2000-2010: International and civil conflicts grow in frequency and intensity. Nations become increasingly on edge, some begin to collapse.

2011: Japan enters a state of martial law due to increased violent crime. For unknown reasons, the United States sends troops to aid the Japanese Self Defence Forces.

December 2012: A nuklear missile is fired from the United States, much to the surprise of the President and Pentagon, who did not order the attack, much less enter the launch codes. Retaliation was instantanious. All over the world, nations began attacking one another in confusion, unsure of who had fired the first shot and who was attacking who. Practically overnight, all countries with significant military force collapsed, their capitals blown away by missile attacks and their populations decimated.

February 2013: Demons begin to appear all over the world; first in Japan, and then spreading over the planet. More agressive demons begin attacking the remaining cities. Humans are forced to find ways to hide from the attackers.

March 2013: The mineral "magnetite" is discovered to be a food source for the demons. Magnetite is discovered to exist within all living creatures.

April 2013: A computer program is discovered on several old network servers. The program acts as a translation system, permitting humans and demons to communicate with each other. The program is put into distribution, and coded into specialized forearm-mounted computers called DCCs. Using the translation system, it is discovered that not only are not all demons hostile, but furthermore that many are more than willing to help humans, provided an acceptable contract is made. Humans begin to use the DCCs to contract demons as allies.

December 2013: The first underground city "Third Home" is completed near the remains of Kyoto, Japan. Construction begins on similar cities world-wide.

August 2014: The Church of Messiah becomes the most popular religion world-wide. Its Central Temple is constructed near the ruins of Jerusalem.

November 2016: Terrorist attacks on the Church of Messiah and various other centers of civilization are linked to the Gaea Cult. The Gaea Cult's membership skyrockets as like-minded people are made aware of its existence.

June 2020: The first Avatar Tuner is discovered. Others begin appearing soon after. Unable to find a cause, researchers begin calling it the "Demon Transformation Virus".

May 2021: Avatar Tuners are discovered to possess a different form of magnetite in their bodies than normal humans or true demons. The unusual magnetite is determined to be the cause of the ability. As a result of having such unstable magnetite in their bodies, they require stable magnetite for sustinance.




Current Date: September, 2029