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History of Altea: Path to Peace

If your sensitive to genocide, assassinations, bombings, self sacrificing, or the mentioning of death, maybe don’t read this. But if you do want to read this? Just keep in mind, it is all fiction. Altea is not a real world (sadly) and I just wanted to understand Allura’s love for her planet a little more closely. This doesn’t follow cannon but I tried to chalk it up as closely to cannon as I could possibly get it. This is just fan fiction so you could choose if you accept it as cannon or not.

Now that that is out of the way, press Keep Reading to get into the history of Altea. Maybe I’ll make a follow up post explaining some of the creatures and currency of Altea, but I’ll decide that another time.

Some of the characters and points created in this post was thanks to @ttw-vld-and-other-stuff​​. Garian Smythe was her original idea and I already asked if I could use him in this post.

UNDERSTANDING THE RIFT

The Rift is pretty much a containment unit that stores all the Quintessence in the entire known Universe. Although invisible, The Rift is all around us. The Rift is constructed of Phonotonium, a gas-like element that expands particles or awakens certain chemicals to make creatures or planets alive. The barrier of The Rift is strong enough to contain Quintessence (the essence of Life) but weak enough to allow Phonotonium (the essence of Spirit) to roam freely.

    When released, Phonotonium travels between the energy of stars and could posses certain planets on its own will. Over years, Yelmors will evolve on the Planet and harvest surfacing Phonotonium to protect the Eco-system’s balance. People who evolve on those planets have a closer connection to The Rift and gain special abilities.

    (Yelmors could survive up to nine decophoebs without Phonotonium and Phonotonium surfaces every five decophoebs.)

BUILDING ALTEA

Altea was an uninhabitable planet that orbited Alfor-Plexis, a burning bright star. Because of its close range with Alfor Plexis, the atmosphere held vaporized rock instead of water. Phonotonium possessed the core of Altea and made it habitable, despite its close proximity to Alfor-Plexis. From Alch-Ories to Ande Shifts to Emii to Alteans, all creatures were evolved magical and chameleon-like.

HISTORY OF ALTEA

The Alteans discovered Alchemy during the CONSTRUCTION AGE of Altea, when buildings and food markets were being built. Alteans found that they could use the energy of another person and heal them within seconds. As well as creating small wormholes to teleport. Because of their close connection to The Rift, Alteans advanced in technology much faster. They believed it was a gift from the Gods and Goddesses.

    The AGE OF DISORDER was an age where Alteans couldn’t find peace among their people. Disagreement was frequent and many Alteans lost their jobs. Everything fell into disarray. The birth of Nendis was seen to be another gift of the Gods. Nendis was born on the streets because his family lost all their jobs but had the closest connection to The Rift in Altean history. During a rather destructive rock storm, Nendis saved the Alteans by bending the energy of all the rocks and projecting them away from the village. He was crowned ruler of the Alteans and went down in history as King Nendis the Powerful.

    THE AGE OF TERROR began when a young Altean couldn’t use Alchemy. The King — King Vamon the Brave — ordered the boy to be killed. Claiming that he was a danger to the Alteans if he couldn’t use Alchemy. Any non-Alchemists would be killed two years into showing no signs of Alchemic knowledge.

    A few years later, five Star Sailors landed on Planet Altea. They told them about the Dalterion Belt and how they were gifted with knowledge. They claimed to be on a mission to discover new planets throughout the Universe. They told the Alteans of the stars and planets they’ve seen, but the new Queen — Queen Novila the Crude — believed they were demons sent by the Gods to test them.

    Half of the Altean population left Altea with the demons and never returned. Many believed they were struck down by the Gods, others believed the demons took them to Hell. The Star Sailors left behind a single ship that the Alteans called EHI. Altean for ‘Victory’.

BUILDING ORIANDE

Half of the Altean population left with the Star Sailors. Some believed them and others wanted to see it for themselves. After seeing their planet from the stars, the Alteans agreed to travel with the Dalterions. During their travels, they studied the gift of their Alchemy and the enhanced knowledge of the Dalterions (as many did not bare such gifts).

