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==Prologue: The Ages Before (334 Evillious Chronicles Years (E.C.Y) until 984)  == ''“Empires rose and fell over the last many centuries; today, with the planet dived by more than one superpower, who knows when one will collapse to the other. Either a unification or war will occur if this will be inevitable within our generation.” ''

– Zheng Zedong, Advanced Placement Textbooks on the History of Gaia, 980 Edition

In the year 334, in the eastern side of the continent of Bolganio, a family had set up a kingdom that should last to stand the test of time. They migrated to the eastern region because their ancestor’s empire, Tasan, was stripped from power of the then-divided nation, Ra Tasan and Re Tasan in the 1st Century – before being swallowed by the then-growing Beelzenian Empire. The old family’s name was the Tasans; the family’s name now is the Guangming and their kingdom is the Xie Kingdom. Their intentions are as follows:

1)       They want to regain power of a nation. Throughout history, a typical, mighty nation has risen in power before their inevitable downfall. In any cases, this should last longer than any other civilizations in the world. It has been a rival of the Magic Kingdom of Levianta, but Tasan declined after the former’s sudden decline.

2)       For so long at the time, the eastern region of Bolganio, Akuna, was unknown to the western Evillious region. For the majority of the history, Akuna remains uncharted; thus, not much exploration or trade was conducted. There is, however, at least one known collection of nations that was off the coast of the continent itself; most were concentrated in the small continent of Zakokinda, while the rest were recorded in the island nation of Jakoku.

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"">3)       <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">They wanted to make sure they don’t make the same fate as Tasan’s last emperor, Ang, with a divided, unstable land. After the “Great Leviantan Catastrophe” in the year 13, Tasanians rebelled against each other. And not only that, at one point in the 1st Century, Ang ordered a mass hunting and harvesting of the Beamu Pig – a food substance that will later be labeled as outright forbidden in their faith, Levinism. These events eventually lead to the division of the Tasan Empire into Ra Tasan and Re Tasan and their eventual absorbance to the Beelzenian Empire.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2level1lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"">4)       <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">To prevent that from happening, they must provide the peace and security to the populace. As it is hard to do at first, they must provide what the public demands to prevent a civil war; at the same time, they must have a powerful army to be able to defend or, if possible, expand into other lands to prevent a foreign invasion.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2level1lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"">5)       <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">They want to try spreading their faith of Levinism in the name of their twin deities, Levia and Behemo. Despite being derived from Levianta, Levinism became a staple religion throughout the Evillious region. At its time, they had been a follower of its sect, Leviaism; it was a minority during the time, as the Great Leviantan Catastrophe eradicated much of the sect’s followers as another sect, Heldism (named after another key Levinist deity, Held), gained momentum until Leviaism became a state religion in Beelzenia – rivaling Heldism in number of their respective worshipers.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2level1lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"">6)       <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Even if there are any occupying kingdoms, they want to stabilize the region under their rule. There is nothing more to be said about it. They had once ruled a failed civilization; now they’ll form another and not to fail as before.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">During the early decades (or centuries), a royal family member married a descendant of Sateriasis Venomania – leaving their future children and their descendants at risk of contracting a serious disorder that was once thought to be extinct in the years before and after the fall of the now reformed Divine Kingdom of Levianta, in the year 13, but the threat of gaining such after Venomania’s incident on his Lustful desires from 136 to 137; the disorder is commonly known as HERS (Hereditary Evil Raiser Syndrome). Throughout its 600 years of existence, the Xie Kingdom rapidly expanded its borders to many parts of the region. Although Levinism – as a whole – is a state religion, the government allows the freedom to practice one’s religion. Eventually, the empire became a constitutional monarchy upon the drafting of the Xie Constitution – which further grants numerous freedoms, like the right to bear arms, of a fair trial, and the freedom of speech, of the press, and of petitioning and assembly, among others to the public (though, unknowingly, it may have been modeled by the Constitution of the Republic of Lucifenia in 510; but unlike to that on Lucifenia, it restricts power of the monarch and not completely remove the monarch – as what Lucifenians had done ten years prior with the dethronement of their monarch engulfed by her own Vanity, Riliane Lucifen d’Autriche II). As it became a sea-faring nation by the 7th-8th Centuries, the kingdom was renamed into the Xie Empire; also, the Guangming Family became aware of the rumor of objects called the Seven Deadly Sins – first happening in Evillious and, at one point, the nearby island-nation of Shin Jakoku.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Thanks to efforts of sea exploration decades prior to the year 592, the nations of Evillious and the Xie Empire went to colonize and claim distant continents – which consist of Iseleizle and Cemanahuac for the former and Tawantiasuyu, Uluru and Zian for the latter; however, the two powers renamed the other’s continents, with discontent to the owner – with (in respective order) it as Afar and North Tawantiasuyu by the Xie and theirs as South Cemanahuac, Sahul, and Magellanica by the Evillious nations; Zakokinda, also by Xie, renamed it as Ganga. Despite efforts to even colonize such distant lands, the Evillious nation of Levianta has yet to expand overseas – yet they slowly went to settle along the northern tundra of Bolganio eastward; regardless, the Divine Kingdom considered Cemanahuac and Tawantiasuyu to be known as North and South Macarise.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Despite such great achievements in their overseas colonies, like the successful suppression of an independence rebellion in the Marlonian colony of Maistia in 776, the Evillious nations at home lack understanding of their neighbors. The whole of the region had faced several wars from 475 (when Lucifenia declared war on Beelzenia and Asmodin – starting the Lucifenian Expansion Wars) to as late as 505 (when hostilities between Marlon, with Lucifenia as part of their territory, and the very same nations ceased as a battle occurred in Castle Hedgehog, Marlon – ending the War of 505) and perhaps many other conflicts like the New Four Horsemen Incident in Levianta at 508. However, slowly, the nations tried to help their neighbors after Lucifenia sent a unit to suppress the said terrorist incident. By 609, when the Elphegortian city of Toragay was, what appears to be, in an epidemic, an international business company, the Freezis Foundation, dispatched a team of investigators into the city – albeit that it became mostly uninhabited when they arrived. But despite such advancements, there have been continued fears of another coming war over Evillious if the nations don’t unite. Ultimately, in the year 878, Levianta, Lucifenia, Elphegort, and Marlon had met in the Lucifenian Palace, Lucifenian, Lucifenia to draft the Joint Difficulties Treaty – insuring integration between the nations; in the long run, this will become the birth of a mighty political union: the Union State of Evillious.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The Joint Difficulties Treaty had worked. For once in history, the nations of Evillious began to cooperate to stabilize the region. First with the economic support of each other via the Freezis Foundation, it eventually grew into social and political backing with one another. When the USE was declared sometime later, it increased the frequency of integration of their land. Slowly, even other nations began to join: Beelzenia, Asmodin, even the nations in Zakokinda and the Akuna nation of Jakoku off the coast of eastern Xie Empire; soon enough, the overseas colonies tagged along with the Evillious motherland. It was speculated that the now multi-continental USE would prosper under the democratic way of life; though unlikely, it would even unite with the gigantic Xie Empire and the remaining smaller nations throughout the world – uniting all of humanity. But the turn of events would greatly alter the future of everything.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Despite becoming a thriving union, crises evolved to new and never-before-seen measures throughout the USE. For example, the original natives of Iseleizle – once enslaved throughout the various Evillian colonies from 601-908 – faced poverty, disenfranchisement from politics, and illiteracy; the rest of the Union saw the Iseleizleans as savage brutes and easily comparable to apes. This was the case until the 950s, when a shift in politics allowed the Iseleizleans to hold higher offices – achieved in 951, when Butu Ture was elected president of Songhai. From then until the 960s, a civil integration project was made for the Iseleizleans to be on par with their Evillian, Cemanahuacan, Zakokindan and Jakokuese counterparts. That was until March 3, 965, when Ama Mansa was beaten up by police in Olvera, Aztlan; the officers were later tried for brutality, but eventually found not guilty 19 days later. As a result, the Iseleizleans in the city rioted that same day. Elsewhere, famines plagued Zakokinda from 943-944; inadequate transportation of relief into the hardest hit regions like Asoka left some millions dead. Further northwest, crop failures and dust bowls in Asmodin and Daxeci resulted in an exodus westward to Beelzenia, Bozhinova, Elphegort and Lucifenia by the hundreds of thousands in 967; when they arrived there, tensions arose between the refugees and citizens – escalating to internal skirmishes and intensifying racism.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The worst crisis was found in the corrupt judicial branch. From 980 to 983, Chief Justice Gallerian Marlon had accepted bribes from various criminals who wish to escape charges and penalties; the one whose job was supposedly to bring justice to the people also accepted bribery by the rich to falsely accuse their political enemies – even if they’re innocent. From the words of him, “Money is the best lawyer in the Hellish Yard”; during the first few years, the criminals “laugh” as the people for justice “cries”. During these same years, after reading a hit 6th Century book, The Daughter of Evil, back at 978, Gallerian began looking for the rumored Seven Deadly Sins. Starting with the “Spoon Corruption Case”, he obtained the Vessel of Greed, the Marlon Spoon; sometime upon obtaining it, Gallerian made contact with the Demon of Greed, Avaritius, and made a contract with it – starting his acceptance of briberies to fuel his new-found Greed. Gallerian later went to confiscate the Venom Sword and Glass of Conchita –Vessels of Lust and Gluttony – under guises of these as evidences in respective times. He later went to collect the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia and Kayo’s Scissors –Vessels of Vanity and Envy – sometime later.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">What was the purpose for all that? Gallerian’s daughter, Michelle, is the answer. Back at 978, aboard the M.S.S. Titanis, Mila and Michelle Marlon were involved in a gargantuan octopus attack – leaving 3,522 souls (including the former) killed and the remaining 25 survived, sometimes left critically disabled with no cure like the latter. After discovering his daughter, Gallerian thought back of an offer he was given by his long-time friend, Ma, just moments before the incident: to help her collect the Seven Deadly Sins. Before, Gallerian was offered to help fund her potential film adaption of The Daughter of Evil – since Ma lent him the book and read through it over the time his wife and daughter was traveling aboard and he was in a holiday. After that, the two talked about the book – with Gallerian commenting that the book explained the years during and after the reign of Riliane II was different than what the public records history; being questioned if it was all true, she responded that it was all true. (A notable example was that the public recorded the fact that the apprehended Riliane II was executed in Artemidabr 26, 500 during the closing days of the Lucifenian Revolution that the public won over; according to the book’s author, Yukina Freezis, it was her servant (and, really, her twin brother), Allen Avadonia, that was executed that day). Despite uncertainty, Gallerian said that he was satisfied on learning about his ancestor, King Kyle Marlon, before his abdication from Marlon at 510. Being offered again to fund her adaption of the book, Gallerian later declined. Ma noted his wife's return the next day and, perceiving a threat, Gallerian warned her, but the woman just laughed, admitting she did not intend to harm the judge's family.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">They continued to talk, now concerning on the book’s key figures, the seemingly immortal sorceress, Elluka Clockworker, and her appetence, Gumillia; Gallerian connected the two with an event that occurred roughly a century later, the Rolled Murders of 610 in Lucifenia caused by Lemy Abelard – forever known as “Lemy the Ripper” – at one point. They continued when Gallerian questioned the intentions for another character, Abyss I.R., wanting to collect these Seven Deadly Sins; Ma responded that doing so will grant a wish. She later offered the man to help her with collecting the objects; again, Gallerian declined – stating that he was comfortable with his occupation and family and unwilling to fund such ambitious feat, but thanked Ma for that. As she prepared to leave, after being told by Gallerian to not harm his family, she gave him another chance to consider the Seven Sins search offer – at which he refused. But after the coincidental octopus attack, Gallerian went to respond to Ma, two years later, that he will help her collect the Seven Deadly Sins – if it means to cure Michelle.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">But little knowing to Gallerian, the daughter that he found was the Vessel of Sloth, the Clockwork Doll; the true Michelle was also killed in the attack. But unlike other Vessels of Sins, “Michelle” is an AWAKENED Vessel of Sloth (i.e. an effectively sentient form of sin – taking form of its sinner). In this case, the Demon of Sloth, under the name of “Acedia”, had already took the looks of its sinner, Margarita Blankenheim – who, as a result of her husband, Kaspar, and his negligence of his own wife by openly cheating on her, by marrying her for her family’s fortunes, and by forgetting their childhood promise to love each other until death, (under the name of “Gift”) poisoned him and the whole of Toragay in 609 before using the same poison to herself! “Acedia”, in its original Clockwork Doll form, was intentionally invented to bear the similarities of the Ultimate Sinner of the Original Sin, Eve Moonlit – who was basically the founder of the Seven Deadly Sins upon her death in the year 15, though the Original Sin, itself, was conducted in Year One (as a result of stealing the then-infants, Hansel and Gretel, before killing their mother, Meta Salmhofer). It got its “disability” because, as it was created back at an early 2nd Century workshop in Lasaland, Asmodin by a sorceress, I.R., its legs were made out of softer materials compared to the rest of the object; thus, as it deteriorates significantly, once “Acedia” awakens, it won’t be able to walk for the time being.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Apolyul 2, 983: General Tony Ausdin was brought to trial for war crimes on his actions in the Leviantan frontiers of Central Bolganio – which includes the massacre of unarmed civilians like those in Sethitinople, the enslavement of thousands more into remote labor camps in northern Levianta, and use of biological and chemical weapons on enemy targets (combaters and civilians alike; there were testing for a nuclear weapon to rival the Xie Empire, but it has yet to be in use for several more years). As usual, as a result of the bribery, Gallerian pleaded Tony not guilty from the crimes. This caused outrage across the USE – especially in Levianta. Outside its Union Supreme Court the next day, peaceful protesters called for a reform on the USE’s judicial branch; despite this, they were pushed out by police forces. It continued until a shot was made; no one knew who fired it, but the death of a bystander was heard throughout the Union – forever changing the course of history. In that moment, fear among the police that the protesters were armed escalated to the point of them opening fire on them – killing 36. In that point, it was known by the protesters that they are now at war against Levianta and the USE – whom never cared of their own citizens.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Apolyul 4 came in; it has been three days since the fires were shot in the new “Leviantan Civil War”. Civilians led by Valentin Ulyanov battled across Levianta. While many chose to remain neutral, the nation is divided by Leviantan civilians and USE forces – including the exact same army that Tony lead. During the conflict, Valentin envisioned the future of Levianta; he saw the nation to secede from the USE and become an independent nation where, unlike the current union (with its capitalistic form of economic distribution), even a businessman and a peasant will be paid equally as their counterparts and where the government decides what the nation will produce. In the Battle of Grekhipolya on Dionust 8, the nicknamed “Red Army” crushed Tony’s army as he, himself, was killed in action on his last stand at his backyard. The Red Army, while still neutralizing the battlefield, set fire on the home of the person Valentin sees him as the “Cause of the Civil War”: Gallerian Marlon. As his home burns into the ground, Gallerian went to “Michelle” and held on to her – figuring that, if the fire sets out, one were to discover the remains of a man with his daughter.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Moments before his death, he encountered a person who was his trained assassin of his underground assassin group, Le Noveaux Pere Noel. Codename: “Eight”; real name: Nemesis Sudou. Armed with a silver Revolver, she came to the flaming building for a reason: vengeance over the suffered populace that he caused, the corruption he brought upon the USE, and her orders of killing innocent lives – including her love, Neose Octo. But afterwards, Nemesis offered a deal; “Relinquish your fortune. If you returned each and every coin, banknote, possessions, and valuables from the people, your life will be spared” said Nemesis. But because of him under his continued influence on Greed, Gallerian hastily replied “I will never hand over my fortune to you!” After being rejected from the offer, Nemesis noticed the Greedy man still holding on to “Michelle”. She tried to enlighten Gallerian that his “daughter” was already killed by her giant pet octopus, Mr. Ziz, that day of the accident; and the only child he has… was herself – at which Gallerian not only refuses to accept the truth of “Michelle”, but also denied paternity of Nemesis! Declaring him mad, the assassin murdered Gallerian Marlon on the spot. Whatever happened to the man consumed by Greed, no one knows. Some say that Gallerian met the Master of the Hellish Yard (MotHeY) and was offered his salvation at the cost of his fortunes – quoting his own line that “Money is the best lawyer in Hell” – and refused, leading to his downfall to the fiery pits of the Hellish Yard. But it remains a mystery, never to be answered. All it’s certain, is that Nemesis was later founded by Valentin as the building collapses into fiery rubble. Only to discover the woman as “The One Who Spared Levianta”, he offered Nemesis to contribute to the people’s war effort; she agreed, as “Nemesis Sudov”.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the end, when the fires died out, what one was to see in the ruins were the remains of a lonely man and a burnt Clockwork Doll.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Fighting finally ceased by Gefesabr 1 as the Leviantans became clear victors. The result of the Leviantan Civil War was drastic on both sides. Levianta’s previous ruling royal family, the House of Vera, was massacred in the remote northern tundra to make way for the world’s first communist nation while the former Divine Kingdom seceded from the USE; the only survivor was the Grand Duchess Franziska – who was later crowned as Queen Anna of the Exiled Government of Levianta, centered in Marlon. At first, the nation stabilized under the rule of Valentin in the recently formed United Leviantan People’s Party. However, his death from illness had left the nation in a series of confused fighting. In this unofficial “Second Leviantan Civil War”, the battle between the party members, Boris Asayev and Nemesis Sudov (among other minor members), has begun as they struggle to maintain their legitimacy as the absolute leader of Levianta; in the long run, the latter won the war – with hidden murders of the others, thanks to her previous role as an assassin. Immediately, she caused a purge on those suspected of being actively against her rule – from as low as a poor peasant to as high as a rich party member. Nemesis later orchestrated mass genocides, famines, and collectivities that resulted in greater loss of lives; at certain times, the death-rate exceeded the birth-rates. At the same time, the Red Army went to expand the nation eastward on the remaining unclaimed lands of Bolganio – divided by wildlife, tribes, and even nations. Overwhelmingly, many of them couldn't resist invading forces. By the end of the decade, it will be formally known as the United Socialist States of Levianta (USSL) – stretching throughout the vast northern part of Bolganio. Nemesis’ totalitarian reign shall continue until fate decides when it will end.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the south, resent grew throughout the USE public. In retaliation of this, the populace went to any remaining Leviantans that didn't migrate to their homeland and slaughtered them. Conversely, refugees from other ethnic divisions of Levianta like Nem and Ioseb migrated westward to the USE – further straining the Union along with the migrant crisis from the weather-torn members. Despite the guaranteed promise of all basic rights, to prevent the repeat of a civil war on any of their members, stricter methods of politics had been imposed while heavy reforms on existing departments (among those including the judicial branch). Many still believed that the USE, despite the withdrawal of Levianta, will go back to its status quo before the judicial corruption as a result of Gallerian’s Greed. But on Gefesabr 11, 983, mere weeks after the victory of Levianta and the proclamation of stricter politics, a crisis began to unfold. As millions of Evillians go on with their very lives, commercial airplanes were hijacked by unidentified terrorists and crashed into buildings – specifically the Freezis Trade Center at New Labonby, Maistia; the USE Department Complex Region of Iseleizle at Osairo, Anubia; and the Forest of Bewilderment National Park at Lucifenia. To make matters worse, on Afinabir 29, just a month later, the Union Stock Market of Elphegort had crashed – plundering the union into economic turmoil.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">One by one, disaster after disaster, USE President Anton Butler had made drastic measures to repair the economy and basic life; but the ways of life will never be the same at all. To start with, in the eve of the event forever known as 9/11, security has been increased – to the point of the individual’s privacy eradicated without their knowledge. After the economic crisis forever known as Black Tuesday, many services were rationed – from foodstuffs and water to electricity and gasoline. Underground thinkers had made various claims that the disasters were orchestrated by Nemesis, for a communist conspiracy to take over the USE; despite being the same people who participated in the anti-Leviantan (and, growingly, anti-refugee) riots, not many people accepted such theories.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In a matter of years, the USE will continue to sacrifice freedoms, rights, and liberties for the survival of the union. Immediately, scientific research was made to replace the existing Public Security Devices System; it is rumored to be a mind control device that will flourishes into every public places and homes like wildfire, to make the public approve the government’s abusive actions. In effect, the whole of the USE has become a totalitarian union – just like the USSL.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">And the Xie Empire is next.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 1: Searching for the Sins (984-988)
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“While we're at it, I’ll be happy to talk a little about several incidents that have occurred in Evillious…” 

