~An excerpt from 'A Narrative of the Greatest Empire That Has Ever Lived'~
Ancient Advanced Civilization: Omnias.
Long ago, in ancient Eruvia, the world had not yet been divided into the 4 Great Continents.
Around over 1400 years ago that there had been only a single universal land, a Super-continent. It has yet have a name.
Various kinds of living beings had been born and fallen during the long history of this ancient Super-continent.
Eventually, with the advent of superior intelligent races, such as humans, these races began to create territories and claims a portion of the Super-continent as their own.
For a long time, the nameless Super-continent had became a land of war and struggle. These various superior intelligent races had fought tooth and nail against each other in an attempt for supremancy. Some triumphed over the other. The one that lost had either been forced into slavery or eradicated as a whole.
Then one day, a tiny country situated in the center of the nameless Super-continent made a shocking declaration against all of their neighbors. They will the ones who will unify the entire continent.
Unsurprisingly, the neighboring powers at that time scoffed and ridiculed this tiny country that doesn't know its place.
'A country not even the size of half our own dares talk about unification and world domination. Ridiculous!'
However, it wasn't long before that prejudice had to be thrown away.
At first glance, the power that a tiny country like this could ever hold could be imagined. No one believed that they could have any chance of proving their declaration not to be a bluff.
It wasn't until the country had unveiled their 'secret weapon', that they were forced to change their impressions.
A first of its kind, this 'secret weapon' had the ability to accumulate a 'certain' energy from the air, compress it, and launched the energy as a beam with immense force which can eradicate all things in its path.
Having witnessed the unholy power of this weapon of mass destruction when the tiny country started a show of might, the leaders of each respective neighboring power felt a shiver run down their spine.
The 'certain' energy used by the 'secret weapon' is, of course, Aether and thus the 'secret weapon' had become first prototype of what will become known later as Ancient Aether Technology.
Having been exposed to the immense power of the weapon that this tiny country had, while some were filled with dread, other were instead filled with greed. They wished to take it for themselves.
It wasn't long until each other power had sent their spies, elites, mercenaries, etc, in hopes of stealing this new Aether Technology.
In the end, all who tried met a terrible end.
The tiny country, who held the thing which they coveted, would have of course be prepared to handle every and all trouble who wishes to take things that aren't theirs.
With wit, strategy, and the help of a powerful weapon, it didn't take long for the tiny country to fully take control over their neighbors.
They're charge didn't stop there. As if to prove what the said was true, the now bigger country, having taken the land of their neighbors and their citizens they had won over, began to make their way in unifying the entire super-continent.
Days turned into weeks. Weeks into months. Months into years. Eventually the country finally had achieved their ambition.
With the entire Super-continent under their banner, they officially began to name their newly made empire which would become known as the greatest empire of all time: Omnias.
As they had unified the entire Super-continent, the Super-continent itself was officially declared to share the same name is their Empire and would from now on by called by the Omnias Super-continent.
Through suppression using the Omnias Empire's military force and might, the once war-ridden Super-continent had finally achieved 'World Peace'.
Having lost their previous 'everyday lifestyle', the supreme ruler of the Omnias Empire, who didn't want his new citizens to become complacent, launched a historical decree to the people.
'Dear Citizens of our Great Empire, let not our laurels rest upon stagnation. Instead, for the betterment of our Empire, we shall stand together in an effort to bring new creation to nourish our life!'
Along with that decree, the supreme ruler also ordered the publication of one of the Empire long kept secrets, the mechanization and knowledge concerning Aether Technology, to be given to all the leaders of the former countries.
What could have been 'giving your only weapon to a desperate enemy', with the supreme rulers great charisma and his generous attitude he had won over their loyalty.
What happen next was the beginning of an Industrial Revolution of the Omnias Era. Taking the supreme ruler's decree to heart, the citizens of the Omnias Empire had put all there efforts to make creation after creation. Each time one person made a historical advancement, the next person overrides with their own.
Through the advent of technological competition, the Omnias Empire eventually reached status of a super advanced civilization. With the numerous amounts of convenient and advance Aether Technology, all the citizens of the Omnias Empire lived luxurious lives.
The Peak.
Its only these words that can match the position of life the Omnias Empire had reached.
Nothing else can compare.
