It had almost been 3 standard years since Yuan began his training in the Stronghold Kingdom. At first, what had been new experiences all too soon morphed into muscle memory. Yuan had memorized thousands of missions already and his amulet powers were cultivated enough that he was already on the brink of the Senior Captain rank of the Explorer Brigade. He had come a long way from an abused office worker to his high position now. He was also newly wed with Hana, whom he had shared his training days with.
Yet only more conflict had been brooding within the organization. Recently, more and more reports of Dynasty Contact had been reported from those stationed in the far reaches of space. The great plan set up by those at the highest orders of power encountered a difficult obstacle. It was never anticipated that the Dynasty would advance first in such a way that jeopardized the decades-long mission.
Once flourishing outposts had to be immediately shut down and natives who were likely to reveal the organization were neutralized in a way that made Yuan feel all the more guilty. Across the vast expanse of the opportunistic universe, in a relatively large region, tension was in peak levels.
It is now that the second Period of Darkness begins.