Ican see what you feeling through the sea of stars.
Wherever you are, you are always close.
My soul and heart embraces you...
You shall always be with me.
You must believe. I am always here waiting...
My heart is here waiting for you.
Galaxy Calendar Year 798 Empire Calendar Year 489, September.
Julian was posted to Phezzan.
He stopped by Heinessen first.
At the age of 12, under the Travis Law,
I came under the care of Yang.
4 years later, I'm alone again.
I've too much time on my hands.
I want to make use of this chance.
Yang has always wanted to become a history researcher.
Although everyone calls him Magic Yang or a Miracle Yang,
he merely made use of what he learnt in history.
I think he was being humble.
But as Yang said,
I must look back at the history of mankind
before I go to Phezzan to learn new values.
A.D. 2801.
Mankind shifted to Planet Theoria in the Aldebaran System,
and set up a new government, the United Space Government.
Mankind called the start of time here, the Galaxy years.
The Galaxy soon expanded and flourished.
A century later, it became war-torn and disordered.
The halt to mankind's expansion
has resulted in too much energy stored within.
This means that...
the era of human glory is here.
This golden age soon stagnated...
with the appearance of space pirates.
The Space pirates menace transport vessels and passenger liners.
These pirates are not a threat to the Military
but they're a threat to the Empire.
For the new immigrants of the planet,
it's not just a problem of safety.
It means that insurance expenses have increased.
They've lost the will to develop new frontiers.
The United Space Government is worried about this.
Hence in 106 Galaxy years, they decided to increase its army
and sent troops to eradicate the pirates.
Under the command of Admiral Michael Shefran
and Christopher Wood,
they have successfully accomplished this 2 years later.
But criminals like this appear continuously.
To defend against these pirates, they kept big armies.
Everyone was worried that the presence of the soldiers
will cause the Galactic Empire
to be eliminated like Earth.
Luckily, the leader then knew how to control his army
and he was able to maintain peace for the next 2 years.
But this period of time
was known as a Halt to the Middles Ages
and was shrouded in negativity.
Gradually, fatigue and laziness overcame hope and ambition.
Passivity replaced enthusiasm. Pessimism replaced optimism.
Retreat replaced advancement.
But there were continuous new inventions and discoveries.
Human existence expanded and peaked.
As for politics,
Democracy has lost its stronghold.
Leaders concentrated in fighting for power,
and caused politics to become foolish.
It's the same for every generation.
Social energy was lost and social life and culture became
meaningless. The people were listless.
Man or woman, young or old.
Everyone numbed themselves with alcohol and indulged in orgy.
They also looked for thrills of violence and speed.
The crime rate and traffic accidents rose
but the rate of reporting the cases went down.
People began to take their lives and mocked values.
One of the influences of these, was the fall
in popularity of religion ever since Earth was united.
At the 13 day war and the 90-year war,
there was still no saviour,
and God never came.
This give everyone the impression that
no saviour exists.
The history of mankind was shrouded in darkness.
When the Empire was in its heyday, it was its saviour.
But when social development came to a halt,
it made people feel they couldn't be saved and there was no hope.
There were many people who were worried.
These people believe that society must abandon these symptoms.
But they made one big mistake.
They gave up on Democracy and policies.
a long term remedy.
They chose to use strong medications with side effects
and never thought of the consequences.
That is, 'Dictatorship'.
288 Galaxy years.
The first graduate of the Space Miltary Academy
was Rudolph Goldenbaum. He displayed great
skills and was known as the "Second Coming of Admiral Wood"
He destroyed the travel routes,
of the space pirates.
He also burnt down ships... that were willing to surrender.
This cruel act was criticised,
but there were more people who supported him.
During those times,
the people of the Reich Empire lived in an oppressive atmosphere.
This young and capable hero was warmly welcomed by all.
In Galaxy Year 296, the 28-year old Rudolph was promoted to
First Lieutenant. But he quit the military and joined politics.
