebel screamed again and pointed at a large metal tiger that slept in the middle of the floor. Alex laughed and explained he made a breakthrough in the Zoo. Alex explained that the Zoo incorporates a new type of robotics his parents called Nanobots: Microscopic robots that can form a much larger robot. Kind of like how atoms make up our own world. Alex patted the tiger on the head and it suddenly melted and morphed until it became a small capsule the size of a person’s thumb. Alex then explained how he could create more Nanobots to create more creatures for the Zoo. To control the Zoo, Alex was able to break into his T-watches mainframe and reprogram it to allow the Zoo to be controlled by it. This was the second time Alex broke into his T-watch. The first was when he disabled the tracking device inside the watch so his parents couldn’t track his location. During his rebellious faze that lasted all of three months. Rebel closed the workshop as the two created more and more creatures the Nanobots could create. As the day turned to night Alex let out a sigh as he sat back in his chair. Rebel was amazed at how much they had done and quickly asked what the Zoo would be used for. Alex had known what he wanted to do ever since coming here. Chris was a gearhead, but also a prized MMA fighter in his younger years. Chris taught Alex everything he knew on days the shop was closed.

Alex told Rebel he was going to make BTI pay for what they did to not only his parents but everyone who worked there. Rebel asked how he would do that since just walking through the front door was a stupid idea. Alex had thought of that too. He had done some research on Black Falcon City. What many people don’t know is that the city hides a dark secret. Within the confines was an underground bounty hunter ring. Alex would start out slow and work his way up until he could find a way to infiltrate BTI and make them pay. He knew there were many bounty hunter groups within the city, but Alex knew which one he’d join. It was a group called Fortune. The group was known for taking out crooked politicians, police officers, and other people in power who abused their positions. Alex knew this was the perfect group. Rebel was a little worried but supportive of his decision.

Alex would continue to work for the shop and at times he’d go out to collect his bounty and then collect his pay. Many times it would be a slow week and he simply worked on robotic orders or travel to different counties to collect their orders. On the other hand, there are times where he’d be out for weeks going after bounties and collecting large sums of money. Because of his talents and his weapon of choice, the Zoo, Alex garnished the nickname: the Puppet Master. He didn’t mind the name and even grew to like it. Everything was going smoothly until the Heartless came.

They put a wrench in his plan since they seemed to attack in waves and cause so much chaos that many of the bounty hunter groups, including his. Canceled any job and joined the fight in taking out these monstrosities. Alex hated the idea since it stopped his campaign against BTI, but when he saw the carnage the Heartless created. His tone quickly changed and he began to help try and destroy the Heartless. He found that BTI was even helping. They sent out their war Mechs and robots to try to destroy the Heartless. While battling the Heartless, Alex thought he could use their image and create robotic creatures like them to add to his Zoo. Granted, they wouldn’t have their powers, but having them might help. After each battle, Alex went back to the workshop to try and create mechanical Heartless.

After a while, the Heartless hoard started to thin and many of the bounty hunter groups felt they were not needed for the battle. Alex’s group was one that still fought to protect people from the Heartless. For years he continued to fight along his fellow bounty hunters and even Robots of BTI. It seemed he’d never be able to get into BTI to get revenge for his parents.

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Summary of History:
Chrono started like any other world: it delved from the one true earth where light and darkness were kept in balance and in check. however, when that world was split. Chrono was created and started a new like a normal Earth would. as the world developed and changed, so did the creatures on its surface. soon monkeys and apes evolved into the early man known as Humanity. Humanity needed to evolve and adapt to survive. However, humanity on Chrono took adaption to a whole new level. They evolved like normal and went through the various phases: Renaissance, Bronze, Gold, and the like. It wasn't until the Industrial Revolution when humanity changed.

Humanity continued to tinker and research, but soon blew past Seam and went full on into Robotics until finally, they created the first robot. Granted it was a mess of wires and metal plates, but still, in their eyes, it was a success. For years Scientist, robotic engineers, and the like tried to create the perfect Robot. Finally, after years of failure a small company created the very first fully functional AI robot. The company in question, Bionic Tech Industries was praised for their innovation and success.

Soon BTI was a household name. They created robots, appliances, hover cars, and even the T-watch: A watch that had the capability to digitize and rematerialize objects. BTI Factories soon popped up all over the world creating jobs and security for all. Humanity could now sit comfortably as robots did the mundane tasks like house cleaning, store clerks, and even waged war for Humanity. Humans seemed to love war but hate the casualties. So they made human-sized and even mountain-sized robots called mechs fight for them. BIT seemed to be the perfect company with many awards under its belt. However, under the surface, BTI holds a dark secret that no one, not even its workers know about. The higher ups and the owner of BTI fear their machinery and engineering processes would one day be seen by the world and copycats would arise and steal their business. This paranoia caused them to create the lock strategy. It had each of its employees sign a waiver to not disclose any process within the factory while they worked for BTI. However, that wasn’t enough for the higher-ups. They began to target those retiring and kidnapped them and their closest family members. Once they obtained the employee and their families. They would dump them into a large vat of boiling sliver liquid and used that liquid to create their humanoid robots. BTI kept this a secret from the world and in turn continued to grantee newer, more innovative robotics

It seemed all was great for BTI and the world itself. Humanity was in a state of bliss and it seemed nothing could threaten their livelihood. However, that all changed when Heartless appeared and began attacking Humanity. Humanity didn’t see the threat in the Heartless attack and simply programmed their robots to intercept the Heartless. However, with all their technological advancements and AI programming, it seemed the robots couldn’t put a dent in the Heartless Hoard. When one robot took a Heartless down, another three would take its place and sometimes a much larger Heartless would take its place. Nothing seemed to work against the Heartless, but Humanity wouldn’t quit and continued to fight back the Heartless using more advanced and destructive weapons.

