NationStates Jolt Archive

The Dominion represenative smiled and the Mecha got to work carrying the crystals to the Greal shop.

"Thank you. Now that buisness is out of the way, would you like a tour of the ship? It is our custom to share a drink after a sale."

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The reflective black hulls of the massive arrow head shaped ships were exceedingly dense. So much so that scans would have a hard time penetrating them. If it weren't for visual contact and the constant advertisements coming from the ships, a person would be lucky to pick them up at all. The advertisements themselves were clogging up most incoming information, which may have played a role in the difficulties. None of the ships seemed to have external weapons.

"Sure, my orders did not specific that." said the Lieutenant.

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The fighters scanned away the advertisements and now could check out the ships. They flew by quickly.

"I suppose you're right. We'll make a deal with the Zillar... They are to evacuate every single citizen at within exactly 90 hours, and no harm shall come to them..." He then sighs, "Until they leave orbit. Its a shame that my nation lacks as effective a space cruiser as your own... I'm afraid our current forces around orbit within the system would not stand up to another mass of Zillar ships... Perhaps your nation could help us, or perhaps that strange trade vessel I've been receiving signals from? In any case, the Zillar will merely attack our colony whether we let them live or not. They are not to be trusted, so we'll be sure to wipe them out as soon as they're in orbit, with the help of your nation perhaps..."

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High Admiral Karias sat down, having received a message from the Ambassador on the planet below. The AI was rather annoyed by the signals being jammed by those strange trade ships, though Obsidian did indeed have a point... It would probably be hard to receive that many on such short notice, but they would be able to mass produce them as soon as they managed to break the schematics down. With a few strokes of his hand against an invisible keyboard, a message was sent to the Greal Armada.

"Gracious hosts, protectors, and fellow allies... It has come to my attention that your nation will be pulling out of this sector within 148 hours. This would leave my people vastly under-protected, and upon our defeat of the Zillar, we are expecting more than a few attacks from abroad. While we are more than adept at the creation of Capital Ships and mass-produced fighters, we've struck quite a few roadblocks when it has come to a cruiser that our entire navy is able to use... Perhaps your nation could help us acquire a few? We will of course, be paying you in full, along with offering numerous beneficial arrangements between our two Empires. If you can't spare them, please send word out to any of your allies that we are in need of some military cruisers as soon as possible. Also, are you aware of the ships you are dealing with? An ally of yours perhaps?"

"Well, ambassador, if the Zillar civilians leave within our tim period to get back, then we can help you. Our fleet is ready for battle already."

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"You can acquire the Production Rights of the Frimtrix Class Cruiser. It is lightly shielded, but it is very fast and can be heavily armed. You can acquire one of our cruisers and just install your own weapons.

As for the trader ships, we do not know them. But we are keeping an eye on them, if one thing goes wrong...."

"Well, ambassador, if the Zillar civilians leave within our tim period to get back, then we can help you. Our fleet is ready for battle already."

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"You can acquire the Production Rights of the Frimtrix Class Cruiser. It is lightly shielded, but it is very fast and can be heavily armed. You can acquire one of our cruisers and just install your own weapons.

As for the trader ships, we do not know them. But we are keeping an eye on them, if one thing goes wrong...."

The Ambassador immediately had a second message sent to the Zillar, "Well Major, it looks as if its all up to those hideous monsters now, is it not?"

The Autocratic Triumvirate will take your offer, giving you exactly 90 hours to leave the planet. If you are not off of the planet by then, we will begin the extermination of your people. We are willing to negotiate the time frame somewhat, but we wouldn't want you to get trigger happy with these "Hell Burners" of yours. Should any harm come to our own civilians, you can expect immediate, swift retaliation.

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"We would gladly acquire the production rights to this ship... However, we will be needing more than just one to start, at least until we can begin manufacturing them on our own in our home system. We wouldn't want the Zillar to attack when you're gone, after all. I'll have the Executioner wire any sort of deal you would like to make for your Cruiser, within the realm of reason, of course."

The Ambassador immediately had a second message sent to the Zillar, "Well Major, it looks as if its all up to those hideous monsters now, is it not?"

The Autocratic Triumvirate will take your offer, giving you exactly 90 hours to leave the planet. If you are not off of the planet by then, we will begin the extermination of your people. We are willing to negotiate the time frame somewhat, but we wouldn't want you to get trigger happy with these "Hell Burners" of yours. Should any harm come to our own civilians, you can expect immediate, swift retaliation.

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"We would gladly acquire the production rights to this ship... However, we will be needing more than just one to start, at least until we can begin manufacturing them on our own in our home system. We wouldn't want the Zillar to attack when you're gone, after all. I'll have the Executioner wire any sort of deal you would like to make for your Cruiser, within the realm of reason, of course."

Major Rhellos sighed, and got up froming tending to one of the wounded who had his leg destroyed.
"Just watch out Ambassador, these Zillars are not stupid and will be on their watch."

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Our ships are already on their way. We have millions of civilians that need to be transported out of there. Our fleet will have 500 vessels to protect our ships in case you get too dangerous.

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"We can send ten cruisers within 24 hours. That is the best i can do for now. The production is focused on ships for naval service currently, so that shouldn't be a problem."

"The drink first then. This way, if you will. I've a bottle of Sanguine Wine stored away for special occasions. Today seems quite special."

The woman offered the bug-man an inviting smile as she gesture down a long a corridor leading away from the cargo bay.

"So, what brings your people to this system?"

Once the laboring Mecha had finished their own loads, one of them spoke of to the Greal overseeing titanium transfers.

"Do you require assistance with the transfer?"

There was no mouth on the construct and it's artificial voice seemed hollow. Loitering near the speaking Mecha were it's co-workers, prepared to assist or return to other schedueled labors once an anwser was given.

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The advertisements weren't easy to get rid of. At least not within scanning range of the Dominion ships. Like a pest that wouldn't leave, they leaked in through any open channel, communication, sensors, or otherwise. Even if the pervasive program was brushed aside, which wouldn't be easy, the black hulls of the Dominion ships gave no insights. Perhaps they were designed to rebuke detection? Whatever secrets they held within, it wouldn't be discovered effortlessly.

"The drink first then. This way, if you will. I've a bottle of Sanguine Wine stored away for special occasions. Today seems quite special."

The woman offered the bug-man an inviting smile as she gesture down along a corridor.

"So, what brings your people to this system?"

Once the laboring Mecha had finished their own loads, one of them spoke of to the Greal overseeing titanium transfers.

"Do you require assistance with the transfer?"

There was no mouth on the construct and it's artificial voice seemed hollow. Loitering near the speaking Mecha were it's co-workers, prepared to assist or return to other schedueled labors once an anwser was given.

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The advertisements weren't easy to get rid of. At least not within scanning range of the Dominion ships. Like a pest that wouldn't leave, they leaked in through any open channel, communication, sensors, or otherwise. Even if the pervasive program was brushed aside, which wouldn't be easy, the black hulls of the Dominion ships gave no insights. Perhaps they were designed to rebuke detection? Whatever secrets they held within, it wouldn't be discovered effortlessly.

"You know, the same old business, colonizing planets. Maybe you guys should also colonize some planets here." said Lieutenant Dallix.

At the unloading.....

"No, we're fine." said a human that was overseeing the transfer.

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The fighters were not there to scan the ship, they were there for another reason. The pilots began to report through a secret naval channel that the advertisements may contain viruses.

Without further comment the constructs lurched, turned about, and withdrew from the Greal vessel, stalking back into the cargo bay to fulfill some unspoken task.

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"We've actually been looking for a suitable planet. But the corporation prefers to establish new branches on already populated worlds. What is a new colony without easy access to a consumer base?"

The corridor was populated by people coming and going. All had the trademark bar code under their left eye. All were dressed in suites.

"Have you encountered any unclaimed M-Class planets?"

Stopping at a door she paused to open it. Inside it appeared to be a bland middle management office with a table boasting a small selection of beverages.

"After you."

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The fighters certainly weren't hindered in their flight paths. The trade ships seemed willing to let them get as close as they dared. A pilot, however, might be able to see the finned needle-like Mecha politely escorting from behind.

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A transmission from the freighter was seat to the Greal vessel it was docked with. On a visual display was the salesman the Captain had spoken to earlier.

"Hello again. Things seem to be well under way. I hope you'll be happy with the fuel crystals."

He paused a moment.

"This may seem odd to you, but I've received a requests from our personnel wishing to visit you vessel. Are you open to having a few visitors aboard your ship?"

Without further comment the constructs lurched, turned about, and withdrew from the Greal vessel, stalking back into the cargo bay to fulfill some unspoken task.

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"We've actually been looking for a suitable planet. But the corporation prefers to establish new branches on already populated worlds. What is a new colony without easy access to a consumers base?"

The corridor was populated by people coming and going. All had the trademark bar code under their left eye. All were dressed in suites.

"Have you encountered any unclaimed M-Class planets?"

Stopping at a door she paused to open it. Inside it appeared to be a bland middle management office with a table boasting a small selection of beverages.

"After you."

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The fighters certainly weren't hindered in their flight paths. The trade ships seemed willing to let them get as close as they dared. A pilot, however, might be able to see the finned needle-like Mecha politely escorting from behind.

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A transmission from the freighter was seat to the Greal vessel it was docked with. On a visual display was the salesman the Captain had spoken to earlier.

"Hello again. Things seem to be well under way. I hope you'll be happy with the fuel crystals."

He paused a moment.

"This may seem odd to you, but I've received a requests from our personnel wishing to visit you vessel. Are you open to having a few visitors aboard your ship?"

"Some of these colonies have a nation on the named the Zillar,. we are at war with them currently." said Lieutenant Dallix, following her inside the room.

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the fighters moved so close that they could have touched the ship, but the fighters were afraid of scratching the hull.

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"Which vessel, the vessel I'm on, or the cargo ship?" asked Captain Blaine.

"Zillar, I haven't heard of them. Is their government hostile to all outsiders?"

As she spoke the door closed behinder her. Walking into the office was like stepping into a communication void. Sound proofing for the space age. No signal entered or left except through a secured internal line.

Casually she meandered over to the beverages on display. A red bottle was selected and two glasses poured. One of which was offered up to Lieutenant Dallix with a smile. Her own glass was raises, as if in a toast.

"To your health."

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The salesman was quiet for a moment, trying to guage the Captain's demeanor.

"I didn't expect the option of touring one of your military ships ... but if that is an invitation, I know our employees would jump at the chance."

"Zillar, I haven't heard of them. Is their government hostile to all outsiders?"

As she spoke the door closed behinder her. Walking into the office was like stepping into a communication void. Sound proofing for the space age. No signal entered or left except through a secured internal line.

Casually she meandered over to the beverages on display. A red bottle was selected and two glasses poured. One of which was offered up to Lieutenant Dallix with a smile. Her own glass was raises, as if in a toast.

"To your health."

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The salesman was quiet for a moment, trying to guage the Captain's demeanor.

"I didn't expect the option of touring one of your military ships ... but if that is an invitation, I know our employees would jump at the chance."

"To yours too." muttered Dallix, then he drank it slowly.

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"Unfortunately, foreign visitors are not allowed on military vessels unless yus have permission from the government. You may check out the cargo ship, its just a merchant ship."

She watched the Techar drink in the red liquid, as if to gauge his reaction to it. But flavor didn't really matter. The drink was laced with organic nanites resembling the Techar's own cells.

How did Goldmine Banking know about the Techar physiology? Dallix had given them a DNA sample. These camouflaged nanites would migrate to the Lieutenant's nervous system. Who knew what their ultimate purpose was?

The woman seemed to take a sip from her glass. Her lips pursing with the tart flavor of the beverage.

"Mmm ... Now, what would you like to see first? Considering your purchase, you might find it interesting to see our crystal growth chamber."

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"You raise our hopes only to dash them.""

The man's voice was playful, as he jested. A smile was offered after a brief laugh.

"Thank you Captain, I won't take up anymore of your time."

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After receiving word that permission to board the cargo ship had been granted five curious people boarded the vessel. Three men and two women, eager to explore the ship and take plenty of holophotos, both of the strange occupants and the ship itself.

She watched the Techar drink in the red liquid, as if to gauge his reaction to it. But flavor didn't really matter. The drink was laced with organic nanites resembling the Techar's own cells.

How did Goldmine Banking know about the Techar physiology? Dallix had given them a DNA sample. These camouflaged nanites would migrate to the Lieutenant's nervous system. Who knew what their ultimate purpose was?

The woman seemed to take a sip from her glass. Her lips pursing with the tart flavor of the beverage.

"Mmm ... Now, what would you like to see first? Considering your purchase, you might find it interesting to see our crystal growth chamber."

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"You raise our hopes only to dash them.""

The man's voice was playful, as he jested. A smile was offered after a brief laugh.

"Thank you Captain, I won't take up anymore of your time."

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After receiving word that permission to board the cargo ship had been granted five curious people boarded the vessel. Three men and two women, eager to explore the ship and take plenty of holophotos, both of the strange occupants and the ship itself.

An alarm ranged on Dallix's suit. He quickly spit out the red liquid and drew his sidearm at the woman. He didn't pit out all the red liquid, but he had time.

"What did you give me?" yelled Dallix at the woman,"What did you give me?"

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Meanwhile, a escort group of marines led the five people around the ship.

Major Rhellos sighed, and got up froming tending to one of the wounded who had his leg destroyed.
"Just watch out Ambassador, these Zillars are not stupid and will be on their watch."

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"We can send ten cruisers within 24 hours. That is the best i can do for now. The production is focused on ships for naval service currently, so that shouldn't be a problem."

Ambassador Obsidian waved an arm at the Major, stifling a laugh, "But it is our best chance to be able to rid them from our colony without wasting as many lives as otherwise. Besides, between the two of us, our space craft far surpass anything these ingrates are primitives are capable of. Pah, every nation with a colony in this sector should be giving us medals for putting these filthy monsters in their place!"

With that, a specially modified Standard Enforcement Tank arrived to take in the Ambassador, as he quickly climbed inside. It remained for a moment, as a side camera seemed to key in on Major Rhellos' expression... It was a face that the Ambassador would be keeping an eye on after the coming battle. After all, it was his job to help show the younger generations, even if they were not of the same Catharsis Genetic Perfection that he was exposed to.

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"That will be fine then... I'll keep the rest of the Zeres' System's Space Navy on stand-by for a direct transfer here as soon as you're gone, to protect from attacks. Once we're done wiping out these Zillar, how about we get the documentation together to help declare what parts of the system belongs to whom? I believe we'll do a joint cooperation of the moon, though you will maintain actual ownership of the crystal reserves? We can discuss the other various moons and gas giants later, though I think we're clear that the actual colony will be for us?"

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The Planet's surface was covered in massive swathes of deforested land around the colony, as the colonial shuttles from before that had not been retrofitted to help build the heavily militarized grayish outposts were now being reloaded with the highest ranking colonists. They would need to all return to the colony ships within the time frame the Zillar were given. Otherwise the possibility that these 'Hell Burners' actually existed and could be used on the planet's surface itself to eradicate the colonists there would essentially become their problem should it occur. The planet was already fairly ravaged, and heavy scanning was being conducted to tell if there were any signs of their method of evacuation...

The drones circling the Arakus trade ships continued to rotate around the vessels, taking in the vast array of ads and other such things. A few other white pods were now being popped out of the ship itself to scramble everything coming from Arakus, as it was causing the AIs some degree of annoyance trying to actually get a look inside. To do that, they would probably need to place a plant in the vessels themselves... Though with no idea of the technological level of their 'opponents' or if the Triumvirate would be suspected, they still had to merely float cautiously, waiting.

Ambassador Obsidian waved an arm at the Major, stifling a laugh, "But it is our best chance to be able to rid them from our colony without wasting as many lives as otherwise. Besides, between the two of us, our space craft far surpass anything these ingrates are primitives are capable of. Pah, every nation with a colony in this sector should be giving us medals for putting these filthy monsters in their place!"

With that, a specially modified Standard Enforcement Tank arrived to take in the Ambassador, as he quickly climbed inside. It remained for a moment, as a side camera seemed to key in on Major Rhellos' expression... It was a face that the Ambassador would be keeping an eye on after the coming battle. After all, it was his job to help show the younger generations, even if they were not of the same Catharsis Genetic Perfection that he was exposed to.

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"That will be fine then... I'll keep the rest of the Zeres' System's Space Navy on stand-by for a direct transfer here as soon as you're gone, to protect from attacks. Once we're done wiping out these Zillar, how about we get the documentation together to help declare what parts of the system belongs to whom? I believe we'll do a joint cooperation of the moon, though you will maintain actual ownership of the crystal reserves? We can discuss the other various moons and gas giants later, though I think we're clear that the actual colony will be for us?"

