The Lost Secret Territory[]
This book concerns itself with the partial history of the Demi-humans' homeland, the Secret Territory, including its foundation, its fall from prosperity due to Eclipsite incursion, and its ultimate occupation by said Eclipsites. Through this book, we can gain a general understanding of the tragedy that befell hundreds of years ago, as well as deepen our understanding of our world's current power structures.
Introduction[]
Over one thousand years ago, the Demi-humans discovered the Secret Territory. After hundreds of years, countless Demi-humans had been born, raised, and laid to rest here. Demi-humans believe that the Secret Territory, as such, was the invaluable heritage left by their ancestors and the supreme holy homeland of their race. Only after the invasion of the Eclipsite horde did the Demi-humans finally lose control of the Secret Territory...
Volume II: Eclipsites[]
"The ventilation and lighting systems sustained irreparable damage early in the invasion. The smell of gunpowder could not be cleared out, though it did nothing to mask the stench of blood in the air. The vicious Eclipsites, their bodies twisting and writhing in the smoke, killed indiscriminately with no hesitation and no remorse. They took no prisoners, and slaughtered all the citizens upon capture without exception, like ravenous beasts.
Some of our kin attempted to fight back and wrested a child from the clutches of a mob of Eclipsites... Only to fail in their escape, and fall victim to a mass of clawing, howling monsters. We lost contact with the front lines a few hours prior... We feared the worst had befallen them. Our only hope... were those who had escaped through the underground pathways. We prayed against the fate that our children made it there safely... I will never forget what I saw that day: our people lying dead in the street or crushed under ruins, the light in their eyes long since gone... Mountains of corpses towering in a landscape marked by smoking flames and screams of agony...
Our beautiful motherland had been transformed into a living hell. For their sins... those foul, murderous Eclipsites must pay!"
—Excerpted from a notebook found in the Secret Territory by the Illumina Expedition Team