Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

"Chaos is the enemy of civilization. Anyone with ties to Chaos who conceals them is guilty of the gravest crime against civilization!"

At the routine joint conference of the Milky Way Galaxy's civilized worlds, Ambassador Grevitt, a representative of the Dragon Soul Empire, solemnly announced the Dragon Soul's will to all the civilizations of the galaxy.

Since the Dragon Soul Empire had established the Dragon Flame Alliance and replaced the Galactic Council as the galaxy's hegemon, this was the strongest statement it had ever made. It immediately caused a political upheaval. The upper echelons of tens of thousands of civilizations across the Milky Way Galaxy were thrown into a panic, poring over every

implication of the statement all night long.

Before the regular session had even drawn to a close, the nations of the Milky Way Galaxy had reached a new consensus:

"Chaos is the enemy of civilization. The worship of the Chaos Gods is a grave threat to the entire world, and only faith in the Emperor can serve as a bastion protecting the souls of civilized worlds!"

The conference reached a consensus, and the Imperial state religion began spreading throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. The Order of the Holy Hammer became an international cooperative organization, with the right to participate in crackdowns on cultists within any civilization.

These two rights meant that, for the first time, the Imperium had begun guiding the civilizations of the entire Milky Way Galaxy in matters of spiritual faith. Imperial hegemony was gradually extending into ever more domains.

These were merely the starting points of changes that would have far-reaching effects in the future. In the present, they meant a sweeping purge throughout the civilized worlds.

With the Order of the Holy Hammer and the state religion's priests, along with professionals from the