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Astral Age, 13 - 357: NOVA and the E.S.U. The year was Astral Age 13 - 357, Humankind has not been kind to their mother planet. As the years continued, Earth's temperatures rose, non renewable resources have nearly run dry, and bickering nations unable to reach a resolution has left Earth in a dire state. Sea levels rose, swallowing large portions of land, and many land and marine animals have gone extinct. To save themselves, humans have constructed space colonies orbiting Earth and Mars have already been established for a few centuries… All of this fighting led to the strengthening of private companies. One company in particular, known as NOVA, a tech super giant, helmed by than CEO, Zhihuan Jin foresaw with the constant fighting and raising temperatures of Earth, that Humanity's best chance for survival was to transfer the majority of the Human race onto the already established space colonies that orbited around Earth and Mars. As good as this plan was, there was still the issue of dwindling resources. Through NOVA's efforts, the first fully self-sustaining colonies came into existence. Massive colonies that could easily hold half a million people, were projected to hold more as time went on. These colonies mimicked Earth's own biomes resulting, in lakes, forests and even a weather cycle, with rain and snow. With these man crafted ecosystems put into place, wild-life through moderate control could flourish… These three large colonies, two around Earth and one at Mars were known as the Ternary Orbital Provinces of NOVA, often abbreviated as T.O.P. They also went by the name of O'Neil Cylinders, named after the American physicist Gerard K. O'Neill that developed their design. NOVA had amassed so much political power, and monetary value that it had grown as a world superpower. T.O.P accepted immigrants from all countries, to bolster their labor force. Many on Earth deemed living in T.O.P and transferring citizenship as a far better choice than maintaining their citizenship of their nations… And so, a large number of citizens spanning from many countries of the world left Earth to live in the T.O.P colonies. Doing this though, meant they would need to forgo their ties with their home country, and thus a divide between those with NOVA and the countries of the world grew. The governments of the world, though divided in their own right, viewed the now superpower of NOVA as a far greater threat to their security. Many nations believed the construction of the orbiting colonies as a means of constant surveillance; and with the growing rift between the colonies and Earth, fear of attack grew. This led to the formation of their own uneasy coalition known as the Earth Sphere Union, the E.S.U. NOVA  E.S.U  |  Astral Age, 13 - 363: Look to the Stars The Earth's stability was on a quick decline, some parts of the planet quickly grew inhospitable. Earth's average temperature grew substantially along the Earth's median and so the E.S.U looked to space to establish settlements as NOVA did years ago. Thankfully, the larger countries that comprised the E.S.U had already begun working on their own space colonies throughout the years. With the bulk of the colonies orbiting the mother planet, Earth. For now, the E.S.U and NOVA maintained a peaceful, yet very strained relationship. Galactic trade routes were established between the two coalitions, and for the coming years… It was believed that the E.S.U and NOVA would be able to coexist in relative peace. |
 Astral Age, 13 - 375: Massacre of 003 By now, the human race had mostly assimilated into each other's cultures. That being said, there were still those who did not forget the different atrocities committed on Earth. The earthly celebrations of Christmas had mostly been accepted by most of the different cultures in the colonies as a means to celebrate life with loved ones. An Assembly was organized in the E.S.U colony of E-003 to celebrate this holiday, attending this Assembly was Benja Maev Dmitriev a former military commander of the then Russian military. Back on Earth, Russia committed heinous crimes against it's smaller neighboring countries… Though the worst to befall it's military might was the country of Syria. Dmitriev was present for the bombings, for the killings and for the tortures of Syrian people… As such, she became a figurehead of hatred for the Syrian people. A massive explosion rocked the station, followed by another, then another… From among the black of space… The sheen of spacecrafts could be seen, upon their metal, the colors of NOVA. All attending the assembly, 125,000.. Men, women, children, E.S.U civilians who called the colony home were killed… For weeks following, reports of debris and frozen corpses were claimed by neighboring space colonies. An immediate uproar followed, calls for justice rang out, and those who committed the crimes were soon discovered… A small terrorist group composed mostly of Syrian NOVA citizens. NOVA was quick to dismiss the attack as an isolated incident, that they were not behind the bombing… But it was too late, the stone was cast in the already turbulent waters of the E.S.U and NOVA relationship. Talks of war were on the horizon… |  Astral Age, 13 - 380: The M Particle Each day that passed marked another step towards conflict between the ESU and NOVA. Yuri Minovsky, a Russian scientist that still called Earth his home, was hard at work on the Nuclear reactor, Kursk 2. As Minovsky worked, he encountered a strange electromagnetic wave effect within the reactor that could not be explained by conventional physics. Following the next couple of months, they were able to identify the cause: a new elementary particle generated by the helium-3 reaction on the inner wall of the reactor, dubbed the Minovsky Particle, or "M" particle. The M particle has near zero mass - though, like any particle, its mass increases to reflect its potential or kinetic energy - and can carry either a positive or negative electrical charge. When scattered in open space or in the air, the repulsive forces between charged M particles cause them to spontaneously align into a regular cubic lattice structure called an I-field This I-field will slowly expand and scatter into space… The effect of these particles in open space completely disrupts extremely long distance broadcasts, and is able to nullify long range missile guided systems. In short, the M particle prevents the launch of Nuclear warheads from long distances, rendering long range warfare and communication extremely difficult. With this knowledge, and the threat of war on the horizon many colonies installed M Particle dispensers across at different points. With this, they hoped the threat of Nuclear attack would be rendered useless. |
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