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# Overview

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After the so-called “Extinction Wars” the earth's shape and environment changed completely with the continent's climate turning toxic and making it impossible for humans to live or breathe the air. The human race was perishing and it’s end was imminent, until an old science that people thought as extinct managed to craft a crystal who could be transmuted into anything using the energy that comes from the polluted air, snow, water, rain, earth and any organic material within the planet, this discovery lead to the current popularity of Alchemy.

Following the true and only law of Alchemy “Equivalent Exchange”. “(...)Something cannot be created from nothing, and so in order to obtain something, something else of equal value must be given in return(…)”. Different civilizations emerged after humans learned that the “Onyx” can be transmuted into anything they wanted. Humans started crafting objects, food, water, weapons, houses, vehicles and anything that they imagined with a fast growth. The “Onyx” became the new global currency and is used worldwide to trade among the different nations.