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Trials of Blood takes place in the not-too-distant future. It blends technological advancement with the powers of various creatures. It is unknown whether other powers exist in the universe, but for now, the only known planes are Earth, the Positive Energy Plane (or Heaven), and the Negative Energy Plane (or Hell). These events span all three of those planes and reflect what is set ups to happen in the Chains of Blood books. Be mindful that some of this information may be spoilers if you have not read the books. Proceed with caution.

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The history of the Chains of Blood Universe goes back many thousands of years, with early encounters with humans happening repeatedly. These events led them to adopt the names they use.

Trials of Blood Timeline

Angels make the first portal to the Earthly plane to see what lies beyond their plane. They have a basic understanding of planes, and they know other planes exist beyond their own. They break through and encounter humans in a form that blends their natural form with a physical one. Humans mistake them for gods of some sort, and some begin worshipping them as such.

~3000 BCE

Angels make contact with Demons for the first time. Demons, like their Angelic counterparts, were exploring the planes and made their way to the Earthly plane. This encounter did not go well, as they each recognized they came from entirely different planes and existed in the opposite form of energy. This first foray into the Earthly plane made the Demons want to interact with humans even more, as they found them a reliable source of negative emotion. Angels disagreed with their interest, and an angel performed the first weapon manifestation, which demons quickly copied.

~2800 BCE

Angels and demons reached a grudging agreement to let humans learn and grow before fully revealing their presence. Early peoples worshipped both groups, and neither wanted that. Instead, they decided to pull back and see whether they could access other planes. Without knowing it, demons were attempting to figure out how to directly access the positive energy plane.

~2500 BCE

After years of research and study, the angels and demons both concluded that the other group's plane was accessible only through its intersection with the Earthly plane, making Earth a valuable resource for both. Neither group trusted the other because they existed in opposite forms of energy. Both groups believed it was their mission to eradicate the other so they could exist in peace and without fear.

~2000 BCE

Angels appear in the Earthly plane, and humans mistake them for Biblical angels. Unlike before, when they were thought to be gods of some sort, humans added their appearance to their current religion. Many of the features described of angels resulted from these positive-energy planar creatures attempting to emulate human form and failing. When humans started calling them angels, the Bright Council decided the name was apt and appropriate, given humans' beliefs at the time. It also gave them the freedom to appear on Earth without fear of being harmed by humans, as long as humans believed they were angels. Many adopted a winged form when they came to Earth and interacted with humans.

~1500 BCE

Demons, upon discovery of the angels returning to the Earthly plane, decide to return. They, too, arrive in a charged climate of religious change, and because of their own attempts to mimic human bodies, they are called demons. After much research into this concept, the King of their people at the time decided he liked the descriptions and adopted the name for their people. Depictions of hooved, horned, and black-eyed demons originated from their early attempts at human form.

~1400 BCE

There existed a grudging peace between the angels and demons for a while. During this time, small conflicts broke out as an angel and a demon fought over humans, and humans often saw them in this role. The leaders of both groups largely chose to ignore the ramifications of these conflicts and instead focused on their ultimate goal: taking over the Earthly Plane for themselves.

~450 BCE

After a defining battle during the Second Macedonian War between Rome and Macedon, the King of Hell appeared on the battlefield, and the leader of the Bright Council faced him. Few witnessed this battle because most of the humans in the conflict had already been killed. Those who did witness it were not believed when they described what had happened. This conflict resulted in the deaths of both the King of Hell and the leader of the Bright Council.

For a long few years, angels and demons recuperated from their losses on their own planes. The angels changed the structure of the leadership, no longer having one person in control of the Bright Council, and sequestering the members of the Council and prohibiting them from leaving Heaven. They formed the Pillars of Heaven to do their bidding, rather than put the leaders themselves in harm's way.