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The Planet's surface was covered in massive swathes of deforested land around the colony, as the colonial shuttles from before that had not been retrofitted to help build the heavily militarized grayish outposts were now being reloaded with the highest ranking colonists. They would need to all return to the colony ships within the time frame the Zillar were given. Otherwise the possibility that these 'Hell Burners' actually existed and could be used on the planet's surface itself to eradicate the colonists there would essentially become their problem should it occur. The planet was already fairly ravaged, and heavy scanning was being conducted to tell if there were any signs of their method of evacuation...

The drones circling the Arakus trade ships continued to rotate around the vessels, taking in the vast array of ads and other such things. A few other white pods were now being popped out of the ship itself to scramble everything coming from Arakus, as it was causing the AIs some degree of annoyance trying to actually get a look inside. To do that, they would probably need to place a plant in the vessels themselves... Though with no idea of the technological level of their 'opponents' or if the Triumvirate would be suspected, they still had to merely float cautiously, waiting.

"That depends, if they can beat us on the ground, then we better be cautious in space." said Major Rhellos.

A soldier ran toward Major Rhellos and whispered something in Techarian. It seemed that a bomb exploded and blasted apart of the previous city that Greal and Nili had conquered.

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"All we wish is that we keep the moons that have crystal reserves on them. We can employ people from your main colony that way your people have jobs. We will keep a few naval ships to protect the moons from any more Zillar."

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A five hundred ship fleet appeared in the system.

"That depends, if they can beat us on the ground, then we better be cautious in space." said Major Rhellos.

A soldier ran toward Major Rhellos and whispered something in Techarian. It seemed that a bomb exploded and blasted apart of the previous city that Greal and Nili had conquered.

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"All we wish is that we keep the moons that have crystal reserves on them. We can employ people from your main colony that way your people have jobs. We will keep a few naval ships to protect the moons from any more Zillar."

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A five hundred ship fleet appeared in the system.

Argos, the colony leader still in the cave quickly moved ahead to see the destruction wrought by the bomb, along with the assistance of a large contingent of soldiers. Was the Ambassador wrong?! Were the Zillar merely buying time to attack again, rather than leave the planet?

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"Sir! Our scouting pods have detected a group of five hundred ships entering the system!" The Executioner said in a mock excitement as cloudy visuals were quickly cropped out to see if they belonged to Greal, "Currently confirming..."

"Ahhh... Don't tell me there are more traders? Keep all ships on stand-by to disperse pod and fighter weaponry. Halt the exodus from the planet until we're sure they're not Zillar."

Argos, the colony leader still in the cave quickly moved ahead to see the destruction wrought by the bomb, along with the assistance of a large contingent of soldiers. Was the Ambassador wrong?! Were the Zillar merely buying time to attack again, rather than leave the planet?

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"Sir! Our scouting pods have detected a group of five hundred ships entering the system!" The Executioner said in a mock excitement as cloudy visuals were quickly cropped out to see if they belonged to Greal, "Currently confirming..."

"Ahhh... Don't tell me there are more traders? Keep all ships on stand-by to disperse pod and fighter weaponry. Halt the exodus from the planet until we're sure they're not Zillar."

Major Rhellos was shocked by the destruction, no building was left standing from the "attack".

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The computers confirmed it, they were Zillar ships, most of them were very small, but very fast.

Major Rhellos was shocked by the destruction, no building was left standing from the "attack".

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The computers confirmed it, they were Zillar ships, most of them were very small, but very fast.

Argos dropped to his knees in utter shock, "But... how?! We had scientists studying this city!!!" He then turned to Major Rhellos, "Do your men know how this happened?!"

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A warning was immediately sent to the Greal Empire, and a notice of caution to the Arakus trade ships; the message for the Arakus was simply to not come close to any vessel belonging to the Autocratic Triumvirate of Nili. If they did not, they might end up being attacked by the pods or fighters, or if they directly intervened, the Colossus ships hovering near the planet itself might have to attack.

"Alright, launch all of our fighters and prepare for battle! We didn't get any messages from the Zillar on the planet, but they might try to use this as a chance to get off of the planet!" The Admiral quickly flicked through an invisible keyboard in front of him as the Executioner did as commanded, "I want all Atmospheric bombers slowly shot towards the colony, anything suspicious is to be immediately vaporized!"

Damn them! I just know this is what they've been planning all along...

The massive vessels seemed to almost begin to blur, as the vast arrays of podships, R-Type Fighters, and Atmospheric bombers streamed out like an angered bee hive. The bombers for the most part were fired out from the back towards the planet in a series of ray shaped formations to manage to cover the largest area, all possible collisions having been predetermined and corrected seconds after the first sign of the enemy ships even began.

The podships and the fighters were dwarfed by the mass of their parent ships, forming a strange nebulous bubble moving between the ships and the Zillar fleet, each of the massive ships releasing them in different organized patterns, all of them fitting into place as they met at the center mass. It was emotionless, mechanized, and lacking in any sort of feeling whatsoever, as if the entire process were done thousands of times in the past.

Argos dropped to his knees in utter shock, "But... how?! We had scientists studying this city!!!" He then turned to Major Rhellos, "Do your men know how this happened?!"

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A warning was immediately sent to the Greal Empire, and a notice of caution to the Arakus trade ships; the message for the Arakus was simply to not come close to any vessel belonging to the Autocratic Triumvirate of Nili. If they did not, they might end up being attacked by the pods or fighters, or if they directly intervened, the Colossus ships hovering near the planet itself might have to attack.

"Alright, launch all of our fighters and prepare for battle! We didn't get any messages from the Zillar on the planet, but they might try to use this as a chance to get off of the planet!" The Admiral quickly flicked through an invisible keyboard in front of him as the Executioner did as commanded, "I want all Atmospheric bombers slowly shot towards the colony, anything suspicious is to be immediately vaporized!"

Damn them! I just know this is what they've been planning all along...

The massive vessels seemed to almost begin to blur, as the vast arrays of podships, R-Type Fighters, and Atmospheric bombers streamed out like an angered bee hive. The bombers for the most part were fired out from the back towards the planet in a series of ray shaped formations to manage to cover the largest area, all possible collisions having been predetermined and corrected seconds after the first sign of the enemy ships even began.

The podships and the fighters were dwarfed by the mass of their parent ships, forming a strange nebulous bubble moving between the ships and the Zillar fleet, each of the massive ships releasing them in different organized patterns, all of them fitting into place as they met at the center mass. It was emotionless, mechanized, and lacking in any sort of feeling whatsoever, as if the entire process were done thousands of times in the past.

"We don't know how this happened. I placed a company here to guard the entrance, and they wouldn't answer my call, so I went into the city, and I found that everyone, was gone." said the officer, in shock that his best friends disappeared.

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The Zillar ships ignored the Nili and Greal vessels and released the small vessels toward the planet. They were heading to the mountains on the planet.

"We don't know how this happened. I placed a company here to guard the entrance, and they wouldn't answer my call, so I went into the city, and I found that everyone, was gone." said the officer, in shock that his best friends disappeared.

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The Zillar ships ignored the Nili and Greal vessels and released the small vessels toward the planet. They were heading to the mountains on the planet.

Argos stood silently, as the messages from the Capital Ships were now being streamed to everyone on the colony, their signal finally having reached him deep within the earth. The other military units also seemed to stop in place, the men and women inside seemingly deep in thought. A few of them grimaced as if something else equally as distasteful had happened. Argos opened his mouth, as if saying something, but no words came out.

Something was wrong...

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"They seem to be ignoring us, Admiral..." The Executioner said in a chill voice, as hundreds of pictures taken from the pods began to circulate around the room, "They're headed straight for the planet... Though perhaps they are going to attack the colony..." It said in a bit of dry humor, as red crosses appeared in the center of each enemy ship, "Admiral... They've cost us numerous soldiers, and have not surrendered or responded with our prior question about a suitable time to depart. This is pure defiance against the-"

"I know, Executioner. I will not be the one to allow such a travesty against our military be committed. I want the Zillar shot out of the sky and I want our evacuation to begin once more. Inform Greal's Empire of our actions. Tell them we will not let these murderers pass through our space without so much as a word. We did not receive any transmissions leaving the planet asking for assistance in leave... So we are to consider this an attack."

"Of course sir..."

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As soon as enough of the Zillar ships had entered firing distance, there was a brief moment where it almost seemed as if the three massive vessels, and their three smaller counterparts would allow the ships to pass through peacefully. The pod ships themselves also seemed to slowly move off of the ships away from the Zillar ships, in perhaps a sign of peace between the two empires... Though these fifteen dozen or so kilometer gaps were merely to lessen the damage to their own fighters, as for a split second the lights on the three Colossus class ships dimmed as they were jolted forward in space and then sent back as four-five bright flashes rocked across them, causing the seven kilometer craft to float backwards away from their weapon's gravitational fields.

Each ship released an impossibly thin beam of light into the mass of Zillar, no two of which were aimed as the same place. Anything touching the light or nearby would immediately be sucked into the center and crushed by intense gravity wells produced by the weapons. A few of the pods near the Zillar would also be sucked in and destroyed, but they could easily be replaced with enough time. As the gravity wells quickly intensified and diminished, the three mammoth warships would remain there for a moment, their lights slightly dimmed. Any apparatus detecting gravitational pulls or other anomalies would immediately begin to light up during the attack, but for any ships in the light's path, it would be too late.

The three Harmony slowly began to move in as the graviton cannons were fired, two heading towards the largest mass of Zillar ships, as another moved towards the planet's surface, going towards the direct path that the Zillar fleet was headed to while simultaneously firing at any ships within distance with the hundreds of high-intensity lasers lining the hull, about four or five targeting each ship at once to do the most damage in the shortest amount of time.

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The colonists on the ground were quickly filling up the massive shuttles again, as the hundreds of drop ships flying past the planet began to take shots at the Zillar ships as they began to enter the atmosphere. At the same time, many more began to hover over the mountains the Zillar were headed towards, remaining around it to prevent any Zillar from landing(the exception being those shot down).

The woman blinked as the Techar took on what likely seemed to be a psychotic edge. People generally didn't draw weapons during a casual drink. Did they?

"I told you, Sanguine Wine. Why don't you put that weapon down? We can talk about this ..."

There was a measure of confusion in her voice. Why was he pointing a weapon at her? Before anything further could be stated what appeared to be an enclosed metalic trash receptical next to the woman's desk sprouted a mechanical limb.

From forked fingers a stream of bio-neural energy was directed at Dillax. The non-lethal weapon was designed to paralyze and render a victim unconsious by distrupting the neural electrical impulses. Yes, sometimes there was a need for both paralyzation and a lack of contiousness.

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After recieving the Nili transmission an audio message was was sent from one of the bleak arrow head shape ship to the three other groups of vessel: Nili, Zillar, and Greal. The message was filtered through a universal translater to ease communication.

"Do not be alarmed. The majority of our ships will be departing this system, as we do not wish to be embroiled in your conflict."

Five minutes passed, allowing the alien governments to reviece and review the message. After those five minutes all but ten freighter a single arrow head shaped ship, and it's escort of frigate and corvette sized support ships moved further away from the planet the fleet of Zillar had approached.

An energy surge came from the unmoving black triangle. Light pealed away from it's hull, arches of purple spreaked from tip to tip, then like a bolt of gargantuan lightning lanced ahead of the departing convoy, further into space. The purple arche of 'lightning' seemed to punch a hole in the blackness of space, causing it to fold inward forming a tunnel. The black tunnel sucked in light forming purple veins along the interior of the spacial rift.

The first ship to move towards the spacial rift was a single needle shaped Mecha. disappearing within the rift it appeared in the next closest system (the black dot to the left). Streaking further into the system it began the broadcast it's initial greeting in that all too jovial voice:

"Greetings galactic neighbors from your friends at Goldmine Banking. The Dominion of Arakus has prepared a trade convoy and is eager to do buisness with you."

The intergalactic greeting was following by the same endless stream of advertisements that the Nili and Greal had endured.

Argos stood silently, as the messages from the Capital Ships were now being streamed to everyone on the colony, their signal finally having reached him deep within the earth. The other military units also seemed to stop in place, the men and women inside seemingly deep in thought. A few of them grimaced as if something else equally as distasteful had happened. Argos opened his mouth, as if saying something, but no words came out.

Something was wrong...

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"They seem to be ignoring us, Admiral..." The Executioner said in a chill voice, as hundreds of pictures taken from the pods began to circulate around the room, "They're headed straight for the planet... Though perhaps they are going to attack the colony..." It said in a bit of dry humor, as red crosses appeared in the center of each enemy ship, "Admiral... They've cost us numerous soldiers, and have not surrendered or responded with our prior question about a suitable time to depart. This is pure defiance against the-"

"I know, Executioner. I will not be the one to allow such a travesty against our military be committed. I want the Zillar shot out of the sky and I want our evacuation to begin once more. Inform Greal's Empire of our actions. Tell them we will not let these murderers pass through our space without so much as a word. We did not receive any transmissions leaving the planet asking for assistance in leave... So we are to consider this an attack."

"Of course sir..."

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As soon as enough of the Zillar ships had entered firing distance, there was a brief moment where it almost seemed as if the three massive vessels, and their three smaller counterparts would allow the ships to pass through peacefully. The pod ships themselves also seemed to slowly move off of the ships away from the Zillar ships, in perhaps a sign of peace between the two empires... Though these fifteen dozen or so kilometer gaps were merely to lessen the damage to their own fighters, as for a split second the lights on the three Colossus class ships dimmed as they were jolted forward in space and then sent back as four-five bright flashes rocked across them, causing the seven kilometer craft to float backwards away from their weapon's gravitational fields.

Each ship released an impossibly thin beam of light into the mass of Zillar, no two of which were aimed as the same place. Anything touching the light or nearby would immediately be sucked into the center and crushed by intense gravity wells produced by the weapons. A few of the pods near the Zillar would also be sucked in and destroyed, but they could easily be replaced with enough time. As the gravity wells quickly intensified and diminished, the three mammoth warships would remain there for a moment, their lights slightly dimmed. Any apparatus detecting gravitational pulls or other anomalies would immediately begin to light up during the attack, but for any ships in the light's path, it would be too late.

The three Harmony slowly began to move in as the graviton cannons were fired, two heading towards the largest mass of Zillar ships, as another moved towards the planet's surface, going towards the direct path that the Zillar fleet was headed to while simultaneously firing at any ships within distance with the hundreds of high-intensity lasers lining the hull, about four or five targeting each ship at once to do the most damage in the shortest amount of time.

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The colonists on the ground were quickly filling up the massive shuttles again, as the hundreds of drop ships flying past the planet began to take shots at the Zillar ships as they began to enter the atmosphere. At the same time, many more began to hover over the mountains the Zillar were headed towards, remaining around it to prevent any Zillar from landing(the exception being those shot down).

The Zillar ships were ready, as the enemy fired, a massive orange shield surrounded the big ships and prevented the enemy beams from hitting it, but thirty shps were still destroyed.

Now, tens of thousands of small Zillar fighters went after the Nili ships. Zillar ships assigned themselves into a battle formation and went for the Nili ships, meanwhile, they left off a massive volley of Death rays that were powerful enough to destroy small ships and shake big ships.


The Greal vessels were surprised for the moment, then it recovered, the 4th Assault Fleet moved into battle positions.

The woman blinked as the Techar took on what likely seemed to be a psychotic edge. People generally didn't draw weapons during a casual drink. Did they?

"I told you, Sanguine Wine. Why don't you put that weapon down? We can talk about this ..."

There was a measure of confusion in her voice. Why was he pointing a weapon at her? Before anything further could be stated what appeared to be an enclosed metalic trash receptical next to the woman's desk sprouted a mechanical limb.

From forked fingers a stream of bio-neural energy was directed at Dillax. The non-lethal weapon was designed to paralyze and render a victim unconsious by distrupting the neural electrical impulses. Yes, sometimes there was a need for both paralyzation and a lack of contiousness.

---

After recieving the Nili transmission an audio message was was sent from one of the bleak arrow head shape ship to the three other groups of vessel: Nili, Zillar, and Greal. The message was filtered through a universal translater to ease communication.

"Do not be alarmed. The majority of our ships will be departing this system, as we do not wish to be embroiled in your conflict."

Five minutes passed, allowing the alien governments to reviece and review the message. After those five minutes all but ten freighter a single arrow head shaped ship, and it's escort of frigate and corvette sized support ships moved further away from the planet the fleet of Zillar had approached.