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–Ma, E.C.Y. 993, Ma’s Scripts

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The year is 984; it has been 650 years since the Xie civilization was established. The emperor had passed away and was succeeded by his son, Heping; shortly after, he’s inaugurated as Emperor Heping VII in the Xie Royal Palace. Heping is the first child of the previous emperor and the oldest brother of the six children sired. Like the Guangming Royal Family and the Xie populace, Heping has a thin and long mustache, a short and fuzzy beard and a black hair. He is significantly large in size also. Heping is a much more forgiving man and is tolerant to those who knew his mistakes – although he sometimes becomes upset, before calming down almost immediately after.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Upon entry to Xie politics, he was curious as to what this Seven Deadly Sins are – since the famed Evillious book, The Daughter of Evil, reached to the empire’s markets; it suggested that it will grant a wish upon collecting all seven according to the 6th century author herself, Yukina Freezis. Days later, Heping called on his scouting unit in his throne as they are to be given their orders.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Your Royal Highness, what is it what you want us to do?” asked a scout leader.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I would like to have your unit to scout for those fabled ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ west of Bolganio. Since the appearance of The Daughter of Evil, I became curious of the result of collecting these to have a wish granted after reading it.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Where would these sins be at?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“The book stated that three of the Seven Deadly Sins were reported in the Western Evillous side of this continent. Similar events happened in that same area, Western Levianta, and Ganga.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Your Royal Highness,” protested a scouter “I wish to object your order.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Feeling somewhat bothered, Heping replied, “Why would you want me to call it off?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“How could you be sure if the Seven Deadly Sins were true if it was marked as fiction? There is no way that these events could match the author’s claim and are nothing more than coincidences.” The scouter continued, “Just look what happened to Will Jaques and his influence by his wife; even he thought that the Seven Deadly Sins and events on and prior to Banica Conchita’s disappearance are connected – which is truly false. These oblivious fantastic ideas even went to the mind of Yukina Freezis and made a continuation on it. Would our Emperor be deceived that the Seven Deadly Sins really exist?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Nearly wanting to apprehend the man, Heping first tried to calm down before ultimately answering him. “If these events aren’t connected, then my order won’t be made. The only thing we should do is to discover these objects. Also, it’s worth a shot.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Heping later dismissed the scouting unit and directed them into the USE. Before the protested scouter left the Royal Palace, the Emperor came to him and said, “If whatever you said to me is true, then I will apologize for ordering such a farce of an order. That’s all you need to know. Please catch up with your group; you got a long search to go.”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The Xie scouting unit flew to Lasaland, Asmodin due to its significance during the event concerning Lust in the years 136-137; its corresponding object was the Venom Sword. During that time, Duke Sateriasis Venomania of the Beelzenian Imperial Province of Asmodin was said to abduct several women by enchanting them under a spell – including a 60 year old, a lesbian, and four under-aged girls – and (after directing them to his mansion in Lasaland) sexually corrupted them. This “Venomania Event” would continue for another year when, after abducting Queen Yufina Marlon, he was assassinated by a woman – revealed to be Kachess Crim, Count from Marlon. As a result of this, some of the victims were impregnated and had to deal with discrimination imposed by Levinism – they include Princess Maylis Beelzenia, Lukana Octo, and Hakua Nezma; some more gave birth to his children, including an ancestor of the current Xie Royal Family. Despite this, Venomania became a key personification that will be instrumental to the Imperial Province’s independence by 212 – with former Duke Burglar Donald crowned Emperor of the Asmodin Empire. The Xie scouting unit found no Deadly Sin.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Next, they went to the ruins of Conchita Mansion south of Rockbane, Beelzenia from its involvement in the time of Gluttony from 323 to 325; its corresponding vessel was the Glass of Conchita. During that time, Duchess Banica Conchita had suffered an illness as a result of her self-force-feeding way of life since her force-feeding by her mom in her childhood; at the same time, she weight as high as 100 kilograms! But while being confined in bed, the Demon of Gluttony, Gulus, offered her survival by thinning her, with a price: its possession on her; ultimately, she agreed to the deal and later grew thin – yet, as a consequence, Beelzebub intensified Banica’s desire to try newer foods – even to the extreme. Despite saving the empire from decline during a food shortage several years ago, the duchess slowly cut all ties from national affairs as she began to eat grotesque meals – transferring domestic supervision of Banica’s territory to her respective maid and butler, Arte and Pollo by 324. This monstrous behavior continued well into Dionust 325 – eventually ending with cannibalism on her home staff and herself! During Banica’s cannibalistic behaviors, she was poisoned by her chef, Joseph (really Prince Carlos Marlon, Banica’s former fiancé), and ate him before giving birth to their child; the child will be an ancestor to Germaine Avadonia, leader of the Lucifenian Resistance Movement and key person for the Lucifenian Revolution. In a surprising turn of events, Banica also ate Gulus and became the new Demon of Gluttony – under the alias “Gula”. Regardless, none were found.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Scouts later went all over Lucifenia and parts of Marlon due to the era of Vanity from 482 to as late as 505; its corresponding object was the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia. Its primary involvement was during 499-500 – the years that Lucifenia’s last reigning monarch, Riliane II, took control of her kingdom; because of her possession of the Demon of Vanity, Superbia, she became a tyrant that cares nothing over her people and is a warmonger on Elphegort – gaining these years known as “Reign of Evil” and her unofficial nickname of the Lucifenians as “The Daughter of Evil”. After her invasion of Elphegort in 500 – a destructive war caused by her fiancé’s withdrawal of their engagement for a “beautiful maiden with green hair” (later to be identified as Michaela, who will be later assassinated) and resulted in the near-extinction of the native Elphegortians, with the females being the most hard hit – the Lucifenian Resistance Movement declared war on the government and, led by Germaine Avadonia, initiated the Lucifenian Revolution that resulted in their victory; shortly after, “Riliane” was publically guillotined, but the one that died on her place was really Allen. But this was part of a larger time-period known as the “Conspiracy of Evil”, created by Queen Prim Marlon, in retaliation of the loss of her lover, then-Prince Arth Lucifen d’Autriche, to her friend, Anne, at the early 470s; this was also to allow her son, Kyle, to be the undisputed leader of all of Evillious – under one empire. Along with the Reign of Evil, Prim – along with her court mage and ally, Abyss I.R. (Irina Clockworker) – had also caused the Goula outbreaks during the 490s, the Elphen-Lucifenian War (commonly known as the Green War), a brief annexation of Lucifenia into Marlon after the Lucifenian Revolution, and its invasion into Asmodin and Beelzenia (known as the War of 505). After Lucifenia became part of Marlon, Kyle was under the influence of Superbia and went to rule Marlon with the iron fist similar to Riliane II; it wasn’t until 505 when he was liberated from the demon while battling against Germaine, Gumillia, and Yukina. Near the end of the Assault on Castle Hedgehog, Kyle was finally told by his mom about the Conspiracy – before her death by a psychologically unstable Ney Futapie, spy for the kingdom’s Espionage Task Force, Michaela’s assassin, and the illegitimate daughter of Prim and Arth (and consequently half-sister of Kyle and Princess of Lucifenia and Marlon) as a result of her use of the Venom Sword at 478; eventually, Ney got captured by Kyle and his allies, killed by Abyss I.R., and – because of her being a reincarnation of Gretel – merged into the Glass of Conchita, being instrumental for Banica’s reemergence as the Master of the Graveyard (MotG). Escaping, Abyss I.R. was caught in a conflict that ended with both her defeat and the end of the Conspiracy of Evil. Again, none were found.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">They traveled to the ruins of Toragay, Elphegort and the original Evillious section of the USSL due to their respective significance in Sloth and Greed in 609 and 983; the corresponding objects are the Clockworker’s Doll and the Marlon Spoon respectively. On the former, the event concerns the eradication of Toragay by the Sloth sinner, Margarita Blankenheim. The reason for the apparent genocide all originate on her husband, Casper – whom neglected their marriage, openly cheating with other women, and married only for the fortunes belonging to the wife’s family. At first sinking into depression, Margarita’s friend, Julia Abelard (Irina), tried helping the woman with a doll – containing the instructions of making a lethal poison, Gift. With Caspar sleeping with another woman sometime later, Margarita seized the opportunity and poisoned them both – died in the process. In a matter of time, she moved the targets on her father and – in the long run – all of Toragay. The town suspended all travel to and from there, treating the deaths as a viral epidemic; during all this, Evillian nations dispatched investigations belonging to the Freezis Foundation. By the time they arrived, almost all of Toragay was eradicated, with the remaining survivors treated; meanwhile, Margarita already took her own Gift – poisoning herself. With the one on Greed already gone over, none was discovered.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">They finally left for Enbizaka, Jakoku for its significance of Envy in 842; its corresponding object was Kayo’s Scissors. During this, the tailor, Kayo Sudou, was sad that her husband wasn’t coming back home. One day, she saw the man with a woman; after seeing the one with a red kimono, Kayo killed her and took the cloth to her tailor shop. Eventually, she saw the man with a girl by the seaside port; the girl was later killed and Kayo stole her green sash. With Enbizaka in panic, the man was spotted with another girl; she was unfortunate to meet her end by Kayo, with the yellow hairpin lifted. Thinking that she have to go the her husband, Kayo dressed up in the pieces she stole and went to him – only to find out the man never knew the tailor and that the killed women were his wife and two daughters; the next day, he fell prey to Kayo’s homicide. Sometime after this “Enbizaka Murders”, she was found and executed; her actions were recorded in the Magic East Records. No Sins of Evil were reported.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">About four years has passed and one of them founded a fragment of what looks like a golden key (hence the nickname, “Jin Yaoshi”) from the recently conquered and established Yeniseian Socialist State of the USSL; with a seemingly wicked aurora, the scouting team thought they founded a Vessel of Sin, extracted the Jin Yaoshi fragment, and went back to the Xie Empire. When they returned to the imperial throne in Demetrar 21, 988, they are greeted by the former emperor’s 6th child, Gui Wei. Gui Wei has a somewhat long hair, though shorter than her sisters. Despite being relatively beloved by the public for her beauty, Gui Wei possesses the looks as similar to Nemesis of Levianta – just with black hair of Xie nationality. She usually dresses herself in traditional shenyi clothing, as does now; in some cases, Gui Wei could sometimes wear a relatively modern cheongsam dress. The Princess is a more humble and devout woman – always doing what’s best for her family and (in the event of her coronation as empress) her nation.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Thank you. I’ll notify His Royal Highness.” Gui Wei was handed over the Jin Yaoshi and went on her way to see Heping about that. And Gui Wei left and concludes the day.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif""> ==<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 2: Wrathful Contact (988) <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> == <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center">''<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Yesterday, the Xie Scouting Group came back after four years of finding the mystical Seven Deadly Sins, as ordered by Emperor Heping. But upon the publicity by Princess Gui Wei that evening, there’s a mix of cheers, confusion, and disapproval upon the public in front of the Guangming Winter Palace of Miji Duo de Shan. Prime Minister Mao Shaoshan claimed that the Emperor reserved the mixed feelings as does outside.” ''