If nothing drastic were to happen, the prosperity of the Empire was assured.
…Of course, things can happen contrary to what people wish for.
During to what was considered Omnias most Glorious Period, a great catastrophe fell onto their civilization.
The Great Cataclysm.
An appearance of a great light pillar, which reached high in the heavens from the center of the Omnias Super-continent, began to spread its influence in the four cardinal directions: North, West, East, and South.
From the immense power of the great pillar of light, the land of the giant Super-continent Omnias had been divided like it was sliced apart into four pieces.
Those four pieces became to be known later as the four continents: Oswil, Iestria, Planeia, and Atrye.
Omnias had been split into the Four Great Continents. Wide canals created from the Great Cataclysm separated the four pieces of land. It wasn't long until the Ocean which had surrounded Omnias began to fill in the gaps. This had cause additional tsunamis and other natural disasters to occur which ravaged the split continents even further.
It was at that moment the Ancient Superpower which had ruled the entire world with an iron fist had met its end.
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~An excerpt from 'A Timeline of the Eareon History'~
THE FALL AND LOSS
For a period of 500 years, also known as the Dark Ages, during the confusion brought by the Great Cataclysm, the population of humanity had been reduced to 30% from it once was.
Due to the decreased population, knowledge and technology they once had were gone in an instant, buried with the dead. Even the knowledge that the living survivors still possessed had not been passed on properly to future generations.
An entire era of an advanced civilization gone. What was left was the appearance of humanity reduced to a state of primitive survival and anarchy.
This was shared between all the Four Great Continents as the remnants of humanity was further split due to physical barriers.
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THE RISE OF THE AETHER INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
It wasn't until at the end of Dark Ages, a man known today as the Saint of Faith appeared out of nowhere started to guide humanity out of its dire strait.
Marking the beginning of Oswil's longest historical era, the Era of Faith, the Saint of Faith with his followers had gathered fragments of Omnias Era's advanced technology that and used its power to rebuild civilization.
Through their free service and altruistic behavior, the Saint of Faith and his followers received much support. Whenever they did a good deed, they always ask the ones they save to give thanks towards the God of their faith, the Bringer of Faith. As they continued their activities, it finally led them to create the largest Religious body in Oswil, the Church of Faith.
During the 700 years worth of spreading their faith, the population of humanity within the continent of Oswil grew exponentially and various countries were born because of it.
Time passed and humanity had entered a new era.
A man named Roland S. W. Eareo, first Emperor of the Eareo Empire, pioneered the beginning of the Aether Industrial Revolution.
Having been enraptured on how the Saint of Faith had used remanent of found Ancient Relics born during the Omnias Era to rebuild civilization, Emperor Roland urged his citizens of the Empire to research these Ancients and decode how they work.
Emperor Roland felt no hesitation in putting all of his time and funds into making this project into a success.
It wasn't until the appearance of a person that would be known as Centurion Genius that the first 'true' replication of Ancient Omnias technology was finally successfully made.
The name of that genius was Professor Alexander Wyndal.
After Professor Wyndal published his work, invention after invention began to be made in droves, using Professors Wyndal's work as a reference.
Some were duds. Others true masterpieces.
Many historians had made it a contention whether it was Emperor Roland's decree or Professor Wyndal's success that truly started the Aether Industrial Revolution.
However, what they all agree on, if it weren't for these two individuals, the Eareo Empire that we know would have never been the same.
~An excerpt from 'The ABC's of What Students Should Know About Lionheart'~
THE FOUNDING OF LIONHEART MILITARY ACADEMY
Along with having been accredited to starting the Aether Industrial Revolution, Emperor Roland S. W. Eareo of the Eareo Empire became the founder of Our Lionheart Military Academy. Made in the honor of his late friend and greatest General, Renaud V. Lionheart.
'In order to rear the the best of best of your young generation in order for them to become the pillars of the Empire' is the aim Emperor Roland decided on when created one of the most prestigious and oldest schools in all of Eareo Empire. Our school only excepts the best of the best of those who had applied to the academy every year.
You students who were successful in passing our rigorous screenings and exams are the chosen ones who will be the support that will bring Our Empire to rise up high further then ever before.
Students be proud, as now you hold the right to bear our emblem.