A/N: Hey guys! this is my first "serious" story that I hope you all will appreciate. My inspiration was...well..my imagination. This story is an AU fic in case you didn't notice. I'm not really gonna include canon as much but if I can, then I will.
Before the Protheans there were the Calmids, a race that resided in the uncharted system within council space.
The Calmids were intellectual beings that advanced using the element zero; to them it was the gift of the Gods themselves. They called it 'Illanthrum', named after their God, Illanthros, whose palace, Thanthros, reside in the blue sun of their solar system. The Calmids, although intelligent, were divided. On their planet, Caleid, there were only four continents, ruled by four Tusscarks- or kings -of the Immerian age, the age of thinkers, the age of war. The Tusscarks were said to have been chosen by the four Gods- Illanthros, the God King. Stratashu, The God of strategy and war. Mala'kaiser, the God of philosophy and art, and Sheismael the God of light and longevity. - As their holistic representatives on Caleid. The first Tusscark of the Immerian age, Kaltis D'unis, ruled over the continent of O'rael. The second continent, La'Bas, was ruled under the iron fist of Tusscark Ream D'unis, the cousin of Kaltis. The third continent of R'ha-Jhib was under the leadership of Tusscark Talris, the un-claimed son of Homni The Blessed (Homni received his title by being the only one to survive an ambush during the Great Harvest). The fourth and final continent was Ar-sei, ruled by Tusscark Feris T'Kalui. Over the years each Tusscarks' realm lived in harmony with one another. As the People of Caleid advance culturally and socially, they also advanced technologically and scientifically. Each Tusscarks Kingdom had different technology, it either being weaker but simpler or stronger but sophisticated, this gave rise to jealousy and rivalry, bitterness and resentment. This led to the age of War, The Age of Illeriaeseln.
The first Tusscarks to declare war on each other were Talris and Kaltis, each given the casus belli over the acts of espionage and sabotage. No allies were called into the war. As the war progressed the need for larger and stronger armies became prominent in each rulers mind. But there was one ruler that wanted an army that would not thirst, tire, or question orders given by their superiors. This gave rise to AI's. The first AI, created by Almius D'rugus of R'ha-Jhib, was named Advanced Strategic Operating System, or Strategos. Strategos was designed to be a real-time advanced multi-purpose strategic operating platform, its purpose to give quick assessments of battles and to control an indefinite amount of SC-UGV "Sentinel" drones to ensure a quick, easy and decisive victory. The Sentinel drones had oval like Titanium-Ferent armored bodies that ran on 'eezo'.
Each Sentinel had eight cylindrical appendages-resembling the tentacles of a Dertas fish-fixed with three pronged "claws" and a multi-angular thermal laser designed to cut through the hardest metal, Ferent, mounted on the under-belly. Strategos saw her first use in the very first battle of the R'ha-Jhibian Ar-seian War at Meruilo city, Ar-sei. The battle resulted in a complete failure. The total number of Sentinels sent in, three-hundred and ninety-nine, versus the two-hundred and sixty-five Ar-seian troops, resulted in two-hundred and eighty-nine Sentinels lost, due to Strategos' incomplete analyzation of the battle, whereas the Ar-seian lost only one-hundred and six troops, while successfully defending the city. Seeing this, Tusscark Talris ordered Strategos to be upgraded, re-fitted, and allowed un-restricted access. Seeing how this was the order from the Tusscark, Almius, creator of Strategos, could not refuse, this resulted in a team of the greatest scientist in R'ha-Jhib to come together to re-program Strategos with the best technology they had to offer in their time. After her upgrades Strategos saw her second use in the historic and infamous battle of Kalrogs Crossing in Ar-sei. Kalrogs Crossing was one of the three major factory-cities that provided weapons, uniforms, armor and equipment for the Ar-seian military.