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">  <span lang="ES-MX" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-ansi-language:ES-MX">–Renero Guptan, Belizarian Times (Demetrar 22, 988)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Heping was unsure about the recent discovery the scouting team found at the eastern side of the USSL the next day; despite a sense of an aurora, the Jin Yaoshi fragments remains to be a main topic throughout the empire as public views of it remains divided. On a colony on Zian, the public sees the discovery as a failure and serves no point on Emperor Heping’s desire for starting the search for the Seven Deadly Sins; in the province of Yinjia, Tawantiasuyu, the Jin Yaoshi was claimed to be a holy object from the locals’ gods and must be kept safely by the Guangming Royal Family; the province of Jin, Uluru had seen the object as a success to the new road to excavate the Seven Deadly Sins. Even Heping was divided about the result of receiving the Jin Yaoshi; despite not sensing the aurora that the public, and even the scouting team, claims, he’s positive that he founded a Vessel of Sin – but doesn’t know if it is truly a Vessel of Sin and what sin it is supposed to represent. Left in confusion, by the end of Demetrar, Heping put the strange object among the imperial collections in the Hall of Ornaments.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">(Here, this un-inserted scene delves into Gui Wei’s personality further. This also introduces the relationship of her and her fiancé, Prince Guo Mu of the X province. He’s a young man at 24 years of age. Guo Mu considers loyalty as a key aspect for all relationships. He’s also submissive to Gui Wei.)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">It is around the early morning of Poseydovar 11, 988 in the mountainous Miji Duo de Shan when the engaged couple were resting in their canopy bed. At the middle of the night, something was happening; a voice was made, soft yet loud enough to awake her.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Gui Wei…”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Awakened, the Princess got up and tried to look where the sound came from. It sounded like the voice was from out the door. Gui Wei made sure she didn’t wake up her fiancé. She quietly left the bedroom, put on a robe and entered the dark corridors. There’s no one out there.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Gui Wei…” said the unknown voice. It’s coming from the outer parts of the palace. She left the bedroom and chased after the source.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">For a commoner, going through the Winter Palace is like traversing through a labyrinth. There were many rooms that belong to the many members of the immediate family of the Guangming. On top of that, there’s as many as 1666 buildings in the Guangming Winter Palace, each with its own multitude of rooms for varying purposes like for guards, guests, servants, and other necessities; that’s about 1/6 as many buildings in the entire Xie Royal Palace, which also houses relatives to the Royal Family. And it wasn’t just specific rooms that the entire complex replicated; also gardens, warehouses, and a Levinist pagoda were within a wall that surrounds the perimeter of the Winter Palace.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Even when she exited her family’s dwelling building, the unknown voice continued to echo the corridors “Gui Wei…”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The Princess reached through the Family Garden. Luna is shown above the Winter Palace. Some of the guards at the walls were still guarding the place, despite the rest of Miji Duo de Shan sleeps in the middle of the morning – around 3:15, last time she checked before leaving the bedroom.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The voice repeatedly called out her name; but unlike minutes ago, it called out more words. “Come to me to my vessel at the Hall of Ornaments…. I have something important to talk to you about….”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">And just like that, the Princess walked into the Hall of Ornaments. The clock had read about 3:24 in the morning.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">As this is at the middle of the morning, long before Sol were to rise above the mountainous palace, the Hall of Ornaments is still dark inside – even with moonlight entering through the windows and arches. Gui Wei was unsure what “vessel” the voice mentioned. She must have wandered aimlessly for minutes through the building.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I’m in the Hall of Ornaments. I don’t know what vessel you’re referring to. Now, what do want me to do?” Questioned Gui Wei. At that moment, the clock struck 3:33.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">All of the sudden, a black glow began to emit from the nearby object: the Jin Yaoshi. It was jumping like a rabbit at first, until it fell down to the floor. And the next thing she knew, black smoke rose up the object. Gui Wei was starting to be appalling of what’s to come afterwards.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Emerging from the dark clouds of smoke was a figure. It appears to be a young man – maybe older than 25 in years. He wears what appears to be a white tunic with a purple and greenish sash around the waist and shoulder; he also looks like someone who’s knowledgeable of their actions.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">For some odd reason, his eyes seem more like that to a demon.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Gui Wei,” said the mysterious figure.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The young princess started to listen; the full moon falls down the starry skies out the window, starting to give way for Sol. Then she spoke. “… Who are you?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I am Fennu Guangming I – first king of the Xie realm, descendent of the once-glorious Tasan Empire. I’ve been called many names from my reign and afterwards: ‘Fennu the Great’, ‘The Sage King’, ‘Yellow Founder”, ‘Dragon Child’”, the figure responded. “And you must be my descendent, Gui Wei.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Shocked, the princess was skeptical that a long-dead person would know her. “How did you know me?” Gui Wei demanded.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Oh, I am knowledgeable of my lineage of this great empire they made. I had known many achievements of what the Xie Empire completed during the past 654 years. In turn, my descendants carried on my will to forge a mighty civilization to stand the test of time.” Fennu bragged. “But they never knew the reason why the Xie land was made. Do you have knowledge of the purpose of the creation of this great nation Princess Gui Wei?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Um… um…” said she.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I see. You lack knowledge of the 654-year purpose.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Wait! I remember that there are six reasons mister-”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Fennu,” said he.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“It was to regain power, to explore the unknown, to learn the mistakes from Ang, to give what the public wants, to spread the Levinist faith, and to build an empire to stand the test of time.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Ah! So you know the general idea, for a young woman. Unfortunately, the Guangming lineage neglected the final, long-term ambition.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">A long-forgotten reason for the Xie Empire? ''<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> As Gui Wei questions to herself, she succumbed from her curiosity.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“What will that be”, the princess responded.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“The New Order of the World.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Everything went silent for a moment, save for the breeze coming from the open window. And then Fennu spoke again.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“The New Order of the World is an ages-long dream for one to rule all the corners of the world, our Gaia. Since the creation of the very planet we call home, Humanity’s long dream was to do that. This was my long-time ambitious feat for the Xie Kingdom I made; my will had been long-forgotten by my heirs and their heirs until now.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">A New Order of the World!? That’s ridiculous! How could my country want to do that, especially with the powerful USE and now the USSL around!? ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Gui Wei thought to herself.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">I can hear what you’re thinking my lady. ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> The voice was coming from Fennu; but he didn’t move his mouth.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">!? Who are you really!? ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Let’s just say that I’m a different kind of person.” Fennu said, now speaking again. “But that’s something for another time.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">A person who appeared out of nowhere from the Jin Yaoshi; a person who claimed to be the first ruler of the Xie civilization; a person who told a supposedly-forgotten and impossible NOW? This is hard for the young Princess to trust that unknown figure!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Almost five centuries ago,” continued Fennu, “the then-Kingdom of Marlon had similarly orchestrated their plan to unite the nations of Evillious under King Kyle. To achieve that, his mother, Queen Dowager Prim, found help by an immortal sorceress, Irina Clockworker, to make her dream a reality; known to The Daughter of Evil as the ‘Conspiracy of Evil’, it’s preferred to call it as the ‘New Evillious Order’. Prim and Irina had been the perpetrators of many events of their time: the Goula epidemics of 490-505, the Reign of Evil, the Green War, and the War of 505; when the latter happened, this would’ve been a flawless conspiracy. However, what caused its downfall is the interference by their apparent opponents: Germaine Avadonia, Elluka Clockworker, Gumillia, Yukina Freezis… and even Kyle and her half-daughter, Ney, themselves. Because of them, Prim died and took her flawed ambitions with her. Now, the NEO became nothing more than fiction than fact to the public.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The curiosity continues to cling onto Gui Wei. Had the NOW been true, this would’ve been an ideal method to implement this; but at the same time, preparations that will result in the complete harm to the public are ominous.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I see that you’re thinking about this similar idea of the NOW. Unfortunately, the Marlonians had failed to implement this. The Queen Dowager had never realized that her enemies would lurk around her during the process – even behind her back from those she trusts like her very son; that was among the greatest mistakes she has ever made. To the enemies who are hidden in plain sight, this requires conditions that have to be met.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“And what would these conditions be?” Questioned Gui Wei.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“The removal of your siblings and anyone against you, the dismantling of democracy and the so-called freedoms, the purification of the Xie race from any undesirable traits, and the purging of all faiths that deviate Levinism, so you can rule all of Gaia with an iron fist!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“What!?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">(Here, “Fennu” cites the reason for the conditions and how it conflicts with the NOW)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> “You know what this reminded me of Fennu!? Lucifenia! The country under Riliane II was without the rights of its people because she was fueled by her Vanity! That went further to creating genocide with the innocent Elphegortians! And look what happened to Lucifenia, it fell into a revolution by the people! If the NOW process were to start now, this will be an insult to us all and we’ll be labeled as inhumane brutes with no conception of civility!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Fennu spoke with rage and in a demonic tone, “Gui Wei, do you have any idea what you’re doing!? You’re abandoning what’s great for your ancestor! And isn’t it what you want to do!?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Reacting to the rage in his words, the Princess was traumatized in fear as she tried to cover herself. Fennu began to settle down his Wrath and spoke again to his descendant.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“The NOW, my lady, is what I longed for. Yet, after all the achievements my country had made over the centuries, my successors long forgotten it. But you, you’re my hope that you can make my vision into a reality. It’s in your spirit, even your blood.” He later approached the cowering Gui Wei and comforted her. At first, she tried to break free from his hug; but that was until Fennu spoke to her calmly, “Please, consider my proposal: let me help you build the global empire our country can become. If you succeed, you can have everything you want as Gaia’s One World Leader!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">It took a while for Gui Wei to calm down after hearing Fennu’s proposal. She later stretched her arms out and clasped him back as her eyes were closed.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I shall carry on your legacy, Fennu the Great,” said the Princess.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“That is great to hear my lady…” responded the ancestor; he said with a smile similar to a Demon’s.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">As she opened her eyes, Fennu disappeared without a trace. She looked for him all over the room. It wasn’t until she discovered the Jin Yaoshi on the floor – now faintly glowing green. Gui Wei picked up the fragment and tried to put it back on the display pedestal.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Keep me with you my lady… <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> said a familiar voice.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">She found out that the voice was that of Fennu, as though he’s talking to her by thoughts.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Return to your bed and rest…. You have an empire to build…. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">And like that, she snuck back to bed with Guo Mu and fell back to sleep around 3:53.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Little did Gui Wei knew, the figure she met in the early morning was not Fennu, but more of a deception made by the Jin Yaoshi fragment. As a matter of fact, the scouting team that Heping dispatched four years ago did found parts of the lost Vessel of Wrath. The object was broken apart into three pieces, but functions as though it’s one; much like the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia, such unique form of a Vessel of Sin is known as a “Sin Fragment”.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Typically, demons find ways to tempt a potential sinner into letting them make a contract with them. For example, when Banica Conchita was bedridden in 323 because of her health problems and told Gulus that she had eaten all the foods possible, he corrected the Duchess that she ate only a half of the world’s foods and never knew the ultimate foods Gaia can offer. In this case, the Demon of Wrath invented an illusion of Fennu and took advantage of Gui Wei’s devotion to what’s great for the Guangming family – along with making the New Order of the World that was never conceptualized by Fennu himself! By agreeing to let “Fennu” help her, she effectively sealed the contract with the Demon of Wrath. Normally, sinners were left with the sin until death. But in this case, the Demon of Wrath decided to test her Wrathful ability if she has the will to bring malice throughout Gaia.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">It would be until years from now when Gui Wei will agree to seal the contract again – on her own will.

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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 3: Royal Removals
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Her first goal was to eradicate her 5 older siblings; because the Xie Empire is a monarchy, only the eldest child will be declared as the head of the nation. Noting that the Jin Yaoshi fragment shape shift into a Golden Knife, fueled with Wrath, she slaughtered almost all of her siblings and all witnesses in a matter of hours in the dead of night; only Heping remains. In the national parliament building, while it is on session led by Heping in Poseydovar 27, 988, Gui Wei may had set fire in it – killing many important politicians like Prime Minister Shaoshan trapped in the sea of flames. Narrowly escaping it, the emperor was in critical condition and was placed in a hospital; it turned out that he breathed in smoke and suffered some injuries.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Left in the hospital for almost a month, Heping was assassinated by the Jin Yaoshi (that turned into a knife)-wielding Gui Wei in March 22, 988; to the public, he died by lung failure. The very next day, she was crowned as Empress Gui Wei Guangming VI.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 4: From Elphegortian Prime Minister to Ira (988-989)
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center">''<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“On the top of the tower, you sit at the chair laughing. Are you a Demon or my mother?” ''

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–King Kyle I in Yukina Freezis’ The Daughter of Evil, E.C.Y. 537

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“If only you changed.” 

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–Elphegortian Prime Minister Gumina Glassred, E.C.Y. 137 <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">After she was crowned, she waited for “Fennu” for further orders; sure enough, “he” arrived. Being asked as to what Gui Wei should do next, “Fennu” recommended the suspension of the Xie constitution and the suppression of the oppositions. Upon receiving the orders, the new empress immediately suspended the constitution and replaced it with a totalitarian one – similar to that on the USSL. In a matter of days, upon the effectively new government, many politicians were arrested and killed out. By the year 989, the parliament was abolished – leaving Gui Wei as the absolute ruler of the Xie Empire; at that same year, she built up the national military by offering the poor increased wages if they’ll join an armed force group: the Tuji Bing.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">At about Artemidabr 18, 989, “Fennu” ordered Gui Wei to secretly enter the USE and to bring the Jin Yaoshi fragment with her. By luck, she infiltrated there without being detected by Artemidabr 25. Once there, “he” told her to go to a specific graveyard. By the time Gui Wei went there, it was well into winter – as snow continues to fall. As she traverses through, she finds an old mausoleum – reserved for the notable Glassred noble family – with an old Sakura tree. As ordered, she went in there.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Webs litter the interior while almost endless corridors stretch the labyrinth. Many Glassred members like Margul and Maria are sometimes clustered in vault rooms – which are filled with many sarcophagi and urns. The recent ones have yet to be filled with future members of the mausoleum; some of these include Muriel (Elphegortian Duchess of Heinrichburg), Michael (Elphegortian senator to the USE Continental Congress), and Kruger (President of Zululand). With a steady growth of the overall family, it’s expected to be enlarged for more family members for at least a century more. Many of the vault rooms were grouped in accordance to sub-families like those from Ragnar, Maximilian, and Teresa.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the “Wilhelm Vault”, many coffins belonging to family members in the 2nd-3rd Centuries were organized on the walls. Gui Wei later found a coffin labeled:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Here lies Gumina Glassred, 115-188, Beloved Elphegortian Prime Minister” 

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Fennu began to feel the aura emitting from the object.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Is this the one?” Said the Empress.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in">''<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Yes, my lady. Open it with the Jin Yaoshi. ''<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Fennu thought to her. All of the sudden, the first Xie leader disappeared.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Gui Wei first gazed upon the coffin before getting the coffin off the walls; while doing so, she spotted a key hole at the top. Still holding on to the Jin Yaoshi, she inserted it in the hole. She turned the key and opened it. All it was inside was a skeleton of a long deceased person with what used to be a sort of collar accessory – in the shape of a purple flower.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Suddenly, the skeleton is being regrouped and grew flesh from thin air. The person was in its shape of a person that eerily looks similar to Gui Wei. The person had become a person that she thought is one of her distant ancestors and Ang’s wife, Theiaras.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">After the transformation, “Theiaras” had introduced to “herself” as a person; “she” also introduced to herself as, like “Fennu”, the Demon of Wrath – preferably called as Ira. Gui Wei was stunned about the realization of her and “Fennu” as a Demon of Sin, since she never knew about it in the first place – despite some knowledge in the “Daughter of Evil” book. To help her understand, Ira explained about the purpose of the existence of demons and their respective sins – starting with Eve Moonlit and her Original Sin – which is, to “aid” the user of their respective sin: for better or worse. Ira noted her other counterparts (Gulus of Gluttony, Superbia of Vanity, “Acedia” of Sloth, and Avaritius of Greed) has a capacity of power to either going to be or are already “awakened” and take human forms of the sinners, though knowing that Beelzebub had perished from its sinner, Banica Conchita, and “took” the role as the “Gula”; as such, she also told Gui Wei that her other counterparts, Luxurius of Lust and Invidia of Envy, has yet to have such power to do so.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">After explaining more on the Seven Deadly Sins, Ira asked Gui Wei if she could be her “guidance person” to fulfill the New Order of the World, if she would forge the “contract” for her to use the power of Wrath; willingly, the Xie Empress agreed to it and, in turn, the semi-possession of Ira to her (ie. while a demon is awake and still able to take some control, it doesn't completely take over the subject, as the person may continue his/her business (I have no definite way to describe this)). By Artemidabr 31, 989, Gui Wei and Ira headed back to the Xie Empire – just in time for the New Year celebrations at midnight.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">First Interlude: The Theater in the Deep Forest (990s)
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center">''<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Friendship, trauma, justice, illusion, hope, destruction, dream, Lust, love, death – they all melt and turn eternally into a Clockwork Lullaby. Before his death, the Lonely Man constructed a Theater deep within the Forest. Will the Utopia he dreamed of be completed?” ''

