Meer Spesies

{Taken from the book 'History of Species Civilization'}

Mana is the energy that permeates all creatures on the Meer continent. Mana is believed to be the origin of all living things.

Mana is energy that can be converted into anything you want. This energy can even change its user.

The closeness of a species to mana is indicated by its ability to influence mana. Even though mana permeates every creature, the creature itself cannot influence mana.

Humans categorize those living on the Meer continent into three species. Mana, Mutated Animals, and Monsters. This categorization was arranged based on their proximity to Mana.

The first species is the Mana Species.

Mana species are creatures that are blessed by God with the ability to control mana. They have additional organs in their bodies that are used to harness mana. This organ is called the Mana Flow.

By creating a flow of mana in the body, the Mana Species can affect the surrounding environment and even the body itself. Their ability to control mana made them the main rulers of the Meer continent.

Mana entered their bodies, fused with them and was used like their own limbs. It is because of this that they gave their species the name 'Mana'. To show that they control mana more than any other creature on the Meer continent.

Those who can use the mana in their Mana Flow are called 'mages'.

Mana species are divided into 4. Humans, Elves, Warbeasts, and Demon.

At first, these four mana species lived in their respective territories. With the vastness of the Meer continent, it would be difficult for them to meet other species.

With the advance in technology and their growth, their territory expanded.

They encountered other living beings besides themselves, but these living beings did not have the power to control mana like them. So they treated other living things as livestock or pests that must be eradicated.

They continued to explore the Meer continent and enlarge each other's territory until the two mana species met. The uniqueness of other species and the habit of using living things as livestock, caused them to do the same to other species.

Thus causing the war between the first Mana species to begin.

The first inter-species war was between Humans and Elves. Wood Elves were known for their skin which is white and soft like satin, as well as their beauty that could make countries go to war with each other. Both the male and female wood elves possessed dazzling beauty.

The human nobles who first discovered them started capturing the Wood Elves. Either to be used as sex slaves or toys. This made their other noble friends envious. Then they flocked together to capture the Wood Elves.

The Wood Elves of course put up a fierce fight, killing and freeing their captured companions. But this did not stop humans. The price of the Wood Elf slaves in the market soared, and this made hunting for wood elves become a new popular job.

The greater number of humans made the wood elves lose ground. They had a neighbor, The Night Elves. But the night elves and the wood elves had been at war for so long. So their relationship was very vulnerable.

The Night elves have rough, black skin, so humans don't hunt them. As a result of the war between wood elves and night elves, they should be happy with the fate that befell wood elves. However, they started to get angry when they learnt that human slavery is not only done to adult wood elves but also to their children.

Even though the night elves have been at war with the wood elves for many years, the two of them still respect each other. Wood elves consider the night elves to be true warriors while the night elves consider the wood elves to be true nobles.

Never during their time of war did the Night Elves enslave the Wood Elves or vice versa. Even when the Night Elves' children were caught by the wood elves, they would either guard them until a ransom was given or release them if they didn't and vice versa.

The battle between wood elves and night elves is an ideological war. Wood elves feel that the top of the tree (leaves, flowers, and fruit) is the most important part of the tree, while the night elves think that the root of the tree is the most important part of the tree.

These ideological differences resulted in different ways of life and views for them. So they each have a different place to live. The Wood Elves live in the ground and the Night Elves live underground.

The act of humans enslaving the children of the wood elves was considered excessive treatment for the night elves. The first alliance was created between two camps that always fought against external enemies. The Night Elf and Wood Elf Alliance.

Their alliance succeeded in repelling the Humans and freeing the wood elves who were made into slaves. Then the two elven races decided to take revenge on the humans. They invaded the human kingdom and killed all its nobles. The Alliance pushed its way into human territory and ravaged it.

Revenge made the wood elves, a race known for their gentleness enslave every captured human. They made humans live worse than livestock.

The actions of the wood elves made the human kings furious. They eventually got together and allied.

