History Progression Chapter
Due to the actions of all parties involved with the incident, and the testimony of the survivors, the Auto-Purge of the Africa Tower encouraged public dissidence toward the Federation government and especially the A-Laws (all thanks to the mug shots of A-Law superiors supplied by Veritas Stigma). Katheron in particular became a force to be reckoned with as many openly volunteered to join the infamous rebel faction. To further add to the troubles of the A-Laws, the region of Taribia declared independence and received aid from Katheron. When the A-Laws and regular Federation forces launched an armed invasion in an attempt to "pacify" the region, Celestial Being intervened and succeeded in repelling most of the Federation forces by specifically targeting A-Law units. The campaign was deemed a failure and the Prime Minister of a newly christened New Republic of Taribia (the exact same Prime Minister who attempted to use Celestial Being against the Union five years prior) publicly announced that Celestial Being would be able to reside within the borders of the very nation they had once attacked for promoting war. The power supply from the nearby Orbital Elevator was cut off but the newly independent people were little affected by this.
Not long afterwards, former ESF Field Commander Pang Hercury led both Katheron and the Coup d'etat Faction in a military campaign in central Africa. Meticulous planning and effective albeit slow execution enabled them to seize the Africa Tower soon after repairs were complete. The anti-government forces declared the establishment of the Human Earth Sphere Alliance and was able to set up a strong opposition to the Federation without resorting to disruption of the flow of power from the Solar Power Generation System. The A-Laws made multiple attempts to dislodge the HERA, but all efforts were foiled by Celestial Being.
The final blow to the Federation at this point in time came from the middle east. With the aid of Celestial Being and useful intel from one "Kamal Majirif," Katharon ousted the Federation's presence within the region of Azadistan. With the restoration of her homeland, Marina Ismail was instated as the Royal Ruler of New Azadistan. The three nations then agreed to a Joint-Neutrality Initiative, proposed by Marina of Azadistan. Within the bounds of the agreement, the 3 nations would have defensive militaries, free trade of both solar power and fossil fuels, and asylum for Celestial Being and Katheron just as long as they don't use national land for attacks on the Federation and A-Laws.
Throughout all this, the crew of the Ptolemios continuously searched for any sign of Veritas Stigma and his Shadow Gundam. But Veritas had indeed planned his actions well and has managed to remain hidden all this time. To add to the list of their concerns, Celestial Being was given an encoded message from Wong Liu Mei. As expected, the Innovators were furious and were searching vigorously for the unknown Gundam Meister as well. However, having just as much luck as Celestial Being, the Innovators' leader, Ribbons Almark, has requested a meeting to discuss "the big problem" that they both share. Feeling uneasy about the whole idea, the crew of the Ptolemios set course for Lagrange 2...
...the dark side of the moon.