"Anderson…Carter… Cindercrest… Davidson… Faulkner… Hamiko…" One by one, the students raised their hands. The black haired girl by the window was thinking on whether or not she should have faked sick today. The big review for the history midterm was today. The test would be in one week. She was not ready for it at all due to the fact she barely attended any classes this term. However, if she did fake sick, she would have to suffer through one of Hojo's remedies. It was usually something bitter with side effects worse than whatever she had in the first place.
"Higurashi." A pause. "Higurashi… Kagome Higurashi?" The black haired girl jumped. "Kagome, seeing as this is one of the few days you are actually here, how about paying attention like the rest of the class?" She bashfully raised her hand.
"Ingerman…Lee…Miasaki…"
Kagome fumed at the teachers disdain. It's not like it was her fault she missed class. Rebecca thought class was lame and often dragged Kagome through worlds of trouble. Kagome was still recovering from their last escapade to a nearby village to investigate rumors of buried treasure. The only thing they unburied were some malfunctioning war droids. If not for Rebecca's bodyguard Sango, they could have had a more permanent reason to miss class.
"Ulrich…" Rebecca lazily raised her hand, clearly bored to no end. Rebecca did not assume she was too good for school just because she was the Emperor's daughter. She just was a free spirit who hated sitting down for longer than five minutes. Kagome was convinced that is how she would be no matter how she was raised. If not for "him" asking her to go to class, she would probably be rushing headlong into something adventurous and therefore dangerous.
"And Yamato. Take out your books and turn to chapter one for the review. Everyone pay attention because all of this will be on the test. If you don't take notes and fail the test, your midterm grade will not be pretty. In the year 2133 AD, half of the worlds nations joined under one flag as the United Nations of America; a pure republic with high ideals and aspirations. Australia and many island countries joined to make the United Pacific Order. Excluding what was known as Antarctica, 57 of the worlds land mass was in one major allegiance or the other. What happened next?"
A cute blonde raised his hand. The teacher pointed to him, giving him permission to speak. "In 2134 AD, China, the only communistic country left, announced an alliance 200 years old. Russia, Vietnam, Korea, and all the other formerly communistic societies revealed that their democracy were only a cover up to make America drop its guard. Immediately following the announcement, several simultaneous attacks began world wide and the Demon War started."
Kagome hated talking about the war. It always made her stomach spin to think about the atrocities that happened. She looked at Rebecca, who was already looking at her. Rebecca knew Kagome hated the topic. Rebecca mouthed, "You okay?" Kagome nodded, glad to have her best friend here.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves Edward. Initially it was called World War IV. We now call it the Demon War because of horrible effects it had. Land and air warfare was global. The new force called itself the New Soviet Society. The UNA and UPO allied versus the NSS. What did the United Pacific Order do in 2135 AD?"
A girl in glasses blurted out, "They withdrew from the war!" Mr. Taylor raised an eyebrow at her outburst.
"Why did they do that Samantha?" He asked her.
"I… I don't know," she mumbled embarrassed.
"And why would you? No one does, still to this day. After the withdrawal, the New Soviets launched a massive nuclear and chemical strike. The United Nations returned in kind. The only places safe from the attack were dome-like city shelters. How many were there globally?"
A boy raised his hand, "62."
"62 shelters. I expect you to be able to name all of them on the test." A groan came from the class. "I expect you all to get Neo Tokyo on account as we live here. What happened to those outside the city shelters?"
The only girl allowed a sword in class raised her hand. Kagome was jealous of the girls long black braid. Kagome would never be able to get her hair that long. "Sango?"
"Most of them died."
"How many died?"
"About 16 billion."
"16 billion casualties. This event became known as the Cataclysm of the Demon War. At this point historians change the timeline from AD to PC or Post Cataclysm. The attacks began on April 6th, 1 PC. By some miracle, the blend of chemicals and radiation forced the few survivors to evolve. I will leave the details to your science teacher. What name were the evolved humans given?"
"Neo Sapiens!"
"Thank you, Samantha. Some of us in this room are Neo Sapiens. Right after the Cataclysm a super genius from Neo Tokyo became prominent. He had honed the local art of Mysticism into a power unlike anything invented yet. Today, Mysticism is a common thing almost everyone practices to one degree or another. The man was called "the Professor." What was his name?"
He looked past the raised hands to Rebecca. After a moment, she rolled her eyes. "Nicolas Ulrich."
"That's right. Your father not only brought a rise to Mysticism, but built mecha that would help end the war." Actually, her adopted father. His real daughter died in 2135 AD. He came across a red haired orphan girl that looked exactly like his daughter and adopted her. "In 7 PC, he started Genosis. It was an organization dedicated to helping Neo Sapiens understand and control the newfound powers the evolved. By this time, the original forces that had started the war were no more. Rogue generals, family clans, and corporations battled world wide. In 8 PC, Genosis started research on creating super soldiers. In only a few months, Nicolas Ulrich's Genetically Optimized Hyper Soldiers were created. N.U.G.O.H.S. Reverse it and you get the legends known as SHOGUN.
The SHOGUN were able to take out every tyrant, self-proclaimed monarch, and mob boss in less than a year. With global peace, the war ended. The SHOGUN were revered as heroes and they made their creator Emperor. It was his policy to let everyone rule themselves locally while he used Genosis, a world wide entity, to control trade and act as a peacekeeping military force. "
Mr. Taylor looked as the clock. "Okay, everyone study your notes tonight. Tomorrow we will finish the review and take a pre-test." Another groan from the class was interrupted by the final bell of the day. Sango, Kagome, and Rebecca left together as they always did and went to the palace. Rebecca drove fast and recklessly, but Kagome didn't mind. If they hurried, they could catch a glimpse of the hunkiest thing ever. Practice in the courtyard.
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