The Butterfly Effect
Although the Signless was executed and his teachings deemed heretical, a nameless Executor perhaps not-so-accidentally spared the Disciple. This moment of pity allowed her to escape, and ensured that the Signless's message was preserved. An underground movement, followers of the Signless managed to stay under the Empire's notice until an up-and-coming Cavalreaper known as the Summoner threw down his Imperial uniform and took up the mantel of a rebel.
The Summoner, along with his piratical matesprit, led the arguably most successful rebellion the Empire ever endured. Although the Summoner was ultimately unsuccessful, the exile of all adults off-planet would lead to the rapid and explosive expansion of the empire on a galactic scale. |