An empire, built from nothing, has flourished for eons under the watchful eye of its benevolent Emperor. Now, in the waning hours of what could be its final days, a cunning new faction of the empire threatens to undo all of the beauty and grace that had come before them.

The Emperor’s Lament

Great consideration was given to this process of creating such an empire. An abundance of time passing over the collection of every detail. Was its creation what I wanted, or did it simply need to be done? A curious gambit, I chose, in my method. To shape and craft, in its entirety, the whole of the locale, nary a bit of it on the back of a single subject. To give it form and hope that it would be most suitable for the subjects that were to come. All of my time, all of my energies, all of my very essence… all for them.

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