The Void

 It was called the “Void” – the place where the light of the cosmos ended…and the darkness began. Lying at the extreme edge of the known galactic boundary, in the Alpha spiral arm, bordering the “eternal darkness” as it was called, was the Eosochela system, a system whose fourth planet harboured a civilization that was uniquely suited to live in harmony with the darkness of the void. Called the Evon (literally Children of the Void)…these purple skinned beings, with a penchant for secrecy and ceremonial beliefs, seemed in fact to have been spawned by the void itself.

The Void, also called the Nara (meaning the “Source” in Evon language), thus defined the very essence of Evon culture and society. The darkness of the void, and its propensity to hide its secrets, had led to the Evon being a culture that valued secrecy above everything else. The most powerful and well-respected Evons were those who were rarely seen in public. The most rarely seen individuals in this unique civilization were the “Triad” – the three mysterious and indescribably ancient Evon who formed the supreme governmental apex of Evon life. The “Triad” was a faceless, nameless entity…whose reach extended to every facet of society. They held all the strings…they knew the pulse of the Evon…and it was even rumoured they could see into the future. They were considered as “Living Gods”…and their word was the law.

The secretive and religious nature of the Evon was visible everywhere…even in their architecture. Their buildings were tall, graceful, mysterious and glittering…grand standing ovations to the Evon Gods. The most striking Evon city, the capital Eschovia, home to more than 12 million Evon, was a feast for the eyes…miles upon miles of impossibly tall glittering black monoliths….interwoven with aerial “Connectivity Nodes” and surrounded by the incessant, yet strangely silent traffic that filled the airways of the city. In this impressive vista, the “Eye”, home of the Triad, was a sight even more stunning. Extending fully for a kilometer above the ground, and extending almost the same distance beneath, this black durasteel structure towered above its surroundings. This was the heart and soul of the Evon Protectorate…the brain that ran the indescribably complex civilization of the “Void Dwellers”.

Vidurva, the mythical God of Darkness, and Creator of the Void, was the supreme entity of the Evon. In fact, the entire basis of Evon life was based on the letter “V”…to acknowledge the power of belief that they had in Vidurva. So the wind itself was called “Vayu”…and the life force was called “Vastu”. Vastuka was the incredibly ancient and deadly martial art which was the hallmark of Evon Warriors…which used knowledge of how Vastu worked to enhance the speed and effectiveness of the Vastuka wielder. The ultimate Vastuka Artists…the greatest warriors…were called Vishwajit. The flag of the Protectorate itself depicted the symbol of the Voraksasi…a deadly sickle shaped double-edged hand combat weapon…carried only by Evon nobility. Even the physical world itself was called Vishwa…and physical objects like clothes and other belongings Vastra.

Known only to a chosen few of the Old Ones (Evon who had lived for more than a hundred years), the history of the Evon extended back to the ancient past… back to the time when they had been created by the “Masters”…a race which was lost in the mists of time… back to the time when they had once been a spacefaring race, whose domain spread across the stars…back to the time when the Age of Darkness befell the Evon, when the merciless Great Enemy defeated the mighty Evon fleets and ruthlessly destroyed their once glorious civilization.

Now all that remained of the Evon Star Empire was the fledgling civilization on the planet Eosochela IV…and other scattered unknown colonies spread across the Orion Sector. But this was not the end…for the Evon had finally re-discovered the secrets of traveling to the stars…

…in the recently discovered ruins of an unknown massive vessel…buried deep in the depths of the harsh Vadun desert. A starship which still had an operational “warp drive” – a device which held the secrets of interstellar propulsion in its massive holds…and a still operational Data Archive…

The time of the Evon had come again…

The children were returning to their home…the stars…

And a new era of galactic domination was beginning…