Kingdom of Monsters (The Kingdom Under the Mountain:Redux)

The Kingdom of All Monsters, commonly known as the Kingdom of Monsters or the Underground, is a country in North America. It is the only country whose territory is fully below the ground. The total area of the Kingdom of Monsters is 3,373,129 km square kilometres (1,302,372 sq mi), with an estimated 2020 population of more than 42 million people.

The Kingdom of Monsters is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital and largest city is New Home, a global city and financial centre with a metropolitan area population of over 3 million. Other major cities include Home, Industria, Norton, Cuadving and Sunrise City.

The Kingdom of Monsters was formed with the Act Of Union Of All Monsters between the Kingdom of Larion and the Duchy of Arteasi in 1006 formed the Kingdom of Monsters.

Indigenous peoples and Pre-Laronian history
It is generally accepted that the first inhabitants of North America migrated from Siberia by way of the Bering land bridge and arrived at least 22,000 years ago; however, some evidence suggests an even earlier date of arrival. The Steulnux culture, which appeared around 21,000 BC, is believed to represent the first wave of monster settlement of the Americas. This was likely the first of three major waves of migration into North America.

Over time, indigenous cultures in North America grew increasingly complex, and some, such as the pre-Larionan Jonaruis Clan in modern day Washington, developed advanced agriculture, architecture, and complex societies. The city-state of Chanexi is the largest, most complex pre-Larionian archaeological site in the modern-day United States. In the SoCal region, Ancestral Klihfelli culture developed from centuries of agricultural experimentation. The Klelsora, located in the southern Oregon region, was established at some point between 500 a.c and 300 a.c. Most prominent along the Pacific coast were the Mearphuro clans, who practiced hunting and trapping, along with limited farming.

Estimating the native population of North America during the rise of Confederation of Larion is difficult. Gerson Boom of the Royal Academy of History estimated a population of 21 thousand in the California area and a population of 47 thousand in the whole West Coast,but most academics regard this figure as too low.

Rise of Larion and the Confederation


On the modern-day site of Ebott City, there once were three dominant clans the Dreemurr Clan, the Sauber Clan, and the Gaster Clan. After constant wars and border skirmishes, the City of Dirtenga decided to attempt to subjugate these clans leading to the War of Great Conquest. This war lead to the creation of an alliance and most importantly a city. What was initially an army depot eventually allowed civilians to enter the depot after the end of the war. On January 1st, 1 CE the Three Families gathered for a feast and proclaimed the foundation of the Confederation of Larion.

By 231 AD the City of Larion had a population of 12,000 people. And had an economy based on trade with the neighboring Monster and Human clans and agriculture.

The Confederation was initially plagued by trouble due to the Great Larionan Wars and the Famine of 32 CE. Despite this thanks to the leadership of Theopropides Acaunus the Confederation was able to survive the so-called "Times of Trouble" and by 231 AD was a somewhat Democratic, free, and stable society. Despite this, the people of Larion had become disillusioned with the government and its corruption. This combined with other factors such as bad harvests and the devaluation of the Larionan Currency led General Johnataruis Augustinus to create the Factio Populi which would lead to the Augustinus Coup of 532.

The Augustinus Coup and the Early Kingdom of Larion
On the 12th of July of 231 AD, an army of 4000 people entered the Senate and The National Council And forced them both to sign a bill that gave near absolute power to General Augustinus. Using the new powers granted to him, he crowned the Head of the Assembly Tiberuis Dreemurr as the King of The Most Honorable Kingdom Of The City Of Larion and abolished the Senate and National Council, and declared himself The Supreme Commander of The Most Honorable Kingdom Of The City Of Larion.

General Augustinus would go on to enact Populist policies such as Land Redistribution and the Seizure of wealth from the Upper Class of Pre-Coup Larion. Despite his initial anti-corruption and anti-establishment message, he would heavily enrich himself and his cronies through the use of threats, corruption, and blackmail. The Augustinian Era is regarded as the most corrupt period in Monster History, according to Historian Gerson Boom "The level of corruption was so high that basically, every public servant of the era had built their carriers of the back of corruption". Augustinus would repress Freedom of Speech and create a security appartus never seen before in Larionian history.

Weary of General Augustinus, The Nations of Arteasi, Makhnovia and Cravia declared war on Larion, thus starting The Augustinian Wars. The wars which would last from 231 AD to 251 AD, would end in a Larionian Victory and the collapse of Makhnovia and Cravia which would be absored by Larion's and would cement Larion position as the dominant Monster Power before the Human-Monster War.