The human alliance with many times the number and strength repelled the wood elves and night elves alliance and the situation was reversed with the union of the human kingdoms.

The human alliance made the Wood Elf and Night Elf alliance retreat to their territory. Just like what they did, the human alliance didn't just stop at reclaiming their territory but invaded the elves' territory.

The wood elves then turned to their elven neighbors for help. Mountain Dwarves, Fire Dwarves, Land Elves, Moon Elves, and various other elven races.

The story of how the humans enslaved the wood elves made the other elf races think that humans were creatures that were bloodthirsty and controlled by their passions.

The Elves banded together and formed the first alliance for their species. Elf Alliance.

The war between the Elf Alliance and the Human Alliance lasted for 80 years, with countless casualties. Their war started from land to sea. With the rapid development of technology during the wars, the damage they inflicted changed the geography of the half-continent of Meer.

The war that took decades caused both sides to become fed up and voices for peace were heard within both alliances. But the hatred between these two mana species was ingrained.

With each passing year, the wars of hatred accumulated. Until they forgot why they fought for it.

Finally, both parties found a reason for a ceasefire. Namely the existence of a third species. Warbeasts.

The two warring species' alliances caused mana pollution in some of their territories. Mana usage and area damage due to mana explosions caused pollution.

This mana pollution didn't have any effect on those with strong mana flows but for weak members of their species like children and commoners, this mana pollution could result in death.

The amount of territory that could be occupied by ordinary people was getting smaller and smaller. So the two alliances needed to find new territories for members of their species to live in.

The two alliances Dispatched explorer teams. Until the discovery of a very wide savanna. The explorers sent the good news to their alliance, but after two months since the news was sent, there was no more news from the explorer team.

The human alliance dispatched an army of fully-armored mages to search for the explorers.

Three weeks later, the troops they sent were destroyed, leaving a few soldiers running helter-skelter. The enemy forces that exterminated them could have killed them but deliberately released them to find out the origin of the new species they encountered.

This army did not use armor or weapons made of metal like the human alliance and the elf alliance. However, they used their natural weapons from their bodies, such as claws, fangs, and thick skin.

The mana flow they used could make their bodies stronger and faster. With a new spell, like [Reinforce] they didn't need weapons or armor.

The army of warbeasts followed the footsteps of the humans they released. The Warbeasts were from the Wolf beast race, they had sensitive noses, long claws, and strong fangs. They could also use mana from their mana flow to increase the speed and length of their claws.

The human alliance got word that warbeasts had entered their territory.

The Alliance also prepared its troops. The Human Alliance fielded more than 60,000 personnel and 10,000 of them were mages.

The wolf beast race and human alliance troops met in the Dreary Flatland. This first battle between warbeasts and humans caused the desert to change its name to Dartwell Lake.

This battle was witnessed not only by the human and warbeast alliances but also by the elven alliance. They also admitted that the warbeast were a very strong mana species.

With the new mana species, the battle between the two alliances of equal strength became very dangerous. If the two sides go to war, it would allow the third party to reap the benefits.

After the battle at Dreary Flatland in what is now Hartwell Life, the warbeasts withdrew their troops. Likewise with humans and elves. They stopped attacking each other and started watching each other.

There had been no wars or territorial struggles for 100 years. Two generations passed, and the wounds from the war between the human and elf alliances began to heal.

The number of people of the three species  increased and the area where they lived got denser.

For 100 years they discovered new territories and technologies, and this made their civilization more advanced. People lived happily, and they didn't want any more wars.

Until the discovery of the fourth mana species. the demon.

Demons, the fourth mana species discovered by Humans, had much stronger mana control abilities than the other three mana species. Because they were born from mana.

Mana accumulated in one place for thousands of years, condensed and created a mana core. This mana core formed a self-awareness and then created its own form. The newly formed creature called itself the name Daemon.

Daemon took part of his body, and created a new mana core, and called her Asmodeus.