An energy surge came from the unmoving black triangle. Light pealed away from it's hull, arches of purple spreaked from tip to tip, then like a bolt of gargantuan lightning lanced ahead of the departing convoy, further into space. The purple arche of 'lightning' seemed to punch a hole in the blackness of space, causing it to fold inward forming a tunnel. The black tunnel sucked in light forming purple veins along the interior of the spacial rift.

The first ship to move towards the spacial rift was a single needle shaped Mecha. disappearing within the rift it appeared in the next closest system (the black dot to the left). Streaking further into the system it began the broadcast it's initial greeting in that all too jovial voice:

"Greetings galactic neighbors from your friends at Goldmine Banking. The Dominion of Arakus has prepared a trade convoy and is eager to do buisness with you."

The intergalactic greeting was following by the same endless stream of advertisements that the Nili and Greal had endured.

Dallix went down, starting to get paralyzed. There was a radio on his “ear” and it was calling out:
“Lieutenant Dallix, can you read me over? Pick up! That does it, I’m calling for marines.”

Greal Marines suited up and went into the trader ships and asked where they find Lieutenant Dallix.

The sight of armed marines approaching the docking port would certainly get security's attention ... and they had both cover and a height advantage. Weapons of unknown nature where leveled at the port ... one security officer was removing an egg shaped item from his shoulder, poised to hurrel it into the mouth of the docking port if things went bad.

Hopefully before there could be an armed conflict a man with a car bode under his left eye broke away from overseeing some laboring Mecha. Moving between the two forces eyed the Marines.

"I can understand your concern. But hopefully you will understand that I cannot allow a heavily armed group to board this ship. If you will leave you weapons aboard your craft, we will help you find your Lieutenant. I believe he was taking a tour with one of our staff."

---

A sigh came from the woman who stood across from Dillax as the 'trash bin' fired off another paralytic burst, just in case his contitution was high enough to resist the first bolt. A message sounded from the secure terminal on her desk.

"Cilla, our new friends are looking for their Lieutenant. You may want to finish your tour up quickly."

Her lips pursed together at the message, but she didn't bother to anwser it. By the sound of urgancy on the other end, she didn't have the time. Moving over to Dillax she kicked away his weapon and pulled a hand held computer from her desk.

The decive was swiped over the Techar's body, scanning him and the suit he wore. On the screen was a read out of the suit, it's detection systems, and a small interface for the nanite's that he had injested. With a quick flurry of finger strokes she adjusted the nanite stealth system to compenstate for Greal scanners.

The sight of armed marines approaching the docking port would certainly get security's attention ... and they had both cover and a height advantage. Weapons of unknown nature where leveled at the port ... one security officer was removing a egg shaped item from his shoulder, poised to hurrel it into the mout of the docking port if things went bad.

Hopefully before there could be an armed conflict a man with a car bode under his left eye broke away from overseeing some laboring Mecha. Moving between the two forces eyed the Marines.

"I can understand your concern. But hopefully you will understand that I cannot allow a heavily armed group to board this ship. If you will leave you weapons aboard your craft, we will help you find your Lieutenant. I believe he was taking a tour with one of our staff."

---

A sigh came from the woman who stood across from Dillax as the 'trash bin' fired off another paralytic burst, just in case his contitution was high enough to resist the first bolt. A message sounded from the secure terminal on her desk.

"Cilla, our new friends are looking for their Lieutenant. You may want to finish your tour up quickly."

Her lips pursed together at the message, but she didn't bother to anwser it. By the sound of urgancy on the other end, she didn't have the time. Moving over to Dillax she kicked away his weapon and pulled a hand held computer from her desk.

The decive was swiped over the Techar's body, scanning him and the suit he wore. On the screen was a read out of the suit, it's detection systems, and a small interface for the nanite's that he had injested. With a quick flurry of finger strokes she adjusted the nanite stealth system to compenstate for Greal scanners.

A marine squad was about 15 men, but these men were heavily armed and deadly, they thick suits were enough to deter anything.

"I'm sorry, but we wish to look for our lieutenant, he isn't answering his Resder (Radio)." said the Marine officer, his men looked around.

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Captain Blaine was starting to get impatient, all he really wanted to do was to kill the traders and take their crews.

"You'll find that your communication systems won't work on our ships. It was neglectful on our part not to mention this, and I apologies ..."

As the marines made their way into the freighter the 'diplomat' stepped off to the side, waiting for them all to enter, then hit a pad on the docking bay door, which sealed it off from the Greal cargo ship.

At the same time the cargo section of the freighter was sealed up, it's door refusing to open for the marines. The Mecha laborers halted in their work, and 'stared' at the Marines. Meanwhile, the security personnel had a bead on each and every Marine.

" ... but I cannot allow you to roam this ship armed. Once you've disarmed I'll be more than happy to use our ship's internal sensors to find your Lieutenant."

---

Inside Dillax, the nanites used waste and dead cell tissue to maintain their population. An automatic protocol. Afterwards a portion of the population complied with commands Cilla typed in and used the Techar's own physiology to help him forget the unfortunate event. If it worked ... he'd only remember drinking the Sanguine Wine and blacking out.

While the nanites were doing their job, she collected the Greal sidearm and returned it to Dillax's holster. A hypospray was then collected from her desk and, once he'd gotten confirmation that the nanites had done their job, he pressed the hypospray to the Technar's neck and delivered a stimulant into his system meant to negate his paralysis. Then ... she waited, crouching next to Dillax, until he regain awareness.

"Guess you can't hold your liquor that well, huh?"

"You'll find that your communication systems won't work on our ships. It was neglectful on our part not to mention this, and I apologies ..."

As the marines made their way into the freighter the 'diplomat' stepped off to the side, waiting for them all to enter, then hit a pad on the docking bay door, which sealed it off from the Greal cargo ship.

At the same time the cargo section of the freighter was sealed up, it's door refusing to open for the marines. The Mecha laborers halted in their work, and 'stared' at the Marines. Meanwhile, the security personnel had a bead on each and every Marine.

" ... but I cannot allow you to roam this ship armed. Once you've disarmed I'll be more than happy to use our ship's internal sensors to find your Lieutenant."

---

Inside Dillax, the nanites used waste and dead cell tissue to maintain their population. An automatic protocol. Afterwards a portion of the population complied with commands Cilla typed in and used the Techar's own physiology to help him forget the unfortunate event. If it worked ... he'd only remember drinking the Sanguine Wine and blacking out.

While the nanites were doing their job, she collected the Greal sidearm and returned it to Dillax's holster. A hypospray was then collected from her desk and, once he'd gotten confirmation that the nanites had done their job, he pressed the hypospray to the Technar's neck and delivered a stimulant into his system meant to negate his paralysis. Then ... she waited, crouching next to Dillax, until he regain awareness.

"Guess you can't hold your liquor that well, huh?"


“Our communications works fine, we contacted Lieutenant Dallix as he was in this ship, now excuse me, I have some searching to do, if you want to stand in my way, that is your choice.”said the marine, his men had plasma rifles, with plasma grenades strong enough to blast open a wall.


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"What?" asked Dallix, who was suffering from the lack of his pills.

Concern washed over the woman's face as she offered a hand to help the Techar up. Depending on how bulky his suit was, it was she could very well have trouble if he weren't able to ge tup on his own.

"Are you alright? You drank a bit of wine and passed out. Your friends have been trying to contact you as well."

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"If you were able to contact him what is the problem?"

He gave the Marine a curious look.

Concern washed over the woman's face as she offered a hand to help the Techar up. Depending on how bulky his suit was, it was she could very well have trouble if he weren't able to ge tup on his own.

"Are you alright? You drank a bit of wine and passed out. Your friends have been trying to contact you as well."

---

"If you were able to contact him what is the problem?"

He gave the Marine a curious look.

The marine officer looked annoyed.

"We could contact him, and he responded, but ten minutes later he was not responding, so there." said the officer, then he shoved the trader out of the way and picked up a plasma grenade from his belt......

"Are you going to open the door, or are we going to have to blast it open?"

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"What friends?" asked the Techar, a little confused, Techars did not liked wine.

The Zillar ships were ready, as the enemy fired, a massive orange shield surrounded the big ships and prevented the enemy beams from hitting it, but thirty shps were still destroyed.

Now, tens of thousands of small Zillar fighters went after the Nili ships. Zillar ships assigned themselves into a battle formation and went for the Nili ships, meanwhile, they left off a massive volley of Death rays that were powerful enough to destroy small ships and shake big ships.


The Greal vessels were surprised for the moment, then it recovered, the 4th Assault Fleet moved into battle positions.

"Damn! They seem to have some protection against Gravity-based weaponry now!" The Admiral said spitefully, as he looked up at the Executioner, "So these creatures can manipulate gravity too, eh? Keep the Gestalt busy looking over our data on the Zillar ships. Try out some of our Singularity missiles and pump up our shields to maximum!"

Damn... Graviton Shielding... From a race like this? We've been out of touch with the rest of the universe for far too long it seems.

As the thousands of rays slammed towards the Triumvirate vessels, the pods quickly slammed forward towards the Zillar ships, hoping to get them caught in the blasts, while simultaneously firing. The Fighters quickly began to maneuver out of the way, controlled partially by the massive Silver Orb-shaped ship in the distance, calculating every move by the Zillar and allowing every small ship in the Triumvirate's arsenal to respond accordingly. Dozens of ships were lost in the attack, some crashing into the Zillar ships they were trying to hide behind, while others were taken out by the Death Rays.

As the energy based death rays slammed towards the Capital ships, they seemed to completely vanish, diminishing into nothing more but vague traces of radiation. This was due to their offensive graviton shields and grav-shift technology, causing a wall of crushing gravity to appear around the ship for a moment, distorting it and generally putting the reactors at risk of overheating!

The colony ships behind them, however, took more damage, as the rays blasted chunks out of their hulls and collapsed parts of their exterior walls. The shuttles coming up from the planet were being hit as well, bursting open as the limp dead bodies slowly streamed out into the vacuum of space.

As soon as a brief moment elapsed where they weren't being hit constantly by Death Rays, they quickly launched out a flurry of nearly one hundred singularity missiles. The tiny blackened specks quickly heading forward to explode near the largest ships and suck them in towards a single mass of high-intensity gravity, crushing them.

The Zillars had protection against good weapons, but their own weapons were not as nearly as good. Now the Zillars fired their Turbo laser cannons. Thirty Zillar ships were destroyed by the Nili ships, and the Greal fleet moving up to attack its flank. Then, thousands and thousands of Zillar fighters came out to fight the enemy fighters.

.......Space........if ever there was something more interesting, the Calaverians would have observed it. Through the light of the stars and the blackness of space did the enclave of people sit untouched by hostility. As every race encountered by the Calaverians, they were no better than the dirt beneath the GOU's feet. From Celestis came the terrifying new ship...she had dwarfed her already dwarfing ancestors as she carryed enough firepower and personall to launch her own war. She was a miracle of ingenuity...a marvel of science she was called by Calaverian scientists. Her job was to explore the depths of space and deliver potent firepower to any new threat to the Calaverian race...the "pure" race. Her name considerd her job of long traveling with resistance. She was the Galactic Observation Armada Surgical class observer...the Marathon, her body exited hyperspace sending pulses through the system.

.......Space........if ever there was something more interesting, the Calaverians would have observed it. Through the light of the stars and the blackness of space did the enclave of people sit untouched by hostility. As every race encountered by the Calaverians, they were no better than the dirt beneath the GOU's feet. From Celestis came the terrifying new ship...she had dwarfed her already dwarfing ancestors as she carryed enough firepower and personall to launch her own war. She was a miracle of ingenuity...a marvel of science she was called by Calaverian scientists. Her job was to explore the depths of space and deliver potent firepower to any new threat to the Calaverian race...the "pure" race. Her name considerd her job of long traveling with resistance. She was the Galactic Observation Armada Surgical class observer...the Marathon, her body exited hyperspace sending pulses through the system.

Demenos

The Calaveran observer had appeared in one of the least Zillar guarded planets, and the Zillars panicked and headed for underground when the terrifying ship appeared.

Demenos

The Calaveran observer had appeared in one of the least Zillar guarded planets, and the Zillars panicked and headed for underground when the terrifying ship appeared.

The Marathon scanned the whole Solar system in a matter of seconds, she calculated everything. She was now aware of the Zillar presence, the location of the planet, and even her fleet. The Marathon continued her stroll through the system heading for Demenos she used sub-light engines for this, her weapons and shields charging, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers ran to there vehicles and commanders, preparing for a ground invasion. The pilots responded in similar manner, manning there fleet killing fighter squandrons. There was still rather little amounts of Calaverians that were not clones, so the vast amount of soldiers were KW( Kash Wilson), the iron fist of Celestis. They awaited for any threat to come towards there way.

The Zillars had protection against good weapons, but their own weapons were not as nearly as good. Now the Zillars fired their Turbo laser cannons. Thirty Zillar ships were destroyed by the Nili ships, and the Greal fleet moving up to attack its flank. Then, thousands and thousands of Zillar fighters came out to fight the enemy fighters.

On the bridge of the Executioner, the Admiral looked up at the massive white mask floating around the room with a frown. They couldn't afford to merely destroy the pod ships in suicide maneuvers as they did in their past battle, and being so hideously outnumbered, they couldn't afford to use any more of their graviton cannons, not that they seemed to have had an effect other than overheating their reactors...

Damn it... Our colony ships are taking the brunt of this, and for what? Pride?! Just another race to subsume? This old crone of an Autocracy is just fading behind the scenes either way...

The Thanatos class headed towards the planet continued to its barrage of lasers, accompanied by its personal of over one hundred pod ships, it was well-armed enough to take care of any conventional enemies. However, against these conditions it was granted one order... To prevent any of the Zillar filth from arriving anywhere near the planet, and to eventually target the mountains that were their destination.

The Colossus-class ships would normally have collided into the mass of combat already taking place, to better allow their shields to destroy enemy fighters, and to confuse their opponents with the more skillful flying of their pod ships. Though with the Greal here, they could not risk any sort of friendly fire, so the Judicator and Black Wind moved in front of the Executioner their shields protecting the massive black craft behind them as it began to recharge for another blast from its graviton cannons.

When the Turbo blasters finally collided with the shield, it looked as if they would all be negated by the Graviton shielding as well, as blast after blast vanished quickly, leaving nothing but a blur of light in its path. However, after the twentieth blast, more and more of the turbo lasers were managing to break through slightly, colliding with the conventional shielding and causing black masses of craters to dot the ship's surface. The ships themselves, continually put all of their energy towards their shields, causing the lights to dim. However, the Executioner behind them was protected, and that was all that mattered.

The fighters were now spiraling through the swarm of enemies, launching missiles and unloading as many lasers as possible. There were so many of them, that missing would be difficult for most, but the fighters were quickly being picked off by superior numbers, even with the pod ships zig-zagging through the swarm to help absorb blasts and deliver some laser bolts of their own.

The Marathon scanned the whole Solar system in a matter of seconds, she calculated everything. She was now aware of the Zillar presence, the location of the planet, and even her fleet. The Marathon continued her stroll through the system heading for Demenos she used sub-light engines for this, her weapons and shields charging, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers ran to there vehicles and commanders, preparing for a ground invasion. The pilots responded in similar manner, manning there fleet killing fighter squandrons. There was still rather little amounts of Calaverians that were not clones, so the vast amount of soldiers were KW( Kash Wilson), the iron fist of Celestis. They awaited for any threat to come towards there way.

The Zillar ships at Demenos were busy somewhere else fighting, so the planet laid open to any invasion. There were no cities on the surface, but underground had millions of people.

On the bridge of the Executioner, the Admiral looked up at the massive white mask floating around the room with a frown. They couldn't afford to merely destroy the pod ships in suicide maneuvers as they did in their past battle, and being so hideously outnumbered, they couldn't afford to use any more of their graviton cannons, not that they seemed to have had an effect other than overheating their reactors...

Damn it... Our colony ships are taking the brunt of this, and for what? Pride?! Just another race to subsume? This old crone of an Autocracy is just fading behind the scenes either way...

The Thanatos class headed towards the planet continued to its barrage of lasers, accompanied by its personal of over one hundred pod ships, it was well-armed enough to take care of any conventional enemies. However, against these conditions it was granted one order... To prevent any of the Zillar filth from arriving anywhere near the planet, and to eventually target the mountains that were their destination.

The Colossus-class ships would normally have collided into the mass of combat already taking place, to better allow their shields to destroy enemy fighters, and to confuse their opponents with the more skillful flying of their pod ships. Though with the Greal here, they could not risk any sort of friendly fire, so the Judicator and Black Wind moved in front of the Executioner their shields protecting the massive black craft behind them as it began to recharge for another blast from its graviton cannons.