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–Unknowns, E.C.Y. 998

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">On April 24, 990, two people, Brian Astorio and Gianelle Marietta, trekked through the Millennium Tree Forest in Elphegort – in search of the fabled treasures hidden in an old abandoned building, the “Theater of Gallerian”. Ongoing for over three years, many brave explorers went in search for the treasures that’s said to be kept by the late-Chief Justice of the USE until his death; of the thousands, all never came back.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Somewhere near the New Millennium Tree, the explorer and his assistant journeyed through a trail reportedly used by most explorers.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Gianelle questioned, “Which way do you think the building is at Brian?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Pointing at the southeast, he responded “There. There’s reports that a scouting party was last seen in that very place before meeting their end; said to be by an entity called ‘Master of the Graveyard’.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Going at the southeast, the two continued to go through the thick forest and discovered a rotting skeleton. The uniform is similar to the scouting party. Maggots covered the corpse while flies and worms consume on its remaining flesh. Bones were left to erode into the earth. The explorer picks up the dog tag from its neck and looks at it.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Alas, poor Wiliam Donner. Oh how we never knew thou!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“… Are you seriously paraphrasing Elphen Fire?!” Gianelle responded, irritated.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“You got a problem with that?” He responded in a sarcastic manner. “Come on, the treasures await in the theater. We’re getting nearer!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Around the night, they finally made it – the Theater of Gallerian! For some odd reason, it's surrounded by a vast graveyard! The two decided to go through the yard and looked around. Also slowly heading towards the theater. Just big piles of bones. Also rotting corpses. Some of the dead people are ones previously heard of in the newspapers! Those unfortunate adventurers, though. Corpses are common. Especially towards the center. Like the famed graveyards of Beelzenia.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Brian and Gianelle equipped themselves with their weaponry. A machete and pistol for the former. A dagger and rifle for the latter. They made a run for it to the theater.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">As they ran, Gianelle said to the explorer “Surely we can overcome this in one peace!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">He responded “Let’s hope so! Nothing can surely stop us! Nothi-”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Suddenly. A shadowy figure approaches! It bursts out a roaring, feminine sound from the back. They raised their weapons, still dashing. They saw a running woman in a red dress.It is... who they think it was!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Master of the Graveyard!” Yelled out the assistant.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Of course! The current Evil Food Eater! The living Banica Conchita! They ran as fast as they could. The figure catches up to them. Gianelle got out the rifle and shot at her. Nothing happened. She fired more rounds at her. A head shot. A shot through the chest also. Nothing happened from it.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“It’s no use” said Gianelle in shock. “She’s invulnerable!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">No other weapons will do harm to her. Immediately, the two ran as fast as they could to the theater! The red figure summoned her Servants. They grab them. At least tried to. The assistant got out her dagger. And then. The Evil Food Eater tackled down Gianelle and began to eat her. She pierced though the figure’s neck. Even then, it did nothing. Meanwhile, Brian made it. The doors to the theater! But without his assistant. He was conflicted on where to go now. Either to the theater or Gianelle.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Willing to risk his life, Brian charges towards the being. He ran. And ran. Until! The explorer shoved the figure away!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Mr. Austorio!?” The woman reacted in shock. “What are you doing!?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“What does it look like!? I’m saving your life Gianelle!” Brian said, as he got out his machete and continuously strikes at the red figure. Her Servants joined her struggle against the explorer. The man struggled to have the female Servant off. The male one sets up condiments for a meal. A boiler rises from the ground.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Go now! I’ll probably be the next plate for that ‘Evil Food Eater’ anyways.” Brian said in pain. “Run away from this dreaded place. From Evil’s Theater. From Evil’s Forest. And don’t let any fool waste his soul here!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I will!” Said Gianelle. She ran as fast as she could.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The red figure broke through the machete. Brian was launched from her punch. A clear, lethal punch. He lands across the graveyard. Dying. Servants made it to him. Cutting away his flesh.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“If I were to be reborn… it would be a pleasure to be with you… Gianelle.” Brian said, weakened, as he loses consciousness.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Fellow intruder”, chuckled Master of the Graveyard. “What do you taste like tonight?”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Ultimately, Brian – like all of the adventurers before him – died on their trek into the theater; only Gianelle made it back to civilization in one peace. It would be rare for someone to successfully enter there in one peace. Until 993, no one has ever made it there. But to those who did after, that will be another time to talk in the near future...

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">To the public, this was horrifying; many loved-ones killed. One by one, someone dies in the Millennium Tree Forest - sometimes by the dozen overnight! With a steadily increasing death-rate there, the ones who never trekked called the building as "Evil's Theater" and its surrounding forest as "Evil's Forest".

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Sometime after the start of 990, in an old building in a distant forest, the Millennium Tree Forest, three Vessels of Sins (Gluttony, Greed, and Vanity) had now awakened. Avaritius took the similarities of his sinner, Gallerian Marlon, as Gear; Superbia does the same with Riliane Lucifen d’Austriche as Waiter. “Gula” (Banica Conchita) “resurrected” herself as the Master of the Graveyard (MotG). Belphegor had already took the sinner’s looks, Margarita Blankenheim (which was really invented to bear the similarity of Eve Moonlit, like the sinner, as noted by Prim Marlon almost five centuries ago) – first as “Michelle” and will become the Master of the Court (MotC). As how Ira predicted, Luxurius and Invidia has yet to awaken to their sinner’s forms; if they will awaken (if ever), they’ll inevitably take the similarities of Sateriasis Venomania and Kayo Sudou, respectively. Perhaps contrary to popular belief, the Master of the Hellish Yard (MotHeY) wasn't the awakened Vessel of Wrath, since Theiaras, the true Demon of Wrath, has already awakened; it would be later on when the Vessels of Sins of the forest will be deceived by the fact that MotHeY is the “Keeper of All Keys” and thus is the holder of Grim the End.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">After taking their forms, these Awakened Vessels of Sins went to their work. MotG guarded the building’s surroundings for her invading “meals” as she summoned her Servants – general reincarnations of Hansel and Gretel; Gear, despite being of Greed, sacrificed his heart in the building’s clock tower so “Michelle” will continue to live – since the tower acts like her life support; after taking the title of MotC, she took all invaders in the building and sentenced them to death; inheriting the sinner’s self before the Lucifenian Revolution, Waiter (despite being an effective servant) does nothing throughout the 990s – though also inherits the self after the Revolution, as she sometimes express sorrow on her loss of her “Other Self”.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Six days later, a small expedition party, led by Lieutenant Colonel Gammon Octo of the long-failed Tasan Party of Elphegort, entered the forest and immediately tried to reach towards the theater; even though about six unfortunate members fell into the mouth of MotG, the remaining seven managed to infiltrate and closed the front door shut. Once that's done, they can't wait to explore the seemingly haunting corridors. During exploration, there seems to be a garden at the center of the theater. The group later heard something that's coming from a door to a large room. Entering there, they expected to see the fabled treasures Gallerian Marlon kept around 2-3 decades ago; alas, they fell into a trap by MotC – as they’re given an unfair trial; it’s so unfair, no one knew what she  was talking about – but the convicted can agree on what she's saying in general: "Convict them, convict them, convict them anyway! Trial! Convict! Death!"

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Upon their death sentence, six more were executed on the spot; only Gammon remained. As he prepared himself for his fate, Waiter intervened and appealed for his life to be spared; her reason: to be used as forced labor for her – the sluggish one. Fortunately, Gammon’s life was spared – at the cost of becoming the new “Cursed Gardener”.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">On Afinabir 29, 998, MotC called on all of the theater’s inhabitants for what the Servants would describe it as a “farce of a trial”; the reason for this circumstance: the possible whereabouts of Grim the End and the recounting of Gammon’s reason for his intrusion of the theater in the first place. In the case of the former, Ma claimed that, while admitting the lack of knowledge, the lost Wrath Vessel of Sin is in the hands of the “Northern Leader” (i.e. Nemesis Sudov).

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Before Gear’s sacrifice, while she was nearing “death”, MotC had sung the Clockwork Lullaby and the tune echoed to those near Millennium Tree Forest. Rumors quickly spread about Gallerian's "living" theater deep in the forest where he kept his "treasure"; seeking the judge's fortune, many daring adventurers trekked through the forest to plunder the building but were captured and eaten by MotG. With a steadily increasing death-rate there, the ones who never trekked called the building as "Evil's Theater" and its surrounding forest as "Evil's Forest".

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 5: The Great Xie Purges (990-993)
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Wansui Gui Wei!” 

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–Xie people chanting during the racial riots of 990

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the other side of the Bolganio continent, secretly, Ira had manipulated all copies of the Levin holy texts – to mark the legitimacy of the NEW into the Xie populace; these include the intolerance of other religions, of other races, and of other cultures. In a matter of weeks, all over the Xie Empire, riots were organized to bring prejudice over the non-Xie populace. Many races and cultural groups – including the Ulurites, the Tawantiasuyans, and the non-Levin Sects (the Held and Behemo sects in particular) – were either killed out by the dozens or arrested by the hundreds; much of their properties were either looted or torn down. Under this event, much of the Xie people even committed Wrath!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the years ahead, many of the non-Xie peoples were killed out from existence like cattle; the population had degraded from a diverse 3 billion souls to less half of that. Even though the Xie Empire owns a vast land with entire continents, Gui Wei tells her “Pure Xie Peoples” to reproduce and to prepare for a war that will lead to the empire’s inevitable victory; in time, the land’s population began to slowly replace the lost souls that was killed by senseless Wrath among the populace.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In times, the politicians began to voice out their criticism on their reigning empress. Suggested by Ira, Gui Wei secretly formed a secret police organization, the Mimi Jingcha Guojia. Many of these politicians were harassed (through kidnappings, abusive interrogation, extreme torture, and forced disappearances) or even assassinated. According to many conspiracy theorists residing elsewhere, the Xie Empire is making the “Second Conspiracy of Evil” behind the scenes; the first one being the one that caused several events in the 5th-6th Centuries: the Reign of Evil, the Green War, the Marlonian occupation of Lucifenia, and the kingdom’s expansion War of 505 into Asmodin and Beelzenia until Prim Marlon’s ultimate downfall. In fact, many of the theorists claimed that the Xie Empress is a reincarnation of the Marlonian Queen; others went overboard and claimed that Gui Wei is, scarily, the goddess, Levia – the Master of the Hellish Yard!