Augustinus would die in 278 AD with no clear successor which would lead to a power struggle between General Marcus Tiberius and the Mayor of Larion Sirus Maruia. The struggle would be won by General Tiberuis which would start what many call the "Tiberian Dynasty" since the office of Supreme Commander would be held after this point by Marcus Tiberius and his descendants until the abolition of The Office of Supreme Commander in 932.

The Removal of the Supreme Commander and the Late Kingdom of Larion
Between the years of 231 AD and 932, The Kingdom of Larion was ruled by two men; The King, which held de jure absolute power, but de facto had no real power, and the Supreme Commander who de jure was only an advisor to The King, but in all reality held nearly all of the power in Larion.

This arrangement worked for about 701 years but after the ascension to power of King Asgard Dreemurr, the arrangment wasn't working anymore, King Asgard decided to take matters into his own hands and forced Supreme Commander Albinus Latinius to resign under the threat of execution and imprisonment for his family. After getting Latinius to resign, King Asgard abolished the position of Supreme Commander officially on the 12th of May 932, thus making sure that the Dremmurr family would exclusively power until the creation of the Royal Council in 1321.

This era also saw less conflict than before, which led to this era being called the Great Peace, despite this that's not to say that there was no conflict with the War of Triple Alliance of 641-671 being the era's most prominent conflict. The conflict led to the Larionian-Erosteian Alliance being the most prominent alliance of the era.

This period of relative peace would end in 965 when the Humanocentrists seized power in the nearby Kingdom of Aynor, through the use of diplomacy and the exploitation of Anti-Monster propaganda led to an increase of Anti-Monster sentiment, whilst it could be hidden under the surface initially, Anti-Monster sentiment would explode after the discovery that Monsters could absorb Human SOULs. This led to a collapse of the Larionian-Erosteian Alliance and would mark the beginning of Larionian-Arteasian Alliance and the Monster-Human War.

Human-Monster War
With the collapse of the Larionian-Erosteian Alliance, Larion had to seek partners, surprisingly the state of Arteasi, the other Monster Power, and one of Larion's rivals in other circumstances, answered Larion's call for an alliance.

What originally started as an alliance, became a union after the formation of the Confederacy. And on May 18, 1006, the Kingdom of All Monsters was officially formed. and whilst it was originally conceived as a temporary alliance that would be dissolved when the crisis ended. The alliance would never be dissolved since the Human-Monster War started five days later.

Reacting to the signing of the Act Of Union Of All Monsters, the Human Confederation declared war unexpectedly on the Kingdom of Monsters on May 23rd, and after that date, any peaceful solution for the SOUL problem wouldn't come for another 1004 years.

Whilst it always seemed that monsters would lose, and in fact, the Human Confederation expected a quick and deathless victory, being led by King Asgard and General Gerson, the Monsters fought very well, since they knew that defeat would result in their total annihilation, and even managed to capture several Human towns, and even the Monsters were on the brink of victory. Despite this, the loss at the Battle of the Suns and the fact that several Nobles refused to aid the Monster cause since they felt that "The war would be lost anyway". And when the situation couldn't deteriorate more for the Monsters, King Asgard died in the Battle of the Hills, which led to the general instability thanks to the nobles not trusting King Asgore, whilst the new King inspired many soliders and is the only reason Monsters didn't pursue an armistice earlier.

After various loses in the war the city of Larion entred a siege which led to the Siege and Battle of Larion, which saw brutally never seen before in Monster History, with Human soldiers doing despicable acts such as killing the elderly and the children, burning down houses and indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians. This galvanized the Monsters as their worst fears were confirmed and to according to Historian Gerson Boom the Monsters would "fight like hell", Street by Street Fighting became with the Monsters not letting the Humans gain any land without heavy losses.

Despite this, thanks to brutual Human tactics, the Monsters would lose this lose this battle and the Humans burn 82% of Larion throught the duration of the Siege and Battle of Larion.

Creation of the Barrier and The Times of Despair
After the defeat in the Battle of Larion, the King and various civilians found refuge in a nearby mountain of Mt.Ebott. The Humans, who initially wanted to slaughter all Monsters, found this a great development and ordered the seven most experienced Human magicians to create a Magical Barrier, which would keep Monsters trapped inside Mt.Ebott forever and hopefully starve them to death. So on September 16th, 1006 the so-called "Mt.Ebott Magical Barrier" was created.

