The Black World

The Black World
A future where an obsession with death ran out of control. Death has been given more priority than anything else, and its inhabitants are on the verge of extinction as a result of them constantly killing each other.


The Inhabitants

Diabolus
Common Noun / Race / Black World
Human Beings whose appearances has completely changed into ones that resemble "Demons". They hide their faces behind Masks that have a distinctive look for each "Clan", so in a sense, this mask is the Real Form of the Diabolos. Painting it with the bloods of their enemies, the mask literally grows for each and every one of its owner's sins, and once the Diabolos wearer completely covers their face with the mask, they completely lose their humanity in exchange for eternal youth and life. As either a result of their masks or their intentions, their bodies have been remade to resemble demons in a manner that allows them to efficiently steal the life-force of others... This kind of madness is an ideal example of the Black World.

Nosferatu
General Noun / Race / Black World
Beings who obtained their immortality by consuming others, which has resulted in their ethics concerning life shift drastically. Since they attack living things in a chaotic manner, wildly different from the Diabolos, they have become a major threat to the remaining human race. However, they aren't stupid. Nosferatu who consume other Nosferatu are known for suddenly mutating, and many such mutations are known for having rational minds, but they still commit various inhumane experiments on humans and other living things. Though cute animals stand on their side, it would be smart to assume that those creatures have already been turned into part of the Nosferatu. Among even the residents of the Black World, they are detested, as large numbers of them lurk deep within hidden caverns and underground ruins.

Tortures
Common Noun / Race / Black World
Self-aware tools of torture that play with the living. However, despite the fact they are lethal killing machines, their essence is more like that of a small child or pet animal. If that is true, they likely enjoy messing around and playing with enemies, touching them just a bit before going for the kill. Conversely, if they meet someone with a tough body that doesn't break down easily, they are extremely delighted in that they have found a perfect playmate they can roughhouse with. Although it is said that their power source seems to be related to the black arts, the exact details remain unknown.

Predator
Common Noun / Race / Black World
The generic name of animals created by the Diabolos for the purpose of taking the lives of others.The killing and wounding power of these creatures, they were enlarged, fused with armor, metalicized, etc. The dull witted ones are used by the Diabolos for their fighting strength, though many are also treated as pets to distract them, though some intelligent Predators work on their own, and some of those even lead the more dull-witted Predators.

Background

The Round Table Conference

Common Noun / Future Organization / Black World

This is a major factor in the path from our world to the future known as the "Black World". Due to a major world-wide economic Depression, the financial systems of major countries across the planet failed, including:

The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan... ...

As a result, Mega-corps in each of the seven regions began to grow large enough to completely dominate the world economy. Ultimately a meeting was organized where only the senior management of those 7 companies would meet at a round table conference. As a result of that Round Table Conference, they effectively controlled the entire planet.

With all the money in the world at their fingertips, the Senior Management of the Round Table began to act like nobles, and when their sheer greed and lust caused them to demand perpetual youth and immortality... ... They placed masks on their faces. With those masks, they stole the life-force of those they killed, and these people, who were promised eternal life, came to be known by the terrified populace as the "Seven Deadly Sins".

The owners of those masks remade their own bodies into forms more suited to killing others and stealing their life energy. Furthermore, they pushed the development of creatures such as the "Predators" and "Tortures" to aid them in battle. As well, they developed the Nosferatu to reuse the corpses they consumed. Horrifyingly, the Nosferatu caused even more Nosferatu to be created.

While the entire world was plunged into chaos, the Sevenly Deadly Sins, who were the root of all these horrors, finally became truly immortal. Instead of killing people to make themselves live longer, these strange looking people killed others only as a way to pass the time while having infinity to look forward to.

The Black World is a ghostly and ruinous future that only they can hope for...

Future Titles

Seven Deadly Sins
General Noun / Future Titles / Black World
Seven clans who give masks to their members upon reaching adulthood, which is proven by slaying their foes and stealing their life spans. Each of the clans has their own unique masks, different from the others, and each clan's masks share the same attributes. The following seven attributes are named after specific sins:

　　・Pride
　　・Envy
　　・Wrath
　　・Sloth
　　・Greed
　　・Gluttony
　　・Lust


As well, besides being an indicator of one's clan, the term itself also refers to those from each clan with the most maniac masks who reached adulthood the fastest.

Future Organizations

The Doumeki Foundation

Common Noun / Future Organization / Black World

One of the companies that formed the Round Table, they are a Zaibatsu that have supported the Japanese powers-that-be from behind the curtain since the Heian Period. It is said their family line descends from Onmyouji. They have made full use of trickery and finesse to survive the collapse of the Shogunate and the post World War II dissolution of the Zaibatsus. The Foundation's management is governed by the Doumeki Family, who have studied for countless generations on the subject of Immortality. Because of their interest in everything from the occult to the latest scientific research, they have teams of researchers, who they pluck from the limelight due to the specific themes of research.