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Second Interlude: Rise of Evilsoc (984-993)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">When the aftermaths of the Leviantan Civil War occurred, governmental officials called on further reforms within the USE; despite already brutal measures on politics and the economy, it didn’t completely resolved all its problems. For example, with the successful secession of Levianta, secession and nationalist movements bloomed across various member states in overseas continents – with Maistia renewing its historic revolt to unite the members in Cemanahuac to form the United States of Cemanahuac while the Confederation of Tae Kil is unofficially declared in eastern Iseleizle; the Iseleizeans’ riots that started in Aztlan grew into an all-out revolt throughout all of the USE’s four continents. This leads to another problem arising: the lack of unity of its members of the Union State of Evillious and the feelings of being left out of intergovernmental relations in Evillious.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">With the problems blooming across the USE, many political parties began to form in order to resolve these. Some of the emerging new parties, like Henry Hessen’s Unity Party, advocate the increased involvement of overseas members; others, like Jonathan Rosenberg’s Green Party, desires the removal of harsh rationing of products. Fransia Katherine Jonesburg’s Reform Party pledges its voters for the removal of corruption imposed by the government, and the restoration of the people’s freedoms; however, the majority of the parties, like Gammon Octo’s Tasan Party, intend on ruling the USE to shape it in their own views.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Of all the mentioned parties, the most remarkable one is the Evilsoc Party, led by Carol O’Brien. Formed around Gerun 8, 984, it desires “the peace and security of the Union’s people”; this promise is the reason for the new party’s sudden rise in inter-member politics. Many people had hoped that the election of them will lead them to the easing of security problems, the reworking of the economic distribution, the integration of all members of the union, and the removal of corruption – among other wishes and hopes. While this is what O’Brien promises to the public, her plans will be a different form of peace. In order to implement newer security measures, the replacement of the existing Public Security Device System, the Multi-Individuals’ Necessary Device for Security Screens (MINDSS) will be installed in many places and objects under a mandatory law; in order to renew economic distribution, the state and union will have to take control of the distribution to prevent Greed-filled imbalance by capitalists; in order to integrate members, a major political reorganization must be commenced to lead the union into a unified federation of states; in order to remove corruption, the party must be dominant in politics to protect the needs of the people.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In Gerun 14, 991, the USE elections opened its polls to the people to decide the new office holders. About a year ago, political parties nominated their candidates to hold office for them – though, mostly to win at elections. Many candidates had worked with their sweat and tears to make Extravagant campaigns with promises that are broken almost immediately after winning elections. Many incumbents are listed in the polls while some newcomers challenged them; in times, some completely new faces raced to take office previously held by an incumbent before retirement, firing, or death. The Levinist Revival Party and Tasan Party, once previous key opponents to the growing Evilsoc Party, collapsed before their candidates could ever hold office. Still, as many as fourteen different parties are listed in the ballots – many of its candidates belong to Evilsoc. It won’t be until three days later when the results will distinguish the elected from the candidates.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">By Gerun 17, the clear elected victors became realized across the union: Carol O’Brien of Evilsoc. Upon her ascension into the supranational politics two months later, she imposed a series of laws that outright impose the ideology of the same name of the party. In an instant, like the Xie Empire, many of the politicians (including regional leaders and the Marlonian Royal Family), business people, religious leaders, and all other key people who weren’t part of Evilsoc were rounded up to a remote area in Tuniit; starting with Queen Anna (for the reminder of the “Red Leviantan Menace”), all of them were brutally massacred by firing squad – ironically the same method of killing on the former House of Vera ten years ago by the Red Army. With all the non-Evilsoc members eradicated, the new USE government turned down to the Iseleizleans and ruthlessly captured each and every one of their kind and deported to forced labor camps – reverting them back to slavery. The government renounced all ties of Levinism and all religions and faiths – in favor of a cult of personality, with their leader referred to as “Big Sister”; but unlike the empire, the USE retained its population as roughly 3 billion.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Nonetheless, liberties has been suppressed in the USE – even the iconic Lucifenian Constitution – as even more of the inhabitants are harassed of those who contradict to the Evilsoc ideology. At the same time, the new device to replace the old security system came to the public: the Multi-Individuals’ Necessary Device for Security Screens (MINDSS). With all the MINDSS installed throughout the USE, all the inhabitants are brainwashed; no person knew what happened prior to the elections and have to approve all the actions that Evilsoc does – even with the abuses done to them. From then on, the totalitarian transition of the USE since 983 has been complete – with the regime to control the union until the end of time.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Or that is what they were led to believe in upon themselves.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 6: The Great War Starts (994)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In Dionust 994, Gui Wei had signed a non-aggression treaty with the USSL leader, Nemesis Sudov. To the rest of the world, this is outrageous – as at this point, despite being autocratic nations (like the USE by the time the treaty was written), the practice of Levinism (now their state religion) is far different. In the original holy texts, other than those of the Behemo sect (which has been long labeled as a “demonic cult”) regardless of different beliefs, a Levinist may respect all other peoples of all other cultures; in Ira’s distorted holy texts, a pure Levinist (who is a “Pure Xie Person”, is not of any form of illness (especially of the Hereditary Evil Raiser Syndrome (HERS), at which, ironically, as a result of her as a descendent of Sateriasis Venomania, Gui Wei have potential to be an Evil Raiser) among other things) is the only person who will inherit the world and that the rest of the many races are weak – and therefore deserve to die. But regardless, the whole world had seen the apparent non-aggression treaty.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">But little knowing to them, Gui Wei and Nemesis also signed a secret pact. During such thing, the Xie Empress proposed a division of some surviving nations sandwiched by the northern and western Xie-Leviantan borders: Karakorum, Luntai, Melekistan, and Bilal (little knowing to the two leaders, these nations are in the process of joining the USE, as means to add a potential buffer on the USSL from the Xie Empire). The month afterwards, both nations invaded the said smaller nations and took their conquered lands as their own. Since the nations were in the process of ascending, yet disrupted by the invading forces, out of his own Wrath, Carol declared war on the USSL and the Xie Empire; as what the world had feared when the Leviantan Civil War broke out, the Great War has been realized.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Not even a whole MONTH has passed and all of the smaller nations had fallen into the hands of their conquerors; this leads to the USE’s first ever Hate Week – diverting the hate towards the enemies. Its centerpiece, Two Minutes Hate, is as simple as it goes (via Public Security Screen Device, of course):

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">1). Show the people with a (fictional) person who was allegedly labeled as a betrayer of the Evilsoc Party during its formation, and thus its first Enemy of the State, Leon Twiright (self-proclaimed descendant of Seth Twiright), labeled as a traitor by many atrocities (including, but not limited to, lechery, war crimes, treason, treacheries, acts of sabotage, heresies, and deviations, among others) – and his teachings of “lies” that include the basic freedoms of humanity – the very ones that was lost just not even a whole YEAR ago.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">2). While that is going on, Leviantan and Xie armies marches in seemingly endless columns behind Leon; in a matter of seconds, entire crowds of inhabitants filled in rage – with desire to even get ahold of Wrath to kill them.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">3). As the hate is nearing the 2-minute mark, the enemy soldier, regardless if it is Leviantan of Xie, will use a machine gun towards the crowd; when the firing happens, the crowd will be scared senselessly as they try to duck from the “attempting massacre”.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">4). The figure, Magnus Frater, will appear in the screen; when this occurs, the audience will sigh in relief, before showing love towards him – by chanting his initials, “M-F!” repeatedly; at the same time, the party’s slogan appears (which sums up the reality that the world is now facing): “WAR IS PEACE! FREEDOM IS SLAVERY! IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the USSL, Nemesis had ordered the start of a top secret project like never before in the history of Humanity; hypothetically meant to have a bomb detonate an area as large as a metropolis city like Barity, it’s under the name “Project Punishment”.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 7: Operation Shenzhou Jieshu (996-997)
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center">''<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“Sinful one. Now, confess from your betrayal!” ''

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">–Leviantan Union Premier Nemesis Sudov, Zvey 996

