Prologue

Earth - Year 2025,

Day 0 of the Apocalypse,

Earth was surrounded by several large fleets of Alien ships, just waiting to invade and harvest.

The Human Population was unaware of the impending Apocalypse.

In this Era defining time, one last Person stood between the impending Apocalypse and Earth.

Within a massive Satellite Station Orbiting Earth, a sickly young man in a suit with the Logo 'Absolution' was examining the Xeno Fleets.

"So they came, I was right", He spoke softly as he gazed at his rapidly decaying right hand.

This wasn't his true body, just one of the many he possessed to accomplish his Mission.

His Mission - to reach Earth before the Inevitable Reaping, He was after all, a fellow human from the Planet Nomos in the Prometheus System.

As far as he remembered, Planet Nomos was facing a System wide seige and it was practically hopeless to save it- the location of the Data Vaults had been compromised, an fleet of Various Xeno Species had come to obliterated their population and pillage the world until nothing was left.

And so he was chosen by the Ancient AIs to be thrown across Space-Time with the last of their technologies for the most important mission- to shroud Mother Earth and rebuild the Ancient Civilization - from scratch to secure Humanity's safety and Wreak Bloody Vengeance upon the ungrateful Galaxy.

Ofcourse we should not get ahead of ourselves, we should give you a more concrete tale as to why this young man was chosen for such an important Mission.

As the 11,011,405th Genetic Iteration or also known as Iteration K.A.N.E - of a nearly 800,000 year old experiment that began in Planet Nomos of the Prometheus Star System, to find a way to awaken the most critical talent required for cosmic Cultivation in the now devolved humanity - the Quantum Soul, he was the only successful Iteration.

This 800,000 year long experiment was conducted by the Ancient AIs within those hidden Data Vaults, as they created Iteration after Iteration to lead the Human Population to fight the Local Xenos incursions and eventually the Grand Reaping that occurred every 25000 Years across all Human Reariny Planets.

Even Earth, the Birthplace of the Ancients - who had now been forcibly devolved to the so called Homo Sapiens by the Xenos who now seek to feast on the corpse of the very empire that once protected the Milky Way Galaxy.

That protected them from horrors that lay beyond, that brought them up from the primordial ooze that they crawled in, all the way to infinite Void.

The Ancient Empire is shattered by the very hands it sought to protect.

The Descendants of the Ancients - now devolved to serve as Genetic Cattle, reared and cultivated with frightening precision to serve an unknown sinister purpose, an offering to the Horrors that now rule the Galaxy.

Like those in Mother Earth, the Ancients have been devolved to Humans everywhere, their Planets rendered Barren for Cosmic Cultivation, their progress and knowledge wiped- eviscerated periodically - save for few data vaults that were hidden so deeply that almost everyone forgot they even existed.

But make no mistake, should the existence of the Ancient Data Vault be leaked - what awaits is a fate worse than death.

And the Xenos are always hungry, very hungry for anything of value that the Ancients once possessed, the humans will be called as the AI is brought to heel.

So why are humans unable to fight back?

The Devolution inflicted upon them by the Xenos rendered the most crucial talent for cultivation -their Quantum Souls -to remain dormant forever.

Atleast until Project Paragon was finally successful in creating a Genetic Iteration that finally awakened his Quantum Soul at the lowest level possible.

It should have been hopeless, the lowest grade only allowed basic Cultivation...

Yet something strange happened upon iteration's successful awakening-

Anomalous Psi Energies - once thought to be forever lost had suddenly returned and fused with the Quantum Soul of the Genetic Iteration.

Causing a mutation in the Quantum Soul, unheard off in the known Galaxy.

But the important part was, that problem had been cracked - the AIs now knew how to awaken the Dormant Quantum Souls in all of Humanity and so a devastating Artifact built from within the Planetary Core of Nomos for the sole purpose of Quantum Soul Activation.

But...

They never got to use it, for time was not in their favour nor was fate.

The Xenos had come to know about all of their secrets, from the Veil Daemons- frightening neverborn creatures that belong to an Artificial Dimension created by the Ancients for a singular purpose, an experiment to create a Psionic Pseudo Mirror Universe to find... Divinity.