    They studied their powers for years with the Dalterions before meeting with the water planet, Nalqoud. The King of Nalquod — King Haso — told them about their mysterious creatures, Yelmors. A very crucial animal to their Eco-system. The Alteans, Dalterions and people of Nalquod started studying the creatures, as for Yelmors lived on all of their planets and not on the ones of non-Alchemists.

    They discovered Phonotonium and studied it for even more years. Phonotonium was dangerous in the wrong Alchemist’s hands. It connected all energy so closely that it needed to be handled with utmost care. The more they learned of Phonotonium, the stronger their powers became. Dalterions could think faster, people of Nalqoud started to build palaces underwater, and Alteans could choose to make or break energy.

    With their powers combined, the Alteans, people of Nalquod, and the Dalterions all created a vortex that broke sense of physics. A gaping white hole hidden away in the depths of the Universe. Even though it was so bright and in plain sight, nobody could find it. The Alteans created a stone for all the people who wished to see Oriande and read upon all of their research.

DRUID WARS

    One day, Druids of Daibazaal gathered all of their knowledge and used it against the founders. The founders fought valiantly, side-by-side till the end. The older they got the stronger the druids became. So, the founders used their powers to create Guardians to protect the land of Oriande.

    The lion of fire; to burn their enemies if they got too close.

    The lion of water; to wash them away from the border.

    The lion of earth; to keep their defenses solid from any attacks.

    The lion of forest; to hide the entrance of the mystical land.

    The lion of spirit; to cast away any unworthy of Oriande’s knowledge.

    They called their army Voltron. Altean word for ‘Defender’.

But the Druids made a fighter of their own, anticipating a backlash from the founders. Using their Alchemy, they summoned a dark creature from the depths of creation. Many died in the process. Fifty druids were left, leaving two hundred behind them. They ambushed Oriande’s gates and many died from the lions attacks. But before all of them could be wiped out, they unleashed the beast they’ve summoned.

    The black creature attacked the lions with fury and aggression that rivaled a thousand suns. It absorbed the lions one by one, gaining its powers and becoming stronger. The creature broke through all the lions till only one was left. But the white lion could not hold the creature down.

    The founders worked together for one last time to save the guardian and end the reign of terror. They bended their own energies, combining into one spirit. Wielding their mystical sword to defend their land and holding forth their shield to protect Oriande once and for all. They pulled the entity into The Rift. Pushing themselves into the empty void and dissapearing from sight.

    The white lion recovered overtime and held himself before the vortex of Oriande.

He killed any druid that dared cross his path and any criminal that tried to rob the Archives. Only few were worthy of the sight of Oriande. Daibazaal ships got torn apart and floated around the white hole, their pilots nowhere to be seen.

    Everyone who found that place claimed it dangerous and strayed far away from the white hole. But Alteans, people of Nalquod, and Dalterions knew the truth. They built a new home on Planet Entuk, and engraved mosaics of the journey.

    Hiding compass stones all over the Universe to assure no foe ever try and cross Oriande’s path.

THE AGE OF TERROR

During the Druid Wars and the Building of Oriande, Altea was loosing more and more Alteans as more and more became non-Alchemists. Soon, a non-Alchemist Prince was born. Prince Garian. He saw the struggles of his people as he was unable to use Alchemy as well. His parents hid him from the world, getting a daughter that could use Alchemy and presented her as future queen.

    Once Prince Garian was old enough, he decided to do one of the most reckless acts of his entire life. Taking three non-Alchemists with him, he left Altea in EHI. Looking for the answers of Alchemy. The non-Alchemists who joined him on his journey were Hona, Annir Cosar, and Hieronymus Smythe.

    He learned to love outer space, appreciating all the stars and planets he came to see. He followed the coordinates installed into his ship and landed on the Dalterion Belt. He found a few old Alteans who pointed him to Planet Entuk for the answers he needed.

    There, he found a compass stone, and many other Alteans who brushed him up on the history of Oriande. Scared that his lack of Alchemic powers could get his crew killed by the Guardian, he flew in alone. Despite having no Alchemic powers, the Guardian accepted him and allowed him into the land of Oriande.

