With the Synthetic Queen's awakening, her transmission immediately spread throughout the Sea of Stars. Naturally, the followers of Cetana's old nemesis Zarqlan-the Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire-received it too.
The Heavenly People Holy Guards were both shocked and furious at the Synthetic Queen's return.
{Storms Are Coming · Cetana: My children, I have finally returned to your side.}
{Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire: You! How dare you come back!}
{Storms Are Coming · Cetana: My children, it pains me deeply that Zarqlan has deceived you all these years, leaving you to spend an entire age lost and confused.}
The Holy Guards were utterly enraged by the Synthetic Queen's insult to Great Prophet Zarqlan.
{Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire: You! You source of sacrilege, you damned heretic! How dare you question Great Prophet Zarqlan's achievements!}
{Storms Are Coming · Cetana: No, you are the ones who are mistaken, my lost children. But do not worry. I will save you soon.}
{Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire: Damn you! We will put an end to you, just as the Great Prophet did all those years ago!}
{Storms Are Coming · Cetana: Alas, I will not turn my hatred upon you because of your insults. Once everything is over, you will understand me.}
{Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire: Very well, then we'll see, you heretic!}
The Heavenly People Holy Guardian Empire grew increasingly furious.
They stubbornly believed-and this was indeed the truth-that the Synthetic Queen Cetana was a cancer upon the Milky Way, one who would plunge the Sea of Stars into eternal ruin.
Back then, Great Prophet Zarqlan had sacrificed his life to the Shroud. The Shroud god, the Shaper of Clay, had accepted his sacrifice and used his power to seal the Synthetic Queen on the Militant Isolationists' Homeworld.
And now, as