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Since its discovery on Lost Jerusalem ( Earth ), an artifact known as the Zohar has been highly sought after.

The aforementioned Galaxy Federation wishes to harness its power.

Both groups believe that the Zohar's significance is threefold, as a power source, the cause of the Gnosis appearance, and the key to rediscovering Lost Jeruselem.

Since the age of Lost Jerusalem, many researchers have studied and attempted to control the Zohar.

Among the results of this research was the development of several Zohar Emulators.

However, the original Zohar's power still far surpasses the energy output of any known emulator, despite the fact that one of the emulators caused the disappearance of the planet Ariadne.

No emulator is capable of the true function of the Zohar.