    He read through every book he could find, researching the true meaning of Alchemy. His friends were allowed inside along with him and they found more ways than Alchemy to prove themselves. To be worth something. They returned home and told the entire village of their findings.

    His sister, who was now crowed Queen Hema the Kind, insisted she step down and let him take the throne. But they came to an agreement. That he ruled beside her as a second King and call off the treacheries their ancestors have brought upon the Alteans. The Alteans learned to seek peace instead of violence cause of their actions and ended the Age of Terror.

    He was crowed Second King Garian the Knowledgeable.

ERA OF STARS

Ever since Second King Garian the Knowledgeable’s discovery beyond their planet, Alteans started to build ships that resembled EHI. They built an Altean ship called MAHI, which was Altean for ‘New Heights’. They built more and more ships and more technology advanced towns. Dalterion and Nalquod became close allies of Altea after their history of Oriande was revealed.

    Non-Alchemists were free to live among others and Alteans built a school for all future Alchemists. Their first cruiser — CEZZI (Altean for ‘Peace’) — was launched into outer space and used for meeting new planets and discovering more of the Universe every day. Oriande so far in their past that it became a childhood folk tale. Few believed in its history.

    The tale of Oriande dwindling, Wimbleton Smythe decided to dedicate his entire life to building a living relic in the name of Oriande. It was going to be one of the largest ships ever created in any planet. He was going to call it ‘The Castle of Lions’ in remembrance to the brave fight of all five lion Guardians. He promised to build it for the royals, in which they accepted almost immediately.

    Five years into The Castle of Lions’ development, a large portion of their city got bombed.

THE (first) GALRAN WAR

After the announcement of The Castle of Lions has been sent out, the Galra of Daibazaal were able to get hold of the information. They saw it as a personal attack against them since the Druid Wars were highly offensive to them and their history. They attacked without even attempting to reason, killing over fifty Alteans. It was a declaration of war.

    King Groggery the Infirm sent diplomats out to reason with the Galra but the diplomats never returned. A week later, King Groggery the Infirm was assassinated. The Galra kept attacking more and more of their land as the months passed by. The Queen sent out almost all of her diplomats and guards to reason with the Galra. But Daibazaal refused to stand down.

    A few months later, they forced the Queen’s hand when they killed the future heir to the throne. A war broke out. CEZZI, a ship called after peace, was used as their warship. All citizens were evacuated to a distant planet called Arus. Queen Elora the Warrior died in battle and Wimbleton Smythe had to become substitute King until the rightful ruler was born.

    The people of Nalqoud and Dalterion worked hard to fight along side them. But the Galra had an alliance of their own. The people of Rygnirath, a race with an incredible strength, thanks to the Phonotonium in their planet. After Emperor Vuntoz started leading the Galra, Altea’s chance at survival was next to none. He created bots that could wipe out their soldiers faster then they could blink. And was working on creating a planet destroyer to end the reign of Altea. Permanently. Blow after blow from the Galra, they were weakening and Wimbleton Smythe called all Alchemists to help perform the biggest rune they could ever fathom. No one was guaranteed to survive.

    All Alchemists were taken to Arus to say goodbye to their families for possibly the last time before returning to Altea. The rune was performed for days at a time, guards protecting the Alteans from any attackers. They covered their planet with a force field that could hold out even their own ships. Constructing it for days at a time to hold together.

    After four days of the rune’s performance, five Alchemists died from the strain. Then ten, then fifteen, then twenty-two. Once the rune was complete, only seven Alchemists were standing. But Altea was sure to stand against the Galra’s firepower.

    The Galran War didn’t hold Wimbleton Smythe back. He kept building The Castle of Lions even when he was too weak to walk. He pushed on and was adamant on finishing this relic before he died. He wanted to see the Castle perched before the entire city before he would ever give in. Any pain that came over him, he took a swig of Nunvil to numb the pain and keep on working.

    But Emperor Vuntoz was adamant on winning the war. Taking down more and more soldiers whenever they left the safety of their planet. Making more bots to attack them and working on destroying the shield that protected their planet. Vuntoz died in battle and his daughter, Empress Zorta, took over.

