RE: Dark Nova
EARTH
Earth is much different in this universe than perhaps most others. It has endured the Covenant War, a Flood infestation, Batarian pirate raids, Terrorist attacks, several planetary civil wars, war with the Helghast, a Tyranid infestation, a Zerg infestation, a Necromorph infestation, at one point the planet nearly entirely exterminated from an Xenomorph infestation, and finally the Reapers trying to exterminate all life. The planet went through more hell that it was miraculous it survived any of its wars. However the Reaper War was the final act crippling the planet before the cataclysm. Every area was hit differently by the Reapers and would ultimately permanently affect the future of the planet.
Effects of the Reaper War
Middle East and Africa
(see Afya's profile sheet)
Russia
During the Reaper War, Russia refused to give an inch. Their leader demanded every man and woman take up arms to fight back against the demons. He would fight indoctrination with patriotism, wanting all of his people to have a loyalty burning so passionate in all of his people that it would counter indoctrination. Surprisingly this worked for many as their sheer love for their country, kept them on the brink. They were constantly filled with rage, hatred, and blood lust but they didn't fall into insanity. However those that started to falter for even a second, were quickly executed on the spot. They would not suffer any acts of indoctrination, the Reapers would not take their people. The Reapers tried to offer rewards, promises, trying to sway the Russian people. They tried to demonize the Russian leadership and encourage the Russian people into rebellion but this only lead to their patriotism growing even stronger, an even more fierce burning hatred for the Reapers and determination to fight them even in suicidal odds. The Reapers quickly realized trying to indoctrinate their people into new armies, would be next to impossible so they would have to personally intervene to cripple them. Of course they again underestimated just how far these Humans would go to protect their motherland. The Reapers arrived in Moscow and in the first hour everything went according to plan. They saw the Humans were unleashing numerous tanks, aircraft, cannons, and troops to try and push them back but it did nothing to stop their advance.
What the Reapers did not realize was what would happen next. In the next hour, Russia hit their capitol with an entire nuclear strike to blow up/ cripple each Reaper in the city and obliterate everything else. After that, they moved in several squadrons of heavy armor and aircraft squadrons to finish off the remaining Reaper stragglers. This pattern would continue for every other city. The Reapers were determined to capture these city's and turn them into slave camps, they even sent their spies and scouts all across Russia trying to find their hidden military forces and massive arsenal but every time the results were the same. Even when the Reapers deployed heavier extermination units, the results would be the same. They even tried searching the countryside for where the Russian armies were hiding but could never find them. The winter may not have stalled the Reapers as much as the Russians hoped but it did help hide their armies. When the cataclysm hit, Russia was barely affected as they had spent most of the war on hiding ambush tactics, this would lead to Russia being one of the most dominate powers in the world.
Europe
The Reapers indoctrinated the entire French government. As the war raged on, they made France force its troops to stay in their own borders not helping any other country despite not clear signs of any Reaper forces. Worse yet more and more of the military started to support the French government and those supporting the government, were given better living conditions as the remaining people were practically being starved out as resources grew tighter and tighter in the country with all supply chains being cut off one by one. The Reapers were hoping to take over the entire country without even having to send a single one of their kind. Ultimately their plan didn't work as they had planned but they had ensured their plan had back up alternatives. The French people launched a massive rebellion to wipe out the government. Any soldiers that were not indoctrinated, took up arms to fight back. The fighting was very bloody, leading to most of France's remaining nuclear arsenal being used on the country, as the country tore through the Reaper's indoctrinated agents which had risen to the point of almost like an infection yet in three days, they had succeeded reclaiming their country but minutes after they reclaimed their country, the Reapers arrived invading the country. The country was ravaged by war, it's military was crippled and fractured. Yet they would not give up hope as they would fight as rebel fighters. The Reapers of course had little difficulty and saw any resistance movements as a joke. They took over Paris as processing camp, offering all of the surviving French people a choice: they could turn over to the Reapers and the Reapers would let them live or they could stay, fight, and die as no help would ever come for them. Many agreed to the Reapers requests, thinking the Reapers would perhaps prolonge their deaths although the Reapers simply started to indoctrinate and turn their prisoners, into mutated husks. Many more rebelled although their efforts were futile. Most of the time the Reapers would send husks to fight the rebels, rarely ever personally getting involved minus to wipe out entire rebel cells with single attacks. When the cataclysm hit, the country was badly crippled but at least in better condition than most European countries however it still held no major power anymore and would need to join other nations to survive.
