Story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where civilization is starting to rebuild itself after some kind of huge disaster that wiped out most of “humanity”. (Why I put that in quotes is because the species of the inhabitants is not exactly human, but I’ll get into that later.) The species survived by selecting around one hundred thousand the most gifted individuals (along with some civilians with enough money and politicians) to hide in shelters in which they were placed in capsules, and cryogenically frozen (think of Futurama lol). When the danger passed many many years later, the selected few were released from their capsules, with the task of rebuilding their world.
For the most part this went ok, but people split up and got separated from the rest, causing small populations to grow into separate countries and states over the years. Some fights broke out between these on occasion, leading to the populations to become very isolated in their own states, and spread far apart.
Thousands of years passed since then, and society grew back to some semblance of “normal”, with varying forms of technology exclusive to each country. Present day people refer to the pre-apocalyptic world as “the old world” and knowledge of it has been forgotten over the years of separation and fights between the groups. It is usually discussed in schools and children are required to learn about it briefly.
I hope that made some sense.
Main Species:
I love cats too much so everyone is a cat person, human with cat ears, and I need lore to make an excuse for this lol. The “Phelidae” species is a mix between humanoid and feline biological traits.
The amount of either varies depending on the individual. For example, some Phelids have sharp teeth or fangs, while others have more human-like teeth. Some do have cat-like behaviors on occasion, like meowing and stretching, but it’s usually just for comedic effect. Like real cats, they can have different “breeds”, and some are based off of pedigree cats. The average Phelid is based off a common house cat. Despite these differences, the Phelidae refer to themselves as humans, and use words relating to that such as “mankind” and “humanity”.
Other animals exist, but the Phelidae are basically the humans of the world.
Main plot point: Anima energy
Closer to the present day, something called “Anima” was beginning to arise. It is more infamous than well known, as only certain individuals seem to know how to work with it.
“Anima energy” is the essence of the energy inside a living creature, specifically Phelids, who naturally produce it and release it upon being killed. With the right equipment, it can be absorbed, processed, and used for various things. Anima energy is extremely potent if used correctly, and has the potential to power entire cities with only a small amount. Due to this, knowledge of it is kept scarce to prevent any genocide. Depending on the person, amounts of anima produced will vary. It is falsely referred to as soul energy most of the time.
As armor and weaponry, Anima can be used to make people unstoppable. If processed correctly, it can become a “shield“ that envelops the user and prevents them from being hurt from normally deadly attacks. For example, stabbing someone with an unpowered knife will not cause someone with the armor to bleed. Weapons powered by anima can break this armor with enough damage, and the overall power relies on the amount and quality of energy used to make the weapon. Certain weapons can harvest the anima from the slain victims, and become more powerful.
Main story:
The main story focuses on two countries, Krenyra and Aytherex (still deciding on that name). The two have been at war for hundreds of years, and continue fighting despite not knowing why they started in the first place. The discovery of the mysterious anima energy on both sides leads to a strong resurgence in the war, causing the events of the story to play out.
I hope this all made some sense and didn’t sound stupid. Any grammar errors are because I’m awake at like 3:32 am lol.