Earth (CHE)

Earth
Earth
	A to-scale map of the Light Realm of the Earth in The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth

Earth, sometimes known by humans as New Earth, is the planet in which the events of the videogame The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth take place. After the attacks by the Evil, it remains the sole planet in the solar system with intelligent life. Earth's mentality creates a large wall of earth that protects the user.

History

Pre-Colonization

Before the colonization of the Earth by humans, there already had existed a civilization on the planet, inhabited by a race of people known as bread people. Although they exist today, their numbers have significantly decreased due to diseases brought over by humans. The bread people were at a Medieval level technologically and had their own faith in which they venerated a being they called the Orange God. They also had a belief that the World Tree Yggdrasill is a sacred tree and that the Master Crystal is what brings life to the planet. Although, even before the humans had arrived, someone had tried taking all the power of the crystal for themselves, causing the guardians to split the Master Crystal into 8 Chaos Crystals.

Colonization

10,000 years ago, humans from a different multiplanetary system they called the Solar System. The planet is so similar to the humans' native planet that they first called this planet "New Earth", before just calling it Earth over time. Humans had recently discovered a new planet that was capable of sustaining intelligent life, sparking the imagination of humans of what this new frontier would be like, so they had gotten there on a space ship to settle there. However, the communication systems for the ship malfunctioned, leaving them isolated from the rest of their kin on "Old Earth".

When the humans first arrived, multiple things were noticeable. First, the planet was filled with a substance known as the fog. The fog is the result of souls who have not yet been reincarnated into bodies. The flow of reincarnation is regulated by Yggdrasill, whereas the crystal is the origin of the soul energy for the natives. However, it also acts as an immune system for the planet. Due to the settlement of humans en masse, it caused the fog to grow far larger and more destructive. Not only does the fog protect foreign entities from harming the planet, but it also has a violent and deadly nature, seeking to grow itself through killing others. But although the peaceful energy of the Chaos Crystals keeps the natives in check, the humans had no connection to the crystal, and thus needed special armor to prevent themselves from going into a violent rage.

There are also certain people onboard who are of note. The first is a special specimen known as the first Prophet. Originally being an experiment for developing super soldiers, he started receiving visions from God that he was supposed to save the people from an apocalyptic war on Earth by gathering them all on a space ship known as the Ark 2.0 and traveling to the only other known planet that can sustain life. Another notable person is Raynistion, who was developed as a prototype for the super soldier project, but he was never able to hatch out of his egg. Despite this, he is still quite powerful, yet tends to patiently wait from the sidelines.

Extra History

Due to the violent effects of the fog which at the time were not well known, it caused the humans to grow insane and separate into factions hating each other and then they started using nukes. This caused immense damage across the entire world and the only ones who survived were humans who had hid or bread people who sought refuge with the crystals. This further exacerbated the fog and caused the entire world to grow dark. However, there was soon enough a prophet who helped rebuild civilization. Further prophets came to help civilization grow, and so more and more people being born meant the fog weakened.

However, once they had reached a certain technological level, they started to use the nature of the planet to their advantage. For one, they used the fog to create immensely powerful beings known as voidforms. However, most of them went unstable and turned into what are called demons, with only 12 of them able to keep their sanity. The crystals' energy was also used for power plants as an easy energy source, however they emitted toxic waste and poisonous gasses which polluted the air. The energy was also used for the creation of giant mechs and also magic machines which could emulate the magic that bread people are capable of. Overtime, there grew to be 3 large superpowers which formed a balance of power. But soon enough, they would make a mistake that would cost all of their existence.

Blobby Era

Eventually, a figure known as Yazid "Blobby" the Lava Tyrant came to power. Despite archaeological evidence showing that his real name is Yazid, he is commonly known in folklore as Blobby, which is the name of his species. He took power over the Kingdom of Lavaland, and soon went embarked on a conquest to take over the world. He planned to eradicate all other races besides the Blobbies, thus his conquest caused massive wars and conflicts across the entire world. Eventually, he had conquered the entire world and put into effect his plan to make his people the sole dominating race.

But it was at this point that a man claiming to be a prophet of the God had come, his name being Sher. He had started preaching to people of a religion that promotes strict monotheism, righteousness, and justice. This had caught the attention of the Lava Tyrant, and thus he had personally visited Sher. Sher told him that he wanted a peace treaty with the Lava Tyrant so that Sher and his followers could have a city of safety where they could live peacefully. The Lava Tyrant was amused with this offer, and decided to have a bit of fun with this request. He did offer them their own city, but it would be in the Isle of Death, an inhospitable and uninhabited land that was completely unsuitable for anyone to live in. But to the surprise of Blobby, Sher had accepted this offer, and thus Sher and his followers moved to the Isle of Death.

