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Undertrench: 1913 part 1

Before that infamous event that took place on the 20th of February, 1913, Europe was already under terrible tension. Not from the Monsters, but from their own divisions themselves.

Allowing the Monsterkind a homeland meant giving the monsters land from Germany, Russia and Austro-Hungary. Despite giving in to the territorial demands, these nations did not support  nor did they wish to let go their land to Monsters, and thus, tensions grew between European nations shortly after the 1890's.

Nationalist groups rose in popularity in the German Reich especially, blaming Great Britain for the loss of German land. Relations between Germany and Britain suddenly stumbled, and these tensions made people fear for another war, another of the many European wars that had occurred over the past few decades, the biggest being the Franco-Prussian war, which had severely damaged German-French relations.

But there was also the problem of Serbian Nationalism in Austro-Hungary also, which was in no way related to the crisis caused by the re-establishment of the Monster Kingdom, but never the less caused tensions between Austro-Hungary and Serbia.

There was so much finger pointing and Nationalist uprisings in Europe, that no one seemed to notice the Monster Kingdom itself, the nation that technically caused the problems in the first place, which was increasing its industry and military spending tenfold, King Asgore, who had become somewhat of a military dictator, had control over the production of pretty much everything, and set up scientific military programs. He demanded the creation of weapons that combined the industrial power of the Humans with the magical power of the Monsters, which lead to the creation of a Artillery piece known simply as the "Fire Launcher" but its official name was the "MARK I". The Germans would give it the name "Teufel Gewehr" or "Devil Rifle" for the amount of causalities it could cause, especially on civilians.

The Monster Army was fully organized and "battle ready" by 1910, conscription made it grow to more than 2 million personnel, a quarter of which was trained as cavalrymen, which would be the Monster Army's most important weapon throughout 1913 - Early 1914. They wore faint purple tunics, trousers and caps similar to the Austro-Hungarian soldiers of the time, possibly intentional, as the Monster Army did not have enough time to extensively design uniforms and equipment.

Their rush to arm their army had caused a problem, many of the infantrymen of this fresh new army had received weapons from the 1800's such as Needle Guns and Gewehr 71's, these were Bolt-Action-Rifles, the main action of the time, but they did not have magazines and had to be reloaded every time one bullet was shot, it was obvious that though the Monster Army was large, it was inexperienced and most certainly unequipped. However, their magic and more stronger physicality compensated.

The German government throughout the few years of the 1910's before the war begged Britain to find out what the Monsters were doing, communications had ceased between the Monster Kingdom and the rest of the world and it simply was too silent. Britain, fearful as Germany was, agreed to find out what was going on.

In January of 1913, a worried Great Britain sent an early form of military aircraft toward the capital of the Monster Kingdom, Home. It had cameras installed, and the pilot was ordered to take pictures of the city and return to Blighty in due time without being seen by any Monsters, the pictures that came back had proved the superstitions of the German government right. The Monsters were industrialising at an extreme rate.

Despite this, Britain told Germany not to retaliate, but to instead increase their military and to be alert at all times. So Germany sent a infantry division of the Prussian Army toward the nearest German city before the Monster border, Schwerin. This, as we know, would have disastrous consequences.

That infantry division was a veteran division that had served in the Franco-Prussian war, they were as experienced as could possibly be, and they numbered 20,000. Only 1,000 would survive the fire barrage.

The fire barrage was the first time the Fire Launcher was used, the Monsters crept into the German Border and connected the Fire Launcher onto the German railway system, their surprise attack was so successful almost all of Mecklenburg was taken in a week, they set up the cannon and fired toward the city, once the mighty explosion had burst into view, Monster Cavalry, which had trod along with the railway gun for hours, charged toward the already ruined city, the 1,000 German Soldiers still alive in the burning wreck had absolutely no chance, they were cut up to pieces.

It didn't take long of course for Germany to realize the situation, they declared war on the kingdom, sent a Cavalry division toward the city of Schwerin, and sent a letter to as many European states as possible, asking for help. This help, came very slowly, as all of Europe only realized the gravity of the situation by 1914. Until then, it was the Monsters and the Germans.

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This was a war of the machine, it dominated the battlefield.

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Undertrench: Introduction

It is impossible to think nowadays that the Monsterkind, the people who tore though Europe with fire and ancient sorcery in those fateful days of 1913-1919 were once considered our friends and allies.

But the truth is they were, as far back as history has been recorded Humans and Monsters cohabited with one another. Together the earliest societies and civilizations were achieved, and the cultures and achievements that came with it. Despite their differences, it seemed the two races for a while in ancient history considered each other equal, and were united together in peace and in war, and that was their downfall.

You see, their unison was also the cause of their division, for in war they truly saw their differences, Monsters had naturally occurring magical powers were as Humans had strong SOUL's and, if determined enough, could cheat death.

Naturally, when societies based entirely around war and conquest came about, they grew envious of each other. Humans grew envious of Monster Magic, Monsters grew envious of Human SOUL's, Humans started leaving societies with Monster leaders, Monsters started leaving societies with Human leaders, and thus the separation began.

Not much is known about what Monsters did whilst separated from us, what is known is that they united in Western Europe, and that they were united under one, omnipotent monarchy known as the Dreemurr Dynasty, how it came about is unknown, and how the Dreemurr family was selected is also unknown, but what is known is that King Asgore and his Queen, Toriel had been the so called "leaders" of the Monster race for possibly centuries, if not more.