Asmodeus and Demon had 7 Children, Mammon, Behemoth, Azazel, Beelzebub, Abaddon, Leviathan, and Lucifer. The seven demons then imitated their father and created their own partners.

At first, they lived happily together with their families. Daemon loved his wife and children. The seven children also later had 72 children.

They built their beautiful empire and even though the 72 demons couldn't have offspring, the vast Meer continent was enough to satisfy their curiosity.

Until Daemon died from his illness. A disease that couldn't be cured even with his godlike abilities. The disease was boredom.

Daemon was bored with his daily life. He had no enemies because he was the strongest, and all the creatures he met were destroyed with a single touch. He also had no need, as everything he wanted would also appear with a snap of a finger. Life without obstacles had left him feeling empty.

The culmination of Daemon's boredom is when he created a dream castle for himself. He wanted this castle to be a home for himself, his wife, their children, and grandchildren. Therefore Daemon would create this castle as grand and beautiful as possible.

He told this idea to Asmodeus, and his wife was very happy with the idea. The demon imagined this dream castle in his head. How difficult it was to make it, he even thought that maybe he and his kids would work together to get it done. Daemon was excited for the first time in his life.

He was going to name it Lemegeton, he was so excited. Until Daemon accidentally snaps his fingers and a castle as grand and beautiful as the one he had imagined formed before his eyes.

He saw the castle of his dreams, but there was not a glimmer of happiness in his heart. Daemon just stared at it with such great boredom in his heart.

The boredom devoured everything he'd ever felt and everything he'd ever remembered. Leaving a void like a very deep abyss.

Daemon decided to commit suicide.

However, Daemon was a collection of mana, so as long as there is mana in this world he will not die. After thinking hard for the first time, he found a way.

Daemon dispersed himself into a mana cloud. The demonic mana cloud flew into the sky and caused rain for 10 days and 10 nights. When the rain stopped, Daemon was gone, his body seeped into the ground along with the rainwater.

100 years later, the land grew into something new. A new species that since its birth has had a flow of mana and matures.

These species were like wild beasts without intelligence and their only goal was to prey on other creatures that have mana flow.

The seven demon children and Asmodeus saw this new creature and approached them. This creature did not attack them but bowed and showed submission.

Asmodeus sensed Daemon's mana from these beings. They then moved away and examined the behavior of this creature.

These creatures preyed on each other. The more creatures they ate, the stronger they would become. They lived in a cycle of preying on each other. They were e named 'mana demons'

The second species was the Mutated Animals.

Mutated Animals don't have Mana flow so they can't use Mana to affect the environment around them. However, Mana can still permeate the body of wild animals, causing mutations in the body.

These creatures are living organisms based on their instincts. Instincts are tendencies in behavior inherited from ancestors and habits in certain types of animals without prior experience or any underlying purpose.

Mana that permeates their bodies will instinctively be channeled into their organs. These organs will experience changes and improvements as needed by the mutated animal to survive.

So it can be said that a mutated animal is an animal with a mutated body part.

This mutated organ can become protection to their body from attack, making it easier for them to camouflage with environments or even weapons that can threaten a mage. Animals that have the same race do not necessarily have the same organ mutation. This depends on the environmental conditions in which they live.

The difficulty of classifying these species makes them distinguished from how dangerous they are. Starting from the weakest to the most dangerous, mutated animals are grouped into, Copper - Iron - Silver - Gold - Platinum - Mithril - Orichalcum - Admantitie.

The third species is the Monsters.

Monsters are creatures that have intelligence equal to or less than the Mana Species. They have their own culture and way of life.

But monsters don't have Mana flow like the Mana species and mutated organs that contain mana like the mutated animals.

The loss of mana in their bodies has led some researchers to question the usefulness of monsters in living ecosystems.

Various theories suggest that the Monster species also mutated due to Mana. This is based on two facts: everything that lives and dies is affected by mana and some monsters possess physical abilities that exceed Mana species.

The absence of their mutated organs made it impossible for humans to exploit monster bodies. Because of that, monsters were useless pests to Mana Species.