The theme of the family's mask is "Envy".

Lauger Dynamics (also possibly Lloigor Dynamics)

Common Noun / Modern Organization / Black World

One of the companies that formed the Round Table.

Originally based in Wales, part of the United Kingdom, it was a company that started out as a small-time factory who mostly made parts for aircraft. But like other munition companies, they first started to grow during World War 2. In cooperation with the Hydra Foundation, they produced equipment for the Cold War Arms Race and various American-Soviet proxy wars, resulting in them ending up an important part of the U.S./British Military Industrial Complex.

In addition, Lauger Dynamics not only participated in munitions, but also equipment for the space-race of the Soviet Union vs the United States, and was, in-part, responsible for the deisgn of the Lunar Module and helped make the United States' landing on the moon a success. After the Apollo program ended, they continued to make breakthroughs in areas such as Stealth Fighters and Military Robots, though it's rumored that engineers of Lauger Dynamics that rode on the Lunar Module discovered the ruins of non-human intelligent life on the Far Side of the Moon and obtained technology that transcends human understanding.

The theme of the family's mask is "Wrath".

The Hydra Foundation

Proper Noun / Modern Organization / Black World

One of the companies that formed the Round Table, they served as the meeting's chairperson.

Headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts in the United States of America,

They are the parent organization for industrial groups that dominated the fields of Oil, Iron and Steel, Railways, Communications, Finance, Real Estate, Medical Care, Mass Media and Publishing.

After the election of Abraham Lincoln, Presidental Elections were held only as a pretense, and the truth of the matter is that the President of the United States is decided by the Hydra Foundation.

The theme of the family's mask is "Pride".

Ghoul

Proper Noun / Modern Organization / Black World

One of the companies that makes up The Round Table.

Originally a company from Singapore that was formed as a Social Networking Service for Cell and Smart Phones, they secretly developed the system "Prometheus", which is able to predict the conditions of financial markets five minutes into the future (with a certainty of 99.87%) thanks to the cooperation of a boy genius programmer from India, resulting in them becoming a massive conglomerate that governs the world of Information Technology.

Thanks to "Prometheus", Ghoul became obscenely wealthy, and allowed them to acquire various companies in the IT World, from developers of PC Hardware, Semiconductors, Operating Systems, Security Software to Search Engines, one after another, and eventually caused a price collapse by handing the latest smartphones and PCs for free all over the world. Rivals were faced with two choices: Withdraw from the industry or end up getting gobbled up by Ghoul.

Ghoul ended up owning more than 90% of the PC and Smartphone Market, to the point every man, young and old, knows the song from Ghoul's commercial, unaware. Unaware to everyone, the equipment Ghoul had handed out for free, was installed with programs to collect and control all information around the world.

The theme of the family's mask is "Greed".

Atlach-Nacha

Proper Noun / Modern Organization / Black World

One of the companies that makes up The Round Table.

Known through out the world to the public as the "Luxuria Group" based in Paris, France, who are the industry leader in jewelry, they run model agencies and entertainment firms, allowing them to dominate the world of beauty due to the beautiful women they've gathered from all over the world.

But in truth, they're the assassins known as "Atlach-Nacha", who consist of only women, and have been making weapons out of women from behind the scenes since the 15th Century. Enchanted by their smell and loveliness, the total number of pathetic influential men that have been buried in the darkness by them is still unknown to this day.

The theme of the family's mask is "Lust".

The Dagon Cartel

Proper Noun / Modern Organization / Black World

One of the companies that makes up the round table.

Based in Mexico, they deal in criminal enterprises all across the world, including: Narcotics, Gambling, Prostitution, Larceny, Fraud, Blackmail, Kidnappings, and Assassination. Originally a criminal mafia that expanded its power base into the U.S. during the Prohibition, they joined forces behind the scenes with the Hydra Foundation, literally becoming the Hydra Foundation's "Shadow", supporting them behind the scenes with various illegal activities, as they both grew into massive organizations.

It's said the members of the Dagon Carel have a trident tattoo somewhere on their bodies. Because they manage prostitution and generally despise women, they and "Atlach-Nacha" get along like cats and dogs.

The theme of the family's mask is "Sloth".

Deathsmith Firm

Proper Noun / Future Organization / Black World

The Deathsmith Firm is a subsidiary of the Doumeki Foundation, whose main bussiness is designing and producing Tortures by making full use of magic and alchemy. 

While "Atlach-Nacha" made the ball-joint themed dolls, the "Dagon Cartel" pushed the killing power of their weapons to the very limit, and so on. Various corporations deal in the Tortures for assassination, which sell like hot cakes, the Tortures that Deathsmith makes seem to be unpopular despite being made in Japan for some reason.

Maybe there's some sort of fundamental flaw in their product designs and marketing?