The colonization of space brought about a new form of techno feudalism, where new kingdoms laid claim to planets or sometimes entire solar systems. These royal families were often targeted by assassins or kidnappers, and intergalatic knights were often dispatched to deal with these rogues.
Valdor had heard about a pretty good reward for returning the kidnapped Princess Otaza from the Nebulus System, so he set off to find her. Unfortunately, when he tracked down the criminals, it turned out they were actually assassins, and the princess had already been vaporized into a pile of ash by the time he arrived. However, he did find a few loose hairs, which would be enough...
A straight up reward was always the best, but any intergalatic knight was prepared for the alternate solution. Bringing back even the smallest amount of DNA was enough to reconstruct a royal body, but it took a great sacrifice from the knight. Valdor returned with the hair and entered the machine on a Nebulus moon. It was there where his body was transformed into an exact match for Princess Otaza. It didn’t matter that he didn’t have any of her memories; what matters was that he could still continue the bloodline. He’d spend the rest of his days in relative luxury with the sole task of producing heirs. It certainly wasn’t as much fun as running around killing assassins and kidnappers, but he knew he’d be treated well enough. Of course, there was a chance he could now be a target, but he was pretty sure he could still fight them off if they ever tried, despite his new body.
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