Meanwhile in Germany, the country had a huge supply of armored support and was able to hold back the Reapers for a while. In fact they believed they had enough force to start sending aid to other European countries. At first during the war, Germany was seen as the strongest European power. Of course the Reapers were simply preparing an even longer plan. By the time Germany had it's forces stretched out from England to Greece to Poland, the Reapers launched an all out massive attack. They invaded their city's, eliminating their government and quickly wiping out what remained of their military in the country. They started turning each of their cities into indoctrination camps, thinking it would be a kind of ironic punishment judging by Germany's history. The Reapers locked down the country, making sure no aircraft got in and in a single day, the former great power became a slave state. The German people were terrified, resistance was pointless as the country was so locked down with the Reapers eyes everywhere watching the German people.
In England, the country faced a similar pattern to Russia. The English people were determined and fueled by a strong sense of patriotism. In the beginning of the Reaper invasion, their massive airforce and fleet helped keep the Reapers at bay. The prime minister and rest of the government, fueled patriotism in their country with patriotic speeches and campaigns to keep everyone motivated yet it was not enough as slowly random common people started to twist in indoctrination, trying to kill their family's, turning in feral monsters. They did not want to become as brutal as Russia was but neither would they ever surrender or give up. The English common people were relocated out of the city's and into old WWII bunkers. Work was done to start expanding the bunkers in case of an extinction level event. The Reapers attempted to take out the English fleets but not being able to handle the ocean depths, they would have to land on their own ships and hop from ship to ship which made their efforts more and more taxing. Ships were quickly abandoned and then exploded to try and sink the Reapers down into the ocean, going deeper and deeper to make it harder for them to fight the fleet. Aircraft and spaceships concentrated on keeping the Reapers down and stopping them from ship hopping. Of course at the same time with their fleet and most of their air force and space fleet unable to assist the main land, the Reapers concentrated the rest of their forces on trying to take over the country. The work would prove to be, just as difficult. Their remaining Reapers were outnumbered 100 to 1 which normally wouldn't matter much to them but without any reinforcements, they were quickly being taken down one by one. German reinforcements aided England as well as American and Canadian reinforcements. In an act of desperation, they focused all their efforts to conquer London. They believed this would be enough to break their hope. However the Prime Minister was evacuated with only a few members of the government being killed in the attack. With his survival, their hope continued as they fought on. When the cataclysm hit, the country took heavy damage but still remained the most dominate power in Europe.
In the aftermath, Europe united into one nation known as: Vollenter
Asia
The Reapers studied all of Earth's history before invading the planet so they knew slightly what to expect. With Asia they knew about a fierce patriotism, and determination to rather die than betray their country. They first tried to indoctrinate their countries, believing perhaps they could avoid violence all together and take over the regions in one swift swoop. To some degree their plans were successful. The entire country of Vietnam fell in days to the indoctrination as their weak government was not able to motivate their people, the country fell into chaos with everyone trying to kill each other and the Reapers did not even have to send a single force there. Cambodia surrendered to the Reapers shortly after what happened to Vietnam. Much to many surprises, the Reapers sent only one of their kind to Cambodia to watch over them but otherwise did nothing else so long as Cambodia served them loyally. Taiwan heavily resisted especially with China supplying them heavy reinforcements, as a result the Reapers instead simply struck at the oceans. In a very brutal effort, they took used some of the European countries they had taken over, taking their nuclear missile supply despite losing most of their forces as rebels desperately tried to stop them, they still managed to launch several missiles all around the coast of Taiwan. Far enough away out of range so they couldn't shoot down the missiles, the resulting explosions lead to gigantic tidal waves that ultimately flooded over the entire island and sunk it.
