In the vast expanse of space, a place without borders, numerous mysteries continued to unfold as we journeyed through it.

    In the year A.D. 2300, the arrival of an intellectual tribe forced a world, once divided by religion and ideology, to unite as one in the face of visitors who were not friendly.

    The first attack by the visitors decimated many humans and other life forms.

    Whether it was luck or not, this attack by the visitors was minimal, but with technology far beyond what could be matched, it took a long time to deal with them.

    This became a wound.

    From the question of how to communicate with them, it turned into how to defend against them.

    In the darkest of times, there was always a light, even if it might be like a candle's flame.

    The final phase of the attack on the enemy's spacecraft was marked by the sacrifice of the International Air Force's last stand, with the blood of many heroes spilling across the sky.

    When weapons could no longer harm them, only the fire of life could burn.

    Even the deadliest weapons, like nuclear, became like wooden swords in the eyes of the visitors when they had technology to block all kinds of attacks from afar.

    The sacrifice of the International Air Force was something even the visitors had not anticipated.

    The offer to surrender and become slaves, made by the aliens, was dismissively rejected by humanity.

    Human history told them that if they lost, the word 'freedom' would cease to exist.

    At the lowest point, once we had gotten through it, what followed was filled with prosperity, just as it is now.

    The world's leading scientists who were still alive around the world had come together.

    The world became united as one, with China, America, and Russia cooperating, followed by the rest of the world.

    The space age began from here.

    Not long after, battles ensued, with humans exploring far and wide, aiding many species, and forming alliances across the universe, but wars continued indefinitely. Thus, it became necessary to create a Space Federation.

    The formation of alliances on Earth created power blocs strong enough to contend with enemies calling themselves the Dark Empire.

    Power reached a balance, creating a frontier in space between the two sides.

    A peace treaty was established at that time.

    But it was well known that this was just a ceasefire, which, in a way, also marked the beginning of a cold war.

    At a space lab station of the Space Federation, A.D. 2515, the 315th year of the Space Era.

    "This substance is truly fascinating," one scientist examined the material floating in the experimental apparatus.

    "What do you mean?" it seemed this person was merely an assistant to the scientist.

    "Look at that energy level. According to theory, with energy of this magnitude, as measured by a specially created energy reader for this substance, it could propel an object to speeds millions of times faster than light," the scientist explained.

    "Does that mean we can travel faster than warp speed, sir?" the assistant asked.

    "Yes, it's a pass to a path faster than wormholes. It was truly worth the journey here."

    "But that would mean..." Before he could finish, an alarm sounded, along with the laboratory door blew apart.

    "Agents of the Dark Empire," the assistant said, rushing to grab a gun.

    The empire's soldiers opened fire immediately.

    The assistant vanished in an instant.

    "We've found the Federation's top scientist."

    "Excellent, take him alive. I didn't expect a five-star important figure of the Federation to be roaming around the border area," a raspy voice said.

    The Federation ranked the importance of various things with stars.

    For instance, Earth was a three-star, the head of the Federation is a four-star, indicating how significant a five-star ranking is to the Federation.

    Among the entire Federation, only this person had a five-star at this time.

    "Yes, sir" the soldiers advanced.

    The scientist immediately frowned upon seeing them.

    [What are my chances of escape, Yo?]

    [0.01%, sir.] It seems this scientist has an AI in his head as well.

    [I'd rather die. What are the chances of success using this substance?]

    [0.00000001%, sir.] The AI replied.

    [Better than being captured, right?]

    [Yes, sir.]

    "Stop!" The empire's soldiers aimed their guns at the scientist, but it seemed their commands couldn't stop him.

    He pressed a red button next to him, and the substance in the tube was released. The scientist immediately reached out to grab it.

    "This is bad," the squad leader realized, as a massive amount of energy absorbed the scientist, but only the liquid part of him.

    His dried body remained in place.

    The squad leader approached and took the scientist's body.

    "He's dead. Take his body away."

    "Yes, sir."