When the Turbo blasters finally collided with the shield, it looked as if they would all be negated by the Graviton shielding as well, as blast after blast vanished quickly, leaving nothing but a blur of light in its path. However, after the twentieth blast, more and more of the turbo lasers were managing to break through slightly, colliding with the conventional shielding and causing black masses of craters to dot the ship's surface. The ships themselves, continually put all of their energy towards their shields, causing the lights to dim. However, the Executioner behind them was protected, and that was all that mattered.

The fighters were now spiraling through the swarm of enemies, launching missiles and unloading as many lasers as possible. There were so many of them, that missing would be difficult for most, but the fighters were quickly being picked off by superior numbers, even with the pod ships zig-zagging through the swarm to help absorb blasts and deliver some laser bolts of their own.

The Zillar ships now saw that their flank was being penetrated by Greal ships, and some Zillar ships turned to meet it, but The Zillar ships were blasted apart by the Super Destroyer Slaughter. Greal cruisers acted as AA ships and blasted away any fighter that approached it. Hundreds of Zillar fighters now became dust.

The Zillar fleet still had a few cards to play. They fired four thousand of anti-matter torpedoes at the two Nili ships protecting the biggest black ship.

The Marathon positioned herself in Orbit, her hundreds of fighters flew out of her hangars and engaged there cloaks and would blockade the planet. The Marathon herself cloaked her massive self. Hundreds of soldiers were being beamed out onto a field. Her first detachment consisted of

5,000 GOU troopers

40 Hunters

300 EOT's(tanks)

200 Stalker recon vehicles

50 Post walkers

It would take about ten minutes for beaming to be complete, till then the Marathon scanned for any approaching enemys on the surface, she had a eye like an eagle.

There was nothing on the surface, normally anyone would expect a six million people planet to have at least a few buildings but there were none. The Zillar army remained underground, waiting for the Calaverans to come to them.

So it was that the Marathon dropped her cargo onto the surface, GOU forces were quickly put in formations and they began to march over the grass, there black armor reflecting sunlight, as they walked EOT's hovered next to them along with Stalkers, it looked like a scene out of WW2, the mass amount of soldiers and vehicles side by side, but spread out. Post walkers, being the largest ground vehicles the Calaverians had, surveyed the area. A post walker was around 200 feet high once its tripod legs unfolded and she stood up. Her weapons were more or less designed to just vaporize her foes. A GOU named Ralix and his squad were looking for entrances. The Marathon continued to bring reinforcements down.

OCC: what do entrances look like?

So it was that the Marathon dropped her cargo onto the surface, GOU forces were quickly put in formations and they began to march over the grass, there black armor reflecting sunlight, as they walked EOT's hovered next to them along with Stalkers, it looked like a scene out of WW2, the mass amount of soldiers and vehicles side by side, but spread out. Post walkers, being the largest ground vehicles the Calaverians had, surveyed the area. A post walker was around 200 feet high once its tripod legs unfolded and she stood up. Her weapons were more or less designed to just vaporize her foes. A GOU named Ralix and his squad were looking for entrances. The Marathon continued to bring reinforcements down.

OCC: what do entrances look like?

OOC: All the entrances have been sealed, so your army would have to dig to get to a tunnel that leads to the Zillar cities. My men and Nili’s men had to dig also.

OOC: All the entrances have been sealed, so your army would have to dig to get to a tunnel that leads to the Zillar cities. My men and Nili’s men had to dig also.

After another re-scan of the world, it was revealed that there were indeed underground tunnels. Two post walkers and five EOT's opend fire into the side of a hill, seeking entrance into the Zillars underground world. The post walkers dual fused plasma rays were boring into the earth, this would take some time though. The Marathon wouldnt fire onto the world without risk of freindly fire, GOU troopers and vehicles began to funnel towards the area of entering.

After another re-scan of the world, it was revealed that there were indeed underground tunnels. Two post walkers and five EOT's opend fire into the side of a hill, seeking entrance into the Zillars underground world. The post walkers dual fused plasma rays were boring into the earth, this would take some time though. The Marathon wouldnt fire onto the world without risk of freindly fire, GOU troopers and vehicles began to funnel towards the area of entering.

The tunnels were only big enough for tanks and infantry. There was no one on both sides of the tunnel. It seemed very quiet.

Down the tunnel was a massive blast door.

As soon as it was breached the infantry poured in first, they saw the blast door as Stalkers and EOT's pulled up. The infantry hid behind Stalkers and EOT's as the EOT's opend up on the door, the Stalkers didn't bother seeing as the blast doors seemed full-proof against there 50.cal's. The GOU's weapons aimed towards the door, waiting to see what was on the other side.

As soon as it was breached the infantry poured in first, they saw the blast door as Stalkers and EOT's pulled up. The infantry hid behind Stalkers and EOT's as the EOT's opend up on the door, the Stalkers didn't bother seeing as the blast doors seemed full-proof against there 50.cal's. The GOU's weapons aimed towards the door, waiting to see what was on the other side.

The door did not open however, it was sealed, and not even a bug could get through the blast door.

The firing was intesified against the door, tanks began firing high-powerd concentrated plasma shots, armor-peircing rockets were sent into the door. Missles and heatwave looking plasma smacked the door. The door was powerful, but couldn't take this kind of punishment forever. More and more soldiers were being beamed down, but no bases were being constructed at the moment.

The Zillar ships now saw that their flank was being penetrated by Greal ships, and some Zillar ships turned to meet it, but The Zillar ships were blasted apart by the Super Destroyer Slaughter. Greal cruisers acted as AA ships and blasted away any fighter that approached it. Hundreds of Zillar fighters now became dust.

The Zillar fleet still had a few cards to play. They fired four thousand of anti-matter torpedoes at the two Nili ships protecting the biggest black ship.

The three ships immediately issued a red alert at the incoming attack, as the two quickly lowered their shields and launched sixty singularity missiles to intercept them! They managed to take in the energy from dozens of the attacks, but the two seven kilometer long ships suddenly pushed forward, firing all of their lasers at the enemy missiles, as hundreds of the missiles were taken out by the barrage! However, the remaining mass of missiles were too much for the immense ships, and as the torpedoes began to rain down upon the front of the ship, all of the shields were concentrated there to minimize damage... Though with the kind of weaponry aimed at it, there was literally no shield capable of protecting it... At the last second, the Judicator pushed out in front of its fellow ship, attempting to shelter it from the impossibly lethal barrage of weaponry!

As the shield quickly began to collide with the torpedoes, blasts almost a mile in diameter began to appear, as the Judicator's gravity steadily increasing to pull in all of the other torpedoes as well. It was a sudden shift, since within a few moments there would be nothing there to be pulling them towards it. Within seconds the blasts surrounding the ship broke through the ship's shielding, causing intense blasts of light to appear all over the ship for a split second before Judicator itself exploded in a blast of pure energy with a brightness comparable to that of a small supernova, irradiating everything around it for a few seconds. An EMP shockwave was quickly expelled, headed straight for everything within a few million miles.

Despite the immediate, unspeakably violent destruction of the Judicator, and her crew of well over one hundred thousand people, the battle seemed to go on as if nothing was wrong. Following the EMP and waves of radiation was the Black Wind, almost completely charred beyond recognition as the irradiated hulk sped towards the Zillar fleet, now opening fire on anything around it!

The pod ships and fighters anywhere within the vicinity of the Judicator almost immediately melted or exploded, a few charred hunks scattered here and there, but essentially it was as if they were never there in the first place. A few of the damaged pod ships and fighters careened with the Black Wind, being crushed by the gravity as well. Well over two thousand pod ships and three hundred fighters were now destroyed with the massive Judicator.

Though it wasn't apparent, a paradigm shift had suddenly shifted within the Triumvirate's battle planes with the annihilation of one of her Capital Ships. They could not afford another barrage of anti-matter weaponry, so would need to use more dangerous tactics against their foe.

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On the planet below, alarms were ringing as the sky was suddenly glowing with the radiation and light from the destroyed capital ship. Everyone was rushing for cover within the buildings, which were heavily insulated against radiation. Thankfully, all of their equipment was EMP shielded, and any Greal soldiers caught outside were 'invited' to take shelter along with them.

The firing was intesified against the door, tanks began firing high-powerd concentrated plasma shots, armor-peircing rockets were sent into the door. Missles and heatwave looking plasma smacked the door. The door was powerful, but couldn't take this kind of punishment forever. More and more soldiers were being beamed down, but no bases were being constructed at the moment.

The blast door finally fell down, and the other side of the door was empty, as the Calaverans headed down the tunnel, the tunnel got noticeably bigger, then the Calaverans ran into a massive gate. The gate was so high.

The men and machines ran down the tunnel till they got to the gate, they took similar positions as they did to the front door, except there were many more GOU and vehicles as the tunnnel was bigger. The gate was against shelled by Plasma and AP rockets. Stalkers pointed there 50.cal's towards the gate, and there all-purpose missles launchers awaited orders to fire.

The three ships immediately issued a red alert at the incoming attack, as the two quickly lowered their shields and launched sixty singularity missiles to intercept them! They managed to take in the energy from dozens of the attacks, but the two seven kilometer long ships suddenly pushed forward, firing all of their lasers at the enemy missiles, as hundreds of the missiles were taken out by the barrage! However, the remaining mass of missiles were too much for the immense ships, and as the torpedoes began to rain down upon the front of the ship, all of the shields were concentrated there to minimize damage... Though with the kind of weaponry aimed at it, there was literally no shield capable of protecting it... At the last second, the Judicator pushed out in front of its fellow ship, attempting to shelter it from the impossibly lethal barrage of weaponry!

As the shield quickly began to collide with the torpedoes, blasts almost a mile in diameter began to appear, as the Judicator's gravity steadily increasing to pull in all of the other torpedoes as well. It was a sudden shift, since within a few moments there would be nothing there to be pulling them towards it. Within seconds the blasts surrounding the ship broke through the ship's shielding, causing intense blasts of light to appear all over the ship for a split second before Judicator itself exploded in a blast of pure energy with a brightness comparable to that of a small supernova, irradiating everything around it for a few seconds. An EMP shockwave was quickly expelled, headed straight for everything within a few million miles.

Despite the immediate, unspeakably violent destruction of the Judicator, and her crew of well over one hundred thousand people, the battle seemed to go on as if nothing was wrong. Following the EMP and waves of radiation was the Black Wind, almost completely charred beyond recognition as the irradiated hulk sped towards the Zillar fleet, now opening fire on anything around it!

The pod ships and fighters anywhere within the vicinity of the Judicator almost immediately melted or exploded, a few charred hunks scattered here and there, but essentially it was as if they were never there in the first place. A few of the damaged pod ships and fighters careened with the Black Wind, being crushed by the gravity as well. Well over two thousand pod ships and three hundred fighters were now destroyed with the massive Judicator.

Though it wasn't apparent, a paradigm shift had suddenly shifted within the Triumvirate's battle planes with the annihilation of one of her Capital Ships. They could not afford another barrage of anti-matter weaponry, so would need to use more dangerous tactics against their foe.

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On the planet below, alarms were ringing as the sky was suddenly glowing with the radiation and light from the destroyed capital ship. Everyone was rushing for cover within the buildings, which were heavily insulated against radiation. Thankfully, all of their equipment was EMP shielded, and any Greal soldiers caught outside were 'invited' to take shelter along with them.


“Oh my.” Mutter Commander Reclin, he and his officers were shocked at the loss of the Judicator, the ship which they had saved just a few days ago. The EMP wave was stopped by the Greal shield, but some of the engine reactors went wrong and exploded, causing more and more problems……

The Zillars cheered at the sight of the Judicator exploding. They had used up half their antimatter torpedo stock, but they would the remaining missiles later. Some of the Zillar ships were destroyed by the EMP wave.

Now Greal ships released a massive volley of hell fire torpedoes at the Zillar capital ships. The Zillars did not cheer when one of their capital ships were torn apart by the missiles, then the ship exploded, blasting debris into every direction.

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Greal troops took shelter quickly with their allies. They were shocked by the destruction.

The men and machines ran down the tunnel till they got to the gate, they took similar positions as they did to the front door, except there were many more GOU and vehicles as the tunnnel was bigger. The gate was against shelled by Plasma and AP rockets. Stalkers pointed there 50.cal's towards the gate, and there all-purpose missles launchers awaited orders to fire.

The gate collapsed and the calaverans ran into the Zillar army. There were thousands of demons, wearing thick suits and had blaster rifles and captured plasma rifles. Hundreds of black spiders were also in front of the calaverans.

OOC: Black spider (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/omnidroid.jpg?t=1209969922)

The GOU troopers opened fire, there tritanium 8.62 rounds kicked out there War Path assault rifles, there cousin 50.cal version thudded from the Stalkers, which were added by armor-piercing rockets towards the Black Spiders. Ralix dropped to one knee and put a round through a Zillar's head, he dropped like a ragdoll. The infantry began firing armor-peircing rockets of there own towards the Black Spiders, the rockets were coupled with plasma cannon fire from the EOT's. Small arms fire was directed towards the infantry, f.e: assault rifles, machine guns, tranqilizers, nets. The flashes lit up the tunnel like a match in ant colony.

The GOU troopers opened fire, there tritanium 8.62 rounds kicked out there War Path assault rifles, there cousin 50.cal version thudded from the Stalkers, which were added by armor-piercing rockets towards the Black Spiders. Ralix dropped to one knee and put a round through a Zillar's head, he dropped like a ragdoll. The infantry began firing armor-peircing rockets of there own towards the Black Spiders, the rockets were coupled with plasma cannon fire from the EOT's. Small arms fire was directed towards the infantry, f.e: assault rifles, machine guns, tranqilizers, nets. The flashes lit up the tunnel like a match in ant colony.

The black spiders however were difficult to kill, and when they were destroyed, they exploded and killed anyone near it. Black spiders were firing blaster cannons and they were also rolling around like a massive big ball, crushing anything in is path. Zillar Demons fired a volley and actually drew swords and charged.

“Oh my.” Mutter Commander Reclin, he and his officers were shock at the loss of the Judicator, the ship which they had saved just a few days ago. The EMP wave was stopped by the Greal shield, but some of the engine reactors went wrong and exploded, causing more and more problems……

The Zillars cheered at the sight of the Judicator exploding. They had used up half their antimatter torpedo stock, but they would the remaining missiles later. Some of the Zillar ships were destroyed by the EMP wave.

Now Greal ships released a massive volley of hell fire torpedoes at the Zillar capital ships. The Zillars did not cheer when one of their capital ships were torn apart by the missiles, then the ship exploded, blasting debris into every direction.

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Greal troops took shelter quickly with their allies. They were shocked by the destruction.

The Black Wind quickly closed with the mass of Zillar ships, firing a single graviton beam from its charred front, along with a spread of roughly one thousand lasers, all of these weapons aimed at a single capital ship as it closed in. As it pushed forward, the pod ships reflexively got out of the way, along with the fighters. This would allow the accelerating ship to slam into any of the Zillar fighters not cautious enough to avoid the invisible wall of gravity around it.

Along with this, the Executioner was finally ready, and launched all five of its Graviton Cannons again straight into the Zillar fleet. The two Harmony-Class ships nearby stood at the ready, launching dozens of lasers at anything that approached. The Silver Orb shaped ship slowly moved behind the Black Wind as well. This formation offered the maximum amount of protection thanks to the overlapping shields, and would give them a better chance of shooting down anything coming at them.

The lone Thanatos ship and its fleet of pods slowly approached their target on the other side of the planet. As it moved steadily forward, it tilted on its axis a bit, so that the front of the ornately squid-shaped craft began to point at the mountains, as if they were pointing it out for the other ships to find.

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The interior of the buildings were small and dark, giving them an entirely unwelcoming kind of feel. The Greal were offered a tour if they so choose, but right now there wasn't much to see that they were authorized to show. There were many viewing screens present however, to watch outside as the sky above them turned a wide rainbow of colors as the radiation burnt up in the atmosphere... It would probably kill some of the less-protected wildlife, along with some of the scouts the colonists sent to look for Zillar caves or entrances.

On the other side of the planet, the atmospheric bombers quickly began to put up their shields and get away from where the Thanatos was pointed. Some of them remained about a hundred miles away, but the rest began to swarm the rest of the planet looking for targets. These ships were protected against radiation, but once the Thanatos actually began to fire, it would be a fairly poor idea to get too close.

The black spiders however were difficult to kill, and when they were destroyed, they exploded and killed anyone near it. Black spiders were firing blaster cannons and they were also rolling around like a massive big ball, crushing anything in is path. Zillar Demons fired a volley and actually drew swords and charged.

