The Great Fire of 2008

The Great Fire of 2008 is a historical event that occurs in the Li’l Hatz universe. It was a fire that spanned the entire world in just 364 days. It was one of the leading factors in the downfall of society.

History and Origin
The fire started on April 13th, 2008 in Gothenberg, Sweden. A promiscuous bakery named “Krämiga Läckerheter“ caught fire in the middle of the overpopulated downtown district. It spread like the plague to the entire country, causing casualties numbering in the millions. Strings of fire shot out in spurts to all of Europe.

The lack of development on the continent that had become apparent in recent years had been emphasized by their inability to put out the flames and their general lack of preparedness. The fire, after finishing its work in Europe, began spreading to Asia. In a stroke of odd and illogical bad luck, part of the fire was brought to America in a ship. This made absolutely no sense to anyone with half of a brain, but nevertheless it occurred.

Impacts and Effects
The main impact of the Great Fire was the permanent destruction of a majority of the world government’s legal documentation. This resulted in many people’s birth certificates being obliterated. Florida, the U.S. State, received so much damage that almost 99.99% of the human population was rendered homeless and jobless. Crispy and without aid from the already defunct government, Florida succeeded and became its own country. What followed was the rapid “individualization“ of all of the U.S.A.’s states, creating fifty new countries within the same week.

China was also totally dominated by the fire, weakening beyond belief. They began the invasion of nearby countries, spreading itself across countless regions. After the assassination of Pirate Pete (a native Floridian) by members of the New Qing Dynasty, Floridian pirates invaded China, taking over the country in its entirety. Pirates renamed the country “Floridaland” and began controlling the entire world’s economy. It really was a very unstable country.