Thailand became split as many were terrified of what happened to Taiwan and many saw what happened to Cambodia, as a sign that the Reapers could be merciful. The government agreed to join the Reapers but many fled into India, refusing to become the Reapers puppets and waiting for indoctrination. Massive migrations occurred as they fled to Malaysia and India. The Indian government was very kind as it was very powerful but the country was damaged from the various wars and quickly growing over populated once again. The Reapers used this to their advantage. They knew if they or any of their agents came up to them, they would never believe them. Instead they relied on Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar speaking to the Indian people offering them more food/ clean water/ clean clothing/ and shelter to take care of their people. The Indian government of course didnt care at all, they saw it as an opportunity to reduce the over population in their country. The massive migration went perfectly safely and India believed it finally had room to breath and restore it's nation. Shortly after the migration ended, the Reapers started to indoctrinate the Indian common people. Whispering to them promises, encouraging them rebellion, offering them things their government could never give. India heavily resisted, it's military far more powerful and ready to be ruthless more than the Reapers thought. Any the Reapers indoctrinated, were exiled out of the country. Rebellion was practically made non existent. Even when indoctrination was spread in mass over the poor to try and rush the government, the government was sooner willing to shoot down any indoctrinated than fall to the Reapers.
Japan, India, China, North Korea, and South Korea were the only countries remaining opposing the Reapers with indoctrination proving to be pointless against them.
The Reapers were running out of nuclear missiles but they used what they could capture in America, and tried to send them on Japan in the hopes of repeating what they did to Taiwan but China, North Korea, Japan, and South Korea united together to shoot down all of the missiles before they could even get close.
The Reapers knew they would need to rely on full invasion.
They deployed their forces but the second they even approached the atmosphere: India, North Korea, South Korea, Pakistan, and China deployed every nuclear missile they had straight at the Reapers before they could even break through the atmosphere. Combined with their remaining spaceship fleets and naval fleets firing up to stop any invasion, many Reapers were destroyed before they could even get close. Out of hatred feeling like they were being humiliated, they deployed their allied countries to invade. Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Malaysia split their forces to invade India and China. Laos sent all its forces to invade Japan as well as the Philippines, and Indonesia. The Reapers sent individual members to lock down the countries loyal to them, cut off the growing resistance and risk of rebellion.
The Reapers knowledge of Asian military powers was considerably lacking and more rushed. Australia joined in the fighting and with Japan and Indonesia already having very powerful military's, the combined nations launched a massive invasion into the Reaper's allies and started pushing through their countries, taking them over inch by inch. India's military held bravely but with the combined force of numerous military powers invading their nation, they fell quickly and were left to evacuating further into the Middle East, later becoming part of Manzasan. China on the other hand held relentless. Between it's vast military and control over the media to ensure that no one was more indoctrinated then their own country indoctrinating it's people. Plus they were relentlessly stubborn like Russia and England, not believing in the idea of surrender and fighting furiously making every inch extremely tough for the Reapers. They didn't care if the Reapers destroyed certain city's or historic regions like the Great Wall for they were fighting for all of China and would not lose heart. They even cut down on imports coming into the country, knowing the Reapers would try to drug and poison them like in their history but they quickly prevented it as they became extremely Xenophobic to outsiders coming into the country. Mongolia sent what troops it had to reinforce China moments in time before their country fell to the Reapers, knowing they had no chance of winning they devoted their forces to China seeing China as their only hope. The Reapers attempted to invade South Kore, deploying forces and trying to push through. North Korea split its army with half leaving to reinforce China and the other half staying to protect both Korean nations and hold back the Reapers. More and more, the united movement against the Reapers was growing. By the time the cataclysm hit: China, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia remained the dominate powers in Asia.
The planet was slowly reforming. It was horribly damaged but they quickly knew, their country's were so damaged that they could not survive on their own. They needed to form a new nation together but ultimately one power would rise above the rest. Malaysia, the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Indonesia all rallied around Australia at the promise that they would share power. Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and China united together with the remaining ruined nations of Asia forming around whichever greater power was closer to them.
War quickly broke out for power, the surviving leaders of these nations were still fueled by their rage and blood lust fighting the Reapers. They wanted total power and would not settle for less. Russia agreed to aid the Chinese, North Korean, South Korean, Japanese alliance at the promise of power in their nation. The two sides prepared to wage another horrible war but Chasandra intervened and arranged for peace between the two nations. She explained how they could equally co exist without any issues, there was no reason they would need to destroy each other.
The Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean united nation was renamed Khasazov Horokami
While the Australian island nation was renamed Suhendra
South America
In response to the growing Reaper threat yet facing none on their front, as the Reapers believed they wouldn't even need to approach South and Central America, Brazil arranged a meeting with all the other South and Central American leaders. In a time of emergency crisis, they arranged to unite together to combat the Reaper threat. With their very similar government views and military controlled nations, it was very easy for them to unite into one nation early into the Reaper war.
The Reapers knew about the very long bloody and brutal history these nations had between their governments and their people. Sending only one Reaper for each country, they indoctrinated people and made promises to them as they had done in Asia. Supplying advanced high tech weapons to the growing civilian populace turning into rebels and then supplying them with advanced Reaper metal armor to give them advanced protection but in secret the armor would mold to their skin to make them more and more indoctrinated until eventually becoming slaves to the Reapers.
The Reapers did not even bother attacking the nation ever once during the war as they believed it was a waste of time, rather they forced the nation to wage war against itself with the increasingly growing rebellions. The government didn't even try to stop the rebellions or preserve it's people, instead it responded brutally and violently just as the Reapers knew they would. It spent every last money it had to increase the military strength, grow it more and more. Civilian populaces were starved out, any that even thought of rebelling were massacred in growing genocides. Of course this only made hundreds to thousands to millions, turn to the Reapers and join them out of hatred for their government and the belief that the Reapers would provide them a better more free life style.
The Reapers had nearly taken control over the entire nation before the cataclysm hit, it was only the cataclysm that saved the nation other wise the entire populace of the nation would have been exterminated and / or harvested.
After the cataclysm, the nation was alive but barely, slowly recovering from how badly damaged it was. It was appointed a peoples almost Communist like government to act on behalf of the peoples wants and needs while the military power was hugely reduced to only an essential defense force as never again would the military take over the government and rule with an iron fist.
This nation came to be known as San Casipana
North America
The Reapers knew early on that the greatest threats they would face would be: USA, Russia, China, India, England, and some considerable threats from Japan, Korea, Israel, and Egypt. As such these nations were faced with the bulk of the Reaper invasion, knowing anything less would lead to these country's proving to be a huge problem interfering with their plans.
North America was one of the heaviest hit countries, the Reapers tried to indoctrinate the people into a civil war. They knew about their past as well as their hatred and blood lust but they underestimated just how stupid, idiotic, and patriotic they could be. That even if the American people had the worst leaders at points, their sheer patriotism hating other nations and especially how easily they could be swayed to dehumanize other races, made indoctrination difficult enough that a full civil war would never be possible. Not to mention the country's military history of being involved in nearly every war throughout the entire specie's history, made them one of the most difficult countries to ever defeat next to China and Russia.
The Reapers tried to indoctrinate the US leadership but the country quickly abandoned it's government when it fell to the Reapers, and mobilized as a united force still with the government making little to no difference. The Reapers eventually took the growing armies they had indoctrinated in Canada and tried to invade America but America mobilized part of it's forces to counter the Reaper's advance and keep them deadlocked on the border. Even when the Reapers conquered city's and tried to turn them into slave camps, the people rebelled fighting in guerilla warfare against the Reaper's husks as well as setting off explosives to distract the Reapers long enough to try and save their captured people. The results were mix, sometimes victorious sometimes they would have to flee, sometimes everyone ended up slaughtered but they still never gave up fighting back against the Reapers.
They tried to make a quick rush to their nuclear weapon supply, wanting to use their vast arsenal on other major powers as well as turning America's own weapons against itself. The US rushed everything it could spare to try and stop them, ultimately delaying the Reaper's process as they could only secure a few nuclear weapons against other nations however the US could not stop the Reapers from seizing various weapons and unleashing them in close proximity. Some attack groups trying to stop the Reapers, were so determined to not let the Reapers have even more explosive weaponry, that they sabotaged he missiles and detonated them before they could even release. Numerous underground nuclear detonations went off around the coast of California, a few in Texas, the coast of Florida, and around Minnesota as teams sacrificed themselves to stop the super weapons before they could be used on their own people. However other regions were not so lucky as the missiles were able to go off, New Jersey was completely wiped out, Dallas was destroyed in a single strike, Carson City and Tallahassee were also destroyed, at least twenty cities were completely wiped out with another one hundred being badly damaged before the Reapers even approached them.
