Prologue

War.

War has been a part of humanity since the dawn of civilization. In the beginning, wars were fought over natural resources and territory. Conflicts between groups arose as they sought a better and more prosperous life for their own people.

Over time, the purpose of war changed from its original intent.

The thirst for power and the desire to rule the world consumed certain individuals, leading to wars that claimed the lives of many innocent people.

The first great war of mankind occurred in 1914. At that time, several major nations competed to expand their military power, striving to prove their superiority. This war was initially known as The Great War, but later, after an even greater conflict erupted, it became known as World War I. The second major war of humanity, which followed, became World War II.

"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." – Albert Einstein.

The third great war of humanity took place in the year 2200.

A war unlike the first and second great wars of mankind.

A war that wiped out three-quarters of the human population on Earth. A war that became known as The Last War—or, as humanity called it, World War III.

Nuclear weapons.

Biological weapons of mass destruction.

These were the tools of war that mankind used in World War III, reducing continents across the world to ashes.

There was no safe place from nuclear war and artificial biological weapons.

Nations crumbled and vanished from history.

The civilization that humanity had painstakingly built was lost and buried in time.

No more technology. No more firearms. No more nuclear weapons.

One hundred years after World War III, humanity was thrust back into the Iron Age. The nations that once existed had disappeared, replaced by the rise of various kingdoms across the world.

People united based on their tribes and ancestral origins, forming their own kingdoms. The idea of unity in diversity was forgotten.

But did war end when humanity returned to the Iron Age?

Of course not. As long as civilization exists, war will continue.

The kingdoms that replaced the former nations now waged war against each other to claim power and territory.

Mankind had once again entered an age of war—an age known as The Era of Conquest.