Afterward as many would a panic ensued, with Monsters becoming outright resorting to barbarism to survive. Despite this the King, Asgore managed to rally 4,000 Monsters to lead the so-called "Long March", which result in Monsters reaching the area where the City of Home currently stands. Fearing further Human attacks, the Monsters of Home managed, with what little resources they had, and created the defense system at the start of the Underground. Also around this time the new city of Home was walled to prevent any attackers from entering, be it Human or Monster. Also during this time, the construction of the City of Home began, originally called "New Larion", the city gained the name of Home after King Asgore, proposed it in a meeting with the Lords. A major development of this era was the creation of the Royal Council, which was created after King Asgore was forced to sign the Carta Iura after an attempted coup by the Lords and part of the Royal Guard. In fact according to many Historians, this would what would start the tide of Parliamentarism, in fact Asgore would give up even more his powers unofficially, when he gave the Royal Council the de facto power to levy and remove taxes. After various fights broke out between the Nobility (and Lords too) and the "commons" (Knights and Burgesses), a petition reached Asgore's desk, that the commons and nobility be separated. King Asgore.

This era also saw the creation of The Legend of Angel, which would lead to the creation of Angelican Christianity, which became the most practiced religion in the Underground, thanks to the invention of the Printing press by Royal Scientist Dr. W.D. Gaster which also helped to persevere many ancient Larionian texts, including the Bible. Monster culture also was radically reshaped in this era, with the idea of saving as many resources as could be done becoming very popular, with even the Royal Castle being one of the more modest castles of any Royal Family. Another interesting development of this era came with the beginning of the collapse of Larionian Feudalism since Land became very limited and Lords now had to compete for peasants. Some of them even began paying them for their work, since protection wasn't enough for many peasants, who threatened to leave their land. The era would come to an end as Monsters started no longer fear Humans, according to historian Gerson Boom " Fearing the humans no longer, we moved out of our old city, HOME. We braved harsh cold, damp swampland, and searing heat... Until we reached what we now call our capital. "New Home."

Era of Exploration
The era of exploration began in the year 1498, when Lord Dwight Eichmann proposed to open the Home Door. After more than 400 years there weren't any further Human attacks, which made isolation irrelevant. The proposal was put to a vote in the Royal Council and with a majority of 4 people, the vote passed.

Afterward. A team comprised of 10 people led by aspiring explorer Giovanni Martinelli, was created, to begin the exploration of the rest of the Underground. The team first found the natives of Snowdin and after a series of negotiations, they decided to join the Kingdom. Returning home from the Snowdin expedition, the explorers soon became legends in their own right. Whilst they were all beloved, one of them stood out. Giovanni Martinelli became the de-facto leader of the group, and once they returned he became the group's most celebrated member.

After the highly successful Snowdin expedition, the King and the Royal Council overwhelmingly approved of other expeditions. There were 30 expeditions in the coming 70 years. The results of this led to most of the Western Underground being united under the Kingdom of Monsters, with only the Southron Confederation being able to rival the Kingdom by the year 1569.

In the year 1569, after various years of rising tensions. The Southron Confederation declared war on the Kingdom of Monsters. The war was an easy victory for the Kingdom of Monsters, especially since many Southron joined the Monster side, which led to a civil war in the Southron Confederation, which helped the Monster achieve victory and unite the Southwestern Underground. The era also saw a resurgence in culture, in what would many call the renaissance, from painting to music, artists, would innovate in all possible ways, with many wanting to become the best artist of the entire Underground. The era's most noted works were those made by world-famous painter Alvise Colombo, who painted the era's most noted work the Giovanni Maria, being most renowned work in the history of the Underground.

The era would come to an end as the interest in expansion by the people and the Royal Council would come to an end, as many people felt that they had overextended, the last major act of expansion of the era was the Integration of the Empire of Helvetica in 1621. After this expansion would slow down, as settling people into the newly acquired lands was difficult, as roads to transport people and goods were few.