The Black Spiders were rather impressive, however many were being destroyed by concentrated rockets fire. They trampled two hundred men, leaing crushed remains behind. The reinforces were pouring into the tunnel from behind, they would lock on and fire there rockets and cannons as well. Ralix threw a shrapnel grenade and took cover behind a Stalker, the grenade exploded, tritanium pieces cut threw ten soldiers. GOU assault rifles and Stalker 50.cals fire fully atuomatic into the charging demons, the rounds would simply take off whatever they hit, mainly limbs. GOU were ready to fire there net guns mounted on there rifles in case they made it to close.

The Black Wind quickly closed with the mass of Zillar ships, firing a single graviton beam from its charred front, along with a spread of roughly one thousand lasers, all of these weapons aimed at a single capital ship as it closed in. As it pushed forward, the pod ships reflexively got out of the way, along with the fighters. This would allow the accelerating ship to slam into any of the Zillar fighters not cautious enough to avoid the invisible wall of gravity around it.

Along with this, the Executioner was finally ready, and launched all five of its Graviton Cannons again straight into the Zillar fleet. The two Harmony-Class ships nearby stood at the ready, launching dozens of lasers at anything that approached. The Silver Orb shaped ship slowly moved behind the Black Wind as well. This formation offered the maximum amount of protection thanks to the overlapping shields, and would give them a better chance of shooting down anything coming at them.

The lone Thanatos ship and its fleet of pods slowly approached their target on the other side of the planet. As it moved steadily forward, it tilted on its axis a bit, so that the front of the ornately squid-shaped craft began to point at the mountains, as if they were pointing it out for the other ships to find.

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The interior of the buildings were small and dark, giving them an entirely unwelcoming kind of feel. The Greal were offered a tour if they so choose, but right now there wasn't much to see that they were authorized to show. There were many viewing screens present however, to watch outside as the sky above them turned a wide rainbow of colors as the radiation burnt up in the atmosphere... It would probably kill some of the less-protected wildlife, along with some of the scouts the colonists sent to look for Zillar caves or entrances.

On the other side of the planet, the atmospheric bombers quickly began to put up their shields and get away from where the Thanatos was pointed. Some of them remained about a hundred miles away, but the rest began to swarm the rest of the planet looking for targets. These ships were protected against radiation, but once the Thanatos actually began to fire, it would be a fairly poor idea to get too close.

The capital ship was eliminated and destroyed by the Black Wind. Zillar ships were fighting desperately against the Greal and Nili ships. The Greal Superdestroyer and three battleships blasted apart Zillar fighters and Zillar ships as it went through the flank.

Greal fighters and Zillar fighters were locked in a duel, The Zillars had the advantage in numbers, but Greal fighters were better armed and lighter.

The Zillars fired their remaining Anti-matter torpedoes. Three thousand were directed toward the Black Wind and one thousand were released at the Greal Battleship, the Pellia The Pellia had a good defensive systems, but it was useless against the anti-matter torpedo.

The Pellia was destroyed, five thousand crew members died.

The Black Spiders were rather impressive, however many were being destroyed by concentrated rockets fire. They trampled two hundred men, leaing crushed remains behind. The reinforces were pouring into the tunnel from behind, they would lock on and fire there rockets and cannons as well. Ralix threw a shrapnel grenade and took cover behind a Stalker, the grenade exploded, tritanium pieces cut threw ten soldiers. GOU assault rifles and Stalker 50.cals fire fully atuomatic into the charging demons, the rounds would simply take off whatever they hit, mainly limbs. GOU were ready to fire there net guns mounted on there rifles in case they made it to close.

however, the calaverans underestimated the black spiders, black spiders were picking up calaveran soldiers and tearing them apart. Other black spiders climbed unto the celling and fired their cannons from there, and occasioally they jupmed into the mass of calaverans.

Stalkers and EOT vehicles were starting to take casualites. But the reinforcements had arrived, men jumped off of Stalkers and began firing at the Zillars, if the patriclur trooper was armed with a Scorpion rocket launcher he would aim at Black Spiders, War Path's were used against Zillar infantry which were piling up by the hundreds, aside from the strong black spiders the Zillar infantry were being slautherd at a incredible rate. Through the battle the GOU were taking losses of:

Stalkers 100 lost(100% Black Spider fire)

EOT 50 lost (100% Black spider fire)

Post Walkers: none

GOU Infantry 900( 90% Black Spider fire/10% Zillar infantry barrage)

Stalkers and EOT vehicles were starting to take casualites. But the reinforcements had arrived, men jumped off of Stalkers and began firing at the Zillars, if the patriclur trooper was armed with a Scorpion rocket launcher he would aim at Black Spiders, War Path's were used against Zillar infantry which were piling up by the hundreds, aside from the strong black spiders the Zillar infantry were being slautherd at a incredible rate. Through the battle the GOU were taking losses of:

Stalkers 100 lost(100% Black Spider fire)

EOT 50 lost (100% Black spider fire)

Post Walkers: none

GOU Infantry 900( 90% Black Spider fire/10% Zillar infantry barrage)

Zillar infantry formed very unusual battle formations, and then Zillars took out rocket launchers and fired at the calaveran tanks and stalkers.

Black spiders continued their ruthless attack, they climbed onto stalkers and then blast off their legs. Black spiders also jumped unto tanks and open the hatch and dropped plasma grenades inside.

The Black Spiders were succesful in taking out fifty more Stalkers and ten EOT's, but were pepperd with fire from the rear formations, which included Scorpion infantry rockets, Stalker missles, EOT's plasma-ping cannons. Ralix watched the stupid animals try to fire upon them, it was to late for Zillar ground troops the losses they suffered from the ridiculas charge was massive, there seemed to be waves of dead Zillar soldiers, some still had there blades in there hands. GOU infantry began to kill the remaining Zillar Demons that were now firing back, some GOU slumped over and lay dead from Zillar infantry fire. Muzzle flashes and smoke filled the cavern which seemed to be tall for miles. Stalkers fired tranqeulizer rounds into Demons, but still keeping up moderate 50.cal fire, tearing off legs and arms. Ralix dropped two more Zillars, the 8.62 round exploded there heads.

The Black Spiders were succesful in taking out fifty more Stalkers and ten EOT's, but were pepperd with fire from the rear formations, which included Scorpion infantry rockets, Stalker missles, EOT's plasma-ping cannons. Ralix watched the stupid animals try to fire upon them, it was to late for Zillar ground troops the losses they suffered from the ridiculas charge was massive, there seemed to be waves of dead Zillar soldiers, some still had there blades in there hands. GOU infantry began to kill the remaining Zillar Demons that were now firing back, some GOU slumped over and lay dead from Zillar infantry fire. Muzzle flashes and smoke filled the cavern which seemed to be tall for miles. Stalkers fired tranqeulizer rounds into Demons, but still keeping up moderate 50.cal fire, tearing off legs and arms. Ralix dropped two more Zillars, the 8.62 round exploded there heads.

Black spiders were rolling around taking out troops so quickly that another solider would be down before he had noticed. Black spiders could also easily avoid rockets by moving to the side very quickly.

Finally fresh Zillar infantry units poured in, but the Zillar infantry retreated into the city. The city looked amazing, like it was another dream.
More black spiders formed road blocks in the city.

Black spiders were rolling around taking out troops so quickly that another solider would be down before he had noticed. Black spiders could also easily avoid rockets by moving to the side very quickly.

Finally fresh Zillar infantry units poured in, but the Zillar infantry retreated into the city. The city looked amazing, like it was another dream.
More black spiders formed road blocks in the city.

Calaverians had underestimated the Black Spiders manuverablity, no matter, the rockets just tracked there heat signatures. The entire remaining front force and reinforcements that were pouring in opend fire upon the Black spiders, some GOU sat behind rubble and watched the Zillar army retreat back to the city, it was already seen that the city was defended.

new casuality report: updated

GOU death 300( 85% black spider/15% Zillar infantry)

EOT 35 (50% black spider/50% Zillar Anti-tank units)

Stalker 25 (50% black spider/50% Zillar Anti-tank units)

Post walker: none

OCC: GTG

The capital ship was eliminated and destroyed by the Black Wind. Zillar ships were fighting desperately against the Greal and Nili ships. The Greal Superdestroyer and three battleships blasted apart Zillar fighters and Zillar ships as it went through the flank.

Greal fighters and Zillar fighters were locked in a duel, The Zillars had the advantage in numbers, but Greal fighters were better armed and lighter.

The Zillars fired their remaining Anti-matter torpedoes. Three thousand were directed toward the Black Wind and one thousand were released at the Greal Battleship, the Pellia The Pellia had a good defensive systems, but it was useless against the anti-matter torpedo.

The Pellia was destroyed, five thousand crew members died.

It was then that the Black Wind did something quite unexpected, as the massive ship lurched forward and back again, as the entire outer skin of the craft was ejected outward in all directions, sending massive hunks of debris everywhere. Lots of pod ships and fighters were destroyed by the sudden move, though most of the remaining fighters managed to get away in time. Most of the ship's pieces flew into the mass of anti-matter torpedoes, but what was underneath the hulking skin of the Black Wind was hard to see due to the rain of debris(some of which still firing tiny laser blasts) flying out in every direction, along with some fairly good portions of the ship. With a quick readjustment of the Black Wind's gravity, it was able to cut off most of its outer skin, as a silver, white version slowly began to back away, firing lasers to help push the massive hulk of dilapidated ship away from it, along with emptying the last 36 singularity missiles at the behemoth...

As the weapons finally slammed into the hulking skin, they once again erupted as before, causing a blinding flash of radiation as the smaller Black Wind quickly evacuated the scene, using the lasers and missiles to defend itself as it quickly began to move away from the battle. However, just as the blinding white flash enveloped everything around it, a handful of antimatter torpedoes managed to get past the debris field and the front of the ship's shields, though what happened next could not be seen through the burst of radiation, light, and EMP shock-wave that followed.

As the light settled, the Black Wind was still there, though a large cross-section of the front of the vessel was now exposed, as hundreds of lifeless forms floated out into the void. The now one kilometer shorter ship quickly began to hasten its retreat back towards the Executioner and the two Thanatos Ships, both of which began to move towards it. Though it had lost all of its main weaponry, the crew inside was most likely still, for the most part, still alive. Salvaging them was their primary concern. Roughly twelve thousand were killed by the anti-matter torpedoes aboard the ship, mostly from radiation and the initial impacts.

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A black mass appeared in the sky above the mountains for a moment, as a new star suddenly appeared in the sky in front of it. However, unlike the white stars around it, this one was a pulsing violet light, which slowly began to grow in size and intensity.

Edit: Total Casualties Aboard the Black Wind: 34,000. Most of that was from the barrage hitting the outer sections.

It was then that the Black Wind did something quite unexpected, as the massive ship lurched forward and back again, as the entire outer skin of the craft was ejected outward in all directions, sending massive hunks of debris everywhere. Lots of pod ships and fighters were destroyed by the sudden move, though most of the remaining fighters managed to get away in time. Most of the ship's pieces flew into the mass of anti-matter torpedoes, but what was underneath the hulking skin of the Black Wind was hard to see due to the rain of debris(some of which still firing tiny laser blasts) flying out in every direction, along with some fairly good portions of the ship. With a quick readjustment of the Black Wind's gravity, it was able to cut off most of its outer skin, as a silver, white version slowly began to back away, firing lasers to help push the massive hulk of dilapidated ship away from it, along with emptying the last 36 singularity missiles at the behemoth...

As the weapons finally slammed into the hulking skin, they once again erupted as before, causing a blinding flash of radiation as the smaller Black Wind quickly evacuated the scene, using the lasers and missiles to defend itself as it quickly began to move away from the battle. However, just as the blinding white flash enveloped everything around it, a handful of antimatter torpedoes managed to get past the debris field and the front of the ship's shields, though what happened next could not be seen through the burst of radiation, light, and EMP shock-wave that followed.

As the light settled, the Black Wind was still there, though a large cross-section of the front of the vessel was now exposed, as hundreds of lifeless forms floated out into the void. The now one kilometer shorter ship quickly began to hasten its retreat back towards the Executioner and the two Thanatos Ships, both of which began to move towards it. Though it had lost all of its main weaponry, the crew inside was most likely still, for the most part, still alive. Salvaging them was their primary concern. Roughly twelve thousand were killed by the anti-matter torpedoes aboard the ship, mostly from radiation and the initial impacts.

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A black mass appeared in the sky above the mountains for a moment, as a new star suddenly appeared in the sky in front of it. However, unlike the white stars around it, this one was a pulsing violet light, which slowly began to grow in size and intensity.

Edit: Total Casualties Aboard the Black Wind: 34,000. Most of that was from the barrage hitting the outer sections.

The Zillar ships retreated, it have given all that it had. One hundred and thirty Zillar ships were destroyed. Greal had lost one of its battleships, the Pellia, the first Greal capital ship to be destroyed in fifty years.

Admiral Werlin was ashamed by the loss of the battleship and the Nili loss of the Judicator. Now he had to report to the Greal naval headquarters

The Zillars suffered so many ships destroyed, but the Zillars had a rise in morale, two enemy capital ships were destroyed, and one was nearly destroyed.

Calaverians had underestimated the Black Spiders manuverablity, no matter, the rockets just tracked there heat signatures. The entire remaining front force and reinforcements that were pouring in opend fire upon the Black spiders, some GOU sat behind rubble and watched the Zillar army retreat back to the city, it was already seen that the city was defended.

new casuality report: updated

GOU death 300( 85% black spider/15% Zillar infantry)

EOT 35 (50% black spider/50% Zillar Anti-tank units)

Stalker 25 (50% black spider/50% Zillar Anti-tank units)

Post walker: none

the black spiders rolled away back into the city and waited for the calaverans to attack.......

the black spiders rolled away back into the city and waited for the calaverans to attack.......

OCC:will reply later, just assume that the Calaverian army is gathering its wounded and such, and the two sides watch eachother, waiting for the battle to begin.

OOC: Ok, got it. The Zillars are just waiting in their defenses

The Zillar ships retreated, it have given all that it had. One hundred anf thirty Zillar ships were destroyed. Greal had lost one of its battleships, the Pellia, the first Greal capital ship to be destroyed in fifty years.

Admiral Werlin was ashamed by the loss of the battleship and the Nili loss of the Judicator. Now he had to report to the Greal naval headquarters

The Zillars suffered so many ships destroyed, but the Zillars had a rise in Morale, two enemy capital ships were destroyed, and one was nearly destroyed.

The Admiral sat back in his black throne, his hands shivering at what had just happened to his fleet. Cartherai were predisposed to not feel emotion or empathy over something like this, but at times, he could feel pangs of sadness, this being one of them. His long-time subordinate, Corinth, was now dead, along with over a hundred and fifty thousand of his own men. Now only was the Judicator's existence completely wiped out, but the Black Wind would now need to be completely repaired. At this rate, Karias himself was probably destined for an immediate transfer or demotion...

"Executioner, have the Black Wind land on the moon where the Greal are mining for repairs. We need it to at least be capable of traveling to Zeres before we can even begin to consider repairs..." He paused with a grimace, as he looked at the masked individuals standing behind him, none of which had budged during the entire battle, "To be killed by alien scum... Corinth's sacrifice shall be reported to headquarters, along with his crew. I want all fighters to land on the moon that Greal is on, except for those belonging to the Executioner and Gestalt Orb. We'll see how many of the fighters we can manage to ship home."

"Estimates put total repair time as seven years." The mechanical voice chimed in, to confirm what he was saying, "It should be able to head to Zeres in 58 hours of uninterrupted work."

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As soon as the Zillar evacuated the system, the Thanatos soon went to work on the mountains they were headed to, as a massive spiraling energy wave crashed down into the mountains with such force that most of them probably immediately collapsed in on themselves. instead of stopping, like conventional weaponry, the Thanatos remained in orbit, the stream continuing as a hundred mile shock-wave of pulsating energy exploded forth in all directions. Anything meters underground would probably have been baked instantly as the spiraling heat slowly began to cause the mountains to collapse or melt. The goal of the Thanatos was to eventually turn the area into nothing more than a molten pool of radioactive sludge, though it would take quite some time to finish its task.

The Greal moons were now busy, with repairing damaged ships, and mining crystals, but Admiral Werlin ordered all robots mining crystals to repair the ships. The Superdestroyer Slaughter, was damaged by anit-matter torpedoes that had missed the Pellia, but hit the Slaughter. Greal cargo ships were landing on the moon, carrying repair tools and repair crews for the job.

the damage of the Black Wind shocked the repair crews, but they fixed it the best they could. They found a few bodies around the ship and covered them with Greal and Nili flags. Though the dead crew members were not from Greal, the repairmen felt a brotherhood between them and they added Greal flags.

