The once-mighty ancient civilization that ruled the starry sea has fallen into a band of interstellar parasites who make their living through fraud and deception. They roam the heavens, either impersonating the gods of local myths or inventing divine legends from nothing. They feed primitive technology to developing civilizations to guide their growth, then parasitize and rule flourishing planets as gods, ancestors, and creators. These parasites have no ability to govern. They only plunder and pillage at will, eventually dragging planets to ruin before fleeing with their loot to the next hunting ground.
The faction of heroes among them had their luck run out completely. In just a hundred and fifty years, they turned the prosperous, peaceful Ruby Planet into a living hell, driving its natives to revolt. The group fled in panic, leaving behind all the wealth, technology, and treasured collections they had accumulated over centuries, and becoming penniless space nomads.
During their escape, they stumbled upon a planet that served as the tomb of their ancestors, where they unexpectedly unearthed a real ancient tomb of the God of War. Even more astonishing, the eternal God of War, whom later generations had transformed into a ferocious, muscular brute and given a made-up destined rival, was actually a cool, beautiful woman, fast asleep.