The Conquerors own nothing, and We don't particularly want To.

WARNING.

The Tales you Read here will Form the backbone of Many of our Stories. They May seem contradictory to each Other, But that is because not All of these Tales are linked to each Other. Such is the Nature of the Multiverse.

You have been Warned.

-Conqueror Z

The Backstories of the Multiverse

The Hidden World

A Note from the Author

Humanity has, from the dawn of time, feared darkness. They have always feared the oncoming blackness, and most importantly, they have always feared what waits hidden in the shadows.

Remember that. It is important.

Thus humanity created fire to keep them warm as they huddled against the cold nights and to keep away the unseen. Several thousand years later, the humans are the dominant species. They have shaped their land to their will, and the living earth has allowed it.

That's also important, but not immediately so.

Regardless, the human race has tamed their planet to their own designs. Amazingly, all of their creations and technology comes from that original primordial fear: fear of the dark, the night, and the shapeless, horrible beings that reside within.

This is where we come in, by the way.

The human race has become arrogant in the belief that they are the only sentient beings on this planet.

They are wrong.

We are just as old as the humans are, and we watched as man created fire for the first time. As the human race grew, so did us. And now, in this modern age of cars and cell phones and satellites, we remain unseen.

We have blended in with the humans and taken their forms. Ancient rites and magic protect our cities from sight.

We have always been here, even when the humans made fire to protect themselves from us.

We are the monsters in the dark, the horrors in the shadows.

If you read this now, then the time draws ever nearer, or perhaps it already has. I speak of the time in which the monster world will reveal itself to our counterparts, when the Witches and Wizards will cast magic without fear of repercussions and Vampires, Werewolves, and Goblins shall walk the streets in their true forms, and when Dragons and Thunderbirds fly freely as they once did so long ago.

I do not know when this great melding will occur, but I know that we cannot hide forever. One day, the humans shall meet with monsters, and both worlds shall be forever changed.

Until that day, we must prepare for the worst and hope that everything goes smoothly.

In anticipation of such a day, I have put together this book, which upon completion shall chronicle the history of our world for further generations of both humans and monsters.

The learned among us might draw several comparisons between the histories of both humans and monsters. This is no coincidence, as various events have shaped the course of both worlds.

More on that later, though.

My name is Tenmei Mikogami. I am the headmaster of Yokai Academy and one of the Three Dark Lords who sealed away the being known as Alucard.

I have written this book in the name of peace.

Take that as you wish.

Now pay attention. Engrave these words into your brain.

Let's start at the beginning.

Chapter One:

The Birth Age

The human race began in Ethiopia, nestled in the Great Rift Valley. So did us.

Humans started as apes, hairy dimwitted beasts barely capable of walking upright, let alone populate the rest of the world. As a monster, I am ashamed to say that we started no better.

While humans took their first shaky steps into the future, we lurked behind them in the shadows. In fact, we were the shadows.

The first monsters were composed almost completely of darkness. We were living shadows, shapeless and horrifying. We hunted the ancestors of mankind, for they were food to us.

There are reasons why humanity has always feared the dark, after all.

Just like there are both humans and apes in the modern world, we monster have similar creatures. The Lethifold are very similar to our original forms, and just as dangerous to both human and monster alike. It is rare, however, and only found in tropical climates. The only other creature that shares such a similarity is the Shadowling, another rare creature from the plains of Africa. No one is quite sure how intelligent they are, but they seem semi-sentient at the very least. They take the shape of a cloaked figure that flees from bright light and thrives in the darkness.

Regardless, the Shadowling might be the closest it comes to seeing the original form of all monster-kind. After all, they have the same instinctual dislike of light.

When humans discovered fire, they unknowingly found the best weapon against our primitive ancestors. Fire would hurt the otherwise intangible Primordials, and could make them dissipate.

As the ages passed, as humans evolved, and as fire became more and more prevalent, we began to change as well. Our original shadow bodies had changed on their own, becoming solid. All across the world, the first individual species of monsters began to come into existence.

What little we know of the Birth Age has mostly been gleaned from cave paintings, carvings, and bones left behind by ancient humans. In addition, archeologists employed by higher-ranking monsters have found drawings and carvings not made by human hands.

These carvings show images of shapeless figures consuming humans, the figures being fended off by fire, and the evolution into a monstrous physical form.

Nothing else has been recovered from the Birth Age as of the writing of this book. I am certain there are secrets out there that have yet to be found, and I eagerly await the day those secrets come to light.

Chapter 2:

The Rise of -

This is the first Part of the Hidden World, the rest Will appear In Time.

Thank You.