He became a politician.
it attracted many young politicians.
Later on, he became the Senator in the United Space Government.
He built up his power in the United Space Government.
We need capable government and leaders.
Our society needs order and life.
After several elections,
the power of the United Space Government increased,
and Rudolph built a strong political foundation.
He was elected to become the leader of the country.
And was later elected as a Senator in the United Space Government
Unofficially,
these 2 positions cannot be headed by the same person.
But Rudolph made use of this unwritten rule
to take control of both sides.
No one dared to challenge his rule
and this was the start of his dictator rule.
Rudolph finally became
a dictator that could not tolerate opposition.
He gave himself the title 'Governor'.
He set up the Galactic Empire in 310 Galaxy years.
He called himself the 'Sacred Reich Kaiser'.
The United Space Government became the Reich Empire.
The Galaxy calendar was replaced by the Empire calendar.
It can be said that,
Rudolph's power was given to him by...
the foolish people who chose submission and irresponsibility
over taking charge of their own life.
When Rudolph became king, there were more
who rejoiced than those protesting.
It's the people who hoped that Rudolph will become king.
To repay them, Rudolph
used his leadership and strong will...
to increase the standard of politics and eliminated corruption.
On the other hand,
he banned unhealthy lifestyles and entertainment.
Under the strict rules,
Crime rates and juvenile offences dropped.
Social ills were eradicated.
However, the Goldenbaum Reform
did not end there.
Empire Calendar Year 9
He announced the decree of the 'Bad Genes Eradication'
The survival of the fittest was upheld.
The society is no exception to the saying the survival of the
fittest, if there're more exceptions than is needed,
the society will lose its life and become weak.
My greatest hope is that mankind will prosper forever.
So it's the sacred duty of the leader,
to get rid of all factors that will harm the people.
Rudolph eliminated the welfare system for the poor,
and forcefully removed the ability of the poor and handicapped to
procreate. The mentally ill were ordered to die.
When these rules were made known
those who worshipped Rudolph,
were too scared to protest.
Many people dared not claim to be talented.
Those who dared to oppose the king
were politicians from the United Space Government.
Because of that, Rudolph had the United Space Government removed.
Later on, a Bureau for Social Order Maintenance was set up...
and used to capture political criminals.
Rudolph made his protegee, Minister of lnterior, Faslone
the head of this bureau,
and ordered a series of arrest, detention and punishments.
But the arrests were made without evidence
and was determined by the bureau.
There was no need to produce evidence for arrests.
The dark side of politics has come.
No political criminals arrested were really
put to death.
But it had been decided before trial.
They were to be sent to faraway planets and lost forever.
Others had their brain cells removed and became vegetables.
There were many who died in captivity or accidents.
In all, there were 40 million who perished.
Rudolph defended himself and
said that this number was only 1.3% of the entire population.
For the benefit of the majority,
he must get rid of the dangerous minority.
There were others who suffered the same fate as
the 40 million people sacrificed,
but the people were too scared to protest.
Rudolph oppressed the protestors
and at the same time, picked talented people
and gave them special authority.
All of them were whites.
Rudolph also gave them stylish family names
thereby exposing his own ignorance.
Faslone was made a duke because of his achievements.
But he was assassinated by the terrorists.
To appease the dead Faslone,
Rudolph captured 20 000 suspects.
42 Empire years, Rudolph died at the age of 83.
But he did not die without regrets.
He had only 4 daughters with Queen Elizabeth
and he had no sons
to succeed him.
In his old age, his concubine Madonna gave birth to a son.
But his son was born with Down's syndrome.
There was no record of this in the official documents of
the Empire. But Madonna and her family
and those who aided in the birth were put to death.
This proved that
the rumors then were true.
This was a great blow to Rudolph,
who thought he could control everything.
He thought he could control the genes with Bad Genes Eradication.
After Rudolph died,
The son of his eldest daughter Sigismund became the second king.
This young king was 25 years old.