~200 BCE

~15 CE

In Hell, the demons also restructured, though they went through a period of pure chaos where no one knew who was in charge. With the fall of the King of Hell, the one demon they believed no one could defeat, they had no way of knowing what to do. Demons schemed and vied for power. Eventually, a young prime demon named Xanather took over. He was a powerful prime demon, perhaps even more powerful than his father, who had been the King of Hell. Xanather knew he could not control the other demons alone, so he started a battle royale among each type of demon. It was not to the death, but the victor would become a member of the council he was creating. Thus, the first Codex of Hell was formed.

~1000 CE

Xanather and the demons secretly infiltrated the Earthly plane for a long time without anyone noticing. They recruited vassals and used them to make their desires reality. They used the demon name to their advantage, finding people who would worship them and wanted power themselves. That is, until around 1000 CE, when the angels took notice. Immediately, a tense situation arose, and conflicts flared across the Earthly plane as the angels tried to extricate humans from their control. This battle between them for humans went on for many years.

~55 CE

After fighting each other had decimated both their peoples, the angels and demons initiated peace talks. Xanather was unhappy to learn he would not meet with the Bright Council directly, and that only emissaries would carry their instructions. The negotiations nearly fell apart due to this. However, cooler heads prevailed among the Codex of Hell, and he was encouraged to listen to the offer they had. Over a year-long period, the meetings happened frequently, with Xanather typically refusing to do anything the angels demanded. Eventually, toward the end of the year, Xanather had to acknowledge that his people were at their limit, and there was no benefit to continuing the war between them on the Earthly Plane. They made peace, with both groups agreeing not to set foot on the Earthly Plane again.

Addariel becomes a member of the Pillars of Heaven after his predecessor was mysteriously killed. He knew that neither the Bright Council nor the King of Hell wanted another war. However, Addariel had an interest in the Earthly Plane, and he wanted to do more than interact with it. He wanted to rule it. Of course, none of the others would listen to this desire, and he knew it, so he made no overtures toward this end. Instead, he decided that the easiest way to get to the Earthly plane was to make it the only choice. That meant destroying the planes of Heaven and Hell, and the only way to do that was an outright war of the planes, one that would take place on their home planes instead of Earth. He continued his preparations for several years.

1880 CE

1925 CE

Addariel created an alliance with one of Xanather's lieutenants and most trusted demons. This demon wanted to be the King of Hell and felt like Addariel's plans would lead him to become the one to take that position when Xanather fell. Addariel and this demon began spreading rumors that the Angels were preparing for conflict and amassing an army. In Heaven, Addariel began spreading the rumors that Hell was also building its army. Tensions started mounting.

2012 CE

The Planeswar officially begins when a demon infiltrates Heaven. Heaven launches attacks using a massive portal on an artificially created island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Since the only access to Hell is through the Earthly Plane, they used information provided by Addariel, who had gotten it from Xanather's lieutenant. This information allowed angelic hosts to bypass all protections and barriers between them in Hell. After they assaulted Hell, they retreated, and Hell likewise attacked Heaven, using the same portal location because Xanather had allied with Addariel, unaware that he was the source of the first attack on Hell.

2032 CE

After the planes of heaven and hell both fall due to an overabundance of the opposite energies released in them, Elysium is established. Hell hangs on until a major battle in Arizona triggers a powerful explosion on the level of a nuclear blast, without the radiation. They take advantage and choose to establish Hell on Earth and create Zion. A final battle takes place in the remains of Heaven, with Addariel showing his prowess by destroying swaths of demons. Upon the throne of Heaven, where the Bright Council ruled from, Addariel faced off with the King of Hell. The King of Hell was caught off guard when Addariel cut him down after agreeing to be his ally. Upon his last breath, the King of Hell, Xanather, cursed him to be bound only and fully to the Earthly Plane once he fell from Heaven. As he fell through the planes to Earth, he laughed. He never wanted Heaven or Hell. He wanted Earth.