Bill of Rights and the Monster-Tokoagan War
In the year of 1672 King Asgore and Parliament passed the "Bill of Rights" sometimes referred to as the "Charter of Rights", was a bill that centered on "protecting liberty" and "preventing tyranny", in the late 1600s many felt that the king had way too much power, this added to the fact that Asgore was being near-deadly sick as Dr. W.D Gaster (Royal Scientist, and the King's personal doctor) would put it in an interview for the Home Times, thanks to this, Parliament got away on writing a bill that would "prevent any king/queen current or future from abusing his/her power anyway", the Bill of Rights asserted that:

The Bill of Rights was officially signed on May 23rd, 1672, the bill became quickly beloved by the lower classes of the Underground, who thought that they finally had representation in the government. The bill also cemented King Asgore's status as a protector of the people. Whilst most people loved the bill, the same could not be said for the Lords, who hated the bill due to according to Lord Scweight "This Bill hands away power from those who are enlighted, and puts it in the hands of the irresponsible, brutish, drunkard people" when the commentary reached the ears of the people, many demanded that Scweight resign or even some radicals proposed him to be executed. Lord Scweight was fired by the King in June 1673, never to be seen again.
 * 1) The power of suspending and executing laws rests in the hands of Parliament. That the pretended power of suspending the laws or the execution of laws by regal authority without consent of Parliament is illegal.
 * 2) The Crown does not have the legal authority to dispense or execute laws. That the pretended power of dispensing with laws or the execution of laws by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.
 * 3) The imposition of any taxes by the Crown without the permission of Parliament is illegal. That levying of money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time, or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal. (King Asgore still had the power to levy or remove taxes without the consent of Parliament)
 * 4) The citizens have the right to petition the king without fear of repercussions. That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
 * 5) A standing army at peacetime without the consent of Parliament is illegal. That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of Parliament, is against law.
 * 6) All Monsters have the right to bear arms for defence. These the subjects which are Monsters may have arms for their defence suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law.
 * 7) Parliament should be freely elected. That election of members of Parliament ought to be free.
 * 8) Members of Parliament have the freedom of speech and their proceedings should not be questioned in any place outside of Parliament. That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
 * 9) Bail fees, excessive fines, and unusual punishments are illegal. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
 * 10) All trials now require the presence of jurors and all jurors for trials of high treason must be land owners. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders.
 * 11) It is illegal to fine or seize the property of any person who has not been convicted and all previous fines and seizures are void. That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void.
 * 12) Parliament should be held frequently to uphold the laws. And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently.

The era also saw the rise of the Enlightenment, which was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the Underground in the 17th and 18th centuries with global influences and effects. The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on the value of human happiness, the pursuit of knowledge obtained by means of reason and the evidence of the senses, and ideals such as liberty, progress, toleration, fraternity, and constitutional government.

The era also saw the rise of the Scientific Revolution which was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including monster anatomy), and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. The Scientific Revolution took place in the Underground starting towards the end of the Renaissance period, with the 1543 Renart Jonaruis publication De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) often cited as its beginning.

The era of the Scientific Renaissance focused to some degree on recovering the knowledge of the ancients and is considered to have culminated in the 1687 W.D Gaster publication Principia which formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, thereby completing the synthesis of a new cosmology. The subsequent Age of Enlightenment saw the concept of a scientific revolution emerge in the 18th-century work of Jean Sylvain Bailly, who described a two-stage process of sweeping away the old and establishing the new. There continues to be scholarly engagement regarding the boundaries of the Scientific Revolution and its chronology.

The era's most defining conflict was that of the Tokoagan War, which lasted from 1673 to 1676. The war was initially a civil war within Tokoaga. The two sides of the war were the Republicans, led by Kaneshiro Yuichi, who many considered a cruel figure, many of his acts even made his die-hard supporters disgusted. The other side was the Royalists, led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, many Tokoagans joined the Royalists as a way to escape the tyranny of Kaneshiro Yuichi, thanks to the insanity of Kaneshiro Yuichi, who declared King Asgore a terrorist, and someone who, if he managed to capture him, execute him. This led to a full-on intervention by the Kingdom of Monsters, despite the apparent collapse of Yuchi's popular support, many still fought for him, making the war a stalemate, until the Kingdom of Monsters and its Royalist allies brought in Human-Monster War veteran and experienced General, Gerson Boom. Gerson managed to turn the tide of the war and lead the Kingdom of Monsters and its Royalist allies to victory, the war would be won in the Battle of Tokoaga, which was the capital of the Commonwealth of Tokoaga, after the battle the Republicans would officially surrender on October 23rd, 1676. This would be last war in the History of the Underground, as the Empire of Bode would join the Kingdom of Monster s peacefully, after the death of Emperor Julis Uiaja, thus fully the entirety of the Underground.

After the collapse of the Commonwealth of Tokoaga, Tokoaga would become a protectorate of the Kingdom of Monsters, and eventually join as a state after signing the Great Reform Act of 1892. Post-War Tokoaga was plagued with many issues, such as a Republican Insurgency and the collapse of the local economy after years of war, despite this, the region would be back to pre-war productivity by the year 1783.

