In the 2010s, the Osean Federation launched a joint venture with the nations of Usea to build an international space elevator that would provide free solar energy to the continent. The Lighthouse, as it was called, was intended to help reconstruction efforts following the Ulysses impact and the Usean Continental War. However, members of the Erusean military grew to believe that Osea intended to use the Lighthouse to expand its influence across Usea.
On May 15, 2019, Erusea declared war on Osea and seized control of the Lighthouse, sparking the conflict that would be known as the Lighthouse War. However, the war between Osea and Erusea would spiral out of control with other individuals and factors worsening the situation…