History

In the earliest time, the world was ruled by the Gods, who created humanity using the “The Fireseed”—a divine spark meant to forge vessels capable of containing godhood. Promia, the first successful vessel, awakened free will during its fusion and stole the Fireseed to grant it to humanity, which provoked the wrath of the Gods.

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During his punishment, Promia encountered Lilith, the first human created by the Gods. They had seven children, each representing a core human emotion—Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Wrath, and Lust. Known as the Seven Sins, they possessed great powers and could influence desire and thought.

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Promia led a revolt against the gods and overthrew their order. At the victory feast, the Sin of Lust—An’terōs—betrayed him, piercing his heart with a blade. Seven Sins divided his legacy among seven ancient empires. This marked the beginning of the Age of Descent.

The Age of Descent, often called the “Era of the Seven Empires,” lasted nearly seven millennia. Each of Promia’s children ruled a region of the world until a global cataclysm—later known as the Great Flood. Seven empires fell during the flood. Over centuries, their rule faded into myth.

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When the Roman Empire fell in 476 CE, some scholars, alchemists, and demon hunters formed the Hidden Church. This is a secret party under the Catholic church. They believed humanity’s suffering originated from An’terōs's betrayal; they argued that humanity must eliminate all demons to achieve salvation.

​The Medieval Times start from the fall of Western Rome in 476 CE to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. In this period, the Hidden Church became the dominant power in Europe.

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By the 8th century, the Church had established power over European monarchies, claiming divine authority over royal power. By the 10th century, it controlled over one-third of Europe’s land, monopolizing education, medicine, and written history.

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In 1095, the First Crusade started. After the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, the Church founded the Order of the Temple. Numerous relics were recovered, which strengthened belief in Promia’s existence.

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The Fourth Crusade (1204), covertly redirected by Elders, resulted in the fall of Constantinople, where the "Codex Byzantinus" was discovered. 

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This manuscript argued that “demons are not only external entities, but manifestations of human desire.” It was swiftly banned, though surviving fragments would later become the root of internal schisms.

The Black Death​​

By the mid-14th century, the Church faced an unprecedented crisis when the Black Death (1347–1353) swept through Europe, killing nearly one-third of the population. The Church blamed the plague on “demonic corruption” and the resurrection of the Seven Sins.

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To restore authority and maintain social order, the Church launched a series of mass inquisition activities known as "The Witch Hunts." Individuals accused of harboring demonic influence—whether through illness, psychological disturbance, or mere superstition—were prosecuted as witches or carriers of demonic will. Over 100,000 were executed.

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The Witch Hunts devastated the church's foundation, revealing the limits of their governance. By the late 14th century, internal dissatisfaction within the Church had given rise to reformist voices. The Hrafnlor family emerged as the leading faction, arguing that fear, misrule, and social decay created the very conditions that strengthened demonic influence.

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Their doctrine positioned education, rational governance, and institutional reform as the true means of combating corruption. This new interpretation spread rapidly among scholars, monks, and younger clergy, laying the ideological groundwork for the Renaissance and the broader transformation of the Church in the centuries to come.

Following the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the spread of new technologies, ideological conflict within the Church escalated into open warfare between reformists and conservatives.​

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The Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) devastated Europe but ended with the reformists' victory, transforming a part of the church from a religious hierarchy into a rationalized, academic institution.

The Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) further weakened feudal systems and helped spread reformist ideology to North America.

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World Revolutions​

By the mid-18th century, the Church’s reformist movement had taken deep root in the North American colonies.

When tensions between Britain and the colonies escalated, reformists quietly supported the independence movement, seeing it as an opportunity to build a state aligned with their principles.

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The American Revolution (1775–1783) thus became the reformists’ first major political intervention. Its success elevated the colonies into a strategic ideological stronghold and provided a blueprint for dismantling old-world hierarchies. Scholars often describe the United States during this period as a “new continental base”.

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The French Revolution (1789) posed a far more volatile challenge; the Bourbon royal family attempted to revive An’terōs, the Sin of Lust, in an effort to restore their collapsing authority. Although the dynasty itself was overthrown, the ritual succeeded: An’terōs reawakened by possessing a young girl named Elizabeth.

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The awakening of An’terōs intensified the situation in Europe, thereby precipitating the Napoleonic Wars. Unable to contain the situation, the Church reached a reconciliation in 1815. An’terōs, now named Catherine, was appointed to the Council of Elders.

During WWI, internal divisions crippled Church leadership.

During WWII, remnants of the Hrafnlor initiated "the Seraphim Project", attempting to create demon hybrids through modern biotechnology. The discovery after the war led to an intense debate over whether the Church should keep its influence over society.

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Birth of the GIA

In 1947, with the Hrafnlor extinguished and multiple Elder positions vacant, Albert Winston Holloway, a decorated Church member and rising figure—supported by Catherine—was elected as Elder.

Holloway implemented a gradual reform strategy. This culminated in the creation of the Global Investigation Agency (GIA), a secret scientific institution dedicated to the management of demonic and anomalous events.

The transformation was subtle—most church elders never realized the Church had been effectively replaced.

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This marked the beginning of a new era.