1984, The Empire of Japan: New World, New Blood (A NHS and TNO Fanfic )

The International Stage: The HME, Mu and Altarus

Holy Mirishrial Empire, port town Cartalpas, a certain bar, Early July 1639

In A Port city of 2 Million, which to anyone from Europe resembled Rome or Milan during the early 1970s, People went about their day, working, drinking and making the world go round, this was Cartalpas, the 'Gateway to the Central World' a Major city of the HME, it was said that it was the busiest port in the entire central world, and the Port alone Generated 12% of the World Trade and 15% of the GDP of the HME.

Everyone in the Central World considered the Holy Mirishial Empire the strongest country in the entire world. The port town Cartalpas, the center of trade here, was where merchants from many different countries gathered and spoke candidly about the goings-on in their countries, this was how they became the Busiest Port in the world. It was also an extremely important information hub, given how each country also mixed spies in with their merchants.

Within the civilized areas, the Holy Mirishial Empire was known for its excellence in the development of magic technology. Just by walking in the streets, a visitor could see magic streetlamps and other examples of sophisticated magical tools in use. Magic was everywhere and to the HME, Magic was above everything else in the world and if you were against that view, then you were against the HME, Such as Mu, who for centuries both have been against the other in various Trade Wars.

At a certain bar, drunk merchants were exchanging information, as they drunk, a few more people went inside, including the Journalist for the Melodium Gazette, Marius. A man who looked like a beer barrel with a white beard started gossiping excitedly.

"The craziest story in recent times has gotta be the how the Eighth Empire, that emerging country, destroyed the Second Civilization superpower Leifor. Who here knows anything about the Eighth Empire?" He said

A man in a robe with his face hidden responded. His voice was deep and coarse, as if he was badly burnt, Marius took care to note down everything about this 'Historic' Information

"'The Eighth Empire' is just what they were called in the rumors, their actual name is the United States of Gra Valkas or something like that. I was in Leifor's capital Leiforia selling spices when it happened, but I'll never forget it. They had suddenly ramped up security in the capital; before, they just had the one magic cannon battery, but one day a huge number of technicians came to install a second one in just a few hours. Not only that, wyvern lords from all over the country were recalled to the capital. There were a lot of rumors being thrown around among the merchants about what was going on. Even if you asked a soldier about it, they'd just say 'we can't talk about that now,' so naturally a lot of people assumed the Eighth Empire was gonna come knocking. But, even though people may have thought that, at the same time they also believed Leifor would never lose, so no one was actually worried.

Everything changed one night. Earlier that day around noon, all the wyvern lords formed up into squadrons and flew off towards the sea... and they didn't come back. Thinking back on it now, this was when we should have realized something weird was going on.

A huge warship came. It was like a small mountain, and it had gigantic cannons that were so big we could see them from the city. I'd never seen a boat as big as that one in my entire life. This ship was off the coast about 20 kilometers, completely out of range of the cannon batteries. Then, the cannon fire started.

There was only one ship, so we didn't think much of it, but the firepower of that thing, it was so destructive we thought that even a god of fire couldn't make something as strong as this. The cannon batteries were demolished in a single volley. Then they just randomly bombed the entire city, it was terrifying. We ran and ran and ran. Those guys were just way too strong. They laid waste to the capital of a superpower with just one ship! I bet even Mu would lose them. The world belongs to Gra Valkas now, if you ask me." The Man Replied ''I even heard that as a Science Nation, they are using Magic to become even more powerful, but those are hear says''