Melkor Unchained
18-01-2004, 09:59
Alkanphel and Melkor sat conferring in the Throne Room of Angband, deep beneath the earth. Melkor's voice filled the hall. "These attempts at deep space exploration are troubling. News has reched me of attempts by Titan and several others to explore the depest reaches of space. If they're allowed to spread unmolested, we must make Sol our stronghold."
Alkanphel bowed his head. "With strongholds on Mars and Io, it's only a matter of time. We've managed to form a gauntlet of sorts around earth, stretching out almost to Titan itself. With a stronghold on the far side of the Saturnian system, our enemies won't be pleased with their position. We need to put Horizon into motion."
The Dark Lord nodded sagely. "Indeed we must. Now is the time to consoldiate our strength here. If Yut is to expand, so too are we. Bear in mind, Horizon station will merely be a stepping stone. We'll need to start exploration ventures ourselves, even if it means reallocating some funds. I want that station built within 10 years."
Alkanphel stood and prepared his documents. "I'll set the men to work on it at once, with the plans that we've given them. They've been ready to start now for some time, now that the 5th Fleet is done."
"Excellent."
***
Well above Io, construction crews began assembling the frame to what would later become a massive starbase, dubbed tentatively Horizon station. Imperial officials hid all evidence of Horizon for as long as possible, as per custom. Now, however, the actual construction was to begin, and it was hoped that it would progress relatively unmolested.
Several shipyards initiated a hyperspace jump, coming out midway between Neptune and Uranus. There, the heaviest construction began. The lesser components--docks, hangars and what have you--would be shipped in from Io, but the main frame and most of the facilities were to be built into what would become an almost 'rogue' orbit.
Melkor, Lord of Darkness
He who Arises in Might
Emperor Eternal of the Imperial Dominion of Melkor Unchained, Lord and Master of Arda
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~darion.c.smith/melkor.jpg
Alkanphel bowed his head. "With strongholds on Mars and Io, it's only a matter of time. We've managed to form a gauntlet of sorts around earth, stretching out almost to Titan itself. With a stronghold on the far side of the Saturnian system, our enemies won't be pleased with their position. We need to put Horizon into motion."
The Dark Lord nodded sagely. "Indeed we must. Now is the time to consoldiate our strength here. If Yut is to expand, so too are we. Bear in mind, Horizon station will merely be a stepping stone. We'll need to start exploration ventures ourselves, even if it means reallocating some funds. I want that station built within 10 years."
Alkanphel stood and prepared his documents. "I'll set the men to work on it at once, with the plans that we've given them. They've been ready to start now for some time, now that the 5th Fleet is done."
"Excellent."
***
Well above Io, construction crews began assembling the frame to what would later become a massive starbase, dubbed tentatively Horizon station. Imperial officials hid all evidence of Horizon for as long as possible, as per custom. Now, however, the actual construction was to begin, and it was hoped that it would progress relatively unmolested.
Several shipyards initiated a hyperspace jump, coming out midway between Neptune and Uranus. There, the heaviest construction began. The lesser components--docks, hangars and what have you--would be shipped in from Io, but the main frame and most of the facilities were to be built into what would become an almost 'rogue' orbit.
Melkor, Lord of Darkness
He who Arises in Might
Emperor Eternal of the Imperial Dominion of Melkor Unchained, Lord and Master of Arda
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~darion.c.smith/melkor.jpg