FATAL 2 - The End of Humanity

The time is now...

FATAL: The End of Humanity takes place in an alternate 1206 A.D., the Roman Empire has maintained its rule for a thousand years now and the Aquila banners fly over Europe. Rome is governed by its immortal and eternal emperor, Julius Caesar, who survived his assassination attempt in 44 AD and somehow through his survival he had been blessed...blessed with immortality from somewhere on high, and his wounds soon healed over. Putting the would-be assassins to death,

Caesar put plans into motion to strengthen the Roman Legions in preparation, after his near-death experience he was given a vision. A glimpse into the future. 1200 A.D. would mark the beginning of the Apocalypse of Man, an event which would spell death for millions and bring humanity to the brink of extinction. And so, Caesar had his empire prepare. It grew in strength and numbers, encompassing almost the entirety of Western Europe, as well as England, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Revolts were swiftly crushed. Politicians were placated or dealt with accordingly. And with each year that passed, people bided their time...for the inevitable.

January 1st 1200 A.D. at midnight, Earth experienced an unexplainable phenomenon. Earthquakes and storms erupted across the world, and something began changing. The leylines of Earth, until then unseen to the public's eyes, became visible...and began to merge with the leylines from another dimension. Earth and this new dimension began to merge, as concepts once thought inconceivable began to bleed into reality. Magic begun to take root, and new and strange creatures emerged from these leylines, bringing with them devastation and chaos. Millions were killed in the ensuing months after what was being referred to as The Awakening, and though death tolls began to decrease over time the scars of such world-wide chaos left its everlasting impact upon the people and the landscape. Entire cities and towns were decimated, army regiments were slaughtered or completely disappeared without trace.

Humanity was fractured.

In the coming years after The Awakening, society is still recovering and attempting to rebuild and restructure itself. The Roman Empire had weathered this so-called apocalypse, though in the process...they were now met with a strange and almost alien new world, one which was much harsher and less forgiving than the world before.

Now was the time for unity. Now...was the time to rebuild.