The Dark War, also known as the First War of Ars Magus, was a world-wide conflict between humanity, vampires, beastkin, demi-humans, and Kaka against the Black Beast. It started on January 1st, 2100AD and ended 10 years later on January 1st 2110.
The brutality of the Dark War led to the death of over half the world's population as well as the development of Ars Magus and the Hierarchical Cities. Scars left from the war are still felt across the world over 90 years after its conclusion.
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Several events prelude the beginning of the Dark War. Scientists Relius Clover and Shuichiro Ayatsuki partnered together with Yuuki Terumi to develop a Kusanagi which was to be used to kill The Origin and the Amaterasu Unit. During this time, Shuichiro developed the Kushinada's Lynchpin should their experiment fail. On December 31st, 2099AD, the experiment failed and a Black Beast was born instead within the First District - it killed Terumi's current host, devoured Relius, and grievously injured Shuichiro before escaping to the outside world. This is what the scientists and the world at the time believed. In reality, the Black Beast was actually a fused Nu-13 and Ragna the Bloodedge that were sent back in time from December 31st, 2199AD to just before the Looping World begun.
The Black Beast's first recorded appearance was in Kantō, Japan, and it annihilated the country's population. The United Nations held an international summit meeting shortly afterwards and concluded that the only solution that they knew was to obliterate the country using a nuclear attack.[1] These attacks failed to even scratch the Beast's hide and it went onto to spread across the world. Before the nuclear strikes, some of the population was evacuated, including a tribe of cat-type beastkin that included Jubei, Tomonori, and Munefuyu. Jubei later allowed an unknown country to use his genes to develop the Kaka in an attempt to combat the Beast - the country was one of Beast's many victims.
The Magister's City of Ishana was untouched by the Beast since no seithr entered the city's atmosphere. A woman called Konoe Mercury, the oldest daughter of Shuichiro, was appointed Nine of the Ten Sages; she held absolute authority over matters concerning the Black Beast and Dark War in Ishana. Clavis Alucard, the head of the Alucard Clan was aware of a student in Ishana called Kazuma Kval, who was designed as a vessel for Terumi. The failures of Nine, Clavis, Tomonori, and Clavis' butler Valkenhayn R. Hellsing led to the resurrection of Terumi in 2106AD.[2]
Celica A. Mercury, the youngest daughter of Shuichiro, ventured to Japan to find him in 2106AD. In the February of 2200, Rachel Alucard sent Ragna back in time to the Dark War where he lost his memories and met Celica.[3] The two, alongside Jubei, Nine, and Trinity, found the First District and watched Shuichiro die after introducing them to the Kushinada's Lynchpin. The group refused to use it since it required Celica's sacrifice, and they were attacked by the Black Beast itself. Ragna threw himself into the Beast and managed to stall it for one year as he fought against a version of Nu that resided within it. It was around this time that Clavis passed away, making Rachel the new head of the Alucard Clan.[4]
Humanity and the world were given one year to find a way to develop something that could combat the Black Beast and end the war. Nine had already begun development on the fusion of magic and science before the war, and focused her efforts.
Aftermath
Library Entry
Dark War
A war to defeat the 'Black Beast,' which appeared in Japan on January 1, 2100. It continued until January 1, 2110.
During the 10 years of fighting, about half of humanity was wiped out. Because it was the first war whee 'Ars Magus' was used as a weapon, it is also called the 'First War of Ars Magus.'[5]
First War of Ars Magus
Another name for the 'Dark War' which the Six Heroes fought in, lasting from January 1, 2100 TO January 1, 2110. It is called by this name because it was the first war where humanity used 'Ars Magus' as a weapon.[6]
Nuclear Attack
Measures the leaders of many nations took to defeat the 'Black Beast.' They used an enormous number of nuclear weapons, but they could not defeat the 'Black Beast.' The crater at ground zero contains a massive amount of radiation, making it impossible to enter without protective gear.[7]
References
- ↑ BlazBlue: Phase 0, Prologue
- ↑ BlazBlue: Phase Shift 1, Chapter 6 - Night of Black Betrayal
- ↑ BlazBlue: Phase 0, Chapter 1 - Lost White
- ↑ BlazBlue: Phase 0, Chapter 6 - Promised Azure
- ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Event #004
- ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Event #005
- ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Event #007