Mars The Umbrae Populus looked at each other "He misnamed us." "Affirmative" "I shall pass this along to High Command, if the Collective species are being misnamed by the galaxy action should be taken" "Unit Copies" Primicerii They felt it... How couldn't they? A blast of energy that grabbed there attention, and the attention if the Oculatus and the most powerful of the Triarii and Lance Humans... And by extent all of them after the information was quickly shared. Several species completely snuffed from existence , the Selkath stripped of their powers and a sudden gap in the galactic power balance. There now lay only two major powers, the AIF and the Collective. The young and the ancient. Somewhat fitting. The Supremes did not have enough numbers to fill the gap, that was for certain, despite their power and advanced technology. So who would rise to take the point how? The Hach? The Sazkarjhit? They were the only conceivable galaxy one powers capable of rising to that point at the moment. Maybe peace had finally come. Unlikely. And Faust... Where was Faust? Waiting to resurge the Equestrians ages down the line? They would transcribe this, so that if the Deuscidium never found her the descendents, or heirs, of the Collective would be able to find a way to prevent them becoming such a large threat. The Ethereal ones and the Triarii were still separated by the rift created by the Triarii's actions, and likely would be for a long time. Indeed, the advice had slowed to a point it was delivered perhaps every month, and it was likely they wouldn't return to the standard level before a hundred cycles were up. However far back it had pushed them, they were confident they would eventually reach the final stage... Maybe five eons instead of the estimated three...