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In a matter of days after the decisive victory over the sandwiched nations, the USSL turned its attention to the mainland USE – in order to retake their lost historical lands, like Elphegort and Asmodin; even though they don’t have overseas colonies, the USSL had enough supplies to form a large-scale invasion into there as warships are being built to form an amphibious assault into nearby continents like Cemanahuac. Meanwhile, from Uluru, the Xie Empire sailed to Zakokinda – where heavy resistance was met; similarly, USE forces stationed in Iseleizle embarked to Tawantiasuyu.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the weeks before Zvey 996, Gui Wei questioned Ira as to whether she should invade the USSL for its abundant resources under the northern tundra; unhesitatingly, the Demon of Wrath approved such idea. In an instant, the Empress secretly built up her armies and other military equipment for an invasion; incase such thing will go on over the Leviantan Winter, Gui Wei also ordered the making of warm clothing for her armies. Ultimately, on that very month, Xie forces invade the USSL from the north and northeast with overwhelming force (almost 4 million men) – initiating Operation Shenzhou Jieshu; shocked about the apparent betrayal, Nemesis halted her invasion of the USE and diverted much of the Red Army into the battlefields caused by the Xie Empire. Since the lands of Eastern Levianta were sparsely populated, it quickly fell into the hands of its enemy forces in a matter of months; quickly, numerous mines and oil wells were built to exploit the natural resources that the land can provide. When battles are fought, however, for many years has the Xie military has used an efficient type of tactical warfare, the Shandianzhan; now with the rapid technological advances over the years, the timespan of this tactic became more quicker for settlements to be captured as many enemy forces decimates.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Slowly, Xie forces crossed the Northern Tundra eastward to Evillian Levianta by Afinabir; as figured, the winter is coming nearer. But thanks to the packaging of warm clothing for the army, the Xie forces continue to stride through the land. There, many cities have been fought over: Lighwatch, Welvya, and A Smouse (to name a few). Once these cities are taken over, the Xie armies marched towards the outskirts of the Leviantan capital by Gestiyabr. Despite being in a lethal stalemate, many people continue to die by the tens of thousands; Nemesis continues to vow to never surrender to the Xie at all costs in the meantime. As Artemidabr breaks in, with what was left with the manpower, Leviantan forces launched a counter-offence to rid the invaders from their land. It turned out a success for a while; but by the time Poseydovar nears its end, it returned into being a stalemate – with slightly less casualties on the defending side; at the same time, Gui Wei organized a trip to the “Levianta Front”. By March 5, 997, she infiltrated the USSL’s government capital ruins, the Palace of the Revolutionaries to assassinate their leader – as directed by Ira. Even before she could ever react, Nemesis was killed by the Empress with the Jin Yaoshi /Knife fragment; the late Leviantan leader’s Golden Key fragment was taken in the process. In a long run, the loss of the USSL leader played a role on the takeover of the nation by the Xie Empire and the eventual conquest of all of Bolganio; the continued existence of Marlon would play a key role on the liberation of the USE.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Third Interlude: Kingdom of Elohim (597-998)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In 597, Saint Mericles sailed into the Oriental Ocean from the ports in Beelzenia. Sailing to the Kingdom of Malabar in the Zakokinda continent with the Gama, she and fellow nuns of the Sisters of Clarith embarked on an expedition to convert its population to Levinism (Heldist sect) while attempting to end its discrimination actions. On their way, a torrential monsoon struck the lone ship and was off its intended route; with tools mostly washed away, the crew was left to wander aimlessly for weeks in the Sea of Kappadu.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">On Zvey 20, the Gama landed at a remote island relatively near Zakokinda and Iseleizle. It was initially believed that the land was uninhabited and claimed the island for them; with the discovery of native tribes days later, they came in contact with the Elohim cultures – encompassing all the seven islands making up the Elohim Archipelago. Left in the island of Ypomoni, Mericles and accompanying scouts encountered the Canaanish Tribal Alliance. There, they’re presented to the chieftain, Iesous. Despite lingual differences, Mericles attempted to communicate to the tribal alliance their request of permission to settle in Ypomoni, in exchange for caring the tribespeople with education and stability between the two. They agreed – starting the tribe’s diplomacy with a foreign entity.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the first two years, relations between the Gama crew and passengers and the Canaanish tribes were normalized. With enough supplies given by them, the ship sailed off from Ypomoni north to Bolganio; some, like Mericles and the rest of the accompanying nuns, stayed behind. Upon reaching the southern coasts of Daxeci and westwards back to Beelzenia, the Gama crew reported Emperor Augustine about the newly-established contact with the Elohim Archipelago. Already overseeing the discovery of Cemanahuac back at 592 (which already sent colonialists there), he ordered a series of units of settlers to the islands to gain a holding to the Oriental Ocean.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Over the course of five years, a relationship grew out of Mericles and Iesous. The two represents the native peoples and the distant peoples.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">(The above paragraph explains a romantic relationship of the two, thus leading to a marriage; as of this post, I have yet to think of this as realistic as possible)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The first Beelzenian settlers set foot in the northwest island of Agnotita at March 1, 600; Enkrateia, Tapeinotita, and Próodos followed suit at 601; Kalosyni and Eleimosyni became settled that Apolyul; it wasn’t until the Sisters of Clarith nuns realized the colonialist trend by Zvey 602 – the month when Beelzenia claimed Ypomoni, and thus all of the Elohim Archipelago. In the islands, tribes often rebelled against their foreign occupiers; as a result, Beelzenian forces were dispatched to quell the rebellion. As many as 4,000 tribespeople were killed in the Elohim-Beelzenian conflict.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Refusing to see his people continuing to be ruled by a foreigner, Iesous secretly gathered twelve chieftains from the Elohim Archipelago and forged the Elohim Alliance at Zvey 14, 603; among the involved tribes include Petros, Ioanna, and Matthaios. Throughout the first year of existence, Iesous forbade what he calls it as “unnecessary combat” and called for peaceful diplomacy and other means of advocating. Unfortunately, an allied tribe, Ioudas, lured him to a meeting in the town of Golgotha with resistance leaders and helped with Beelzenian troops arrest him; he was later sentenced for death the next day.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">(After the above paragraph, Mericles takes control of the Elohim Alliance and eventually rid the Beelzenian colonists from Elohim, eventually becoming the first queen of the newly-established Kingdom of Elohim; possible ways might include a revolution similar to James Cameron’s Avatar, or basing Mericles as a Moses-like figure)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the years during the war, many peoples – whether they are Levinists or Heldists, Orthodox Lucifenian or a “Pure Xie Person”, peasant or governmental official, even if some of them are descendants of Sateriasis Venomania or a HERS Carrier – left their warring nations and embarked to Elohim: the last nation of true peace and survival of human rights. Of the millions of migrants that left their homelands, only some tens of thousands had ever set foot on one of the islands; the migrants had been labeled as traitors and deserters and that they must die for they are not only branded as the Enemies of the State, but also (depending of the warring nation’s meaning of it) the Enemies of Humanity. If one were to survive the trip there, they have finally reached to the heavenly refuge on the world. “Even if the whole world were to self-destruct themselves”, said Queen Mericles VII, “this divine refuge of all humanity shall continue to exist as how our God of Creation [Sickle] intended us to do other than the coexistence of others and nature.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">However, the queen’s speech proved to be short-lived; by the end 998, Elohim was raided by several airstrikes by the Xie Empire – haven to recently taken much of Zakokinda and Iseleizle. Day after day, the Eholims and its refugees were forced to adapt to the prolonged bombardments; it won’t be until the start of 999 when an invasion had swept the last neutral nation from existence. Many millions were taken captive until their execution. Families and friends were divided; entire communities set ablaze; cities were pillaged; numerous crowds of unarmed men, women and children were slaughtered by the millions with no mercy. Now, with Elohim gone, the whole of the world has become the endless world of the Hellish Yard – with no escape… if there was one to start with.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Perhaps all hope now lies with the Irregular One that has yet to come.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 8: Assassination Attempt (998)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Assassinations on Gui Wei hasn't been a new thing that she has to deal with; her first involvement was back at 988 – days after her coronation as the Empress of the Xie Empire. Even despite strict measures of mass oppression, assassination attempts on her became slightly common.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">One day, in Apolyul 20, 998, Gui Wei organized a war-time meeting concerning the occupation of Evillious; for some odd reason, this meeting is similar to that of the war-time meeting that Riliane Lucifen d’Austriche had to go through almost five centuries ago, as what she thought to herself. But unlike the “Daughter of Evil’s” recorded history, a bomb was well under the conference table. Right when, like Riliane, Gui Wei felt board, wanting something to happen, the bomb had detonated – not only injuring six officers, but also demolishing the room.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Whether it was by Ira’s intervention or just pure luck, Gui Wei managed to survive with little to no injury, like the remaining people. Just when they managed to escape the place, that was when Gui Wei realized that the bombing was all part of a coup d’état over the Xie government. In pure Wrath, she went to go find the conspirators herself! One by one, they were found and killed by the Empress herself with the Jin Yaoshi fragments – far even before the Shandianzhan can ever make it into the scene.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 9: Possession of the Empress (999)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Roughly 11 months later, in an unknown area in occupied Evillious, another group of conspirators had thought of a different kind of conspiracy: a shaming plot. As what they knew, Gerun 6, 999 is when Gui Wei will be in the age of 34; as to what they could theorize, a form of shaming could bring the Empress to the point of her incapability on politics – hopefully restoring the old status quo before her coronation. As what they came up with, many scandals must be discovered by the public of her atrocities to the world and the empire – fictional or real; then they must prevent shipment of ingredients to form a cake and replace it with various ingredients that even Gui Wei finds it horrible to eat; and to top it all off, right when she went to go to her throne to make an announcement on thanking them for coming, a bucket of blood (preferably from a Beamu Pig, a forbidden foodstuff by Levinism – claiming that it was a demon disguised as an angel and that misfortune would befall for those that ate its flesh) will be dumped onto the Empress and claim that she drank the blood of the devil – and thus must be dethroned for defying the Levin laws.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Alas, Gerun 6 has come; now Gui Wei Guangming VI is officially 34-years old. As to what the conspirators set up and predicted as (at which even to them, which they thought as to what kind of fool would fall for these tricks), in many national news sources, various acts of atrocities conducted by Gui Wei was leaked (even to the one which she contacted a demon!); the cake has been successfully baked with all ingredients that she never liked. Alas, this all ended as the Beamu Pig blood was spilled over her; the conspirators had stood up to the throne and urged the visitors to dethrone her for drinking the “blood of the devil”. At that point of time, the conspirators and the visitors alike knew that the Empress will be overthrown.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">For so long has the Guangming Royal Family carried the genes for the activation of HERS – as a result of the linkage to Sateriasis Venomania. It would've taken so many events of Wrath to completely activate the genes to become an Evil Raiser; and the blood-staining of her is now the last straw. Not long after showing the symptoms, many of the visitors tried to capture her – accurately thinking that it was the start of another HERS epidemic in recorded history; defenseless, Gui Wei was captured as they struggle to grab the required ingredients for a treatment for it (ranging from conventional Adam and Merry-Go-Round drugs to the much powerful Clockwork Medicine). Seeing it as a chance to rid the people and to completely possess the sinner (unlike Clarith when she nearly killed Riliane in the 6th century), Theiaras took all control of Gui Wei.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Upon control, Ira began the senseless rampage of all of the visitors. First, she shut down all means of departure with telekinesis. Next, as many lives tried to breach open the exits, the knives that was used for the foods in the celebration was sent flying to these people, instantly killing them. Now surrounded, they later found themselves drenched into water as Ira choked the people with electric wires – further killing scores more. Finally, when the wires were cut and made contact with liquids, a fierce fire was ignited; she later left with the Xie Royal Palace set ablaze – incinerating those that was trapped in the building. When news of the fire reached to the rest of the city, firemen tried to put out the flames – only to be killed by Ira. In an instant, army men raced to the Royal Palace to take down the demonic killer; in an instant, the entire battalion was murdered, as Ira used the powers to activate all explosives onto themselves. Quickly, before more can come, she left further eastwards from the palace.