The Reapers offered rewards for any that would join them as they took over each city one by one, they tried to persuade people to join them offering any reward and trying to hide what was happening to the rest of the world. While many did take the Reapers up on their offer, it was not enough to raise an entire army.
By the time the cataclysm hit, the US had annexed Canada into one nation and even after the cataclysm, it still held a lot of it's former power even if the war had really stretched it's resources thin to the point that most expenses were devoted to the military while everything else: education/ science/ technology/ civilian life, was crippled as nearly everyone was focused on fighting for survival. The nation renamed itself The United Nation of Casford
Current Traditions and Culture
As the planet has slowly recovered from it's wounds and united into one nation under the leadership of Empress Chasandra, so to have they changed much from what they once were like. One could say the most common languages spoken throughout the world now, are: English, Russian, and Chinese with most schools being required to teach each language.
Crime is heavily reduced with so much control and watch over each nation ensuring they are monitored and their is a healthy balance between the people and individual governments. Regular meetings are held between each nation leader to discus any plans and disputes. Ultimately every nation is united as one world loyal to Chasandra but she will still make sure their needs, wants are fulfilled and that there is never again any internal wars and they only focus any war efforts out in space.
Below is information on each faction
San Casipana
Arguably the weakest nation in the world, the nation only has a military force big enough for defense purposes but nothing beyond that. However the nation is rich in it's entertainment. The Olympics and other world game events are nearly always held in San Casipana. The country is like a luxurious paradise for celebrities, singers, politicians, and any other fancy dignitaries. It's people are treated with tremendous respect and ultimately act as the voice of their government in an almost Communist like state. Tourists and visitors of any race/ gender/ sexuality are hugely welcomed and seen as a great source of income.
The nation is also rich with some of the most grand amusement parks in the world.
It is perhaps for it's entertainment value that the other nations tolerate the country. Most other nations see the country as a relic of the past, very weak and embarrassing but due to it's entertainment value, while most other nations will make fun of San Casipana, they will never risk getting too aggressive.
Educational funding, research, and scientific advancements are very low in the nation with nearly all efforts going to entertainment funding, civilian housing, and job employment. The nation hugely encourages visitors of any race, sexuality, gender but heavily discourages against visitors staying as they do not want their nation to become over populated, in fact they will often deport any trying to stay too long.
United Nation of Casford
The second most powerful nation on the planet, UNC splits it's resources thinly as it focuses on technological advancements, education, job employment, military funding, research, civilian housing. The nation devotes all of it's money on everything but arguably spends the most of it's money on it's military funding. The United Nation of Casford is one of the few nations fully devoted to the empire's military campaigns out in space, always sending it's armies/ fleets/ troops at Chasandra's call.
The nation expanded to take over the south arctic pole and use it as a huge military staging base. UNC is arguably the most experienced in war out of any nation on the planet even if their military power has been reduced over the years significantly.
While in the past many would mock UNC as blood thirsty barbarians loving war and looking from one fight to the next, The United Nation of Casford is one of earth's only military powers contributing to the bulk of it's military force. The country also has the highest unemployment rate out of any other nation with most joining the military rather than be homeless.
Despite their war like nature, The United Nation of Casford is the most open nation, any race any gender any sexuality can come into the nation and marry as they see fit, the nation heavily encourages growth with new visitors.
Vollenter
The richest and most financially successful nation on the planet. Vollenter also has only a defense force military but it more than triples the size of San Casipana's as their military force acts as the first line of defense for the planet in case of any hostile invaders.
Everyone in the nation is instructed to work, following closely to the example of their western neighbors. Vollenter arranges every meeting to make sure each nation is doing alright, and any issues are resolved. Arguably they are one of the most diplomatic nations on the planet responsible for acting on Chasandra's behalf keeping the peace. In times of war with other races or groups across space, Vollenter is always the first to deploy relief aid to help refugees and innocent civilians. The nation is seen as almost like a paradise model of their life before the Reapers as so much effort has gone to restoring their nation.
