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Legend of the Seven

Author: TonySwag0

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Chapter 1: Of Origin - Day of No Tomorrow, Rise of the Seven

The universe began with a bang! The rhythm of time hummed. Motion moved. The laws of physics fell into order. Chaos was quelled.

Gravity acted. Dust collected. Stars ignited. Planets danced. Galaxies formed. Cosmic energy ripened the infinite void.

Soon, a galaxy spun with life. One world rose steadily above the ashes. Kentron. Located in the Arche system near the center of the Lumen galaxy. The inhabitants of Kentron grew strong and proud under evolution's care. Untold number of factions with shifting loyalties all vied for hegemony.

History marched on replaying the same action, war. Kentron marked each passing era with bloodshed. Each innovation was another means of battle. Peace was fleeting.

Soon, the world became too small for their endeavors so they expanded. A 10,000-year race into space. A borderless domain to conquer. Empires sprouted as the Lumen galaxy was conquered. Finally, there was peace.

But even with all of space and the pinnacle of discovery to explore, the age-old instinct roared to life. History repeated itself yet again... and unfathomable destruction was unleashed. Ancient resentments and old squabbles re-ignited. Like all viruses, it spread. An era of never-ending chaos. Hell. 100,000 years of fighting. Senseless violence and tragedy over long-forgotten causes. The darkest of ages.

The universe would have no more. Rei, the mighty yellow giant of the Arche system, was dying.

Kentron was the unifying cry that brought together all factions under a single banner. All wars ceased. For the first time in millenniums there was a reason to cherish life.

Yet all technologies, all supposed godliness could not save the dying Rei. With its death, Kentron, the homeworld of all sentient life in the Lumen galaxy, would be lost in an instant. And so the peoples born of Kentron prayed in unison.

A miracle. On the day of No Tomorrow, Seven Guides rose into the heavens. They flew to the rampant Rei and cast their spells, re-igniting its' failing core.

The Seven united the factions into 7 kingdoms and installed an Imperial family to govern this new galactic empire. The path to lasting peace was paved at last. Kentron was renamed Novarea, a covenant to bury old hatchets and chase new dreams.

And so began the Guide Era.


Chapter 2: Prologue - 1976

September 17

Imperial Terra Luna Observatory, the far side of the Moon

"Where are you hiding the Guides, Imperial Emissary Lucius Nova?" The black-cloaked figure asked the bloodied body suspended in mid-air by ethereal grey tentacles of cosmic essence.

"Everyone knows that only Prime Guide Nur remains and they are in seclusion on Novarea, Foreverer," Lucius struggled to respond with dripping blood further dying his black shirt red.

"I meant the newborn Guides that are well hidden on Terra," said the Foreverer, applying further crushing pressure on Lucius who groaned in agony. "Where are they?"

"He doesn't know," said Gaia, who suddenly materialised in between Lucius and the Foreverer, instantly dissipating the supernatural binding on Lucius. "But I do".

Gaia's motherly aura radiantly clashed with the suppressive aura of the Foreverer, fiercely dispelling the chilliness. She stood in front of the corpse-like Lucius like an unsheathed blade. Her beauty shone through the pure cosmic essence crackling all around her.

"Gaia, the legendary Techno-Lifeform warden of Terra," said the Foreverer. "You are late."

"I don't know how you bypassed all of my defenses and sensors so silently," said Gaia, attempting to peer into the cloaked figure but failing to identify. "So your attack caught me off guard and it took me a while to gather enough Qi for this form."

"Gaia..." Lucius struggled to say.

Gaia sighed, "New Guides have been born into this realm." With a hint of relief continued, "The 7th at this very moment."

Gaia turned to the slumped Lucius, "I am so sorry to have hidden this from you, Lucius, but that was my purpose."

"So Doctor Terran knew nothing after all," said the Foreverer also examining Lucius.

Gaia scanned her home that was now in disarray. Even Lucius's collection of Terran artifacts lay in shambles. The once pristine walls were now stained in blood. Lucius's glowing red blood. He had fought valiantly.

