The Universe is an incredibly vast place that has countless riches yet to be discovered. Green planets with life overflowing, heat capable of making souls in hell think they were on a beach in Hawaii or cold capable of freezing even time. Such is the vastness of what is called "infinite."

Life flourishes even in the most extreme environments, but it is common knowledge that where there is life, there will be death. Civilizations and creatures emerge at the same time as others perish in their place. The causes that prevent the natural multiplication of species are very obscure. Still, one of them can be very well evidenced — the survival of the strongest, the smartest, the most cunning, even the lucky ones.

There will always be competition, whether between members of the same society in search of achieving something, such as power, influence, and wealth.

Or in the struggle for survival during war, where morals and ethics little matter.

They self-destruct, are destroyed, or are unlucky enough to be hit by something inevitable. That's just the ways that things work.

Meanwhile, at the northern end of the Hyperion galaxy on a Vassuk Planet, a Vassukian soldier, while kneeling, reports collected information to an entity in front of him.

"Let me see if I understand correctly... " said a charming female voice, at the same time that an overwhelming aura begins to emanate.

The entity speaking at that very moment, sitting on its throne with its legs crossed, touching the armrest anxiously with its index finger, is one of the most powerful beings in this universe, Queen Vassuk, Sthiale! With its striking golden horns and a beautiful pair of dragon wings.

"..." the soldier responsible for delivering the report starts to sweat coldly.

"After years of trying to find out where that bastard ran away with one of our spaceships ... With the addition of a unique artifact of extreme importance ..." Sthiale pauses for a moment. The pressure emitted increases, causing the soldier to plunge himself further by placing his head on the floor "...Was discovered that he was killed due to an explosion generated by the spacecraft's reactor on a human planet, the new home of these insects?"

"Y-Yes, my queen," said the soldier in a stumbled voice due to the immense pressure.

"What about the artifact?" said the queen expecting good news since not even a supernova explosion would be able to destroy the thing.

At that very moment, the soldier began to tremble as he created the strength to continue the report "It has disappeared ... We searched all possible places on the planet through our spies, including in the vicinity of space and Earth, we have not found even a trace."

The queen's patience snapped, causing her to punch the armrest, turning it into crumbs. After this, the one responsible for giving the report passed out from fear, still kneeling on the floor with a puddle of sweat.

"Well, I think we're going to have to do it the old way," ponders the queen with a deadly look and a chilling smile. Sheer power, this is and always will be the motto of the Vassuk. After all, it was not for nothing that they conquered countless planets and systems around the universe.

While the queen laughed hysterically, two soldiers leave the hall while carrying their passed-out colleague towards the medical wing.

"I told you this was going to happen, I won the bet." said the one on the right with a smug face.

"Shit ..." said the other soldier just after letting out a heavy sigh.

"Tsk, how can I even get angry at someone in such a pathetic situation?" he murmured after looking at the psychologically shaken guy leaning on one of his shoulders.

There is something that the investigation team has been unable to discover or consider. Shortly after the explosion, a prismatic object the size of a tennis ball appeared amid the countless flames and rubble.

The artifact, due to the energy released by the explosion, was activated. after emerging, the object began to fly through the region of the disaster, until in the midst of two charred bodies, it found a living being.

After scanning the newborn creature, the artifact emitted a blinding light, disappearing. However, a small rune-shaped mark in the shape of a spiral galaxy can be seen on the top of the child's hand, looking like a tattoo and making the child cry louder.

Soon after that, the rescue team arrives at the scene.

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After entering the teleporter completely, Ayden began to feel a tingling sensation all over his body. The world around her started to distort and move — an unusual feeling but not unpleasant.

A few moments later, he arrives at his destination. Eden's third military school, Serenity!

He is at the teleportation station near the entrance, thus already observing the grandeur and vastness of the place that he will have to spend three years of his life.

"I'm going to get stronger ..." says Ayden as his eyes lit up and the corner of his mouth lifts. Simultaneously, many promising young people are beginning to appear through the portals around the station.