The Glorious Knight Corps was the crowning achievement of the Shatra Radiance Series, as well as the pinnacle of individual combat power within the Shatra Civilization.
Every Glorious Knight had to undergo systematic training. One could say that from the moment they entered the academy, they were destined to become knights who raced across the battlefield.
During their service, however, every Glorious Knight concealed their name and went by a code designation. This protected both them and their families.
The Glorious Knights took their name from the demonic energy mecha they piloted. Not only were demonic web nodes embedded within each machine, but their frames were also forged and enchanted using Shatla's most advanced demonic energy technology.
Each Glorious Knight mecha cost as much as a small starship. Yet in agility, concentrated burst power, and destructive force, no small starship could hope to match one.
Demonic energy was the foundation of the Shatra Civilization. It originated from what the Star Sea collectively called psionic energy. Most civilizations still had only a rudimentary understanding of psionic energy, and only Shatla had succeeded in converting it into demonic energy. The principles behind that conversion were classified as Shatla's highest secret. Even successive Supreme Leaders had no clearance to examine them. Learning about the workings of demonic energy required the approval of the Supreme Leader and two-thirds of Shatla's entire senior leadership.
One could say that the Glorious Knight mecha was one of the finest products of Shatla's demonic energy technology.
Opposite those uniform, resplendent machines stood the Dire Wolf Cavalry, another mecha force. Compared with the regular-army appearance of the Glorious Knights, however, the Dire Wolf Cavalry looked more like a ragtag militia. No, even calling them a militia was giving them too much credit.
The Dire Wolf Cavalry came in every