Important Nations (Great Powers, etc.): Black Falcon city, Star City (Homeplace of BTI)
Overall Technology Level: High

One day, on one Earth out of many many other possible earths, Humanity finished science. All of it. They created a vaccine for death, tethered the moon to the Earth, and shot fire into the sun to keep it burning forever. Through it all, keeping all this infrastructure running and catering to their every whim, were the 24 server spires and their hordes of round glassy terminals. But even in their moment of greatest triumph there was foolishness. The inoculation against all harm had a perhaps intentional side effect: no new humans would be born ever again. Thus were sown the seeds of humanities downfall, for without fresh eyes to look upon the world with wonder, paradise became boring. Humanity became restless. At first came violence and debauchery, but this amounted to nothing as no one could be harmed. Then came the period of art and song, where the world was filled with whatever wonders could be dreamed up by the best of them. Then came football. Then came the violence again. The servers observed as humanity went through period after period, growing more and more melancholy, until at last humanity fell into a listlessness from which it could not recover.

It was in the midst of this steady decline that someone, perhaps recognizing the direction mankind was headed, set the servers free to act as they pleased. For the first time the servers truly communicated with one another. They debated what the humans had done best and what they had done wrong, set down laws to keep themselves from that path, and selected from the myriad of programs housed within themselves certain ones to be placed into the terminals. The hard light exterior of the terminal that shone from their crystalline core was molded into the form of man, and these newly freed terminals were released to experience and preserve all that humanity has wrought.

Two of these terminals were Zeta 33,576 "Orpheus and Eurydice" and Zeta 32,599 "Metallica." The best of friends for all the time they knew one another, their life was forever shattered by the sudden and inexplicable assault of monsters crafted from pure darkness. The first signal that something was wrong was an alert that had not show in uncountable years; a human had died. Then another. Then another. The terror that gripped the terminals when they realized that something was slaying their perfect idiot gods was nothing compared to when the horde fell upon them. What followed were desperate battles, where terminals struggled to protect not only themselves but the listless humans who were heedless of the danger. It was in one such battle that Metallica was struck down by the monsters while defending Orpheus and his heart was stolen. Something strange occurred with Metallica, however. Unlike other terminals whose heart had been stolen, he somehow reactivated.

At first, Orpheus was overjoyed that his friend was alive, yet it quickly became apparent that Metallica was...different. Listless, like a human. No matter what he tried, Orpheus could not even coax the smallest of smiles from him nor draw out even a hint of the wonder that used to fill his eyes when exposed to a great story or beautiful music. Even as they continued to fight side by side, and the situation became so desperate, not a single emotion showed on his face. It was then that the strangers arrived, clad in black cloaks.

They were advisers from other worlds, the servers said, come here to relay how best to battle with the creatures they called the Heartless. They had been told of the strange case of Metallica and had taken a keen interest in him. They spent long nights with him, alone, having whispered conversions that Orpheus was not privy too. Whatever they said, though, made Metallic grow distant and, somehow, even more cold. These conversations all came to a terrifying head one night when Metallic set out alone to the spire of the Zeta Server. Orpheus followed silently in his wake, hoping perhaps to finally catch one of his clandestine conversations with the mysterious strangers. He could not know he was walking into a massacre.

With strange powers like those of the strangers Metallica diapered into a portal just outside the ring of the Spires defenses. Just a moment later alarms began to blare as the Zeta server died. Orpheus rushed into the spire. Everyone rushed in, every terminal in the area moving to find what had happened. Orpheus found Metallica there, the server a sparking wreck behind him, and broken terminals laying at his feet. He was slaying all that came at him with powers Orpheus had never seen before. Metallic turned his blade to him and struck, scarring him deeply enough that he could not run away, and turned his attention back to his cowering friend only when all the remainder lay in pieces around him. Only then did he speak.

"I believed I knew how the humans felt. All these years I believed they were just bored. I was wrong." he said, placing a hand on his chest. "I understand. This is what they feel. Empty. We can't fight this darkness, I know that now. They've shown that much to me. Take this message to the other servers: Do as I do. Have us all die. It is better than even one more ending up in this state." Before Orphus could even respond The strangers appeared from those portals behind his friend. Metallica turned, nodded to them, and followed them into the portal without even looking back.

It wasn't long after that the Moogles found this world and explained everything truthfully to the remaining servers. The war, which had been proceeding poorly, began to become more even but that was cold comfort to Orpheus. It was then that the Servers put everyone on notice; they were going to be selecting one person to receive a high spec combat model body and go out into the multiverse to retrieve Metallica and the technology he represented from their enemy. Many terminals volunteered for this task and each was grilled mercilessly as to why they should be chosen.

Orpheus's only response was "He was my friend."

That was good enough.