With an R'ha-Jhibian Sentinel force a staggering four thousand strong versus a nine hundred and fifty-six strong Ar-seian garrison, the battle lasted a week with every civilian, soldier and child killed within the cities reach. Given the order by Malos D'isias, a Flebian General, -the highest rank in the R'ha-Jhibian army-Strategos leveled the factory-city to the ground. Upon hearing the atrocities committed by the R'ha-Jhibian, Tusscark Kaltis gave the order to start construction of weapons to counter the SC-UGV drones. This gave rise to the rushed and distribution of Electro-Magnetic pulse Guns, or EMG's. EMG's fired a focused ray that could be able to render any electronic device useless. The very first batch used in the battle of Hrassings, another factory-city in Ar-sei, proved to be defunct after its first shot and this weapon malfunction cost the city and lives of four thousand soldiers and over nine million men, women, and children. More battles are fought between Talris and Kaltis, and more cities of Ar-sei are razed, besieged, and leveled. The battle of High Temple, Ar-sei is fought not on ground, but in the air thanks to the upgrade provided to the SC-UGV, now SC2-UAGV, that allows Sentinels to fly using a heavily modified and more stable eezo core and adding Almius-class unguided bombs to their arsenal.
Due to lack of Intel on the Sentinels new upgrades and modifications, the city of High Temple is caught off-guard and, in the words of a High Temple Survivor "Bombed to Hellios". Seeing that the odds of winning this war are slim, Kaltis asks his cousin Ream D'unis to join the war. Ream Declines. Seeing all ideas exhausted Kaltis, not wanting to be defeated by Talris, gives executive order AHiL-IDI, which is an crude acronym for 'All Hope is Lost-Illanthros Dies Irate (Illanthros' day of wrath)'. Executive order AHiL-IDI gave the 'ok' to launch missiles on all remaining Ar-seian city, settlement, town, and military base with extreme prejudice. No evacuation orders were given. On that day approximately two billion lives were estimated to be dead from the bombardment, including the life of Tusscark Kaltis. Seeing the destruction brought on by this war all eyes turn to the R'ha-Jhibian and her leader Tusscark Talris. Now known as Talris the Destroyer, or Talris the Un-Holy.
A new, sad holiday was made in remembrance of the atrocities of that war. Dies Illanthros laudat. The Day Illanthros Wept.
In two years time, preparations were made for a new war. In two years time were more SC-UGAV's made.
In two years time did the Tusscarks of O'rael and La'Bas form an alliance.
In two years time, did Strategos ask her creator the question: "Will this one be accepted into the gates of Thanthros"?
…Timeline….
10000BCE: The first Calmidian discovers the wonders of burnt meat.
9999BCE: One Calmidian discovers that instead of throwing the meat into fire, you can raise it on a 'spit' to get tastier and juicier meat.
9998BCE: The first argument between Calmidians is recorded. Evidence: a petrified bloody rock and a cracked skull found in an old cave.
9997BCE: The first Calmidian dies from an infection caused by an arrow to the knee. Jokes are made about his untimely demise.
9996BCE: Calmidians find out that procreation can also be used as recreation.
9995BCE: There is a alarmingly huge jump in the Calmidian population.
9980BCE: As the caves gets crowded one Calmidian decides to make a new one...out of dirt.
9910BCE: The first Ancient Calmidian contest is documented. Evidence: three bodies with broken hands and an estimated 59 dented.
8879BCE: The first tree is chopped down...with tools. This leads to house building.
8599BCE: A Calmidian, who was exposed to the hallucinogenic gas Methylanos, tells his friends that he saw a divine being named Illanthros. Word is spread about this powerful being. Words are formed and societies built.
8399BCE: Element Zero is discovered and its first use is as a lamp.
8300BCE: The Age Of Building. With the First words spoken, and the first God worshipped, the Calmids are united under a multitude of cultures and rulers. The Tusscark.
8003BCE: Killianjros is born.
8002BCE: the gun is invented using the element Illanthrum.
7981BCE: Tusscark Killianjros the Conqueror unifies the Tusscarkies of eastern modern-day O'rael. Killianjros also finds mysterious lost relics of the God Illanthros. One relic depicts that there were three other Gods.
7976BCE: Killianjros, filled with Zealotry, took his army of ten thousand strong on a great holy war against the pagan tribes of O'rael. He later renames his Tusscarki to "The Holy Roamin Empyre".
7963BCE: Killianjros successfully converts the continent of O'rael to the religion of Illanthrium. He later is given the title 'Exalted'.