He ruled the Universe
with the help of his father, Sir Stephen.
The people of the Empire tried to revolt
but the Aristocrats,
Military and Officials,
that was created by Rudolph were too strong.
To add, the commander
was very collected, hence, the opposition was eliminated.
The 5 million protesters were put to death
and their families, about 100 million of them,
were denied citizen rights and became slaves.
Sir Stephen thought this was the way...
to protect his reign.
164 Empire years.
A rebel-turned-slave
was sent to Altair-7 to work as hard labor.
He was Ale Heinessen.
He thought of something while he was watching...
the kids floating their boats in the water.
He thought that this planet had lots of natural dry ice
and could be used to make a vessel.
So he mined the ice in a 122 km valley,
and set up generators and residence areas.
About 400 000 people boarded the lon Fazekath
to flee from the Reich's Empire.
They had to go to the planets uncontrolled by the Empire.
In order to leave,
they had to make 80 ships to get there.
There were many vacuums they could not penetrate.
then they discovered the lserlohn corridor.
And successfully passed through it.
The leader of this expedition Ale Heinessen died along the way.
With age, his friend and successor, Guen Kim Hoa
also went blind.
In the end,
they finally found an empty planet that was able to hold them.
It was 218 Empire years
and 527 Galaxy years.
They decided to set up the Alliance.
There were 160 000 people at first.
This expedition took 10,000 light-years to complete
and half of the people died.
More than a century later,
the Alliance increased their population,
and aim to restore the golden era of the Galaxy.
640 Galaxy years. 331 Empire years The Empire's first contact
with Alliance. Their warships finally met.
The 20th king of the Empire, Friedrick the 3rd
sent Prince Herbert to lead a large troop
to attack the Alliance
but was defeated instead.
Lin Pao and advisor Yosef Toprol worked together.
Additionally, due to land advantage
they surrounded the enemy and brought them down
in Drakor Starzone.
When the news of the defeat reached the Empire, many
Imperial soldiers and citizens defected to Democratic Republic.
The Alliance accepted them and the population increased.
This was an important factor that changed the structure of
the Alliance. Besides the Democrats,
fugitives included criminals
the aristocrats as well as royalty.
Eversince the first war,
Both the Empire and the Alliance were locked in a long term battle.
There was a product thought to bring peace.
That is Dominion Phezzan. There was
a dangerous territory between the Empire and the Alliance.
They were the two navigational corridors.
One was lserlohn Fortress in Drakor Starzone.
and the other was Phezzan.
Phezzan Corridor is between the Free Planets and the Empire.
Dominion Phezzan belonged to the Empire.
The leader of Phezzan is a subject of the king.
But he has complete autonomy over Phezzan.
This was due to the efforts
of the first leader Leopold Lapp,
who was a businessman from Earth.
Phezzan is only a planet.
But as it is a neutral territory that financed both sides, it
accumulated great wealth and great influence over the 2 countries.
The ratio between the Empire, Alliance and Phezzan is 5:4:1.
The ratio of population is 250:130:2 million.
Our ship will enter the orbit of the capital Heinessen.
Those who wish to land, please direct your flight at 1800.
Our ship will enter the orbit of the capital, Heinessen.
Those who wish to land, please direct your flight at Point 18.
The capital Heinessen... This planet was
named after the father of the Alliance, Ale Heinessen.
The Alliance was built 270 years ago.
The aim of building this country has been lost.
It has become the way for politicians
to gain benefits.
On the other hand,
the Empire has undergone a political change
under the strong rule of Reinhard von Lohengramm.
The Alliance has lost its rationale.
Has it lost its value of existence?
No one can answer this. (Julian's Journey)
Will you call out to the new-born stars?
Under the heart-rendering glow,
You should feel how much I miss you.
Are you willing to walk with me through the majestic star cloud?
When you embrace me,
Do you feel the wonders of life?
Open up your heart and listen...
Listen to your overtures of striking forth.
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