ccnovels Chapter 423 A Lesson in Galactic History
Chapter 423 A Lesson in Galactic History
Chapter 423 A Lesson in Galactic History
Erich quickly learned as he walked around the Alfheim Palace that he had truly been transported back to the Primeval Era. Everything was real, and it was shocking to see how prosperous and powerful the ancient Elven Empire was.
Evidently, after its fall, much of its power was lost. Not only had the Elven Empire spanned across nearly the entire galaxy, but it had also been significantly more advanced than its two successor states.
As for Lunaria's father, he regaled Erich with tales of the long-forgotten past. From the humble origins of the Elven race as a pacifistic and borderline hippie like people. To their ascension to the Stars as a Galactic Empire, which destroyed the abominable Star Vampires.
It took hours to explain everything to Erich, and much of what he learned was unfathomable. Prior to what he had been told, the Elven Empire was not Matriarchal, but rather Patriarchal instead. Ruled over by a series of benevolent emperors who had the ability to bend time to their will.
The so called Seers of Time were the predecessors of the Sages of Fate. Their teachings manipulated and degraded over the eons by a mysterious force which Erich was beginning to suspect was Lunaria's doing.
But then... Why was she so surprised by his ability to see the future when they first met? Things just simply didn't make sense to Erich. But then again, the past was entirely different from he had been told. Hell, it was vastly different from what the entire galaxy had been told. Clearly, some mastermind had changed galactic history to suit their bidding.
What was perhaps most shocking, though, was the idea that the Elven Emperor was already aware of the Naraku and had long since sent deep space probes to investigate. What he revealed to Erich was much of what he had already expected, at least a quarter of the galaxies which these probes searched were infested with the Naraku, or were currently being invaded by them.
He knew it was only a matter of time until the Naraku invaded the Milky Way, and was currently making preparations for their arrival. However, when he finished his tale of glory, there was a grim look in his eyes as he realized it was all meaningless now.
"If you from the distant future are so surprised by all of this, then it means my preparations were for nought. Something clearly happens, and soon from the sounds of it that will shake the very foundations of the Empire, which my ancestors built eons ago....
But one thing Erich let slip was startling to the man. Erich had accidentally revealed the existence of the Dark Elves, which did not exist at this time. And this was despite Daelia currently being born. Such a thing flew in the face of what the two sisters had told Erich about the origins of their two distinctive sub species.
The news was so startling that even the Elven Emperor had forgotten about what he had said about the fragile balance of time and blurted out a question regarding the Dark Elves and how they came to be.
"I'm sorry, Dark Elves? What are you talking about? There is only one species of Elves. We do not have dark skin or dark hair like you claim. Do we end up dividing into a separate subspecies within the next million years? I suppose it isn't impossible...."
Erich was stunned by this, because Daelia and Lunaria had both told him that Daelia was genetically engineered at birth to be an experimental sub-species, and by that logic she should already be a Dark Elf, the first of her kind.
And because of this, Erich was just as confused as the Elven Emperor, voicing his bewilderment aloud without thinking about the potential ramifications it could have in the future.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand. From what your daughters have told me, Daelia was born as the product of genetic experimentation into the Elven Genome, and was the first of the Dark Elves. Does she not have dark skin?
Supposedly, this was the reason that the Elven Empire was destroyed. Because Lunaria hated Daelia for being what she considered an abomination. What resulted from this hatred was a war we call the Great Schism, which caused the collapse of the Elven Empire, and the following galactic dark age. Hence why we know very little of this time period in the era that I am from...."
The Ancient Elven Emperor froze in horror as a single thought crossed his mind. One which he expressed aloud in a dread filled tone.
"The Maw...."