"It didn't have to come to this but you forced my hand," The Foreverer said as if reading Gaia's thoughts. "The Guides are too well shielded by the Guide's Will and it grows ever stronger."

"Foreverer, this ends now. You are in violation of several Guardian and Imperial directives," said Gaia through gritted teeth. "Surrender now and mercy will be granted."

"Join me instead!" said the Foreverer. "You are the oldest living Techno-Lifeform. Yet here you are, secluded in the Great Void watching over the disgraced exiled race."

"I am a soulless being but at least I have a purpose," said Gaia, staring intently. "Freely serving my purpose fulfills my existence."

"What gives the Guides the divine right to deny you or anyone else eternal life?" asked the Foreverer.

"Your sweet words fall deafly," said Gaia, a smile playing on her lips. "I have served my purpose and can die having lived fully."

"I could just destroy this entire star system if you don't cooperate," said the Foreverer.

"We both know the Guide Space-Time Lock prevents any such grand actions," said Gaia. "And the Guardian Knight will stop any such attempts."

"Yes but… why are you stalling?" asked the Foreverer. "My forces control everything in a 100 km radius. Communications are disabled, space is locked, and the Guardian Knight is preoccupied with the birth of the 7th. No one is coming to rescue you."

"Who said anything about rescue?" asked Gaia.

The room-filling bright light that had been radiating off Gaia suddenly contracted into a protective shell around Lucius. The fabric of reality was ripped apart, swallowing the panic-stricken, barely conscious yet defiant looking Lucius.

"Was that love?" asked the Foreverer, calmly staring at the receding portal. "He was useless to me so you have just wasted your only move after gathering so much Qi."

"You do not understand," said Gaia, her aura much fainter yet her eyes just as determined.

"But I do. You have grown weak. You are merely an artificial intelligence after all." said the Foreverer. "That stunt of yours will cost you."

The Foreverer sent several tendrils of cosmic energy attempting to bind Gaia, "But first you will tell me how to find the Guides."

An alarm blared through the windowless room. AUTODESTRUCT INITIATED! 1 MIN TO EVACUATE!

"You're right, I'm currently too weak to contend with you," said Gaia coldly. "But, like the Terrans say, I still have a trick or two up my sleeves."

"Pity but this is merely a flash clone," said the Foreverer. "What a wasteful exercise this excursion was."

"Oh, I knew from the beginning that you were probably relaxing on your ship. I lied when I said it took me a while to gather Qi." Gaia said. "I just had to time everything else right".

AEGIS SYSTEM ACTIVATED!

"Did you think that after all these thousands of Anns, I wouldn't have measures to compensate for a severe lack of cosmic essence?" Gaia asked.

LAUNCHING ALL ANTIMATTER WARHEADS AT DESIGNATED TARGET!

"What?!" shouted the Foreverer, visibly shocked for the first time. "The Aegis system should be decommissioned!"

"So you knew about that too? Yes, the planetary defense platforms are down due to the persistent nuclear radiation from the Terrans. But, Luna's was merely turned off and swapped for light defense which you so easily destroyed." Gaia laughed, with tears streaming down her eyes. "You intruded upon our home, did you think you could simply walk away?"

BANG! The still space erupted in an implosion, swallowing the tragic smiling Gaia and the wailing Foreverer. This room that had stood watch over all of human history disappeared in an unholy blink. Outside, missiles tore apart the city-sized craft besieging the observatory.

Meanwhile on Earth,

"I'm sorry my love but you must live. This is my seed, when the time is right I will bloom again. Well, another me. You understand... I have sent you as close as I can to Guardian Knight Ade. I know he will find you as soon as he can. Only you can tell what has happened. I wish I could celebrate the rebirth of the Guides with you. Oh, there is so much I wish to share with you. But most of all, I love you. Now and forever. Goodbye, my sweet. May the Guides watch over you." The telepathic message played over and over again in Lucius's mind but he was already unconscious. Maybe it was the trauma from the attack or the heartbreak of losing a loved one.

Yet held tightly in his left hand was the tiny seed repeating the telepathic message like clockwork. While his body slowly cocooned into a big grey humanoid figure...


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