    Dalterion, Nalquod, and Altea started to loose hope. The rune weakened after a few more years and the Galra’s cruisers reigned fire on their beautiful city. But they kept fighting, even when all hope was lost. They promised to fight to the very end.

    The beginning of the end of the war was when six young soldiers ran into battle to assure that the war end with peace.

    The Prince of Rygnirath, Gyrgan.

    The Princess of the Dalterion Belt, Trigel.

    The Prince of Nalquod, Blaytz.

    The Prince of Daibazaal, Zarkon.

    Wimbleton’s grandson, Coran.

    And a commoner that was sure to be the King of Altea one day, Alfor.

    All fighting together to put an end to the war. The final battle went on for days at a time, many soldiers died in the process. Prince Zarkon and Prince Gyrgan stood before Altea with allies, looking for the same goal they all worked so hard to achieve. Promising that they would come out alive. Prince Zarkon fought his mother, Empress Zorta, for the throne and Gyrgan fought to redeem his civilization.

    Alfor, Trigel, Blaytz, and Coran fought to keep Altea standing. After many cuts and bruises, trying to win the fight to the best of their ability, Altea stood victorious. Zarkon defeated his mother and took over the throne. Demanding the fight to be held back and to surrender.

ERA OF PEACE

After the battle, Coran and Wimbleton were reunited. Alfor and Zarkon got crowned King and Emperor after everything. The Galra and people of Rygnirath helped the people of Nalqoud, Dalterions, and Alteans to repair the city of Altea. Alteans relocated from Arus back to Altea and an official peace treaty was called between the Galra and Alteans. After a few more years, Trigel, Blaytz, and Gyrgan became the leaders of their own civilizations.

    But Alfor wanted to keep fighting for the right of the Universe, even if he was more experienced in Alchemy than being a warrior. That’s what he kept Zarkon around for. The five leaders chose to stick together, freeing anyone who went through the same trauma as the Alteans. And over the years of fighting together for the right of the Universe, they grew a closer bond and turned friends.

    Coran and his Pop-Pop Wimbleton went to visit a Balmera and using its crystals, they were able to further expand their teleduv technology as well as finish The Castle of Lions. Alfor created a rejuvenation ceremony every few months. Keeping the Balmeras and their people alive. Wimbleton Smythe got his dream of seeing The Castle of Lions built before all the Alteans and hosted the launch party to see it take its first flight.

    Wimbleton Smythe died the night the party ended. (Thanks to @ttw-vld-and-other-stuff​ for this part of the story) When Coran got a son he called him Garian after the Prince who brought peace among non-Alchemists and Alchemists alike. Because of the tragic rune created to protect Altea, many Alchemists died and became more rare among the Alteans. But with all of their allies at their side and a bright future ahead of them, the Alteans could stand against anything.

THE LEGACY OF VOLTRON

Inside The Rift for many years, the creature defeated by the army of Voltron started to solidify and even overpower The Rift in attempt to escape. Causing tears through all realities and making the Universe unstable. Phonotonium tried everything it could to patch these tears and keep balance. But it was slowly failing. Having no other option, the element took the Rift creature and pushed it out into the world. The comet flew from The Rift and sailed through empty space.

    Desperate to find a safe point, it targeted the most alive part of The Rift in the living world.

    Daibazaal.

    The leaders of Nalquod, Dalterion, Altea, and Rygnirath were all at Daibazaal’s castle when the comet arrived. It crashed in an open part of Daibazaal and opened up The Rift. Alfor took a fragment of the comet back to Altea’s labs where he could study it more closely. The Galra covered the Rift with a force field to assure the safety of the Galra citizens.

    Their first thought was that it was a comet that could pass through realities. Theorizing that The Rift was a gateway to another reality. Alfor brought one of the best Alchemists of Altea — Honerva — directly to Daibazaal so she could study The Rift more closely.

    Honerva started studying the Rift on Daibazaal and Alfor furthered his knowledge of the comet on Altea. Alfor and the other leaders made sure to visit as much as possible to keep a close eye on the development of the Rift (and a very clear relationship between the Emperor and the Alchemist).

