[WIP] The Sapien
𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 (and some plot holes) 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
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Conflict had consumed mankind for as long as recorded history goes back, yet the greatest tragedy arrived in the form of Five World Wars. Each one more destructive than the last, yet humanity would never learn from their faults. On October 23rd, 2077, the end arrived, not with victory, but with fire. Nuclear storms tore across the globe, cities crumbled into dust, and the oceans rose to swallow what little remained. Humanity perished, its monuments drowned, its legacy buried beneath ruins and ocean.
From the drowned world arose new species. Inklings, Octolings, and other marine-born kin emerged from the abyss, inheriting the planet humanity had ruined.
In the year 14,024 AD, a long-forgotten human vault buried beneath the earth has yet to be discovered. Life on the surface is about to change...
Credit: Nintendo - Splatoon franchise.
ChiggerDrew - Legacy of Humanity (Partial Inspiration) and the "Otome" OC.
jermgoated - "Kaia Shirui" OC for "Grace Takahashi" OC inspiration.
ardnin - Nations/Splatoon World-Building Inspiration.
Asterisk(*) explanations found in inline comments
Development started in April 2025.
Chapters 1-18 were reuploaded after being temporarily unlisted in September 2025 to fix spelling/continuity errors.
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.