Location from He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon
Jason's homeworld — hit by a magical incursion that dragged Australia, organized crime, and three competing magical factions into a war nobody was prepared for.
Earth's magical incursion turned a normal world into a contested territory overnight. Proto-spaces spawn monsters, essence users emerge from civilian populations, and three factions that had been operating in secret for generations are now in open competition for control. The Network is the strongest, the Cabal is the most ruthless, and the Engineers of Ascension are the most experimental. For Jason, Earth represents family — the Asano compound, his sister's TV show, Uncle Hiro's criminal connections — and trauma. Jack Gerling killed his brother Kaito and his partner Asya here. The Earth chapters are where the series grounds its cosmic stakes in personal loss.
Modern Earth, recognizable but changed. After the magical incursion, proto-astral spaces began manifesting globally, monsters emerged, and the three established magical factions — the Network, the Cabal, and the Engineers of Ascension — came out of hiding. Australia, specifically the Melbourne area and New South Wales, is the primary Earth-side setting.
Also known as: Earth, The Real World