The carrier, the Shredder was also damaged, not very much, but enough for the carrier to be grounded for a month. Now the main strength of the 4th assault fleet was reduced to two battleships and two carriers.

The Greal moons were now busy, with repairing damaged ships, and mining crystals, but Admiral Werlin ordered all robots mining crystals to repair the ships. The Superdestroyer Slaughter, was damaged by anit-matter torpedoes that had missed the Pellia, but hit the Slaughter. Greal cargo ships were landing on the moon, carrying repair tools and repair crews for the job.

the damage of the Black Wind shocked the repair crews, but they fixed it the best they could. They found a few bodies around the ship and covered them with Greal and Nili flags. Though the dead crew members were not from Greal, the repairmen felt a brotherhood between them and they added Greal flags.

The carrier, the Shredder was also damaged, not very much, but enough for the carrier to be grounded for a month. Now the main strength of the 4th assault fleet was reduced to two battleships and two carriers.

Shattered and devastated fighters and pods floated lifelessly through space, some of the fighters still having a living pilot inside. The colony ships quickly moved in to assist with the clean-up, smaller ships picking apart anything in their path. Any fighters with living pilots would be rescued, while everything else would be recycled to create more pod ships later on.

The Black Wind was a mess, some of the dead having died clinging to something, their charred, mutilated corpses having to be pryed off of doors and furniture. It was almost disturbing how these from Nili treated their dead comrades, most of them prying them off and tossing the dead into piles. They weren't enjoying the job, but did not attach any meaning to the corpses the laid in front of them. They would take the corpses of the Triumvirate that Greal had collected last, so as not to disturb them during their mourning period.

A small transport carrying the Black Wind's Admiral eventually left the towering structure, which was still nearly two kilometers high and six kilometers long. The Greal were allowed to search for bodies along the exterior of the ship, but were not allowed in any of the sealed off doors leading to the crew inside, for obvious reasons. Most of the crew were already in stasis to conserve energy and supplies.

Aside from the partially gutted ship, a few of the colony ships dotting the moon were covered in massive craters and charred hulls, though these things could be repaired in days. Already, small mechanized spiders the size of horses were crawling around, fixing and cleaning them. There were normal soldiers fixing things as well, but for the most part everything was under control.

The Executioner was quiet for now, not wanting to discuss what just happened with the Greal fleet, which was surely suffering losses of their own that they had to deal with.

Shattered and devastated fighters and pods floated lifelessly through space, some of the fighters still having a living pilot inside. The colony ships quickly moved in to assist with the clean-up, smaller ships picking apart anything in their path. Any fighters with living pilots would be rescued, while everything else would be recycled to create more pod ships later on.

The Black Wind was a mess, some of the dead having died clinging to something, their charred, mutilated corpses having to be pryed off of doors and furniture. It was almost disturbing how these from Nili treated their dead comrades, most of them prying them off and tossing the dead into piles. They weren't enjoying the job, but did not attach any meaning to the corpses the laid in front of them. They would take the corpses of the Triumvirate that Greal had collected last, so as not to disturb them during their mourning period.

A small transport carrying the Black Wind's Admiral eventually left the towering structure, which was still nearly two kilometers high and six kilometers long. The Greal were allowed to search for bodies along the exterior of the ship, but were not allowed in any of the sealed off doors leading to the crew inside, for obvious reasons. Most of the crew were already in stasis to conserve energy and supplies.

Aside from the partially gutted ship, a few of the colony ships dotting the moon were covered in massive craters and charred hulls, though these things could be repaired in days. Already, small mechanized spiders the size of horses were crawling around, fixing and cleaning them. There were normal soldiers fixing things as well, but for the most part everything was under control.

The Executioner was quiet for now, not wanting to discuss what just happened with the Greal fleet, which was surely suffering losses of their own that they had to deal with.

The Naval Command was shocked and angry at the destruction of the Pellia. It was the first battleship to be destroyed since the Human-Techar war. The battleship would be replcae din six months, but that was not the point, the battleship was a symbol of naval power to Greal's people, now it was destroyed.

Admiral Werlin was summoned to a hearing in Hurtrix. The crew of the Slaughter protested this decision, saying that it was not the Admiral fault that the battleship was destroyed, it was the Zillars fault, but all the same, the Naval Command needed someone to blame.

Admiral Werlin said goodbye to his crew and departed for Hurtrix on a frigate. Now Commander Reclinwas in command of the 4th Assault Fleet until Admiral Werlin got back, if he ever got back.

The repairs continued on the ships.

The Naval Command was shocked and angry at the destruction of the Pellia. It was the first battleship to be destroyed since the Human-Techar war. The battleship would be replcae din six months, but that was not the point, the battleship was a symbol of naval power to Greal's people, now it was destroyed.

Admiral Werlin was summoned to a hearing in Hurtrix. The crew of the Slaughter protested this decision, saying that it was not the Admiral fault that the battleship was destroyed, it was the Zillars fault, but all the same, the Naval Command needed someone to blame.

Admiral Werlin said goodbye to his crew and departed for Hurtrix on a frigate. Now Commander Reclinwas in command of the 4th Assault Fleet until Admiral Werlin got back, if he ever got back.

The repairs continued on the ships.

Admiral Karias would eventually be brought forward for his failure at defending the Triumvirate's interests as well. However, that was after everything with the colony had been completed, and the Zillar within the system were exterminated. At the very least, this gave Karias time to think things through and prepare a proper defense against a tribunal of senators chosen by Emperor Darius himself. There was always the chance of being terminated for this failure, but the long amount of military service under his belt at least promised some leniency on the issue.

The Thanatos, meanwhile, continued to barrage the mountains with radiation and energy, turning everything around it into a superheated bubbling morass. It was satisfied roughly an hour later, as the last of the mountains fell apart, becoming a pile of irradiated, viscous, sludge. Whatever was under it was, as far as the Thanatos was concerned, dead by now. Any wildlife within a hundred miles would have already dropped dead from severe radiation poisoning, and the landscape was now utterly ruined.

This was only the second planet to receive a small taste of the Purifying beam, the other an irradiated wasteland in the Zeres System itself. After almost a thousand years of engineering, it was still one of their more effective weapons when it came to the complete annihilation of life on the surface of a planet. However, the blast was centralized enough so that the radiation would not end up wiping out the colonists on the other side of the planet.

With its mission done, the craft slowly floated away from the planet, as its protective pods quickly returned.

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The colony's radiation scrubbers were hard at work outside cleaning up the mess that the Judicator's destruction had caused. Once the lethal amounts of radiation had more or less subsided, the Greal were sent out of the buildings to go back to their own ships. The militarization of the planet could now continue full circle, with the creation of larger weaponry. It would be necessary should another Zillar attack come, especially after the beating the Space Forces had suffered.

the black spiders rolled away back into the city and waited for the calaverans to attack.......

The Calaverians had regrouped and were preparing there assault against the colony, cleaning crews ran out to grab dead zillars, they would be proccessed into rations later. Ralix shook hands with the commander of his battalion " That wasn't to bad was it?" The commander smiled " No, but we will be prepared fro the Black Spiders, we will fire rockets and plasma cannons from a distance, infantry will load up with Scorpion rocket launchers." Ralix understood and got back with his squad which was taking a break. Officer's began to yell towards there troops " Fix bayonets!!!, Fix bayonets!" The soldiers immediatly attached tritanium blades to the end of there rifles, and loaded fresh net rounds into the launchers under there rifles. The living and wounded Zillars were leashed and cuffed, thrown in some Stalkers and droven out of the cave to be beamed up for POW's. EOT's and Stalkers target missles and cannons towards the city, focusing on Black spiders if they were visible....the attack commenced. Smoke and thunder could be heard as rockets screamed out to bombard the place, plasma-ping cannons simply passed through buildings leaving molten blue debry. The Galactic Observation Units waited for any enemys to make a charge towards the offensive line, War-path rifles and Scorpions up.

Admiral Karias would eventually be brought forward for his failure at defending the Triumvirate's interests as well. However, that was after everything with the colony had been completed, and the Zillar within the system were exterminated. At the very least, this gave Karias time to think things through and prepare a proper defense against a tribunal of senators chosen by Emperor Darius himself. There was always the chance of being terminated for this failure, but the long amount of military service under his belt at least promised some leniency on the issue.

The Thanatos, meanwhile, continued to barrage the mountains with radiation and energy, turning everything around it into a superheated bubbling morass. It was satisfied roughly an hour later, as the last of the mountains fell apart, becoming a pile of irradiated, viscous, sludge. Whatever was under it was, as far as the Thanatos was concerned, dead by now. Any wildlife within a hundred miles would have already dropped dead from severe radiation poisoning, and the landscape was now utterly ruined.

This was only the second planet to receive a small taste of the Purifying beam, the other an irradiated wasteland in the Zeres System itself. After almost a thousand years of engineering, it was still one of their more effective weapons when it came to the complete annihilation of life on the surface of a planet. However, the blast was centralized enough so that the radiation would not end up wiping out the colonists on the other side of the planet.

With its mission done, the craft slowly floated away from the planet, as its protective pods quickly returned.

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The colony's radiation scrubbers were hard at work outside cleaning up the mess that the Judicator's destruction had caused. Once the lethal amounts of radiation had more or less subsided, the Greal were sent out of the buildings to go back to their own ships. The militarization of the planet could now continue full circle, with the creation of larger weaponry. It would be necessary should another Zillar attack come, especially after the beating the Space Forces had suffered.


There was a blue flash, and ten cruisers appeared in the system, they sent a message saying that these were the new cruisers for the Nili navy. Besides the cruisers, more cargo ships appeared and they dropped off repair tools.

The Slaughter was also to be upgraded with a new advanced weapon recently developed. However, The weapon was not mentioned yet.

The Calaverians had regrouped and were preparing there assault against the colony, cleaning crews ran out to grab dead zillars, they would be proccessed into rations later. Ralix shook hands with the commander of his battalion " That wasn't to bad was it?" The commander smiled " No, but we will be prepared fro the Black Spiders, we will fire rockets and plasma cannons from a distance, infantry will load up with Scorpion rocket launchers." Ralix understood and got back with his squad which was taking a break. Officer's began to yell towards there troops " Fix bayonets!!!, Fix bayonets!" The soldiers immediatly attached tritanium blades to the end of there rifles, and loaded fresh net rounds into the launchers under there rifles. The living and wounded Zillars were leashed and cuffed, thrown in some Stalkers and droven out of the cave to be beamed up for POW's. EOT's and Stalkers target missles and cannons towards the city, focusing on Black spiders if they were visible....the attack commenced. Smoke and thunder could be heard as rockets screamed out to bombard the place, plasma-ping cannons simply passed through buildings leaving molten blue debry. The Galactic Observation Units waited for any enemys to make a charge towards the offensive line, War-path rifles and Scorpions up.

There was a massive volley of blaster rifles, blast cannons and machine guns as the calaverans attacked the city. The Zillar infantry made good use of the buildings and turned many of them into bunkers. Black spiders used the same tactic: Move around then attack.

There was a massive volley of blaster rifles, blast cannons and machine guns as the calaverans attacked the city. The Zillar infantry made good use of the buildings and turned many of them into bunkers. Black spiders used the same tactic: Move around then attack.

OCC: we are firing just outside the city, we havn't even entered it.

OOC: Just assume my cannons are firing

The laser volley and machine guns from that distance did almost nothing, except kill a few men by chance. The blast cannons however were conventional, and killed one hundred GOU and two Stalkers. The Black Spiders were being watched however and the formations flexed and turned to fire upon them, missles and plasma cannons roared at them, lighting up the cave. The remaining Stalkers and EOT's opend up on the cannons. Still the GOU stood ready to advance upon the enemy.

The laser volley and machine guns from that distance did almost nothing, except kill a few men by chance. The blast cannons however were conventional, and killed one hundred GOU and two Stalkers. The Black Spiders were being watched however and the formations flexed and turned to fire upon them, missles and plasma cannons roared at them, lighting up the cave. The remaining Stalkers and EOT's opend up on the cannons. Still the GOU stood ready to advance upon the enemy.

The black spiders went back to their defensive positions and waited for the calaverans. The cannons halted firing until the enemy attacked. Big massive rocket launchers were brought up, a few captured tanks from Greal were also brought to the front.

The black spiders went back to their defensive positions and waited for the calaverans. The cannons halted firing until the enemy attacked. Big massive rocket launchers were brought up, a few captured tanks from Greal were also brought to the front.

OCC: I guess these big massive rocket launchers were pulled out where the sun dosnt shine huh? lol, cmon greal.

OOC: There not exactly infantry weapons, they are more like artillery, thats why they were not brought up in the opening stages of the battle.....

The EOT's aimed there firepower at the former Grealian tanks. Stalkers continued there hail of missles into the city, only stopping to reload for another barrage. The GOU were completely prepared for the assualt, they were waiting for Zillar defense to be softend. The AI onboard the Marathon concluded that Zillar military cabalities were: Weak: on this world.

The EOT's aimed there firepower at the former Grealian tanks. Stalkers continued there hail of missles into the city, only stopping to reload for another barrage. The GOU were completely prepared for the assualt, they were waiting for Zillar defense to be softend. The AI onboard the Marathon concluded that Zillar military cabalities were: Weak: on this world.

Some of the Greal tanks were destroyed, the Zillars then took positions and fired their rocket launchers at the EOTs. There were at least a thousand black spiders and ten thousand Zillar infantry ready to fight to the last man.

Wounded Zillars were shoot.

Some of the Greal tanks were destroyed, the Zillars then took positions and fired their rocket launchers at the EOTs. There were at least a thousand black spiders and ten thousand Zillar infantry ready to fight to the last man.

Wounded Zillars were shoot.

The EOT's shielding would protect them against at least one of the missles on contact. None the less the incoming rockets slammed into the tanks, killing off twenty EOT"s and ten Stalkers. There locations were targeted by Hunters, who used there 50. cal sniper rifles to deadly affect. As more and more reinforcements were being beamed down, the rocket and plasma fire increased, the nosie was almost deafening.

The EOT's shielding would protect them against at least one of the missles on contact. None the less the incoming rockets slammed into the tanks, killing off twenty EOT"s and ten Stalkers. There locations were targeted by Hunters, who used there 50. cal sniper rifles to deadly affect. As more and more reinforcements were being beamed down, the rocket and plasma fire increased, the nosie was almost deafening.

The Zillars fought back again and again, but they were afraid that the calaveran infantry would attack and overwhelm them all, so they fought as hard as they could. Blast cannons left off another volley at the enemy tanks.

OCC: its spelled CALAVERIAN AA!!!!

The blast cannons had proved(individualy) the best tank killers the Zillars had to offer, they were moderatly accurate as well. The blast cannons turned another thirty Calaverian tanks into smoking debry. Stalker's and EOT's that were fireing at the city, returned to firing on Blast cannon positions. GOU troopers killed by debry were taken back to the Marathon.

OCC: its spelled CALAVERIAN AA!!!!

The blast cannons had proved(individualy) the best tank killers the Zillars had to offer, they were moderatly accurate as well. The blast cannons turned another thirty Calaverian tanks into smoking debry. Stalker's and EOT's that were fireing at the city, returned to firing on Blast cannon positions. GOU troopers killed by debry were taken back to the Marathon.

Zillar troops threw grenades occasionally, but sometimes they were ineffective. The blast cannons continued firing. Rocket launchers were saved until last.

Zillar troops threw grenades occasionally, but sometimes they were ineffective. The blast cannons continued firing. Rocket launchers were saved until last.

The grenades caught the GOU by surprise, not suspecting Zillar forces close enough to throw greandes, the surprise grenade attack cost the Calaverian GOU troopers fifty men. The GOU close by immediatly began firing towards the Zillar grenaders. The blast cannons were starting to make ground on EOT's tanks, ten more were left for scavengers to pick through, as well as two Stalkers. This only revealed the Blast cannons positioned and they were almost instantly brought to bare by Stalker infer-red multipurpose missles and EOT Plasma-ping fire. The city was already on fire, and the screams of civilians could be heard in the distance.

The grenades caught the GOU by surprise, not suspecting Zillar forces close enough to throw greandes, the surprise grenade attack cost the Calaverian GOU troopers fifty men. The GOU close by immediatly began firing towards the Zillar grenaders. The blast cannons were starting to make ground on EOT's tanks, ten more were left for scavengers to pick through, as well as two Stalkers. This only revealed the Blast cannons positioned and they were almost instantly brought to bare by Stalker infer-red multipurpose missles and EOT Plasma-ping fire. The city was already on fire, and the screams of civilians could be heard in the distance.

