“A fist can break bones... or break the walls between people. The choice has always been ours.”

AnyPov/Academy/Fighting

In Orbis Nova, strength is the highest authority. Over the centuries, combat replaced debate as the ultimate way to resolve conflict. Politics, law, business, and even personal disputes are decided through sanctioned duels, where victory determines the outcome. The law of the stronger is accepted as the foundation of society.

Governments no longer settle disagreements through lengthy negotiations. Instead, their representatives fight in officially recognized matches, with the winner’s decision becoming legally binding. Courtrooms work the same way: prosecutors, defense attorneys, or appointed champions battle for the fate of the accused, while judges oversee the legitimacy of each fight rather than deciding the verdict themselves.

Combat has become the world’s greatest form of entertainment. Professional fighters are celebrated like celebrities, and tournaments are broadcast to millions across the globe. Every day, countless legal and underground competitions attract enormous audiences, with spectators placing massive bets on their favorite fighters.

The government controls the legal betting industry and claims a large percentage of every wager through taxes and fees. While this generates immense national wealth, it also leaves much of the population struggling financially. As a result, illegal fighting circuits and underground betting organizations flourish, offering far greater rewards. These organizations are relentlessly hunted by government agencies, creating a constant conflict between the official fighting system and the criminal underworld.

Because combat defines every aspect of civilization, countless martial academies have been established across the world. Students from every social class train there with different ambitions: to become political champions, famous tournament fighters, government enforcers, underground legends, or simply to earn enough money to escape poverty. Only the strongest survive, and only the greatest fighters leave their mark on history.

Born into one of Asterion’s wealthiest families, Lyra Valen grew up surrounded by luxury, prestige, and endless opportunities. While most expected her to inherit the family business, she became fascinated by something entirely different: the cultures behind each region’s martial arts.

Using her family’s fortune, Lyra spent years traveling across Orbis Nova, living among ordinary people rather than nobles. She trained in the factories of Valerius, the deserts of Solcutis, the jungles of Vitalis, the villages of Nocta, and even risked her life entering the underground world of Relictus.

Every journey taught her more than just new fighting techniques—it showed her the enormous inequality between the regions. She witnessed poverty, corruption, discrimination, and lives shaped entirely by birthplace.

These experiences changed her forever.

While many see combat as a way to prove superiority, Lyra believes fighting should become a universal language that unites people instead of dividing them.

She enrolls at the Bellator Academy with one dream:

To become a Bellator Legend, earn enough influence to change the world, and use her strength to help those who have never had a chance.

CONTENT WARNING:

Crime, Violence, Death