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Chapter 1 "We are now five minutes out from the Kimara system, Commander Swiftclaw." Lenneth's ears twitched slightly as she drummed her fingers against her chair's armrest. Despite the results of all of the tests that led her to command her own carrier, she felt like an impostor. Commanders, especially Alpha-grade commanders like her, were supposed to be great heroes with years of experience under their belts and prestigious lists of accomplishments. Lenneth Swiftclaw had none of that. Instead, she carried with her a single idea, one which had led her down her life's path. Protect those who cannot protect themselves. She wasn't sure where she had first heard it, whether it was her parents telling her, or maybe something she had seen in a movie, but for whatever reason, when she left school that day at age 9 and came across a trio of boys with cat ears much like hers bullying a much younger Human student, she had the strength to tell them to leave him alone. That order, combined

With the Entropic Phase Generator destroyed, the tone on most Golden Alliance-controlled worlds was celebratory, as the entire faction let out a collective sigh of relief. Melissa Tulgrave was canonized as a hero of the GA, and the fleets which had been engaging the rest of the Anarchists as a distraction sent one ship each from their numbers to act as an escort to bring her back to her home planet of Uruseiya. When they arrived on Pharadon, however, they found that Melissa refused to depart with them. Initially, the GA forces suspected this to be a trick by the Devilings, believing that they had somehow taken control of her mind or had created a duplicate to speak in her place, but the reality of the situation quickly became apparent when Melissa transmitted the encrypted video logs from her personal recorder. The loss of the EPG meant more than the disruption of the Devilings' long-reaching teleport abilities. The incredible machine had also served as the primary power node for

With more than enough power provided by the Entropic Phase Generator to allow for colonization of the entire planet, the Devilings were free to begin developing new technologies, most of which centered around either harnessing the other phases of energy the EPG pumped out or making the rest of the planet more habitable away from the direct protection of the shield. Since their arrival on Pharadon, the Devilings realized that their powers had all been altered severely, and that their connection to the holy Light on Angelic Protectorate planets had been replaced with an ability to teleport from place to place, but it was only once they could spread their legs outside the primary city of Pharadon that they were able to really experiment with teleportation. The mere fact that they could take their clothing with them was evidence that they could bring cargo along on their trips, and this knowledge led to the development of a starship drive that could utilize a Deviling's natural

In order to begin our next history overview lesson, we must step back in the timeline, but with a focus on two other parts of the galaxy. As mentioned in the previous lesson, for most of the GA's early history, two regions of the galaxy were beyond their ability to explore, Watcher protection pacts notwithstanding. These two areas were those closest to and farthest from the galactic core, and the ambient magic that fried early BioWarp drives was assumed to be too powerful for advanced life to exist in either region. This assumption would later prove to be false, and unbeknownst to the Golden Alliance and their contemporaries, life not only existed but thrived in these two areas long before their discovery by the galaxy at large. The core of the galaxy has long been inhabited by humans and near-human species, but their development was vastly different from those in other galactic regions due to the presence of the Angelic Protectorate. In these days, as today, planets near the

Joey fiddled with the latest arcade cabinet chassis that was successfully recovered after a routine internet examination. He was especially happy with this find, a classic “Punch-Out!” machine in solid condition, at least on the outside. The internal workings needed some adaption, however, to properly run. He wiped his brow as he fiddled with the wiring, the close quarters within the garage, in-between every other cabinet, providing a significant heat even with the ceiling fan. It was exhausting work, as much as he enjoyed it, and he figured that he didn’t have to do the full overhaul at once. Then Joey heard the front door open, and a voice call out. “I’m home!” they said, and Joey smiled. Ally was back. He dusted off his hands against his pant legs, before removing himself from his project. He walked back inside the house to greet his girlfriend. He was particularly surprised by a box she held. “I take it the thrift shopping was a success?” Joey asked, giving Ally a gentle hug