This Kingdom's population consisted of almost every Monster in existence, unlike the Humans, the Monsters were not divided by nations or peoples. They also established their own culture and identity, and no longer considered themselves equal to Humankind, they considered them as cruel and unfeeling.

This kingdom, separated and uncontacted from the Humans lay in peace for hundreds of years, until the 17th Century, where the Kingdom was neighboured by several Human Nations such as Brandenburg, Prussia and Poland. Who saw it as an opportunity to gain land without the opposition of any other European state.

Thus, without any warning, Prussian soldiers marched into the kingdom with strange weapons the Monsters had never seen before, there was little resistance. Then came the Polish with similar weapons, and then the Brandenburgisch, until all of the kingdom was under direct Human control.

For many days the Monsters stayed in their homes looking at the peculiar figures marching down the street, sometimes breaking into houses and looking around, it was obvious they were searching for something.

In truth they were looking for the King and Queen, but to no avail, it seemed that they had ran away and gone into exile. This gave monsters a slight hope for a future, but they would not see their rulers for a long time.

After a while, Monsters were forced into Neighbouring countries, as their land was no longer theirs and their homes would be occupied by Prussian, Polish and Brandenburgisch civilians.

Millions of Monsters were forced to go into new and confusing Human nations, such as the Dutch Republic, the Papal States, the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England.

They were not welcomed warmly, Humans considered them to be animals and freaks, the Priests and Bishops and even the Pope considered them to be demons that shouldn't be trusted, and they were ridiculed in literature, theatre and the arts, barely anyone trusted them. They were also not allowed to join the Army, go to any public places, or receive any noble titles like "Sir", "Lord" or "Doctor". The Monsters were treated like filth, but they lived through it for the rest of the century.

In the 18th Century, European nations grew an interest in Monster Magic, due to massive tensions between European Empires many of the most powerful countries wanted the best and newest forms of weaponry, Monster Magic seemed to be the answer.

During the American Revolutionary War, the British forcefully enlisted about a hundred Monsters who could conduct fire magic as a weapon against American Rebels, although the British lost due to the lack of men, the Monster Magic was successful enough in battle for other nations to start using it, such as France and Prussia.

It had been 100 years since the destruction of the Kingdom of Monsters, but still Monsters had this belief that their King and Queen would come back and rally them against the Human enslavers, some Monsters did try to conduct revolution, but these small uprisings ended up in massive military retaliations. Sometimes the Humans would use these uprisings as a way to test out new weaponry, such as lighter cannons or grenades.

The 19th Century started off with a colossal war, the Napoleonic Wars, Monsters once again were forcefully enlisted into the French, British and Prussian armies, approximately 10,000 fought, but they where not treated as living beings, but as weapons. Some armies tried to get Monsters to join them by stating they would be "freer" if they did so, mostly France did this, as an attempt to gain more soldiers.

Throughout the years of the 19th Century, Monsters would be used less and less as the Humans created war machines that can out match Monster Magic, the Industrial Revolution had begun, and yet the Monsters played a big part.

Millions of Monsters started to flock to the capital cities of Europe, mostly London, in a attempt to gain work from the newly built factories, slums were built to accommodate them.

The population of London increased from 1 million to 6 million in the 1880's, most of them Monsters. Here the Monsters went to factories where they made cloth, sewed uniforms, and made bullets for the ever growing Human war machine.

Never before had the Monsters been so mistreated, they were underpaid, undernourished and many died in the smoke-filled factories from tuberculosis, heat strokes and malnourishment.

This was the final straw for many Monsters, and soon, Monsters got together to try and find the King and Queen, and to communicate about regaining a homeland. They managed to locate them without the knowledge of the humans, the Monsters felt pride once again knowing their monarchy was safe, the Dreemurrs secretly ordered the Monsterkind to protest and demand land for their people, these were known as the "Delta Crusades".

In London, hundreds of thousands took to the streets demanding a homeland, the Delta Crusades grew fierce as the newly formed Police Force fought the protests with batons and fists, by the end of the 1880's, the British Government ordered an emergency meeting and realized they had two options, either Europe could give in to their demands and re-establish the Monster Kingdom, or they could refuse, which could lead to war.

European leaders where invited to London the following morning, and it was put to the vote. Britain, already suffering from the previous Crimean War and the war raging in South Africa against the Boars, did not wish for another, and agreed.

Imperial Germany voted no, as the territory the Monsters wanted was inside their borders, but, the majority voted yes, and the Monsters from across Europe left in triumph toward their new home, and the Monarchy had returned too, they rebuilt their capital city, and named it simply "Home".

And thus the 1890's began, and the Royal Family had gained a new heir, Asriel, a cherished new born son. The Monsters, though happy, were confused as to why they wanted an heir now more than ever, but it was soon obvious the Dreemurrs wanted war, and so did the majority of monsters, for the cruelty they suffered through throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

The Humans of Europe, now with more new machinery such as Ironclads, Aeroplanes and Machine Guns, also wanted war. But the Humans waited until something happened to justify a declaration.

On the 20th February 1913, a strange yellow light, almost like the sun itself, was seen falling from the sky in Schwerin, Germany.

The ball of light grew brighter and nearer, and soon the citizens went into a state of panic, without warning, it hit the city and caused a inferno of flames and death, torching the city without a trace, leaving behind only black, coarse ash.

Knowing it was Monster Magic, Germany declared war on the Kingdom, followed by Britain and France, the Great War had begun.

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War looms on the surface, and it shall determine the future of humans and monsters.