Caetus Mala/History

History
The origins of the Anti-Fishman Arts, or at the very least it's original ideals, date back to approximately 100 years before the age of pirates, 100 years after the World Government signed a treaty with the Ryugu Kingdom. During the period, slavery would eventually come around, with Fishmen unfortunately being the prime targets for extremely cruel labourers. As such, naturally expected, the vast population of Fishman Island revolted, attacking humans and whatnot to prevent slavery from continuing. As one would now forsee, Fishmen were highly resistant to most physical attacks, meaning that they would be able to survive several attacks that Humans would not. With the increase in Human casualties, several of the strongest martial artists would band together, trying to figure out if their opponents held any weakness at all.

After a period of 3 years time, a whole new, completely different style would be formed, and Art made up of 21 different styles. In a way, each of these styles would imitate a fierce animal of sorts, strong enough to slaughter a Fishman when placed one on one. With this newly aquired Art, Humans would be able to push the Fishmen back, eventually fuelling their original, centuries old hate for humans. Afterwards though, the original founders would realize just how much of a threat that this Art possessed and as such, sealed it away in the form of several scrolls, inscribed with multiple codes overlaying each other.

The topic of the Anti-Fishman Arts would not come up again until several decades later, 12 years before the current storyline. An organization, keen on creating a human who would be able to easily defeat even the strongest opponents barehanded, would come across the scrolls. Decrypting them with absolute ease, they would go about buying 21 children from several different sources such as slave traders, human auctions or even so far as going up to families and offering them a sum for their child. Once all the subjects had been gathered, they were treated to numerous experiments, alongside constantly learning the from that would be taught specifically for them. However, within a matter of years, the experiment would dramatically fail, with Zahard killing the other subjects, rendering all the effort put into the experiment for naught. Placing him into a state of semi-consciousness, Zahard would be doomed to live out the rest of his life half awake. But, with the fortunate arrival of Silas some 2 years later, Zahard would be saved, becoming the last known user of the Anti-Fishman Arts.