Synopsis: Ephemeral Lamentations

Sometimes, the loudest voices of all are held by the youth of a nation. But what could there be to complain about in a planet that hadn't seen war in over a Millenia? Where peace prevails, can one still find themselves amidst a dystopia with no escape in sight?

Xukynsious had escaped what was two hundred years of war to escape into a golden age of peace for over a thousand years, having gone through ten Princesses over those years and giving their citizens the lives they deserved. That is, until lately. Taxes have inflated greatly and the military—Militia College students included—have been mobilized across the planet. War machina is being created in bulk, yet there is no threat.

People suffer in the streets of Qing Yuan and the capital of the planet has cut off all trade with neighboring regions, only harping to collect taxes for their businesses. The adults turn a blind eye to this, either profiting from the raises or too poor to be able to complain. To speak out against the Princess would be treason, and yet in the mouths of the Youth it seems a voice has been found.

Five brave teenagers have had enough of this, and though they're threatened with exile when they take it to the Princess herself, they find themselves sent on another journey entirely to save the planet by a mysterious vision. As soon as they step from the city limits, they know the military is hot on their heels, fugitives of the Planet. What is it that the Princess is trying to hide from them? What is the need for all the war machinery? Will they be able to find proof of her corruption and out it before it's too late?