Industrial Revolution and The Great Reform Act
In 1712, Dr. W.D. Gaster invented the steam engine, originally meant to be used to clear water from flooded mines. This was a result of Monsters moving from wood to coal as their main fuel source, the steam engine would be improved by Norman Row in 1775. The effects of the steam engine cannot be underestimated, with the invention of the steam engine freeing manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power, leading to large enterprises beginning to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

The era also saw the heyday of the Second Agricultural Revolution, which saw the rapid increase of labor and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries. Agricultural output grew faster than the population over the hundred-year period ending in 1770. This increase in the food supply contributed to the rapid growth of the population in Underground from 1 Million in 1700 to 9 Million in 1800 and 34 Million by 1900. Using 1700 as a base year (=100), agricultural output per agricultural worker in Britain steadily increased from about 50 in 1500 to around 65 in 1550, to 90 in 1600, to over 100 by 1650, to over 150 by 1750, rapidly increasing to over 250 by 1850. The rise in productivity accelerated the decline of the agricultural share of the labor force, adding to the urban workforce on which industrialization depended: the Agricultural Revolution has therefore been cited as a cause of the Industrial Revolution.

The Industrial Revolution also saw many technological changes, such as the steam locomotive, which helped to transport people and goods across long distances, this helped in the settlement of the eastern Underground, with the population growing exponentially, with the East becoming ever more connected with the rest of the Underground in the 1800s. Many important discoveries were also made during this era, here's a list of the most important inventions during the industrial revolution:

The steam engine (1712) (used to power steam locomotives, steamboats, steamships, and machines in factories)

The spinning jenny (1764)

Electric generators and electric motors (1834)

The incandescent lamp (light bulb) (1879)

The Telegraph (1843) and telephone (1876)

The internal-combustion engine and gas train (1860)

and many others...

All of this revolutionized society in one way or another, the spinning jenny, for example, allowed more threads and yarns to be produced by fewer spinners. The early spinning jenny also produced a weaker thread than could be produced by hand so there was a decrease in quality until improvements were made to the machines and a dependable power source became available. With the use of water to power later versions of spinning and weaving machinery, the quality and strength of the cloth produced were greatly improved. While many factors in the Underground, including the availability of workers along with the increased demand for textiles, produced ideal conditions for the economic growth of the textile industry, without the invention of the spinning jenny, progress would have continued at a much slower pace. Whilst the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication, with messages being able to be sent nearly instantaneously, but with the drawback that a telegraphist was required to read and translate the morse code in the recipient's language. This was solved with the invention of the telephone in 1876 by Hannibal Crawford, which allowed people to converse over long distances, thus removing the need for a telegraphist. The telephone would become very popular in the 20th century, with 78% of all households having a telephone by 1970.

The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas. Whilst this was good the Industrial Revolution also saw many cases of exploitation of the workers, as poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. Working conditions were difficult and exposed employees to many risks and dangers, including cramped work areas with poor ventilation, trauma from machinery, and toxic exposures to heavy metals, dust, and solvents.

This exploitation led to the creation of Communism, as 19th-century socialist critics blamed capitalism for the misery of the proletariat—a new class of urban factory workers who labored under often-hazardous conditions, the movement would rise after the publishing of The Communist by Cassian Walker in 1848, Walker would also publish The Capital in 1867, the two becoming his two most renowned and popular works, only being outsold by the Bible. He would be one of the founding members of the Communist League of the Underground, with Gerardo Ferrera and Werner Stauss, the CLU would become popular with the lower classes of the Underground, as many wanted better treatment by their bosses, this led eventually to the Revolts of 1872, in which many workers attempted to form Communes in their cities, the most famous and widespread being the Industria Revolt, in which workers overthrew the corporate town which was in the modern Industria area, and proclaimed the Industria Commune on May 1, 1871. The Commune's success was shortlived as the companies had called units of the Royal Guard and their private security forces to disband the Commune, the Industria Commune was disbanded on May 13, 1871, and its leaders were arrested, but as many other towns revolted, parliament had decided to take action and passed the 1872 Labor Relations Act, the act legalized strikes, allowed the creation of unions and created the Royal Labour Relations Board or RLBR, but the bill also outlawed the Communist League of the Underground and other Socialist organizations, such as the Socialist Party of the Underground, but it also outlawed Social Democratic organizations, many of whom had commended the riots and called for a solution in the ballot box, despite this the bill calmed down the workers and helped in the decrease in the support of Communism, but things would start the heat up in the mid-1880s.