But now, this Veil Dimension belonged to false Gods, so called Daemon Princes of Despair.

It was malevolent realm that now seeks to complete experiment in its own twisted fashion- all Psionically gifted creatures fear this realm and for good reason.

The Daemon Princes do not proclaim themselves as God's for no reason, for in front of them, secrets can never be hidden.

And such a create was leaked out, for the these creatures enjoy Reaping despair when you have just found the last specks of hope in the bottomless Abyss of Darkness.

The Despair of Nomos was ripe for their taking.

Unfortunately they were unable to crush that speck of light, for K.A.N.E not only escaped the death trap on Nomos, he had somehow survived his perilous Journey across Space-Time to reach the Mother Planet, Earth.

K.A.N.E was an anomaly himself, he possessed the Genetic Memories of all of his previous Iteration - going back to the first Iteration, perfectly, unlike his colleagues who only inherited vague memories.

The Ancient AIs could not fully understand whether it was Genetic Refinement that led to this or was it the mysteries of the Truesoul?

But there was no one like K.A.N.E and it was likely that there would never be one like him.

K.A.N.E took out a glowing Hypercube, the Artifact that could awaken the Quantum Soul of humans, but it would also cause a terrifying catastrophe.

But he couldn't activate it, he needed Mother Earth for this... Literally.

" Activate the Spirit Engine", he muttered - taking the biggest gamble of his life.

For all of the years he spent on Earth as he arrived in the year 0000 AD, he couldn't find a way to activate the Hypercube, he tried his best to replicate the Paragon Experiment to no avail.

Maybe he was wrong about his mission...

He didn't need to necessarily be immortal to accomplish it.

Maybe Humanity needed something more sustainable...

So he showed the seeds of Wisdom across Earth in shadows for the rest of his slowly decaying life.

His apparent longevity caused by an event inexplicable to him, only where a beating heart should be- lay another Artifact that he knew nothing off, stepped in when he was almost about to be ripped apart by the Currents of Space-Time.

A crystal dark blue spherical Artifact with intricate Runes and patterns inexplicable, yet it whispered to him in his dreams in an ethereal feminine voice that tingled one's nerves and made one feel something vast hidden in that mysterious voice.

Revive Earth.

For a few Centuries, he pondered on this meaning as he tried to accomplish his Mission.

And one day he realised what the Sphere asked of him, was to revive Earth.

Revive Mother Earth.

Literally.

According to Ancient Records, Human Worlds once had World Spirits, unfathomable beings that crafted the great algorithm we know as - Evolution.

They were worshipped as True God's, for they created life and distilled Cosmic Essence into the Planet, moved Worlds to preserve life and performed miracles - except to us they were miracles but to these World Spirits, it was simply an act so fundamental - it was considered infantile in their standards.

And all of the World Spirits had disappeared during the Shattering.

No one knew why...

And K.A.N.E had to revive the great World Spirit of Earth.

On Nomos, The Ancient AIs once thought of doing the same and even created a blueprint for a World Engine to do so, but it lacked something fundamental - A Power Source that transcended the mundane and even made the Psionics shudder.

An Eternal Core, something even the Ancients had very few records off.

It was said that, at the Height of the Ancient Empire- there were some experiments to create the Eternal Core... But no one knew what had become of those experiments, until K.A.N.E's encounter with the Sphere.

Atleast that was he thought it was, and maybe subconsciously it told him so, but no one can ever truly tell what the truth was.

K.A.N.E built the largest Space Station to house the World Engine in secret and used Stealth Technology to mask everything over the next few centuries.

All until now.

He didn't intervene in Earth's History, all this time as he observed them- for some reason development was even more restrained and slower here.

And there had been no local incursions or seiges, It was as if Earth had been reserved solely for the Great Reaping and nothing else.

Those Traitorous Eiltes playing in the shadows, those who had forsaken their Humanity to join the Xenos, he would not alert them, not until the Earth's World Spirit was revived.

He built the World Engine in the Upper Orbit, as his body decayed slowly - forcibly kept alive by the sphere, he used his Generations of Memories and Experiences to craft the Perfect World Engine and cloaking technology to hide it from prying eyes.