Zillar civilians were already leaving, they had heard tales of the calaverians dissecting people, Zillar soldiers till fought the calaverian ground forces with everything they had. The blast cannons were repositioned and they were firing again, but half the blast cannons were destroyed. The black spiders decided tomtake offensive, they quickly climbed unto the walls and jumped on stalkers, and tanks and also the enemy ground forces. Other black spiders rolled very quickly toward the calaverian ground troops, if the calaverians fired, they would be killed by the black spiders exploding.

This is what the Calaverians wanted, for the black spiders to reveal themselfs, the GOU prepared themselves for this exact moment as hundreds of hundreds of Scorpion AP rockets flew out of GOU ranks and slammed into them. The EOT's and Stalker could afford to take the blast cannon damage, there firepower was redirected towards the black spiders, the city was basically at peace for the time being. The damage from the spiders and blast cannons concluded:

three hundred GOU KIA

60 EOT KIA

30 Stalker KIA

This is what the Calaverians wanted, for the black spiders to reveal themselfs, the GOU prepared themselves for this exact moment as hundreds of hundreds of Scorpion AP rockets flew out of GOU ranks and slammed into them. The EOT's and Stalker could afford to take the blast cannon damage, there firepower was redirected towards the black spiders, the city was basically at peace for the time being. The damage from the spiders and blast cannons concluded:

three hundred GOU KIA

60 EOT KIA

30 Stalker KIA

One hundred black spiders exploded with so much force that anyone within 40 yards of them would be destroyed or burned.

The rest of the black spiders attack, prying off hatches off tanks and killing the crews. They cut the tires off the Stalkers and blasted the vehicles apart with the black spider's blast cannons.

One hundred black spiders exploded with so much force that anyone within 40 yards of them would be destroyed or burned.

The rest of the black spiders attack, prying off hatches off tanks and killing the crews. They cut the tires off the Stalkers and blasted the vehicles apart with the black spider's blast cannons.

The explosions were impressive and killed a total of 1,000 GOU from the massive amounts of shrapnel, thirty more Stalkers and ten EOT's were taken apart by Black spider firepower. The GOU forces now encircled the Black Spiders seeing as they seemed to charge into the formations, they hit them from all sides with rockets and plasma.

The explosions were impressive and killed a total of 1,000 GOU from the massive amounts of shrapnel, thirty more Stalkers and ten EOT's were taken apart by Black spider firepower. The GOU forces now encircled the Black Spiders seeing as they seemed to charge into the formations, they hit them from all sides with rockets and plasma.

The calaverians underestimated the black spiders, they would not allow them selves to be surrounded, so a few of them exploded right next to the soldiers surrounding them, and opened a gap in the line, there the black spiders escaped back to their lines, but not before another fifty were destroyed.

The calaverians underestimated the black spiders, they would not allow them selves to be surrounded, so a few of them exploded right next to the soldiers surrounding them, and opened a gap in the line, there the black spiders escaped back to their lines, but not before another fifty were destroyed.

Two hundred GOU lay dead on the ground, peices of shrapnel in there throats and chest some screamed as there legs were taken off. The EOT's redirected weapons fire back at the Blast cannons, Stalkers did the same. The GOU Scorpion rocketman were now orderd to always have there weapons up to fire at a moments notice at the Black spiders. The Marathon was still busy bringing down more and more reinforcements, should could afford over a hundred thousand casualites.

Two hundred GOU lay dead on the ground, peices of shrapnel in there throats and chest some screamed as there legs were taken off. The EOT's redirected weapons fire back at the Blast cannons, Stalkers did the same. The GOU Scorpion rocketman were now orderd to always have there weapons up to fire at a moments notice at the Black spiders. The Marathon was still busy bringing down more and more reinforcements, should could afford over a hundred thousand casualites.

The black spiders were safely back in their own lines. The Zillars unleashed more grenades from their grenade launchers, and the rocket launchers fired. the blast cannons, fired again and again into the mass of calaverians.

The black spiders were safely back in their own lines. The Zillars unleashed more grenades from their grenade launchers, and the rocket launchers fired. the blast cannons, fired again and again into the mass of calaverians.

The incoming rounds tore through more infantry, the GOU were being orderd to scatter out to avoid casualites, alas the order was given a little late, seeing at the blast cannons and grenades killed one hundred and ten men. Rallix saw a Zillar firing grenades and put a round through his throat, the 8.62 simply clipped his head off, sending it flying. Rallix was orderd to interrogate one of the captured Zillars on the field, he appraoched the Zillar " Hello" he licked his lips as his pulled out his combat knife. Stalkers and EOT's picked up the blast cannon positions yet again and fired there concentrated volley of plasma and armor-piercing missles into them.

The incoming rounds tore through more infantry, the GOU were being orderd to scatter out to avoid casualites, alas the order was given a little late, seeing at the blast cannons and grenades killed one hundred and ten men. Rallix saw a Zillar firing grenades and put a round through his throat, the 8.62 simply clipped his head off, sending it flying. Rallix was orderd to interrogate one of the captured Zillars on the field, he appraoched the Zillar " Hello" he licked his lips as his pulled out his combat knife. Stalkers and EOT's picked up the blast cannon positions yet again and fired there concentrated volley of plasma and armor-piercing missles into them.

The Zillar Rallix approached was so badly wounded that he would probably not live over night. the Zillar barely heard him
"Hello."
The Zillars continued fighing.......

The Zillar Rallix approached was so badly wounded that he would probably not live over night. the Zillar barely heard him
"Hello."
The Zillars continued fighing.......

Rallix sat down next to the Zillar and offered him a ration as a medic began to work on him. Rallix heard the "hello" and the Zillar accent, he replyed " What's your name and rank, what branch of the military are you in?" he set the ration next to the Zillar.

Rallix sat down next to the Zillar and offered him a ration as a medic began to work on him. Rallix heard the "hello" and the Zillar accent, he replyed " What's your name and rank, what branch of the military are you in?" he set the ration next to the Zillar.

The Zillar refused the ration, it was a matter of honor
"Why do you care, you're just going to kill me anyway....." said the Zillar quiet enough for the calaverian to hear.

The Zillar refused the ration, it was a matter of honor
"Why do you care, you're just going to kill me anyway....." said the Zillar quiet enough for the calaverian to hear.

" Well" Rallix nodded " You don't HAVE to die if you answer my questions, you will be a POW and join the Xscapians, how does that sound?" The battle raged on around them, the rockets and plasma continued to shell the blast cannons, Calaverian infantry still had light contact.

" Well" Rallix nodded " You don't HAVE to die if you answer my questions, you will be a POW and join the Xscapians, how does that sound?" The battle raged on around them, the rockets and plasma continued to shell the blast cannons, Calaverian infantry still had light contact.

"I'm going to die anyway, my wounds are pretty bad, even your medic can't help me. I have a complicated body." said the Zillar, looking at his bloody wounds.

the blast cannons continued to shell the enemy, the Zillar infantry waited.

Rallix nodded, got up and put a three round burst into the Zillars exploding his insides, he kicked the body off the box the box and spit into the Zillar's open mouth. The blast cannons were being rocked by there firepower, it was only a short matter of time before the enemy guns would fall silent. The incoming blast cannon fire wasn't as effective seeing at the GOU spread out, resulting in the death of only seventy GOU.

Rallix nodded, got up and put a three round burst into the Zillars exploding his insides, he kicked the body off the box the box and spit into the Zillar's open mouth. The blast cannons were being rocked by there firepower, it was only a short matter of time before the enemy guns would fall silent. The incoming blast cannon fire wasn't as effective seeing at the GOU spread out, resulting in the death of only seventy GOU.

The Zillar, was not surprised by the "attack" and he died with his honor. The blast cannons suddenly were quiet since th Zillars wanted to save the blast cannon for later. Missiles were fired and rockets were also fired at the enemy tanks.

The Zillar, was not surprised by the "attack" and he died with his honor. The blast cannons suddenly were quiet since th Zillars wanted to save the blast cannon for later. Missiles were fired and rockets were also fired at the enemy tanks.

The Zillar missle attack was countered by Stalker missles that locked onto there heat signature, the attack was however not compltely taken off as some impacted EOT's and Stalkers, resulting in a total mixed KIA rate of twenty vehciles, various soldiers were killed in shrapnel. Reaming EOT tanks unites opened up upon known enemy positions.

OCC: seriously, this is getting old, the Zillar are beaten to a pulp.

The Zillar missle attack was countered by Stalker missles that locked onto there heat signature, the attack was however not compltely taken off as some impacted EOT's and Stalkers, resulting in a total mixed KIA rate of twenty vehciles, various soldiers were killed in shrapnel. Reaming EOT tanks unites opened up upon known enemy positions.

OCC: seriously, this is getting old, the Zillar are beaten to a pulp.

OOC: The Zillars will fight the last man, and your infantry aren't assaulting the positions, unless I read it wrong.

OOC: The Zillars will fight the last man, and your infantry aren't assaulting the positions, unless I read it wrong.

OCC: i understand that but your defenses must be brutalized by now.

OCC: i understand that but your defenses must be brutalized by now.

OOC: Yes, that is true, the Zillars are retreating every 10 yards to new defensive positions, just like the Germans did in Italy....

The GOU army began to march towards the city in scattered formation, the EOT and Stalkers fired there weapons as they moved, some GOU jumped onto the Stalkers to get a better ride, they were jogging at the moment, they would be inside the city shortly. A reinforcement army repalced the advancing army from behind, Probe fighters were being brought into the tunnel.

The GOU army began to march towards the city in scattered formation, the EOT and Stalkers fired there weapons as they moved, some GOU jumped onto the Stalkers to get a better ride, they were jogging at the moment, they would be inside the city shortly. A reinforcement army repalced the advancing army from behind, Probe fighters were being brought into the tunnel.


The Zillars halted from their short retreated and fired on the “joggling” enemy troops. Zillar black spiders came out of the houses, fired a rocket, then scattered back into buildings or down the street

Some GOU's were hit at the returned fire, the GOU dropped down to kneeling and prone positions firing off there war-path assault rifles at the Zillar infantry, once again brining light and thunder onto the battlefield. Black Spider missles were counterd by Stalker's. EOT's kept there turrets up and searched fro availible target, beside the Zillar's hiding in buildings, the civilian population seemed to be in panic.

Some GOU's were hit at the returned fire, the GOU dropped down to kneeling and prone positions firing off there war-path assault rifles at the Zillar infantry, once again brining light and thunder onto the battlefield. Black Spider missles were counterd by Stalker's. EOT's kept there turrets up and searched fro availible target, beside the Zillar's hiding in buildings, the civilian population seemed to be in panic.

The civilians were nearly gone though, most of them escaped to another tunnel. The black spiders rolled away and went toward the tunnel and left the city. Zillar infantry, the remaining, killed themselves, and the city was gone. The tunnel was sealed, so the calaverians could not go after them.

The civilians were nearly gone though, most of them escaped to another tunnel. The black spiders rolled away and went toward the tunnel and left the city. Zillar infantry, the remaining, killed themselves, and the city was gone. The tunnel was sealed, so the calaverians could not go after them.

The Calaverians celebrating by firing there weapons into the sky and executing some of the remaining Zillars by hanging them, slicing there throats and cuting there stomachs open. Cleaning crews picked up the dead and were getting rid of destroyed vehicles, the army would stay here until the clean up was complete.

The Calaverians celebrating by firing there weapons into the sky and executing some of the remaining Zillars by hanging them, slicing there throats and cuting there stomachs open. Cleaning crews picked up the dead and were getting rid of destroyed vehicles, the army would stay here until the clean up was complete.

The city was however, on fire, half the city was destroyed by the fighting, so it was unusable for now. Five thousand Zillars gave their lives to defend the city.

There was a blue flash, and ten cruisers appeared in the system, they sent a message saying that these were the new cruisers for the Nili navy. Besides the cruisers, more cargo ships appeared and they dropped off repair tools.

The Slaughter was also to be upgraded with a new advanced weapon recently developed. However, The weapon was not mentioned yet.

Some time later a vast spatial distortion on the edge of the system signaled the arrival of the first of the repair crews from the Zeres system itself. Unlike the rest of the Triumvirate's vessels, there were all marked with a strange crimson logo along their hulls, as they quickly moved off towards the Black Wind, quickly dispersing even more mechanized spider drones to repair it. It was an odd sight to see the enormous craft, her outer shell now gone, resting alongside foreign ships. The Greal ships seemed to be almost invariably larger than it, and even the Executioner orbiting above seemed to be dwarfed by many of the Greal fleet.

Along with these, a variety of science vessels arrived, all headed for the asteroid belt. These too, had the crimson symbol on the sides of their hulls, but from their signals, were obviously part of the Autocratic Triumvirate of Nili. They seemed to be doing something to the thousands of floating rocks, and some were dislodging what looked like small satellites.

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Back on the colony, mechanical fuchikoma drones were being sent into the tunnels to spot anymore Zillar. The colonists were hopeful that many of them were killed in the attack on the other side of the planet, but things on this planet never seemed to be as they appeared. Though at this rate, the Triumvirate weren't willing to waste anymore soldiers fighting a land battle, and would merely use the fuchikomas to find any more doors or cities that the Zillar may still be hiding in. These fuchikomas were rigged with 'special' weapons in case they discovered anything, just in case they should run across anything suspicious.

The colony was now branching out, building over the deforested areas of the planet directly around the three original landing zones, as the outer shells of what appeared to be massive turrets began to rise up from the landscape, and the Geo-front also began to raise in size. This appeared to be where the Triumvirate's colony would center its grasp on the system.

Some time later a vast spatial distortion on the edge of the system signaled the arrival of the first of the repair crews from the Zeres system itself. Unlike the rest of the Triumvirate's vessels, there were all marked with a strange crimson logo along their hulls, as they quickly moved off towards the Black Wind, quickly dispersing even more mechanized spider drones to repair it. It was an odd sight to see the enormous craft, her outer shell now gone, resting alongside foreign ships. The Greal ships seemed to be almost invariably larger than it, and even the Executioner orbiting above seemed to be dwarfed by many of the Greal fleet.

Along with these, a variety of science vessels arrived, all headed for the asteroid belt. These too, had the crimson symbol on the sides of their hulls, but from their signals, were obviously part of the Autocratic Triumvirate of Nili. They seemed to be doing something to the thousands of floating rocks, and some were dislodging what looked like small satellites.

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Back on the colony, mechanical fuchikoma drones were being sent into the tunnels to spot anymore Zillar. The colonists were hopeful that many of them were killed in the attack on the other side of the planet, but things on this planet never seemed to be as they appeared. Though at this rate, the Triumvirate weren't willing to waste anymore soldiers fighting a land battle, and would merely use the fuchikomas to find any more doors or cities that the Zillar may still be hiding in. These fuchikomas were rigged with 'special' weapons in case they discovered anything, just in case they should run across anything suspicious.

The colony was now branching out, building over the deforested areas of the planet directly around the three original landing zones, as the outer shells of what appeared to be massive turrets began to rise up from the landscape, and the Geo-front also began to raise in size. This appeared to be where the Triumvirate's colony would center its grasp on the system.

The Slaughter was upgraded now, with an extra four thousand AA blasters as anti missile weapons and anti-fighter weapons. Robots resumed repairing the Slaughter, but the repairs were to be finished in forty eight hours. The Greal Congress decided to extend the fleet's presence at the Nili colony for another five hundred hours.

The cruisers were moved to the moons, where they laid waiting for their new owners.

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Underground, the tunnels seemed very empty, there were no more doors.

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Meanwhile, on the surface, little white creatures came out of the forest running away from the colonists, these white creatures had to misfortune of being hunted by the Zillars.

A few of these white creatures, curious, went forward to the colonists to see what they would do.

OOC: They kinda look like white seals

OOC: Bump for NC.....

OCC: what?

OOC: You can post what you did with the Zillar prisoners.

OCC: will reply soon.

Marathon

Most of the equipment,men, and vehicles were beamed back up to the Marathon. The GOU had been succesfull in taking two thousands prisoners, and it was estimated that a total of 3,000 Zillars were killed during the battle, while GOU casualites were seen as 1,350. Since the Xscapians were not aware of the Marathon's operation, the AI made the following calculations for Zillar prisoners:

20% Dissections

10% Scientific Research

50% Zoo Attraction

10% Pets

10% Cross-speacias Unions.

The GOU celebrated there victory and moarned there dead, they were beamed out of the Marathon in a ceremonial fashion. Rallix was eating pudding in the mess hall, he had a Zillars tooth that he took as a souvinear, he wore it around his neck.