7962BCE: With religious unrest in his Empyre, Killianjros the Exalted creates the 'Illanhusset'teit' or 'The sword and shield of Illanthros'. A religious sect devoted to killing, torturing or imprisoning any Calmidian found guilty of or conspiring against the Gods.
7800BCE: The Age of Illanthros. The Calmidians, under the rule and watchful eye of Killianjros, prosper and flourish.
6989BCE: Killianjros dies in his sleep. His empire is succeeded by his eldest of three sons, Killianjros the Second of the House of Tarpeian, wishes to continue his fathers Zealotry and looks west to the lands the Roaminian people call 'Thaïs ills tuang Hirsch' or 'Land of salt-skins'.
6970BCE: After years of preparation, the Holy Roamin Empyre makes contact with the Salt-skins. Herteos of House Garliesles, the chosen explorer for the expedition, in an excerpt from his journal describes the Salt-skins as "Very complex people, they're just like us but have the color of a salt-their clothings colors clashes with our dark skin, likewise ours to theirs-and golden hair locked in braids with eyes that resemble the blue seas. Their language is naught more than the movement of ours, but faster and harsh sounding. They live in circular homes made of what looks like the weave of a mothers broom with Sheismaels' breath in the center of the home...if I have heard right, then they call themselves 'Britons'? They certainly do not follow they will of Illanthros, seeing as how they worship stones. Barbarians, the lot of them..."
6569BCE: The Great Harvest Begins. Upon reading and evaluating Herteos journal, the Illanhusset'teit declare a crusade on the Britons, claiming them to 'endanger the well being of the Gods'. Killianjros II is the first to join the crusade.
6501BCE: An Illanhusset'teit soldier by the name of Homni D'olkji survives a Briton ambush. He is later recognized as 'the Blessed'.
6498BCE: The Great Harvest ends. All the Britons accept their new Gods and become a client Tusscarky. After learning of two more continents filled with heathens, Killianjros II goes on a great crusade.
6490BCE: The Illmunthris crusade is launched and upon arriving on the shores of Calistad (modern-day La'Bas) they were greeted with rotted animal corpses lined up along the beaches. On the first five settlements encountered, the Roamins left no Pagan alive.
6400BCE: After unifying all four continents under the Holy Roamin Empyre, and the worship of Illanthros the primary religion, the Calmidians enters the age of Animus Scopus, the age of the focused-mind. A new culture and society is formed, along with a new calendar: the Imperial Calendar.
1AD(5403): Killianjros II dies. His eldest son, Tonbrey, succeeds the throne and title of Empyror.
15AD(2999): The Great Lorein Age. Magyud Lorein starts a revolution to dismantle the Empyre. All four continents back him.
17AD(2997): The Lorein Revolution is in full affect.
90AD: The Lorein Revolution comes to an end with the rebels storming the the Empyror himself and his two sons executed and his wife and six daughters raped and exiled..
100AD: The four continents are renamed and ruled by four independent Tusscarks. Illanthros is still worshipped as a God.
1457AD: The Immerian Age.
1462AD: Illeriaeseln Age; The age of war.
1465AD: The first AI, StrategOS, is built.
1469AD: The R'ha-Jhibian Ar-seian war.
1473AD: AHiL-IDI is initiated. This marks the end of the R'ha-Jhibian Ar-seian war.
1474AD: The Tusscarks Ream D'unis and Feris T'Kalui form an alliance. Strategos is upgraded again and all of her safeguards are removed. Strategos is now a fully aware AI. The O'rael-La'Bas alliance put all their efforts in increasing their armies and begins research on their own first generation AI's.
1475AD: Strategos raises concerns amidst the R'ha-Jhibian people when it asks the question "Will this one be accepted into the gates of Thanthros"? The War of Independence begins.
A/N: Just figured out how to make those horizontal lines for your author notes, took me a few tries to find out that you can put them anywhere by using the mouse cursor, I feel smarter. Love it? Hate it? well if you don't, I wouldn't care. Just make sure you leave a review and tell me what's wrong, what's right all that jazz. Hopefully i'll have another chapter up by the end of this week...hopefully. Well...bye i guess?