Lumination War

The Lumination War is a conflict taking place during the story and is centralised about it. The war was started when the god of Darkness, Ornios, decided to do something against the growing power of the Light and assualted Nirthos, the god of Light. They created the world, Narhus, to fight their battle. They fought from 72 BL to 78 BL against each other and decided to make armies to fight for them. Nirthos created the Elf, Dwarf, Sentinels and Men whilst Ornios made the Shadows, Minotaurs, Zeiphos and Half-Men.

The battle raged on from 6 BL to 0 BL/AL until Ornios's army was defeated as he fled when he nearly lost his life. When the army of Darkness was completaly destroyed Nirthos raised the continent of Light, Serah for his creations to inhabit. The known realms were quickly settled and peace prospered. But in 526 AL the continent of Darkness, Deighnar, rose from the Hollow Ocean.