As recovered from fragmented records and outlawed historical texts by the Rebellion's Archive Division
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📜 PART I – THE ASH-BORN ERA (Years 987–1012 P.R.)
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🛡️ PART II – THE STEEL CROWN ASCENSION (Years 1012–1044 P.R.)
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👑 PART III – THE ERA OF THE CROWNLESS KING (Years 1044–1077 P.R.)
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🩸 PART IV – THE HEIRS OF RUIN (Years 1077–1101 P.R.)
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🔧 PART V – THE FORGING YEARS (Years 1101–1145 P.R.)
> "Tyranny does not die. It molts." — Lysera Vahn, rebel writer, executed 1132 P.R.
The aftermath of the Descovinio civil fracture left a world scattered, its foundation cracked and culture adrift. Between 1101 and 1145 P.R., history did not move in revolutions—but in whispers, negotiations, and veiled power plays.
This was the Forging Years—an era where nations, identities, and ambitions were reforged in the quiet glow of post-ruin reconstruction.
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I. Age of Reconstruction (1101–1123 P.R.)
With no sovereign in place, leadership fell to regional assemblies and fractured military remnants. From the ashes of Crown dominion, the New Commonwealth Accord was drafted in 1101 P.R., designed to prevent the return of any one global ruler. It established a decentralized network of Autonomous Sovereign Zones (ASZs), each pledging allegiance to a unified doctrine of neutrality, peacekeeping, and relic regulation.
In principle, it was utopia.
In reality, it was gridlock. Squabbling factions, local warlords, economic collapse, and relic trafficking surged beneath the surface.
Relic containment laws were passed under the Relic Control Compact (RCC) in 1107 P.R., forbidding private ownership, use, or experimentation of relic-grade technology. Hundreds of artifacts were either confiscated, buried, or destroyed—although many slipped into the black market.
At the same time, global communication lines were partially restored. For the first time since Cassiel's disappearance, public access to unregulated data was allowed, though filtered by protocols known as Whitefire Scrubs—automated censorship AIs to keep ideology in check.
It was in this window that old corporate entities, exiled noble houses, and former Academy elites began to consolidate power behind the curtain.
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II. Silent Consolidation (1123–1135 P.R.)
As the RCC faltered under budget strains and political disagreements, enforcement dwindled. Hidden families—some descended from Cassiel himself—began quietly reclaiming territory, influence, and economic dominance.
One such name was Descovinio.
Though banned from public record, the family reemerged through front corporations, education systems, and biomedical development firms. Ricthard Descovinio III, known publicly only as a "strategic advisor," began funding military academies and humanitarian infrastructure.
The Academy of Echelon, once a Sovereign indoctrination machine, was reborn under the guise of global excellence. It trained peacekeepers, engineers, scientists, and civic architects—but its upper tiers remained accessible only to a quiet elite.
ARX, thought dormant, was partially reactivated in 1129 P.R. by unknown parties. Rumors spread that fragments of Cassiel's consciousness still lingered inside the code. Some say Ricthard III used it to purge opposition silently.
Meanwhile, the Rebellion fractured into localized groups. With no unified enemy, internal power struggles consumed their momentum. Some turned mercenary. Others became folk heroes. Many simply disappeared.
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III. Crimson Regrowth (1135–1145 P.R.)
By this time, Ricthard III emerged publicly. Still youthful despite the years, he attributed his longevity to genetic therapy—but many believed he had unlocked relic-adjacent augmentation.
He launched the Unified Crown Economic Initiative (UCEI) in 1136 P.R., creating a global currency and centralized bank. Regions that resisted found their trade routes severed. Hunger, disease, and digital isolation followed.
By 1139 P.R., nearly all ASZs had submitted. The New Commonwealth was reduced to a hollow name.
Ricthard's charisma masked his iron will. He spoke of unity, destiny, progress—but reintroduced selective information control, relic classification, and military garrisoning of Tiered Cities.
In 1142 P.R., the first whispers of resistance returned. Not from soldiers—but from students, artists, and hackers. They called themselves Flares—a network of underground voices documenting the return of tyranny.
Among them: the future Zero.
By 1145 P.R., Ricthard Descovinio III held the world again—not as a warlord, not as a ghost—but as a gilded king in a modern world, cloaked in diplomacy, rooted in fear.
The cycle had restarted.
And beneath it all, a young man named Clarenzo prepared to shatter it.