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before he started going out into the Realm to make money in the casinos. He was sure that the history did not go back beyond the reign of Sprig. “None of the history I’ve seen says anything about other rulers.”
     
    “I know, and the Royal Family prefers that history not tell about those times. The Realm was in a constant state of war for survival during those early years, and it was a close thing indeed that the Realm survived. The Realm faced five foes during that period, and every one of them could have completely destroyed the Realm. The forces arrayed against the Realm were, in several instances, hundreds of millions of years more advanced technologically than the Realm’s military, and outnumbered the Realm’s Navy by millions of ships.”
     
    Cynthia sat down. She had also learned the Realm’s history from the same source as Jake. This was all new to her.
     
    Jake took another bite of his sandwich and said, “What does that have to do with me in this current situation?”
     
    Valerie looked Jake in the eyes and said, “The difference maker in all of those wars was a super psychic leader that led the Realm against the forces arrayed against it. Starting with Thomas and Danielle Gardner, followed by Rose and Tommy Gardner, Cassandra Dodd, yes Cynthia, you have the same last name, and finally Matthew and Melanie Gardner. Notice that all of these psychics had a common ancestry.”
     
    Cynthia interjected, “Well, that Algean was not part of their ancestry.”
     
    Valerie nodded, “That’s true. It was decided after the last conflict that only the chosen ruler of the Stars Realm would use the name Gardner. The Gardners decided that Sprig was needed to handle the tremendous details of ruling the Realm, and it was they who suggested only the ruler would use that last name. That is how it is still done and my last name is Gardner. I am a direct descendant of Rose and Chris Andrews. Rose was Thomas and Danielle’s daughter.”
     
    “So what are you saying? Are you insinuating that I am one of these Gardners?”
     
    “I wouldn’t be surprised if you are, since over 12,000 years the ancestry of the original Gardner family grows too much to be able to track all of their descendants. The point is that these super psychics never appeared unless the Realm was under attack by an overwhelming enemy. We have not had a super psychic since the last war against the Red Demons, which ended more than 13,000 years ago.”
     
    Cynthia put her drink on the table and said, “I thought the Royal Family has psychics that have tremendous psychic powers; as strong as any in history?”
     
    Valerie shrugged, “That’s true. Several of our stronger members have skills that are even more powerful that the last super psychic, Matthew Gardner. One of their skills is the ability to sense when danger is coming, and they are also given occasional glimpses into the future. We are all sensing that the Realm is in danger and the feeling has been growing for more than five years. One of us has also sensed that another super psychic is coming whose ability will be stronger than all of the previous rulers and that, whoever it is, they will be absolutely critical if the Realm is to survive the coming attack.” Valerie didn’t mention that she was chosen to be the next ruler of the Stars Realm because she was the strongest psychic in the Royal Family and it was her vision. She was young in years, but more experienced than others twice her age at using her talents.
     
    Jake just stared at Valerie. “And you think I might be that super psychic you’re expecting?”
     
    Valerie tilted her head to the left and sighed, “Jake, you are that psychic we’ve been looking to find. It maybe also be true that it is you that will cause the coming attack on the Realm.”
     
    Jake and Cynthia were both shocked by that statement.
     
    Dgran watched the feed coming from the planet and focused it on one of the colonies. Elef had reported six