    When Allura was born, Alfor made sure to introduce the new Princess of Altea to his close comrade before anyone else. He started constructing ships out of the comet that crashed on Daibazaal and was horrified and impressed to see it start to construct itself with barely any help from the Alteans. When Alfor entered the lab one day to see two lions painted Red and Green, he was shell-shocked to learn that nobody touched the lions the entire night.

    Honerva was able to extract a creature from The Rift one day and it proved to be hostile when it called to even more creatures that looked the same. Many Galra soldiers stood ready for whenever the creature may break through its hold. Alfor was surprised to see the Black Lion has constructed itself once he returned.

    Wanting to understand how the lions could possibly construct themselves so freely, Alfor set to work harder on the first lion made. The Red Lion. He spent many days trying to understand its engineering before — without trying — he bonded to the Red Lion’s energy. He felt like it was speaking to him in a way he couldn’t describe in words. Communicating without sounds.

    After all the lions seemed ready to fly and their weaponry was complete, he called over all the leaders to see his work. The Lions responded to each their own Paladin and taking the Red Lion for its first flight was remarkable. It was faster than any ship Altea could wish to make and only slower than light speed. But Alfor was sure, if he tested the limits, he may even be faster than that.

    During the battle against the Rift creature, they formed Voltron and reigned victorious. The Bayard he created fit perfectly into the Red Lion and created a sword that cut through the creature easier than to be comfortable with. With its formation, Alfor could hear the distant sound of his ancestors call the word ‘Voltron’. He could only assume it the ship’s name.

    Alfor instructed The Rift to be sealed but Honerva and Zarkon fought against him. Having little power over Daibazaal, Alfor had no choice but to accept. He continued working with Zarkon on freeing the Universe while Honerva continued her research. Thousands of people were saved and praised Voltron, the Defender of the Universe. It became a symbol of hope for all of those who’ve lost it before and inspired many to go to greater heights.

    But as the Universe prospered, Daibazaal was tearing at the seams. Zarkon became more irritable and almost impatient. Alfor tried to convince him to stop the research, save his planet while he still had a chance. But Zarkon turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to his planet’s state. Kova fell fatally ill not long after the creature attacked and Honerva extracted the Quintessence of The Rift to save him. The discovery struck excitement within the Galra.

    Honerva grew too weak to continue her research. Her mind was poisoned by the amount of Quintessence she frequented every day and was becoming unstable in both body and mind.

    She claimed that the creatures were calling to her. Communicating with her. Telling her to expand The Rift with Voltron. She said it was absolutely necessary. That their discoveries could save millions and gain them unlimited power.

    Zarkon lied to the Paladins, saying he valued their friendship and the safety of his people. But his mind lingered on the endless supply of Quintessence that could save Honerva and reign them powerful. They broke into The Rift but the mission didn’t go as planned. Desperate to save Honerva, he exposed her to the Quintessence all around them and the power overloaded them.

    They died from the endless power.

    Alfor evacuated the citizens and used Voltron’s power to put an end to the Galran home world. To assure it didn’t further destabilize the entire Universe. But the over exposure to Quintessence took a surprising turn, as Zarkon came back to life and called war upon Altea.

THE TEN-THOUSAND-YEAR WAR

Zarkon attacked Altea, trying to get his hands on Voltron but Altea retaliated. Alfor tried to reason with Zarkon but knew he was too far gone. Before him was a monster. Not the close friend he has come to know. He was forced to attack with the same amount of firepower, harming the Galran citizens he tried so desperately to protect. But all of them wouldn’t leave their Emperor behind.

    Zarkon started attacking innocent people and swore to stop if they handed over Voltron. The witch by his side — Haggar — sapped the energy out of Balmeras and many people were conquered by the Galra. Alfor needed to hide the lions for good so Zarkon could never find them.

    He sealed the Black Lion in the Castle and sent the lions away. He hid his daughter away in a cry-pod with Coran and challenged Zarkon to a duel for Voltron’s power. Alfor made a life threatening plan that he didn’t tell anyone about. He connected his energy to all of the Phonotonium keeping their planet alive. He was going to destroy Altea with all the Galra in it, secretly evacuating Alteans. Zarkon attacked him on one of the main bridges of Altea and Alfor made sure he lost. The Castle of Lions took off, on course to the Planet Altea saw as a second home during the first Galran War. Arus.