Now the Xenos had arrived and the Elites are here.

He saw as they rained down Missiles containing a terrifying Bioweapon they used on Nomos.

The Deadly Lazarus Virus, it was incurable on Nomos, one could only pray that they had UV and abundant sunlight to survive it's horrific virulence.

It was time now, the moment of her birth was near and his mission was coming at an end, finally...

He took the Hypercube and headed into the Core of the massive Space Station.

" Activate the World Engine - maintain cloaking", He stood infront of an Empty Conduit which required a sphere to complete the connection.

A Med bot appeared as programmed with a cybernetic heart as replacement, though K.A.N.E doubted if this would work, it was worth a try though.

" Do the procedure", He spoke and stood as multiple laser tipped surgical instruments appeared mechanically out of the med not.

Within a minute with minimal blood splashing, the procedure was smoothly complete, yet K.A.N.E could feel the decay in his cells intensify rapidly.

At this rate, he was going to superage in a couple of days, Ah well- it was worth a try.

He clutched the sphere in his right hand and inserted it into the Conduit.

For a second, everything remained still, unchanged but the next moment -

Anomalous Psi Energies erupted from the Sphere into the Station, and a massive beam of light erupted from it- striking into Earth.

K.A.N.E then received a warning from the station AI- Multiple Foreign Signatures had locked onto the Station - the Sol Shields wouldn't hold on for long against the Xenos Cultivators.

It was time anyway, he had been working hard for so long, maybe he would receive rest finally.

He then summoned his Quantum Soul - A Black Golden Flame, it almost looked ethereal, his original Quantum Soul was the Shadow Flame- pretty weak when compared to the Supreme Quantum Souls in the Galaxy.

But these golden particles were the Anomalous Psi Energies that merged and transformed his Quantum Soul.

The previous ability of the shadow flames allowed him to cloak his presence, after changing into the Black Golden Flames, he had received two abilities - his cloaking ability had upgraded and he could learn anything - he found it a bit enjoyable- strange.

Anyways, it was of no use, it all ends now.

*BAAAAANGGGGG

He could feel the vibrations, the Xenos must be terrified to see such a huge Space Station as they attacked with unrelenting frenzy.

The intensity of the World Engine beam began to increase higher as lights began to flare across the station...

"Warning Critical Radiation detected please escape", the station AI began to warn.

K.A.N.E only gazed at the warnings weary eyes and ignored it.

Warning

Warning

Warning

The Entirety of Earth had begun to glow as the Sol Shields of the Space station began to finally break apart.

"Authorize remote Mech suit"

"Warning! this action will result in your death", the AI warned again.

"I didn't come all this way and sacrificed so many people for nothing ", K.A.N.E then sat on a pod as the med bot drilled wires into his skull.

*Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

"Pain... These bastards burned my Nomos, destroyed everything that I ever knew- we are just bugs to them - they can't understand the pain when you destroy a bug's reality- Today, I will teach them that bugs can be painful to touch - Arm the N Fusion Armaments", K.A.N.E gave a bleak smile as hundreds of red Lights Flickered outside the station - hundreds of Mechs began to crawl out of the massive Space Station.

*KABOOOOOM

The Space Station shuddered violently as thousands of Mechs exploded in succession, devastating the Xenos fleets, as K.A.N.E smiled as his orifices began to bleed crazily.

It was then K.A.N.E felt a soft palm of an ethereal figure on his head as his life began to ebb away, out of instinct, he gave the Hypercube to that soothing hand as he simply uttered," Please"

" I will", A soft voice whispered back and took the Hypercube...

K.A.N.E died, his mission accomplished, or so he thought as he felt he had begun to sink into a bottomless icy sea.

The Space Station Exploded across the Earth as the laws of reality had begun to distort, the Xenos Fleet was wiped and the Wreckage crashed into Earth.

The Ethereal figure watched the changes and the Hypercube activated in her palm as she gazed on to the now suffering Planet.

" Life must endure, if you can't evolve, then you must not exist- that is the greatest mercy I can grant you", She uttered these words as she sent the Hypercube hurtling down to Earth.

--------------------------------------------------------------

End of Prologue.