[Fifth Epoch Year 3589, the Stellar Dragons entrenched in the Silver Heart were entirely annihilated by the increasingly powerful Black Suns, and so Black Suns acquired information about the Moon Crown.]
[Fifth Epoch Year 3711, Dark Sun·Ereasis was reborn; he rose again after extinguishing the Crown and acquired a brand-new ability, distinct from the past powers of interfering with matter and energy. He gained authority related to space—once the domain of the Moon Crown.]
[Fifth Epoch Years 3711-3904, approximately seven unique Black Suns were born. They each acquired authority in the domain of space-ti, significantly enhancing their power, positioning them above other Black Suns.]
[Fifth Epoch Year 3956, at the edge of the Milky Way, the ρ chanical Council was established. They built their own Dark Sun·Roux on the foundation of nurous chanical life forms to gain protection. Dark Sun·Roux, also possessing authority in the domain of space-ti, provided the ρ chanical Council's mbers with exceptional mobility, allowing them to survive amidst the conflicts of many Black Suns.]
[Fifth Epoch Years 4000-4200, with the clandestine support of the ρ chanical Council, old humans in various locations obtained technology and heritage data, gradually establishing various rescue associations to aid those old humans hunted by the newborn races.]
[Fifth Epoch Years 4200-4241, perceiving the protective actions of the chanical Council by Dark Sun·Roux, multiple Black Suns united in a strangulation effort, tearing Dark Sun·Roux apart in 4241, leading to the destruction of the ρ chanical Council. The scattered rescue associations lost support and struggled once again to survive on their own.]
[Fifth Epoch Years 4250-4400, to avoid persecution by the newborn races, the remaining old humans and various rescue associations began crafting superluminal spaceships for a nomadic existence. During this process, so old humans and rescue associations received support from the rmaids, a branch of humanity under the Deep Sea Alliance. They taught these refugees the necessary techniques and experiences for wandering through the universe and provided incredibly valuable star map data to help them evade various dangers. Thereafter, these nomadic fleets gradually learned to engage in interstellar trade and were dubbed 'locust rchants' by the newborn races of the ti for being as irkso as insects yet impossible to eliminate.]
[Fifth Epoch Years 4400-4500, although called 'locust rchants,' years of wandering allowed these trade caravans to gather a wealth of knowledge and technical data, leading to the developnt of their distinct specialties. They began to identify as enterprises or companies, selling items of interest and in short supply to the warring newborn races. These items included entertainnt products favored by the higher-ranking newborn races, such as stories, films, gas, extravagant clothing, and information about distant star domains. Through these bribes, these enterprises or companies finally carved out a narrow right to survive amidst the conflicts of the Black Suns.]
[Fifth Epoch Year 4502, July 27, a morable day, when the three sages praised as Saints by posterity—laillo, Monedisa, and trid—publicly broadcasted the secret technique formula for severing consciousness connections throughout the galaxy. This formula allowed individuals among the newborn races to detach from the consciousness network constructed by their clans, beco independent entities, and avoid direct ntal contamination by their peers. It also protected other species, including old humans, from the influence of mind-control spells.]
[Fifth Epoch Year 4512, the Sigma chanical Council was established. They constructed a new type of chanical life using the revolutionary severance formula. These new chanical lifeforms were impervious to abilities related to the mind, preventing them from being brainwashed or driven insane by the strong psychic presence of the Black Suns, serving as daggers capable of godslaying, albeit still relatively weak at the ti.]
[Fifth Epoch Year 4526, the 'Golden Fla Flower' Isenisha followed a visiting spaceship and left her birthplace, the Twin Trees Star Domain, venturing into the vast universe. Her arrival marked the fitting together of the last piece of the puzzle, heralding the gradual end of the Fifth Epoch.]
When the book flipped to the final page, Tilan felt like she breathed a sigh of relief—this sorrowful era finally ca to a close.
In the ti to co, the 'Golden Fla Flower' Isenisha began her legend, uniting various forces across interstellar space, gradually weaving them together to form a unified and formidable power. Distinct from the Black Suns born from brainwashing and industrial cultivation, she exhibited the qualities humans ought to possess—intellect, unity, wisdom, spirituality, sacrifice—these ethereal traits, slowly pulling the entire civilization out of the abyss, returning to the right path step by step.
Looking at history always makes the recorded eras seem overly virtuous, feeling sowhat unreal. However, returning to that painful and dark era, truly experiencing the various separations of life and death, the cruelty and hardship of the world, one would realize how precious and desirable that warmth was.
Because in that era, life wasn't very rare. Just like the fragnted dirt by the roadside, it could disappear at any ti. Exchanging this fragile and easily dispersed life for a bit of hope and warmth, in their view, was worthwhile and cost-effective.
Yes, worthwhile and cost-effective. In peaceful tis, life is often said to be invaluable, but in that era, when lives were like weeds, life had a price—and it was very low.
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After finishing her tidying up, Tilan visited Feruceline again, asking her about Angels and the Cult.
'The Cult's heritage cos from the ρ chanical Council, which initially raised the Dark Sun·Roux. When the π chanical Council trapped in the Silver Heart was destroyed, so descendants scattered as refugees, and we are among them.'
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"You asked why there's no chanical heritage; that's because later, the ρ chanical Council was also destroyed. The branch that inherited chanical technology founded the Sigma chanical Council, while we only inherited part of the Four Originals."
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"Yes, precisely because we once raised a Black Sun, we deeply understand and know how these Artificial Angels co into existence."
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"Your situation might not be an Artificial Angel, but there is a partial artificial intervention in your birth, making it difficult for to discern."
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"Do you think you have a certain mission? Such a matter, I can't answer for you. If I had to say, I certainly hope you will beco a great Songstress soday, leading civilization to another peak. But I also deeply understand that such things can't be forced; it all depends on your personal choice."
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"If I could choose, I'd actually want to kill you, because your existence is too unstable. There's a fifty percent chance you'll be a great Songstress and a fifty percent chance you'll beco a resurrected Black Sun—I don't like gambling."
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"Why did I choose not to kill you? That's because I failed. If Sifnelian's Sigh can't destroy you, then other thods are also destined to find it difficult to kill you. The most likely outco would be birthing a Wraith filled with resentnt, which would an that my actions would lead to the fulfillnt of the apocalypse prophecy—I am an intelligent Saintess and Angel; I wouldn't do such foolish and extre things."
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"Deception is troubleso; you're a Songstress, making deceiving you even more troubleso and challenging. Telling you these things is not only to show goodwill but also to hope that you can foresee your dangerous situation. I don't want to say that because of so coincidental misunderstandings, you'll be forced into a sort of dark, inescapable dead end."
"You must consciously avoid choices that could make you fall into darkness, striving to stay on the right path."
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"I'll always remain at Saint Carthanas. If soday you feel not quite right, you can return here to recuperate and seek refuge."
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"Farewell, Hexia Tilan."
Boarding the superspace aircraft heading for space, Hexia waved to the city below. Although it couldn't be seen, she knew in so corner, that Sifnelian Saintess was certainly watching her departure.
Goodbye, Feruceline. Despite the coexistence of liking and disliking, this Saintess possessing the power of a Seraph was indeed a friend Hexia found unforgettable.
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