Vollenter often has viewed itself as the dominate power in the world with most other nations being a bunch of savages or greedy thieves but despite their huge confidence, they still cooperate with the other nations. Education, research and technology, civilian housing, are all very high in the nation although they produce minimal entertainment and rely heavily on the other nations, buying their products and services for entertainment.
Vollenter like the United Nation of Casford, will allow nearly anyone to come to their borders but they have the highest immigration rate, forcing any aliens/ outsiders wanting to live in their nation, a long tiring tedious process to go through to ever be legally allowed to live in the nation.
Manzasan
Perhaps the most defensive nation to the point of being in a permanent lock down making sure to cut down on any acts of crime, rebellion, terrorism. The nation is an example of trying to bring order, law, and control to a realm of chaos, madness, and insanity. The nation works alongside Vollenter to make up the planet's defense force. While they are dwarfed by Vollenter's military power, they are stronger than San Casipana and Suhendra, making them at least not the weakest nation.
The nation is famous for it's efforts to preserve and restore wildlife and every animal species even trying to clone extinct animal races. Not only that but education, science, and research are very high in the region as well as technological engineering. Arguably engineering and technological advancements are highest in Manzasan than any other nation.
Manzasan has a very open policy to any outsiders, aliens, foreigners wanting to come and live in the nation so long as they agree to a long and perhaps awkward security test making sure any coming into their territory can be trusted.
Suhendra
Suhendra is perhaps one of the only nations with the most relaxed culture and life style yet surprisingly a small unemployment rate. The nation has a basic military defense force like San Casipana but double the size although still dwarfed by every other nation. Suhendra has a high value and emphasis on entertainment, constantly competing with San Casipana to be the nation with the highest entertainment value. Like San Casipana, the region is seen as a tropical vacation paradise for people to visit. Jobs in Suhendra offer more vacation and breaks than any other nation.
Financial spending is divided up between civilian needs with research and scientific advancement being considerably less. Arguably civilian needs, education, job work, and entertainment value gain the highest amount of spending.
Suhendra most closely resembles the pre Reaper Earth in terms of immigration policy's, any foreigners and aliens and outsiders can come and live in the nation but they must go through standard immigration practices and further contribute to society.
Khasazov Horokami
The most powerful nation on the planet and the largest. Khasazov Horokami alongside The United Nation of Casford, make up Earth's military offense force attacking any of Humanity's threats. The nation has a staggering tremendously high value on military spending as well as scientific research and advancement. Education is given the highest quality with everyone expected to be properly educated. The nation has zero tolerance for weakness and is very unforgiving. Everyone is expected to be at the top of the world: the brightest and strongest. Where Casford would perhaps coddle and comfort the weak, Khasazov Horokami would sooner imprison or execute or banish any that were too weak or too stupid. That's not to say they are a totalitarian state or fascist or dictatorship, far from it. Their government has a very strong emphasis on the people, wanting their people's needs and wishes always fulfilled. Simply put, the nation wants to make sure it remains ontop of the world and is seen as the poster face of Humanity: that Humans can be as strong as any other race even surpassing them as well as rivaling other brilliant smart races.
That being said the nation does have strict policies more strict than any other nation in one regard. Same sexuality relationships are heavily frowned upon in the nation but Chasandra has made repeated interventions making sure violent action is never taken against people with same sexual desires, yet still it is frowned upon in the nation. Even more than this however, is their xenophobic attitude. Aliens are forbidden from living in the nation. Previously aliens were forbidden from even visiting the nation but after Chasandra made countless meetings with Khasazov Horokami's leadership, she eventually got them to agree to be slightly more open minded to gays and aliens yet still they remain considerably defensive. Gay marriage and marriage with aliens, is forbidden in the nation although with Chasandra's decree, aliens are allowed to visit the nation just not live there. Due to all this, Khasazov Horokami has been seen as more of the might and fear Humanity gives while The United Nation of Casford has been seen as more the equality kind caring side of Humanity's military power.
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