When they moved to the Isle of Death, Sher and his followers had been very fearful for their lives. But Sher had told them to not fear, since the God was on their side, and that this isle shall hereby be known as the Isle of Hope. Miraculously, it had turned into the most prosperous city in the world. The harsh deserts had become a beautiful green, with wonderful crops blooming forth and an abundance of water. When this news reached Blobby, he was enraged, and had thus ordered the siege of the Isle of Hope. Sher had preemptively known when Blobby was going to attack; so before the holy city had been destroyed, he told all of his followers to spread out to 5 parts of the Earth, and foretold his last prophecy. "There will be peace for millennia to come, but eventually that peace will come to an end. When that time comes, a man from my honorable descent shall come to bring justice. If the people had enjoined the good and forbade the evil, he shall come to bring them salvation. But if the people had forbade the good and enjoined the evil... Then he shall completely annihilate them."

When Blobby and his troops came, they saw that the city was completely abandoned, with the exception of Sher. Blobby had become even more outraged, and thus he and his troops started viciously attacking Sher. While the prophet had fought valiantly, he eventually was martyred, and thus had begun the end of his reign. Soon, springs from the ground had burst and rain from the sky heavily fallen. The ground and the sky had touched, the Earth had completely flooded, and thus it had turned the whole ground into the ocean floor. The only land spared were the 5 parts of the Earth, as the continents had floated into the sky high above the clouds. And thus, humans had become the only sapient species of the Light Realm.

Pre-Gooey Era

Just as the prophecy had foretold, there was peace afterwards for many centuries... Well, at least in the Light Realm. In the Shadow Realm, there was still the good old rivalry between the Shadows and the Spirits, constantly trying to one-up each other. But the dragons were superior to both of them, so if things got too out of hand, they would intervene to stop their nonsense. Overall, this had been a very stable era of history.

Gooey Era

It was just another day the inhabitants of Earth were living peacefully, when suddenly, the Gooeys came. The Gooeys are an odd species, originating from a completely different universe, and had their own religion known as Christianity. The Gooeys came to colonize other planets in order to "civilize" them and spread the Christian faith. Due to the resemblance in both their role and physical appearance, the Gooeys were seen to be a reincarnation of the Blobbies by the Sheris.

Due to the luddite nature of the Sheris, the Christians were able to easily conquer them. They came and spread their technological advancement and their Christian faith. Due to the Blobby era being an ancient tale at this point, many Sheris had converted to Christianity and embraced these new technologies. But many Sheris had been highly opposed to Christianity due to it permitting things like alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine; all of which are forbidden in the Sheri faith. But the Gooeys would not tolerate Sheri resistance, and thus the Sheris had been violently persecuted, and thus effectively banished to the Shadow Realm to even have a chance of surviving.

Another problematic factor that happened to coincide with this was the rise of the Saronods. The Saronods were a newly emerging race that was originally from the planet Mars, and they had the advantage of extremely high intelligence and a very high birthrate. This meant that when Christianity had been introduced, it was a natural fit for them. They had then built upon this newly introduced technology with their own advancements, and thus they quickly became the dominant species of the Shadow Realm. The invasion of the Gooeys coinciding with the rise of the Saronods was such an immense event, that every single Sheri had to work together to make sure they were not completely wiped out, resulting in the absolutely unbelievable cooperation of the Shadows and the Spirits. Such a thing had never been seen before, but it was absolutely necessary with the dire circumstances they faced.

Sheri Revolts

The Sheris of the Shadow Realm decided to cooperate with the Sheris of the Light Realm in a joint effort to get rid of the Gooeys from any positions of power. Thus, they all came to the Light Realm and put the Sheri humans in power; and after their success, the Sheris of the Shadow Realm returned home to continue their fight against the Saronods. All of the surviving government officials of the Gooey Kingdom were forced into exile deep in the Limbo Realm, a normally inaccessible and uninhabitable Realm that can only be reached in very few ways.

Sheris have finally become the majority in the Light Realm, and thus their persecution of the Christians begins, many of whom attempted to illegally immigrate to the Shadow Realm to seek refuge in the Saronod cities. The Sheri revolts against the Saronods are still ongoing today, due to the Saronods being significantly harder to deal with than the Gooeys, and so Christians are still the majority in the Shadow Realm. This massive amount of illegal immigration has thus given birth to a new role, the Guardian of the Realms. Both sides agreed that someone should guard the Realms so that people do not cross into the Realms without proper permission, with the Guardian being the strongest person who is willing to take up the job.

The Sheri revolts in the Shadow Realm had gotten to such an extreme boiling point in the Central Continent, that the Saronods had launched a hydrogen bomb upon the Sheris; but the bomb had been so powerful, that it caused the entire continent to collapse, wiping it and everyone who lived on it off the face of the Earth. One of the signs of the coming of the savior or destroyer in Sheri folklore is that one of the continents have been destroyed, thus fueling Sheri zeal even more, leading to the Sheris preparing themselves for his coming.

