What have we done?! The purpose of Project Wormwood was to develop antidotes and treatments in case of advanced biological attack. They told us that they would never use our research as a weapon. If we had known what they were planning on doing, if we had had any idea… No, we should have known. When faced with invasion and near-certain defeat, any nation would have done everything possible to defend itself. But at such a cost. Millions dead. Millions more dying. The survivors are the unlucky ones, cursed to be plague bearers forever. God almighty, what have we done?!
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In the earliest days after the War, Minerva had only one goal: survival. Many historians today will spout propaganda about the “glorious mission” and “divine calling” of Minerva in the “cultural, scientific and politically Rebirth” (from Minerva: Our glorious calling by John F. Anderson) as if the few hundred scientists, political refugees and ex-military personnel huddled in a bunker deep in the mountains of the ruined nation of Kyrgyzstan were excited about the end of civilization as they knew it. As if they weren’t worried about the impending nuclear winter making it nearly impossible to grow any food, or about the extremely high levels of latent radiation they were exposed to on a daily basis.
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NovLess than 100 years after the War and Minerva’s origins are already shrouded in mystery and legend. The official propaganda taught by Oculus is unchallenged, and any contradictory evidence has been removed by the official Archives. It was with great effort that I found the following fragments referring to the time now known as “The Rebirth.” Read more
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NovSome historians may write of 2020s as a decade of death, destruction and war, and they’d be right. I, however, see this time as a period of necessary cleansing that prepared the way for the Rebirth. The culture, economy and technology of the time were slowly killing the planet. Reliance upon fossil fuels and nuclear power for energy was unsustainable, unhealthy and dangerous. The destruction of the times was a direct consequence of the way technology was used in pre-Rebirth culture. Their recognition of the sickness of the world’s culture is what led the Founders to organize Minerva.
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NovGreetings readers! As you can see (if you are reading now) there is not much in the Lore section yet. I thought that I’d write and explain what it entails and what sort of goodies you’ll be able to find here as time goes on.
The Lore section is where Nick and I get to expound more on the history and stories of the world we’ve created, beyond what you will see in the comic. Book 1: Minerva covers a relatively small area of the world, and deals mostly with the events of the 22nd century, so you won’t find out a ton by reading the comic what events lead to the 22nd century being the way that it is. In the Lore section we will give you some of the history. Most of the posts will be written from the perspective of a 22nd century historian. We’ll see how long it takes you to figure out who 
One of our main goals with this section of our project is to involve you, our dear readers, in the creation of the world of the Demon Archives. As Nick and I establish the fundamental dogma and history of the world, we will invite you to write short stories in the world. There may be a competition with prizes or your stories may get included with the comic when we eventually self publish. Look forward to that 
For now, enjoy the history and lore of this world we’ve created.