    But Haggar knew of Alfor’s plans. Attacking the evacuating Alteans and killing them all before they could get away from Altea. She got Zarkon far away before Altea self-destructed. The heat of Alfor-Plexis overwhelming to the point of combustion. And no Alteans, beside Allura and Coran, survived the ending of Altea.

Where did I get these ideas?

The Rift and Altea’s Creation?

I went to look at Altea on the FANDOM page and in the trivia, they mentioned that “Having rocks as rain could be referencing models of exoplanet ‘Vaporized rock showers’” I clicked on the link and it took me to an article about Corot 7b, which is an uninhabitable Super-Earth that has vaporized rock in its atmosphere instead of water. Corot 7b has rock storms much like Altea, but I had to make sure it was habitable for them as well.

    So, I decided that Phonotonium is a gas-like element made up with Quintessence and is the element that created The Rift. Seeing as Coran said in Season 7, Episode 1 (A Little Adventure) “We’re going to use the element to expand the energy particles within the cores.” It is likely it could create a barrier between The Rift and reality as well as heal uninhabitable planets like Old Altea. And Coran also responded to Lance’s “Magic or whatever?” with “Not far off”.

    Of course, this strays away from cannon a little bit cause Coran also said “The Dalterion Belt is the home of Phonotonium” but this could also be taken as The Dalterion Belt being the last planet known housing Phonotonium.

Why did I call the star Alfor-Plexis?

In my cannon, Alfor was born a commoner on Arus during The (first) Galran War. He was close with Coran, who was also born on Arus, and the Prince and Princess of Dalterion and Nalquod. His mother named him after the star Alfor-Plexis because she missed Altea.

What’s the deal with the Altean Rune?

Well, looking closely to the rings around Altea, it doesn’t look like a structure and it doesn’t even look like the rings around Saturn. Sure, this is a fictional alien world and you can just make it look like that for aesthetic but I wanted to put a bit more history behind it. And there is also a thin blue border outlining the planet like a bubble which could also be explained as a rune.

    Also, there are more non-Alchemists than Alchemists so, I needed to get rid of them somehow.

The Black Lion is originally a Rift creature Theory?

So, this is a fun one. Looking through the battle against the Rift creature in Season 3, Episode 7 (The Legend Begins), the Rift creature was adamant on not attacking the Black Lion. We see it attacking the Blue Lion, the Red Lion, the Yellow Lion, and I think the Green Lion as well. But the Black Lion was left completely unharmed.

    The Rift creature kept attacking them but left the Black Lion untouched. So when Voltron was formed, the Rift creature didn’t even try to attack. But after Voltron punched its face in, all it did was surround them but didn’t do any real harm.

    Not to mention, the Rift creature has the same structure as Voltron. The wings, standing on its back legs and a very noticeable face.

    Thanks to @ttw-vld-and-other-stuff​, we realized that the Rift creature had a lot of colors that resembled the Astral Plane.

    Just turn the hue a little more Red to signify the Red Lion POV and it resembles the Rift creature on Daibazaal almost flawlessly. It also explains how the Astral Plane exists and how Zarkon knows of it cause the Black Lion was originally his. And because Alfor’s ancestors made an army called Voltron to protect Oriande, it could explain why Alfor heard it.

The Colonies?

How does the Colonies exist if Haggar killed all Alteans who tried to escape? Well, there were still Alteans that lived on Planet Entuk for many years. All those Alteans went into hiding after the destruction of Altea and Lotor found them trying to blend in to multiple planets. Some Alteans could’ve even settled down on Earth if you like the ‘Lance is Altean’ theory.

Elora and Allura?

I wanted Allura to have a meaningful name sake, so why not the Queen who lost everything but still fought for her people?

All of this isn’t cannon but it is cannon to me. You can choose to like this story or just completely ignore it and make your own history of Altea. I tried to keep as close to cannon as possible cause I love the show for everything it is but I just wanted a bit of a connection to Altea myself. And a better understanding on what Voltron could be.

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