2053 CE

Trath’tizith learns who the true King of Hell is and organizes a contingent of demons to oppose him. This rebellion was short-lived, and Trath'tizith managed to escape Zion. He was pursued, and after defeating all but one of those pursuing him, he was about to fall when a mysterious blast of light eradicated the demon he was fighting. He saw an angel with blazing indigo eyes approaching, and he knew he was gone as his consciousness faded.

He awoke sometime later in a camp to find the female angel stirring a campfire, and his wounds had been healed somehow. He revealed the truth of Zion, and though she was reluctant to believe it, she eventually agreed that something that drastic had to have happened. The fault for the Planeswar fell squarely on Addariel's shoulders, and she knew that there was nothing to be done. They held knowledge now that would lead to their death, so they used what powers they could and escaped to Missouri, choosing to hide under the noses of Elysium. The angel, Sansanvi, took the name Misty, and Trath'tizith took the name Derrick, and they hid themselves well, both powerful in their own right and with the skills to do so.

They approached a Fallen Angel named Thistle. She, a master of blending the negative and positive energy of demons and angels with technology, gave each of them a cloaking implant so they wouldn't have to concentrate their energy on hiding from Heaven and Hell and could instead cloak their features. Unbeknownst to them, though, one of the demons who Thistle had rescued was loyal to Addariel and reported their presence there. Instead of destroying them, he chose to watch and see what happened.

August 2076

Bellamy's Timeline

August 2057

2054

Love blossomed between Misty and Derrick, and in a stroke of irony, Misty was a Bearer, and Derrick a Sire, and their union produced a pregnancy. Unaware that this could even happen, they were shocked and unsure. However, when the child was born in August, they found him entirely human, except for eyes of silverish gray; otherwise, he had no traits to mark him as either demon or human. Even so, they took him to Thistle, who sealed his power by using a method that implanted the seal into his bicep. They gave him the name Azazel, and no human name at first, because they didn't know what would happen.

Upon discovering that the couple had birthed a Nephilim, Addariel decided that having the child raised by a demon was not in his best interest. He was fascinated by a child born of both energies, as it was well known that the chances were infinitesimal, since the parents' energies had to be perfectly balanced. A contingent of demons was sent, and Derrick fought them off as Misty escaped with their child. He was destroyed, and Misty left to move on with her life, knowing someone had betrayed her. She didn't go far, choosing to stay in the area because she believed it wouldn't be expected. Soon, she became a nurse and met and fell in love with Franck Dellacroix. By this time, she had named the child Bellamy.

February 2061

Reaching nineteen, Bellamy's seal starts to malfunction, and he is tracked down by Addariel's contingent of demons. The events of Confined by Heaven Begin.

Chains of Blood Timeline

August 2076

Story Begins – Bellamy goes to Elysium and trains with Saraquiel. During this time, he is believed to have destroyed the Codex of Hell and the current King of Hell. He becomes fast friends with those in Elysium and integrates completely into their world. He is thought of as just another angel, and most Angels don't even think of the fact that he is actually half-demon.

Bellamy is chosen by Addariel. Bellamy spends these years locked in the area of Elysium that Addariel calls home. He does not leave and sees no one except Addariel and his five.

June 2077

Bellamy is accused of Harahel’s murder and convicted. Spends ten years in the Tower of Repentance.

June 2079

Usiel takes him and begins his experiments. He spends three years with Usiel being tortured and experimented on in multiple ways.

September 2092

Addariel takes Bellamy to Zion. He attempts to undo the damage that has been done to him by his "friends" and in the process, something amazing happens.

October 2089

March 2093

Elysium takes Bellamy back. Late in the month, Usiel kidnaps Bellamy and escapes into hiding.

Charity helps Bellamy Escape and Kali is born.

October 30, 2093

Ansel is born.

November 10, 2094

September 3, 2095

Galen is born.

July 13, 2096

Alina is born.

May 29, 2097