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The next day, news on the deadly event, Bloody Birthday, reached throughout all corners of the Xie Empire; well over 666 souls perished and many infrastructures were left in ruin – especially the Royal Palace. In a long run, the city was left in a state of emergency as the Empire is under a tighter martial law. When news reached the USE, they thought that the Xie Empire is going to ruin as their Empress left in shame during the murders. Later, forces gathered in Marlon to liberate the mainland from the occupying forces – very sure that the Xie military will be focused more on capturing the murderer than controlling the seized lands.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 10: The Sacking of Evil’s Theater (999)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Further into an area just east from Asmodin, Gui Wei had regained consciousness. Telling Theiaras as to what happened, she explained that she was being held captive from the visitors and had to take control of her to safety – though neglecting the mention of her rampage. Regardless, the Empress wondered where they are, before being responded that they’re east from Asmodin. Just as Gui Wei tried to find somewhere, she went to the Asmodin city of Lisa A, only to find a group of Xie army men. First acknowledging Gui Wei for her safety from the killings, much to her confusion, they told her that the USE forces had disembarked from Marlon to the western shores – expecting an invasion to take place at this settlement. After thinking about the situation, she gathered the forces and went west to Elphegort.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Once there, they marched into the Millennium Tree Forest, in hopes to ambush the USE army there; at the same time, however, they must be in a watch out for incase they fatally went to the fabled Evil’s Theater. When both forces unintentionally came into each other, they immediately battled. One by one, both forces fought and died in the battle that raged over some days. But regardless, it went into a relative stalemate.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Much into annoyance and felt threatened, like the activities caused by the inhabitants of Evil’s Theater, the Tree of Michaela tried to intervene the conflict and tried to isolate them – in order to cease fighting. This somewhat backfired as they were further pushed into the very place that got the name of the building and its surrounding forest in the first place. While being pushed to there, Theiaras had sensed a great source of power coming from the theater; she immediately told Gui Wei that the remaining Seven Deadly Sins were right there, and that, once collected, it will bring an advantage over the Great War. Almost there, she urges her men to halt the fighting and seek shelter in the building and eradicate those who live there; similarly, the USE forces did the same order – so they’ll take the fabled treasures that Gallerian Marlon hid in his theater.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Now in the theater’s graveyard, MotG’s Servants were dispatched to tackle down any invaders so they’ll by their master’s next meal. As usual, the Xie and USE forces alike has been dying like flies as even MotG preys over them. Fortunately, Gui Wei and other men evaded and made it inside Evil’s Theater. Unlike the others before them, they didn’t go into a room that is really the court, where they’ll be trialed by MotC that will end in their very deaths. Bypassing the room, they went into a clock tower and found Gear, still attached into the place as he has been nine years ago. Being warned by him that the collection of the Seven Deadly Sins will result an apocalypse, Gui Wei was told by Theiaras that what he said was a lie. Still being told by this repeatedly, she ultimately killed Gear with the Jin Yaoshi – much to his surprise.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Shortly after, she and her men went back to the corridor and went into the room that they didn’t go to. Once they entered, they only saw a dying MotC – as a result of Gear’s death. Ignoring the dying doll, Gui Wei ultimately discovered the Vessels of the Seven Deadly Sins; she couldn’t even believe that the rumors were true after all! As they scavenged for the Vessels of Sins, Waiter saw and ran for Ma and Gammon Octo to rid them; before she could ever do that, Gui Wei threw the Key/Knife to her head – a headshot. Soon after, Ma and Gammon came and discovered the thieves and was shocked over the slain Waiter and the dying MotC. They tried avenging the death by using as much magic to even kill them; they could only kill out the remaining Xie forces. Now allowing the possession of Gui Wei, Theiaras decisively gave out a powerful blow on the both of them – fatally wounding Ma and Gammon. As she prepares to leave, Theiaras noted that MotC was the Clockworker’s Doll and decided to pull her from Evil’s Theater; also, she checked over the wounds and found a black box – which she later discarded it from the doll. Now opposed by MotG and her Servants, Ira also killed them out – now permanently ending the latter’s cycle of reincarnation from Hansel and Gretel. Afterwards, she set Evil’s Theater ablaze, feeling sure that this will engulf the rest of the Millennium Tree Forest. By then, after being stripped from her life support, MotC died.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Fourth Interlude: Heavenly Yard
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Billions of years ago, only darkness covered the universe; nothing interacts with each other. It was nothing but a cold and dead beginning. It remained so until, one day, a voice broke the silence “Let there be light.” All of the sudden, a sudden flash of light burst out from nothing – emitting intense heat and energy in the process. Seconds later, the first matter formed in the universe; after some millions of years of cooling, the first stars began to dot the early vast ocean of darkness. It wasn’t only after the first galaxies were formed millions of years more.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> In every galaxy, many sub-objects undergone a natural process called stellar formation – where planets, moons, and other lower-tiered celestial bodies are made alongside the newly-forming star. Once the process is complete, each of the planets met its respective fates; some became failed stars and thus are inactive balls of gas while others became solid bodies capable of holding metals and minerals in its surface; others, however, collapsed and disintegrated into asteroids and comets. Of the solid planets, some had lost its air and became dead bodies; some once had evolved to habitual homes before becoming too hot or cold, also becoming dead bodies. In one newborn star system, only one potential Eden remains: Gaia.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">The early surface of Gaia was a fiery wasteland. Volcanoes are the most prominent towering formations while the surface was covered by a sea of magma and lava; comets and asteroids batter the ground in continuous periods. Millions of years after the end of the “Molten Rock Era”, water began to form from the volcanic vapors, from gradual cooling, and from the fallen comets and asteroids. Overtime, the newly-formed oceans have become a gene pool of new living things. Bacteria began as the forerunner of all beings for a billion years of Gaia; soon enough, mostly multi-celled beings branched off from their single-celled ancestors and became structurally complex. By the time the airs became breathable, a major breakthrough in evolution occurs: organisms in the surface. In about three billion years after the formation of Gaia, plants began to colonize from the waters to the ground surface above.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">About the same time, back at the oceans, living beings called animals take part of various shapes and sizes for over 20 million years; most of the new animals continue its branching linage even today. Limited to the oceans, it won’t be until millions of years afterwards that would see animals to catch up with its counterparts at the surface. Once it crawled upwards, newer animals began to emerge: the ones that crawls, that slithers, that flies, and that walks. During Gaia’s time, it had witnessed five major extinction events – which many living beings are gone, forever; in its latest event, it had ended the “Era of Fearful Giants” only 60 million years prior. However, for every end, there is a beginning.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Escaping from their destroyed homeland as a result of an ongoing war, Gaia was discovered and claimed by Xuujiin settlers 39 million years ago – foreseen by Admirals Sicl, Hlld, Levva, and Behemoo aboard spaceship Sin. Starting with about 72 million refugees from their planetary ruins, the “Sicltepnn Sistec” Colony prospered above the skies of Gaia. When it’s clear that war will be lost millions of year later, Sicl authorized the Haiibooriia Sentiency Project – the up lifting of some of the planet’s known animals capable of intelligence like apes, octopi, and wolves.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Alas, 5 million years ago, Sicl “perished” – along with planet leader, Hlld, HSP lead scientist, Levva, and Sicltepnn Sistec Labor Secretary, Behemoo; however, they are, in reality, divine entities that existed since the creation of the universe. While their colony was invaded by Grox forces, the Xuujiins fought hard to defend their last remaining colonies. At the same time, Sicl quelled a spiritual revolt led by Levva, Behemo, and six others; as punishment, they’re clustered in a jail cell of what used to be Sin – launched down to the ground at present-day European Russia. In the physical world, the invasion was repelled, but the defenders were heavily crippled to the point of almost the eradication of the colony; either way, the last of the Xuujiins evacuated the Solar System back to outer space – where they’re driven to extinction within a few millennia.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">However, their test subjects, Humanity, were left as the only beings on the planet with greater intelligence. The multi-colored-haired specie encountered what they called “Monolith”, but really Sin, and became sentient generations after the contact. Only about five millennia ago, this had ushered the new era of domination never before seen since the Era of Fearful Giants, the Human Era; this was symbolically commenced with the finding of Levianta.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 11: The Irregular One and the Second Coming of the Ultimate Sinner (999)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">But what about the black box that was hidden within her womb? Alas, after 499 years of dormancy, the soul of Allen Avadonia, Irregular, has now emerged from his “imprisonment” as he undergone through his Rebirthday in Artemidabr 27, 999! Haven to have his Red Handcuffs and Blue Chains come off, he now reaches his world as a divine being. When he was reborn, he only saw Evil’s Theater in its burnt ruins in the middle of the forest, whatever was left of a forest. He tried looking for his maternal figure, but getting no response. Hearing a voice, Irregular ran to the area – only to find Michaela.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">At first, she doesn't know who that boy was; but when Irregular introduced himself as Allen, Michaela was shocked to hear that. Immediately, the boy asked for forgiveness over the events that led to her assassination almost half a millennium ago, at which even she doesn't know whether to even accept the apology; regardless, she did. Michaela had told Irregular about the events that happened before he came – from the military battle and attempted isolation of the aggressors to the deaths of the invaders and inhabitants of Evil’s Theater and the burning of the Millennium Tree Forest. On top of that, she even told him about “a strange figure with unparalleled power” taking a skeleton with her – the skeleton of the Ultimate Sinner, Eve Moonlit. After explaining about her (at which Irregular may have been already informed about during his time in the Heavenly Yard by Sickle), Michaela, since she also sensed unparalleled power on him, told him that the figure had headed eastward; she couldn't tell, since she could only sense things until the very outskirts of the forest (unless she knows an entity and its location). Michaela told Irregular that she admittedly puts her trust into him for that very purpose. Now given with some encouragement, he will finish the goal – if it means to be praised upon.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">It appears now that all hope now lies with the Irregular One.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Shortly after the entry to the burnt ruins of the Xie Royal Palace, Gui Wei placed all the Seven Deadly Sins, along with the skeleton, on a floor; guided by Theiaras, she used as much magic power to fuse the Vessels of Sins into one and placed it on the skeleton. In a matter of seconds, similar to the emergence of Theiaras, the skeleton was being regrouped and grew flesh from thin air. At the same time, the souls that once made up the awakened Vessels of Sins merges with the figure. The person was in its shape of a person that even the Empress didn't even see in her life.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Alas, the figure of the reformed skeleton resulted in the resurrection of the Ultimate Sinner of the Original Sin, Eve Moonlit. Upon that, Gui Wei introduced herself to her; shortly afterwards, so does Theiaras. Eve later questioned as to why she was summoned into a world after almost a whole millennium; Theiaras responded that it was because she was divided by her adoptive children, Hansel and Gretel, into Seven Deadly Sins and that, with her skeleton, she was reassembled by the very ones. Now with Eve into existence, Gui Wei told her that she was trying to take over the world under her rule; haven to hear this, Eve quickly remembered Project Ma and grieved over the fact that she couldn't bear children in order to rule (at her time) the Magic Kingdom of Levianta – despite having knowledge that it no longer exists. (The kingdom had rebuilt itself, as the Divine Kingdom of Levianta, then into the United Socialist Republics of Levianta, before being conquered by the Xie Empire; she didn't knew that Levianta still existed until its ultimate fall)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Eve had later thrown a tantrum over that fact, much to Gui Wei’s realization. She ultimately held out her hand, grabbed Eve’s hand, and promised her that once the New Order of the World is realized, Gui Wei will promote her in the same ranks as a queen – they’ll rule the world together. Eerily similar to Clarith on Michaela when she told Clarith that she was a kind and wonderful person, Eve cried on the Empress’ arms as she thanked her for the offer. As Theiaras was minding her business during this, she noticed a tremendous amount of power coming from the west; as they found out, it was Irregular – the de facto son of MotC.

