BlazBlue:Trigger Shift Prologue
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A long time ago, a mysterious creature known as the "Black Beast" appeared unannounced to the world.
The Black Beast, with its overwhelming power and the absolute immunity to the weapons of that time, killed humanity helplessly, and the population had been drastically reduced. Humanity was on the verge of extinction.
Then, six warriors appeared.
They passed on the great ancient power of "Sorcery" to mankind, and the people fused it with their "Science" to complete the new power known as "Ars Magus".
After establishing the Ars Magus, humanity, along with these six warriors, launched a counterattack against the Black Beast, and finally succeeded in defeating it after a long and fierce battle.
This battle would be called the "First War of Ars Magus" and these six warriors became known as the "Six Heroes" that would be remembered for generations to come.
The human race was overjoyed at having defeated the Black Beast, but the situation was not all happy.
A black mist inexhaustibly overflowed from the body of the slain Black Beast and instantly seeded the entire surface of the earth.
It turns out that this black mist, known as "seithr", is a toxic substance that can harm the human body if a high amount is ingested.
In order to avoid the harmful substances on the surface of the earth, humans began to migrate by building so-called "hierarchical cities" by carving out mountainous areas.
At the same time, the "Orbis Libararius Norma (OLN)" was established to manage the large number of "seithr" created by mankind for the purpose of exercising Ars Magus.
Eventually, the governing OLN began to use their advantage of having a large number of "Grimoire’s" to rule the globe.
More than half of humanity perished in the battle against Black Beast, but with new power and a new ruler, humanity achieved a rapid recovery.
A few decades have passed since the start of the Oribis Libararius Norma's, now known as the “Novus Orbis Librarium (NOL)”, reign. The Ars Magus had taken its deep roots in the lives of the people and had become an indispensable part of society.
However, the effectiveness of "Ars Magus" depends on the inborn capabilities of an individual. The NOL’s policy of favoring those with high seithr output has let to creating inequality and dissatisfaction with the system.
Because of this… soon after, the "Ikaruga Federation", which was under the Librarium, declared its independence.
This would mark the first war between humans using Ars Magus. The war ended with the defeat and destruction of the Ikagura Federation.
The NOL became even more forceful and has made it clear in people's minds that it will completely annihilate anyone who dare to opposes them. Anyone, but…
The first time I saw him, he showed me his never dying “will”.
A few years later. Someone has started to rebel against the NOL that maintains absolute power and governance.
Ragna The Bloodedge
He eventually became the No. 1 on the Library's bounty list as an the SS-class criminal for single-handedly challenging and destroying various NOL branches, which is said to have a military force rivaling that of a country's army.
He always leaves when he destroyed the "Cauldron's" that lie deep within the main branches of each region. His reason’s, unknown.
Ragna the Bloodedge has yet again succeded in his goal by destroying the NOL branche in the 13th Higherartical City Kagutsutchi. With the destruction of its respective Cauldron, Ragna=The=Bloodedge did what he wanted.
However, his true goal has yet to be realized.
Having observed the resurrection of "Yuuki Terumi", one of the Six Heroes, his true enemy, Ragna quietly waits for the right moment to strike in the land of Kagutsuchi.
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