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Chapter 1 - Book Summary

Within the last few centuries, Earth has entered a new era as technology advanced at an astonishing rate. Humanity developed starships to explore the depth of space, and over time, became a beacon of hope and stability within our known galaxy. Soon, Earth was recognized as a strategic hub by the seven main planets within our galaxy as we became the center for interstellar diplomacy and trade.

The establishment of the Intergalactic Trade Center on Earth stood as a testament to our economic strength and commitment to fostering peace among the stars. It was during this new Golden Age that we caught the attention of the Galactica Star Federation. They decided to take us under their mentorship, teaching our leaders the delicate art of political negotiation, conflict mediation, and alliance building to secure the galaxy's prosperity. The Galactica Star Federation is a union of planet's united under a central government, where power is constitutionally divided between them as they govern the planet's promoting peace and prosperity throughout the entire galaxy.

This collaboration birthed a new galactic culture. This culture celebrated diversity and shared knowledge freely. Earth's influence extended beyond economics and politics; our scientific and cultural contributions became essential threads in the fabric of the galactic community.

For nearly a century, the planet's within the Milky Way Galaxy thrived in peace and prosperity – until members of the Galactica Star Federation descended upon us seeking revenge. They envied our success and declared war against all those within our solar system.

They were led by Fleet Commander Alistair – a brilliant yet vengeful scientist from a devastated sector known as Squidtopia – and her forces launched a brutal assault upon us deploying both brute force and sophisticated cyber attacks to cripple Earth's defenses.

During the assault her main ship descended upon Earth undetected in her Galactic Scout Starships. Her ultimate goal, however, wasn't conquest. It was in fact something taboo the theft of a sacred artifact: the Planet's Heartstone.

The Heartstone was hidden within the Spiritual Realm, and was said to embody the essence of the planet itself. Once Alistair and her forces broke though they attempted to steal it but failed miserably and damaged it severely this caused the planet Earth to react violently. Cataclysmic storms, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions ripped across the world. The sky darkened with spectral clouds, and life as we knew it began to unravel at the seams.

Within mere hours, Earth reverted to a prehistoric state. As creatures long thought to be extinct returned. The ground itself split open, as the seas churned, and the world was thrown into chaos. Even the animals, including marine, sensing the planetary heart had been severely damaged, paused, looking upwards towards the sky, awaiting what would become of them.

No human realized at that moment: life on Earth would never be the same again.

As the planet mourned, the swirling cosmic storm tore entire continents from our dimension, casting them into an entirely new realm where reality merged with realms long forgotten by the universe itself.

Fear and confusion gripped humanity. Yet within the growing chaos, a group of survivors – students from the prestigious Garcinia Institute – found a new purpose. As they discovered an ancient race known as the Relic Hunters who taught them how to use the "Card Battler System," a mystical system hidden within this Realm. Those who mastered it became known as Card Battlers. 

During their year-long journey throughout the Island of Ethereal they gained the respect of the Relic Hunters. These ancient beings found them worthy to learn their secrets and gave them away to return home. This knowledge they taught them allowed them to forge more powerful "Relic Keys" capable of unlocking doors to hidden realms and forming a gateway between this realm and Earth.

While the Card Battlers defended humanity against immediate threats, the Relic Hunters ventured with them deeper into the unknown realms, hunting down lost relics that could turn the tide of their battle.

Their quest was clear: reclaim the stolen Heartstone fragments while using the Relic Keys to return to their own realm as they strive to restore Earth to its former state before the damage becomes permanent.

After a perilous journey, they confronted Fleet Commander Alistair and her remaining forces from the Galactica Star Federation who still believed in her cause to a remote island fortress. Though victorious in recovering the remaining Heartstone fragments, they realized they would need Alistair's help to return the fragments of the Heartstone to the Spiritual Realm connected to Earth's Heartstone. Thus began an uneasy alliance between their people.

They crossed countless realms together until they finally reached Earth at last. What awaited them was not the home they once remembered—but instead a world that had been forever changed by Alistair's action.

This marked the beginning of a new era: The Era of the Relic Hunters—those who chose to follow the ancient Relic Hunter's became the 2nd generation of Relic Hunters as they sought out the lost and forbidden realms.

Book Two Summary

The Relic Hunters finally reached their homeworld, only to find Earth irrevocably changed. After being gone for over a year. The planet had regressed into a savage, prehistoric wasteland where colossal creatures roamed the wilds and ancient forces awakened from their long eternal slumber.

Despite their success in reclaiming the fragments of the Planet's Heartstone, Fleet Commander Alistair's made countless attempts to return the fragments to the Spiritual Realm which ended in complete failure. The connection to the Spiritual Realm could no longer be created; it was as if Earth was rejecting every attempt they made. Earth was now beyond saving by any simple means. Humanity's dream of restoring the planet began to quickly crumble.

In this new age of survival, the Relic Hunters stood as Earth's final line of defense. As they faced powerful deities that had been sealed away: the Gorgon Sisters, whose gaze could turn any living being into stone; the Fallen Titans, ancient beings of unfathomable strength; and the monstrous Atlanteans, long believed extinct but now reborn amid Earth's chaos. Dinosaurs and forgotten beasts roamed freely, reshaping the food chain and pushing humanity to the very brink of extinction.

With each battle, the survivors forged stronger Relic Keys from the fragments of Earth's Heartstone. The Relic Hunters, trained to master these Relic Keys, knowing that it would become critical in navigating the ever shifting landscape of Earth.

As the years passed they soon realized that Earth was no longer a sustainable home for them, even with the assistance of the remaining Galactica Star Federation. The survivors decide to embark on a new journey to finding sanctuary as they begin exploring alternate realities, searching for another version of Earth, preferably one untouched by the devastation that they had suffered.

Their journey throughout the vast multiverse, however, brought new threats. They soon encountered twisted, corrupted versions of the ancient Relic Hunter who had once guided them long ago during their journey. These dark reflections unleashed hordes of Relic Hunters to hunt down the survivors across every realm within their multiverse.

They relentlessly pursued and vastly outnumbered the Relic Hunters as they fought to survive crossing countless realms. Throughout their journey they fought to survive as they sought away to defeat these dark forces that threatened the entire multiverse itself.

Thus began an epic struggle, one that would lead them ever closer to the Central Finite Curve, the boundary that separated their known realms from the forgotten, and sealed realms that lay just beyond their known reality.

Book Three Summary

The Relic Hunters, weary but determined, found themselves constantly on the run. As they opposed the dark Relic Hunters as they hunted them relentlessly across the multiverse. Each time one of the Relic Hunters were captured, the enemy's numbers grew alongside their vast knowledge as they learned from the 2nd generation of Relic Hunters which allowed them to forge greater Relic Keys.

After being pushed to the brink on extension, the remaining Relic Hunters eventually reached the edge of their known multiverse, the ominous boundary known as the Central Finite Curve. Beyond it lay the Forgotten Realms – ancient entities had sealed these forbidden realms away since the dawn of time. Despite the dangers, with no other path left before them, they pressed forward.

As they shattered the seals that had once separated these Forbidden Realms they unleashed something far worse than they could have ever imagined: something known as the Dark Domain of Hella, this entity's mere presence could warp an entire realm itself to her very well.

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