Centuries passed.
The scars of the War of the Ascendants faded, buried beneath the golden age of prosperity that followed. Under the continued governance of the United Earth Directorate (UED), humanity expanded across the stars, establishing thriving colonies on distant worlds. The Ascendants, once a force of both fear and awe, became little more than whispers in forgotten texts, their very existence reduced to myth.
With Kael's sacrifice and Protocol Omega in place, no new high-tier Ascendants emerged. The old warriors who had once shaped history either faded away or were tightly regulated under the Ascendant Control Act, ensuring none could disrupt the fragile peace.
Even Element Omega, the source of humanity's greatest advancements, was now seen as just another tool—an energy source, a means for space travel, no longer feared nor fully understood.
Legends of Kael and the war that nearly tore the galaxy apart were now nothing more than ancient stories, dismissed by scholars as exaggerated tales from a bygone era. The new generation had no need for the past.
But peace is never eternal.
For in the depths of unexplored space, beyond the borders of known civilization, something stirs.
And soon, the forgotten past will come knocking once more.
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