The galaxy unites under a new symbol — The Mark of the Pickaxe, glowing gold on black banners.
Not an empire, but a promise: no world shall ever know chains again.
Asha becomes the first Chancellor of the Free Worlds, guiding by Rocky's code — "Freedom before fortune."
Planets rename themselves after forgotten lands: Hastinapura II, Kolar Prime, Bombay Station — honoring the cradle of the revolution.