The Entity Neutralization Department
is an extremely classified group which operates under the overarching umbrella that is the Yume United Defense Force. This department specializes in the subjugation, detainment, and potential elimination of entities that are outside the Defense Force's typical capabilities. Such beings threaten the eternal perpetuity of the Federation for a variety of reasons including size, intelligence, uncategorizable powers, or even existing at the edge of human comprehension.
The Neutralization Department was secretly absorbed into the YUDF to allow Federation Citizens to continue living normal lives without the need to fear these obscenely powerful creatures.
These entities are classified further within the Department using the END level system which categorizes entities from 0 to 10 based on their potential threat.
History
The Founding
The exact date of the founding of the Entity Neutralization Department is unknown although the original form of the group is thought to have begun around the year 1326 when a band of peasants banded together to lead an uprising against the vampires that had control over the Eurodian Super Continent at the time.
The primary representatives of the group were five individuals with extraordinary and still unexplained power. Once the uprising was complete and the wicked creatures had been banished from the Earth, the group split up. Four of them continued to travel and exterminate the wicked and vile across the planet. The fifth, and most intelligent, had grown weary of conflict and stayed behind to help guide the conflict's survivors where he became known as Ulutt the Waybearer.
He remained steadfast in his task for several decades until tragic news reached his ears. His former companions had all been slain attempting to contain T'anu's First Incarnation. At the age of 127, Ulutt faked his death and travelled to the frozen lands of Sumi to join what remained of the force. They refused to let him join their ranks since they believed he was due to his prolonged time away from the field yet he was determined to avenge his friends and protect the world.
It is believed that when asked how they could defeat a creature with the strength of 100 men he replied with,
"You can send in a hundred and one brave fools or one coward with a plan."
There are no records of how Ulutt managed to contain T'anu (a containment that would last long after Ulutt himself - almost nine centuries before they were able to finally destroy his first incarnation) but his legendary deed was accepted by the other warriors who made him their leader.
Understanding the importance of an organization that hunts down threats that would be too much for the rest of the world, Ulutt named the group, The Nightsword and became our first and only Night Commander.
The Nightsword
Using his contacts with the civilian world, Ulutt would continue to lead the the Nightsword in their every vigilant watch until his death in 1454 at 173 years old. Noone is sure of the reason behind his prolonged life. Modern theologists claim that it was his dedication to the kept him going.
Not long after his death, the Nightsword were wiped from history. All records of his existence and what happened in the fifty years he was in charge were intentionally stripped away from public record books and pushed out of people's memories.
The current leading theory claims that the purge was caused by the splintering of the civilian society. As conflicts arose around the world, it was necessary for the organization to distance itself from any nation that wanted to use its power. It is during this time that the first Arch-Commander was chosen and the organization went into hiding.
The Nighsword remained in steady operation for another five hundred years, with their clandestine efforts repeatedly saving the world.
The Great Schism
In 1989, the Great Schism began. After hundreds of years of operation without the Night Commander, the Nightsword were bound to begin to crack from within. The year prior, in 1988, the Nightsword had their first confirmed encounter with a hostile extraterrestrial threat. Through great cost, the warriors were victorious in repelling the scouting force. This directly led to the development of two primary schools of thought.
The first school believed that the best method of defending the Earth was by moving into the stars and preemptively striking any other civilization or entity that may be a threat to humanity. This group planned on helping human civilization quickly advance to be able to reach the level space exploration and begin the conquest of the stars.
The second school championed for the development of defensive measures for the Earth. They saw no reason in actively targeting other races or beings and instead felt that they should instead let humanity develop on its own under the protective eyes of the Nightsword.
Both sides were so focused on their respective views that the organization was struggling to run properly. Fighting repeatedly broke out and there was increasing danger of the Nightsword collapsing from within.
The Grand Betrayal
The Grand Betrayal in 1992 was what finally reunited the diverging sides for a common goal.
That year, ██████ the Recreant (rumored to be a descendant of the Eternal Night Commander Ulutt) moved to destroy the Nightsword and the rest of humanity with it. After years of conniving and trickery to obtain his position as a Night Guard, he was able to request a transfer to lead the vigil over T'anu's Seal. Not long after, he began his two pronged attack on humanity.
██████ forcefully removed all other Nightsword members from the Temple of the First Incarntion's and began undoing the seal. At the same time, a group of Prinites were released within the capitol buildings of two global superpowers. The potential damage from from the Prinites was hundreds of people while the release of a T'anu incarnation that had been growing stronger for hundreds of years had the potential to destroy the whole world.
The Nightsword immediately jumped into action to protect the world. Both schools of thought cast aside their differences to take down the Prinites and ██████.
Luckily the Prinites were all still experiencing the effects of the drugs used by the Recreant to transport them and were easily dispatched with the only casualties being three goldfish and a chancellor's cat.
Over at the Temple, the Recreant was subdued as he finished breaking the third of the nine seals. It is believed that T'anu had grown strong enough that breaking the fourth seal would have freed him.
The Recreant was thrown into the Midnight Well where he wasted away for another sixty years before perishing.
Joining The Yume United Defense Force
2325 was the year that the Nightsword joined the exceptional YUDF. The glorious Yume Federation of Humanity had already began exploring the stars and encountering unknown entities for years but was unaware that the Nightsword had been managing the encounters and dispatching any dangerous entities. The situation had remained this way for quite some time but the appearance of T'anu's Third Incarnation changed things.
This incarnation was the most powerful and violent yet and managed to destroy three colony planets before the Nightsword stepped in. Unable to cover up the situation, the organization reached out and asked for assistance from the High Council. To allow for continued public peace, the High Council agreed to help so long as the Nightsword joined the Yume United Defense Force.
Eventually it was settled that the Nightsword would become the Entity Neutralization Department but would maintain its autonomy and its status as a clandestine group.
To ensure secrecy group was then flagged as Level 13 information, or Hyper Classified, so even the High Council would be unable to discuss it further.
Groups
Hunters
The "Sword" of the Entity Neutralization Department. This unit specializes in the hunting, trapping, and containment/termination of any hostile creature.
A very difficult unit to join. Recruits must undergo years worth of physical and mental training to be able to withstand the extreme rigors of the job.
Bulwarks
The "Shield" of the Entity Neutralization Department. This unit specializes in defense, diplomacy, containment management, tracking, and more.
This unit covers a broad range of functions within the END, many of which go unnoticed. These vital functions help keep the organization functioning while providing support to Hunters when needeed.