Anti-Matter, a force known for many centuries, yet too dangerous to be manipulated by normal means. However, 1200 years ago, engineers developed containers capable of stabilizing the destructive energy to convert into power generation by using magnetic fields to create a space void of matter.
However, it was soon discovered that this same method on a smaller scale could be used to create weapons of catastrophic scale, able to annihilate matter at scale in a cascading explosion.
After centuries of development, this technology has been refined to the point that, in the case of critical failure, the anti-matter in a generator can be safely ejected into the void rather than cause an internal explosion capable of erasing an entire ship.
However, it was soon discovered that this same method on a smaller scale could be used to create weapons of catastrophic scale, able to annihilate matter at scale in a cascading explosion.
After centuries of development, this technology has been refined to the point that, in the case of critical failure, the anti-matter in a generator can be safely ejected into the void rather than cause an internal explosion capable of erasing an entire ship.