Demographics

The modern-day demographics of the Earth vary depending on the Realm in question. For the Light Realm, it is predominantly Human (80%) with a notable Chocobo (12%) and Gooey (8%) minority. As for religion, most people are Sheri (60%) with there being a very sizeable minority of Christians (40%). The Chocobos, Gooeys, and approximately 25% of humans are Christian, with the rest of the population being Human Sheris.

As for the Shadow Realm, the demographics are a lot more diverse. Saronods are the majority of the population (51%), with there being a sizeable minority of Dragons (11%), Shadows (10%), Spirits (10%), Bread people (8%), Gooeys (8%), and Humans (1%). The Saronods, Bread people, Gooeys, and Humans are Christian, while the Dragons, Shadows, and Spirits are predominantly Sheri.

Government and Politics

Light Realm

The Eastern and Western Continents are controlled by Sheri dynasties as a result of the revolts. These Sheri dynasties have severely persecuted Christians ever since taking power. This lead to the Christian Refugee Crisis, which along with the conquest of the Southern Continent's Shadow Realm, ultimately lead to the establishment of the Guardian of the Realms.

The Southern Continent is a very peculiar case, as it had no Sheri dynasty to rule it. This is because during the Sheri Revolts, 2 ambitious swordsmen took advantage of the chaos. The older brother Elijah went to the Shadow Realm to establish his kingdom, while the younger brother Elisha took control of the Light Realm. Elisha's government is very tyrannical, yet it lead to more peace due to him crushing the conflict between the Sheris and Christians.

Very recently, the Northern Continent had become one of the 2 Continents to have their Sheri dynasties toppled. The Evil had possessed someone in order to use him as a vessel in order to absorb the power of the Earth, but the Evil had also known of prophecy foretold by Sher. In order to try and stop the savior, the Evil massacred the entire dynasty, with only 2 people surviving. Ever since their collapse, an aspiring gang of Christian Chocobos known as the Chocobo Mafia decided to take advantage of this opportunity, putting themselves in power and thus ruling the entire Northern Continent under a Christian government once again. This has sparked up Sheri and Christian tensions even more, resulting in Sheri revolts yet again in the Northern Continent.

Shadow Realm

Unlike the Light Realm, there is no central authority that controls an entire continent, with the exception of the Southern Continent. This is due to the ongoing war between the Christians and Sheris in the other continents, leading to there being a split in territory.

The Christian nation-states are de facto Saronod ethno-states, with minorities like Bread people and Gooeys effectively being treated as Second Class citizens. This has lead to many of them leaving these countries to establish their own city-states. Due to both these Christian minorities and Sheris sharing oppression from Saronods, this has lead to them both allying against Saronods despite their religious differences. The Saronod nations have the highest standard of living out of any other country in the world, and they are highly militant, trying to commit genocide against all Sheris in the Shadow Realm. Unlike other nations, the Saronods have a system of government with a democracy and parliament, which is highly different compared to the more common dynastic countries seen among other peoples. They also have a technology called the internet, which allows them to communicate with other users even across different continents, something Sheris have no possibility of ever doing.

Sheris have their own settlements far away from the cities, and they are far more simple due to the Sheris' luddite nature. The Sheris are far more diverse than the Christians, with there being a significant population of Dragons, Shadows, and Spirits in a single settlement. Due to the aggressive nature of the Saronods, the Sheris have launched numerous attacks against them in an attempt to topple their power, but they have yet to shown the success of the revolts against the Gooeys. The entire religion of Sherism has been deemed a terrorist organization by the Saronod nations, all Sheris are forbidden from entering their territory, and any citizen who has been caught being Sheri is executed.

The Southern Continent is yet again another exception. Shortly after Elijah and his wife moved to the Shadow Realm, Elijah conquered the entire Southern Continent under his control and established the Kingdom of Elijah, declaring himself "The Supreme Leader, Sire King Lord Emperor Elijah Featherstonehaugh Sr." of the Shadow Realm. Much like the regime of his younger brother, the war between Christians and Sheris came to a complete end, due to nobody being able to challenge his authority. It is also the only one of the continents in the Shadow Realm to allow the immigration of Christian Refugees.

Geography

The Eastern Continent is made up of plains with a few forests and a lake. The Western Continent is made up of a large jungle. The Northern Continent is a plain with some forests similar to the Eastern continent, but it is very cold and snowy in the Northern Continent. The Southern Continent is made up of a large desert with a few oases and a long river with a delta at the end; the few settlements in the Southern Continent make it considerably easier to maintain control there than compared to places like the Western or Northern Continent. On the border to the Shadow Realms, there lies the light crystals.

In the Shadow Realms of the 4 continents, they each have an area which is designated as a forbidden no man's land. They have a cavern system which leads deep underground, where one will eventually find a shadow crystal, which after the Demon Invasion were guarded by the Demon Generals. If all 8 Chaos Crystals are united into the Master Crystal, it would cause the Realms to merge, which would allow the absorption of the Earth's energy and power. Thus, it has been agreed upon by all sides that these crystals are to never be touched.