<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Chapter 12: Clash and the Great Apocalypse (Ta Eschata) (999)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">In the last minute, Gui Wei called over the military and urged them to come to what’s left of the Xie Royal Palace immediately. In the meantime, the three began to take their positions as the coming of the Irregular One is evident. Seconds before he came, the military had come in time. Eventually, Irregular had been spotted by the army and, by command of the Empress, opened fire at him; yet all he did was a form of magic, Clockwork Lullaby – soothing and pacifying each and every army men. Irregular proceeded into the ruins. As to what appears at this point. Gui Wei, Theiaras, and Eve are making the way of Prim Marlon and face their downfall.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Left with only a few bodyguards, Gui Wei formed a magical barrier around them and enchanted their weapons – hopefully to at least harm the divine being; at the same time, Ira was also tasked to keep an eye on Irregular. Now both Gui Wei and Eve are left alone in the ruins of the imperial throne. While being left alone, Eve wanted to talk to the Empress about the NOW; with nothing else better to do, she responded to the Ultimate Sinner about it – starting with the fact that Fennu, the Empire’s founder, had a purpose to form the nation to undergo an ultimate feat to unite the world under the rule of the Guangming, including Levianta. Gui Wei continued with the basics of the ideal NOW as what she recalled roughly 12 years ago and the current progress with the Great War. Recalling with the offer by the Xie Empress, Eve wondered as to whether she meant the entirety of the world – with everything on it; Gui Wei responded yeah, “and possibly beyond.” Now with a better view of the NOW, Eve thanked Gui Wei on the offer once again and asked her to hold on to herself – at which the Empress agreed to. As she was being hugged by her, Eve secretly pickpocketed the Jin Yaoshi from Gui Wei and, like Irina Clockworker on Elluka almost a millennium ago, stabbed her on the back. Shocked by this, Gui Wei, now dying, demanded her as to why.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Eve responded, “Although the offer you made for the both of us to rule the world is a great thing, at the same time, a multitude of rulers is not a great thing as well. Let there be one ruler, one Empress.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Immediately, Eve stabbed her again on the chest and, finally, on the head; Empress Gui Wei Guangming VI had been killed.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Rushing back as Irregular found a way to pacify the bodyguards, Theiaras called for the Empress – only to not only find the corpse of her, but also be killed out, ironically by the very Wrath Vessel of Sin; as she parishes, Theiaras was absorbed into the Ultimate Sinner. Now Eve remains by the time Irregular came. In general, the great duel has now started as Eve used many magic that the Seven Deadly Sins can have. Various kinds of magic were exploited as both the Ultimate Sinner and the Irregular One fought each other. To end it all off, ultimately, Irregular managed to defeat Eve in a tremendous blow. However, as she slowly perishes, Eve also killed out Irregular – saying that if she will die, then she will bring him with her into the Hellish Yard. In a series of chain-reactions, right on the first minute of Demetrar 1, 1000, this move had caused the Great Apocalypse – the prophecy of Maria Moonlit has been finally realized.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">No other form of life had survived. Almost all life forms – from a weak human infant to a strong Millennium Tree and from tiny planktons to a kraken-like Ziz Tiama – were eradicated in a split second! In the long run, the world is to be rid of almost all life – an endless desert. Even if some form of life continued to exist, they’ll struggle to survive in this new world; if they ever survive, the world will remain with an uncertain future. It would be until several ages later until something happens.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Perhaps a sign will show hope. Maybe… Just maybe.

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Major Curiosities:
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The possible alternative name references Satan, demon patron of Wrath.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Tasan is inspired by the Roman Empire in our world; like its real-world counterpart, the empire fell under decline and split into two empires, Ra Tasan (Byzantine Empire?) and Re Tasan (Roman Empire?) – before being “swallowed” by Beelzenia, at which that empire is named after Beelzebub, patron demon of Gluttony. Similarly, Tasan is an anagram to Satan – demon patron of Wrath.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The family name, Guangming, is a Chinese translation of Illuminati – alleged group destined to take over the world under a New World Order; likewise, the Illuminati is also a Latin word (under the plural illuminatus) that translates enlightened – another word for progressive, albeit for the worse.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The kingdom name, Xie, is a Chinese translation of evil, a theme that’s mostly used throughout the majority of the Evillious Chronicles.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Interestingly, the last Tasanian Emperor was named "Ang", likely deriving itself from the word "anger" to reference one of its synonyms, the sin of Wrath.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Gui Wei parallels Adolf Hitler and his reign over Germany in our world; in fact, much of this scenario alludes to World War II. As such, for so long in our history textbooks has Hitler been labeled as, arguably, the most evil person to ever walk on the face of the world; like Xie is a Chinese translation of evil, evil is a common theme that’s mostly relates to the majority of the Evillious Chronicles.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The first part of her name, Gui Wei is a hypothetical derivative of Guo (meaning “fortification”) while the last part means “the only one”. Her name is also a direct Sino-fication of her Vocaloid counterpart, Gumi.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Similarly, her fiancé and husband, Guo Mu respectively mean “fortification” and “admired”. He’s also a direct Sino-fication of Gumi’s fan-made male counterpart, Gumo.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Fennu is Chinese for “Wrath” – reflecting her status as the Demon of Wrath.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The scene in Chapter 2 where “Fennu” tempts Gui Wei into making a contract with Wrath is based on the last quarter of the first introduction of the game-on-development, LoveSick: Yandere Simulator – in which the mysterious “Info-Chan” appeared to tempt the protagonist, “Yandere-Chan”, into helping her fledging Newspaper Club by murdering any perceived rival threatening the latter’s advances to her crush.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Operation Eurasia references the fact that Levianta (the parallel of Russia) is a nation of Bolganio (itself Eurasia).

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The Winter Palace of Miji Duo de Shan derives from the Traditional Chinese translation “Hills of Megiddo”; Megiddo is an Israeli settlement known for being the site for the biblical Battle of Armageddon – Armageddon being Greek for Hills of Megiddo, but currently being interpreted as the general end of the world – where the world’s armies fought in the end of times and where Jesus Christ battles and defeats Antichrist (“The Beast”), the False Prophet, and Satan.

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Minor Curiosities:
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The Evillian Calendar is a counterpart to the modern Georgian Calendar. The months are portmanteau of the Russian names of the Twelve Olympians and words for each month; in this case, Demetrar, Poseydovar, Aret, Afroditrel, Zvey, Gerun, Apolyul, Dionust, Gefesabr, Afinabir, Gestiyabr, and Artemidabr are the equivalents to January-December. Similarly, the same is said for the (proposed) days of the week, except with the days equivalent to the Genesis creation narrative; the days Legknik, Vodnik, Zemlnik, Vremnik, Zhivotnik, Chevonik, and Otdynik are counterparts to Monday-Sunday.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">The President of the USE, Anton Butler, is derived from dictator-related figures, Anton Drexler and Smedley Bulter – the former being the founder of the Nazi Party and the latter being an American Major General who was chosen to lead in the Business Plot (an alleged political conspiracy to perform a coup d’état in 1934 United States against Franklin D. Roosevelt) before he tried to expose it.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif"">Iseleizle is a reference to Africa; it’s a portmanteau of “Isele” and “Izle” – translations of “frog” and “land” in Zulu (whose language belongs to an African civilization of the same name).

<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Formerly the Lucifenian Royal Palace during the nation’s monarchy period. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"> <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">It’s pronounced similarly to “Em-Ay”. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"> <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Ironically, <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Eve was killed twelve years later by the same children. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Its original target of the latter was the Lucifenian Palace but the passengers rebelled against the hijackers. They eventually retook control of the plane, but it crashed onto the Forest of Bewilderment National Park. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> He was given the Venom Sword by a sorceress, I.R.; her former name from the early 1st Century was Irina Clockworker – effective sister in-law of Elluka Clockworker. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> The two, however, are really reincarnations of Hansel and Gretel – the ones who released the Seven Deadly Sins in the first place. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Ironically, as a descendent of Sateriasis Venomania, she killed out the descendent of Kachess. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Short for “Evillian Socialist Party”. <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> The Tasan Party, at the time, was under the leadership of Lutz von Donitz; in the original timeline, it was under Nemesis Sudou, the current USSL leader. Without her, the Tasan Party had once held its brief prosperity in Elphegort; after Gammon Octo’s “disappearance” at 990, its popularity collapsed to obscurity and then disbanded.