Marathon

Most of the equipment,men, and vehicles were beamed back up to the Marathon. The GOU had been succesfull in taking two thousands prisoners, and it was estimated that a total of 3,000 Zillars were killed during the battle, while GOU casualites were seen as 1,350. Since the Xscapians were not aware of the Marathon's operation, the AI made the following calculations for Zillar prisoners:

20% Dissections

10% Scientific Research

50% Zoo Attraction

10% Pets

10% Cross-speacias Unions.

The GOU celebrated there victory and moarned there dead, they were beamed out of the Marathon in a ceremonial fashion. Rallix was eating pudding in the mess hall, he had a Zillars tooth that he took as a souvinear, he wore it around his neck.

The Zillar prisoners made every attempt to kill themselves, it was a matter of honor.

The Zillar prisoners made every attempt to kill themselves, it was a matter of honor.

The Zillars were always under heavy gaurd, so few were able to get away with honorary suicide. Rallix was orderd to see another Zillar, the Zillar had a chain around his neck and his hands had cuffs. Rallix walked in sipping a cup of coffee, he wore a black t-shirt, black berrat, and urban camo pants with boots.

The Zillars were always under heavy gaurd, so few were able to get away with honorary suicide. Rallix was orderd to see another Zillar, the Zillar had a chain around his neck and his hands had cuffs. Rallix walked in sipping a cup of coffee, he wore a black t-shirt, black berrat, and urban camo pants with boots.

"What?" asked the Zillar, he was badly beaten, and almost killed by the battle, but instead, he was knocked out and captured.

"What?" asked the Zillar, he was badly beaten, and almost killed by the battle, but instead, he was knocked out and captured.

OCC: gtg

Rallix smiled, they fucked this Zillar up pretty bad. " What's your name, rank and any other information you can give me, animal."

OCC: gtg

Rallix smiled, they fucked this Zillar up pretty bad. " What's your name, rank and any other information you can give me, animal."

"I'm Lieutenant Remlin." said the Zillar slowly, may as well give him his name.

bump

"I'm Lieutenant Remlin." said the Zillar slowly, may as well give him his name.

Rallix nodded and sat down " Im am Sgt. Rallix" he undid his handcuffs, but still kept the chain around his neck.

Rallix nodded and sat down " Im am Sgt. Rallix" he undid his handcuffs, but still kept the chain around his neck.

"Rallix, nice name." mutter Remlin, Remlin was captured after his comrades failed to kill him. Remlin thought he should have killed himself, rather then get captured by the calaverans.

"Rallix, nice name." mutter Remlin, Remlin was captured after his comrades failed to kill him. Remlin thought he should have killed himself, rather then get captured by the calaverans.

OCC: CALAVERIANS!!!

" So, Remlin are you going to be a good boy and tell me where the survivors are hiding, I don't think we got all of your people to safety yet." He smiled showing a gold canine.

OCC: CALAVERIANS!!!

" So, Remlin are you going to be a good boy and tell me where the survivors are hiding, I don't think we got all of your people to safety yet." He smiled showing a gold canine.

"Of course you don't have them all, what you people did not notice ouir men running off into the tunnels?" said Remlin, smirking

OOC: Gotta go soon.

"Of course you don't have them all, what you people did not notice ouir men running off into the tunnels?" said Remlin, smirking

OOC: Gotta go soon.

OCC: okay

Rallix pulled out his combate knife " Now your going to tell me where they are located, where do the tunnels go?"

OCC: okay

Rallix pulled out his combate knife " Now your going to tell me where they are located, where do the tunnels go?"

"The tunnels have been sealed just blast a hole, and you have to battle us again." said Relmin, a little alarmed by the appearance of the knife.

OOC; gotta go now.

"The tunnels have been sealed just blast a hole, and you have to battle us again." said Relmin, a little alarmed by the appearance of the knife.

Rallix smiled and picked his gold tooth with the knife " Your going to get them to open the doors for us."

Rallix smiled and picked his gold tooth with the knife " Your going to get them to open the doors for us."

"How? They know I'm captured." said Remlin very alarmed now. He did not like to betray his comrades.

OOC: gotta go now, be back in another day

"How? They know I'm captured." said Remlin very alarmed now. He did not like to betray his comrades.

OOC: gotta go now, be back in another day

OCC: alright, goodnight Greal.

Rallix took the knife out of his mouth " Well, I guess your off no use, now im going to tell you how your life is going to end, alright? good." he smiled " Im going to go behind you where you can't fight back, and start cutting little pieces out of you, then I have some buddy's who are going to toss your salad" he started to laugh like a clown.

OCC: alright, goodnight Greal.

Rallix took the knife out of his mouth " Well, I guess your off no use, now im going to tell you how your life is going to end, alright? good." he smiled " Im going to go behind you where you can't fight back, and start cutting little pieces out of you, then I have some buddy's who are going to toss your salad" he started to laugh like a clown.

"I don't really care about pain."said the Zullar," Us Zillars are very very brave."

"I don't really care about pain."said the Zullar," Us Zillars are very very brave."

Rallix smiled as he walked around the Zillar " Really now" he began to press the blade against his back, slowly pushing inwards.

Rallix smiled as he walked around the Zillar " Really now" he began to press the blade against his back, slowly pushing inwards.

The Zillar did not talk, there was no point, he would die anyway

The Zillar did not talk, there was no point, he would die anyway

Rallix pulled the blade out and procceded to slice the Zillar's fingers off one at a time. He clipped off the first finger " You know, you can stop this at any time..." The GOU waited for a reply.

The Slaughter was upgraded now, with an extra four thousand AA blasters as anti missile weapons and anti-fighter weapons. Robots resumed repairing the Slaughter, but the repairs were to be finished in forty eight hours. The Greal Congress decided to extend the fleet's presence at the Nili colony for another five hundred hours.

The cruisers were moved to the moons, where they laid waiting for their new owners.

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Underground, the tunnels seemed very empty, there were no more doors.

--------------

Meanwhile, on the surface, little white creatures came out of the forest running away from the colonists, these white creatures had to misfortune of being hunted by the Zillars.

A few of these white creatures, curious, went forward to the colonists to see what they would do.

OOC: They kinda look like white seals

As the repairs finished on the Black Wind, it was eventually fully manned and evacuated from the system, leaving through a dark rip in space to the Zeres system, where it could be more easily repaired. Once there, repairs could be finished within a matter of days, along with some minor upgrades to the ship's weaponry and carrier-space. The numerous pods and fighters stayed on the planet's surface, however, and numerous small buildings were being hastily prepared to house these ships.

Wherever the Greal crystal miners were not, defensive emplacements built by the Triumvirate were being placed, as autonomous robots did most of the work. The same was being done around the planet itself, as dozens of satellites were being quickly created and sent into orbit around the planet to better defend it with the loss of the Capital Ships.

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The tunnels were quickly set up with monitoring equipment, as seismograph crews were being dispatched all over the planet to send sonar-like waves through the ground in the hopes of detecting any obstructions or caverns. Though the Zillar were quiet right now, and they may have very well been killed during the attack by the Thanatos, it was always better to be on guard. Paranoia had always been the friend to the Cartherai.

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A few of the colonists who were outside of the gates investigating, mostly the Kabalese scouts, were a bit curious as well. Though they remained in their Arusian Speed Suits, they quietly approached the creatures. A few of the normal Cartherai who were outside of the massive walled colony for the purpose of planning the expansion of the colony itself were also there, including one or two children, who seemed less paranoid of the strange creatures than the others. Though they were held back to keep from petting the strange beings. Though they looked friendly, they might very well be a dangerous species.

In one of the two branch colonies, however, the creatures were caught in a massive net, emanating a small bit of electricity to subdue the creatures for study. The scientists involved were quite curious about the strange porcelain looking creatures, and wanted to get a better look at them in their labs. If they were a viable commodity, either as a beast of burden or a pet of some kind, perhaps the species would be spared the xenocide of all native life on the planet?

The colony itself was already a black and gray blotch on the planet's surface, with massive reinforced structures and military emplacements side-by-side. The only vehicles were public transportation, via electromagnetic rails which ran from one part of the massive colony to the other, ferrying the passengers so that they would not have to walk from one part of the city to the other.

Eventually, more colonists would no doubt arrive, along with ecological "looters", those who were planning on abducting and taking valuable species and resources for themselves. Most of these were licensed, but major companies from Zeres would also be interested, and eventually, the planet was eventually doomed to become a lifeless husk of what it was now.

Rallix pulled the blade out and procceded to slice the Zillar's fingers off one at a time. He clipped off the first finger " You know, you can stop this at any time..." The GOU waited for a reply.

“Look, want do you want from me? Information? They’re still out there” Yelled the Zillar, mad at the Calaverian, and about the pain.

“Look, want do you want from me? Information? They’re still out there” Yelled the Zillar, mad at the Calaverian, and about the pain.

Rallix stopped " What I WANT!, is the exact location of the survivors!."

As the repairs finished on the Black Wind, it was eventually fully manned and evacuated from the system, leaving through a dark rip in space to the Zeres system, where it could be more easily repaired. Once there, repairs could be finished within a matter of days, along with some minor upgrades to the ship's weaponry and carrier-space. The numerous pods and fighters stayed on the planet's surface, however, and numerous small buildings were being hastily prepared to house these ships.

Wherever the Greal crystal miners were not, defensive emplacements built by the Triumvirate were being placed, as autonomous robots did most of the work. The same was being done around the planet itself, as dozens of satellites were being quickly created and sent into orbit around the planet to better defend it with the loss of the Capital Ships.

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The tunnels were quickly set up with monitoring equipment, as seismograph crews were being dispatched all over the planet to send sonar-like waves through the ground in the hopes of detecting any obstructions or caverns. Though the Zillar were quiet right now, and they may have very well been killed during the attack by the Thanatos, it was always better to be on guard. Paranoia had always been the friend to the Cartherai.

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A few of the colonists who were outside of the gates investigating, mostly the Kabalese scouts, were a bit curious as well. Though they remained in their Arusian Speed Suits, they quietly approached the creatures. A few of the normal Cartherai who were outside of the massive walled colony for the purpose of planning the expansion of the colony itself were also there, including one or two children, who seemed less paranoid of the strange creatures than the others. Though they were held back to keep from petting the strange beings. Though they looked friendly, they might very well be a dangerous species.

In one of the two branch colonies, however, the creatures were caught in a massive net, emanating a small bit of electricity to subdue the creatures for study. The scientists involved were quite curious about the strange porcelain looking creatures, and wanted to get a better look at them in their labs. If they were a viable commodity, either as a beast of burden or a pet of some kind, perhaps the species would be spared the xenocide of all native life on the planet?

The colony itself was already a black and gray blotch on the planet's surface, with massive reinforced structures and military emplacements side-by-side. The only vehicles were public transportation, via electromagnetic rails which ran from one part of the massive colony to the other, ferrying the passengers so that they would not have to walk from one part of the city to the other.

Eventually, more colonists would no doubt arrive, along with ecological "looters", those who were planning on abducting and taking valuable species and resources for themselves. Most of these were licensed, but major companies from Zeres would also be interested, and eventually, the planet was eventually doomed to become a lifeless husk of what it was now.

Miners went back to work, and a steady flow of crystals went back to the Greal Empire.

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Nothing was underground, there were earthquakes occasionally, but nothing was detected, it spooked the Greal troops a little.

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The White Creatures were still after a moment and brought into the Nili lab. They had a small tail and had plenty of fur. Their teeth were very sharp but small also.

Rallix stopped " What I WANT!, is the exact location of the survivors!."

"I don't know where they are. They didn't tell me where they went. There are dozens of cities." said the Zillar, in lots of pain now.

"I don't know where they are. They didn't tell me where they went. There are dozens of cities." said the Zillar, in lots of pain now.

Rallix almost jumped in excitement " CITIES!!!, where!...." he licked the blood off the knife.

Rallix almost jumped in excitement " CITIES!!!, where!...." he licked the blood off the knife.

“Just dig due north, and after a mile or two, you should be able to get there.” Said the Zillar. He felt sad that he had betrayed his comrades.

“Just dig due north, and after a mile or two, you should be able to get there.” Said the Zillar. He felt sad that he had betrayed his comrades.

Rallix smiled uncontroably " Yes, well your coming with. No worry's, if you lied well just cut off another part of you." Rallix bit the Zillar's ear off with his teeth and spitting it out.

Rallix smiled uncontroably " Yes, well your coming with. No worry's, if you lied well just cut off another part of you." Rallix bit the Zillar's ear off with his teeth and spitting it out.

"I'll show you the way." said the Zillar. he couldn't get up though since the pain hurt so much

"I'll show you the way." said the Zillar. he couldn't get up though since the pain hurt so much

Rallix injected him with a painkiller " Get up, you have work to do" he put a tritanium leash over the Zillar's head.

Rallix injected him with a painkiller " Get up, you have work to do" he put a tritanium leash over the Zillar's head.

The Zillar got up, and headed to one of the walls in the southern end of the city. He showed the Calaverians where to dig.

New GOU armor-link suits were showing up, but the majority were the original ones. The Calaverians began by using the post walkers fused plasma ray to tear through the ground, this was further increased by probe fighter runs. Rallix patted the Zillar on the back " You did good today."

New GOU armor-link suits were showing up, but the majority were the original ones. The Calaverians began by using the post walkers fused plasma ray to tear through the ground, this was further increased by probe fighter runs. Rallix patted the Zillar on the back " You did good today."

The Zillar did not reply and watched the ground being destroyed.

OOC: hey NC, you mind if the Zillars captured one of your troops?

The Zillar did not reply and watched the ground being destroyed.

OOC: hey NC, you mind if the Zillars captured one of your troops?

OCC: sure, but i have a feeling the only reason you want to is to try and one up me and brutality.

The ground gave way, and one of the GOU troopers accidently fell inside.

OCC: sure, but i have a feeling the only reason you want to is to try and one up me and brutality.

The ground gave way, and one of the GOU troopers accidently fell inside.

The trooper fell into a tunnel, and two black spiders that were happened to be patrolling the tunnel ran into the trooper. The black spiders pointed their big blasters at the trooper.
“Surrender or die”

The trooper threw down his rifle, and magazine. He was one of the lucky ones to recieve the new armor suit, but it appeared that he was about to test it. Inside his helmet the heads up display was lit up. His helemt picked up movement from the Black spiders, he took his helmet, revealing white hair and aqua eyes. This man was private Seth and this was his first day on the job. He put his hands over his head.
Surface

The surface was again being filled with a small army that was concentrating around the tunnel. Stalkers and EOT's pratolled the nearby area for any Zillar refugess that might decide to run out in the open. Probe fighters made sweeps by the squadrons, unchallenged.

OCC: Im trying to arm the berrax's in the other thread, second you do know your military is pathetically weak at the moment seeing as I engaged your forces already, third well lets have fun ^^

The trooper threw down his rifle, and magazine. He was one of the lucky ones to recieve the new armor suit, but it appeared that he was about to test it. Inside his helmet the heads up display was lit up. His helemt picked up movement from the Black spiders, he took his helmet, revealing white hair and aqua eyes. This man was private Seth and this was his first day on the job. He put his hands over his head.
Surface

The surface was again being filled with a small army that was concentrating around the tunnel. Stalkers and EOT's pratolled the nearby area for any Zillar refugess that might decide to run out in the open. Probe fighters made sweeps by the squadrons, unchallenged.

OCC: Im trying to arm the berrax's in the other thread, second you do know your military is pathetically weak at the moment seeing as I engaged your forces already, third well lets have fun ^^


OOC: If you mean my military, then they’re not weak, if you mean the Zillars, they are in pretty bad shape fighting five different nations
IC:
The black spiders fired a blast of paralysis gas at the Calaverian. The gas was designed to go through shirts and gas masks.

OOC: If you mean my military, then they’re not weak, if you mean the Zillars, they are in pretty bad shape fighting five different nations
IC:
The black spiders fired a blast of paralysis gas at the Calaverian. The gas was designed to go through shirts and gas masks.

OCC: I already fought the military on this planet, remember you little sword charge, the military on others world might be strong, but this one has been fucked.

Seth black out at the gas. He had dreams of Celestis, walking through the fields his hands running in the grass, green.

OCC: I already fought the military on this planet, remember you little sword charge, the military on others world might be strong, but this one has been fucked.

Seth black out at the gas. He had dreams of Celestis, walking through the fields his hands running in the grass, green.

The black spiders picked up Seth and carrier him away down the tunnel, after a few minutes they approached a door, and the door opened, it was a military bas.e Hundreds of Zillar troops lined up to see the calaverian. Black spiders were everywhere, guarding the doors and buildings.

OOC: You can supply the Berraxs. Just post something.

Seth woke up and felt he was being carryed, he began to struggle. He reached for his pistol but found it wasn't there, neither was his combat knife. " Let me go!" he yelled in futile, his eyes widend as he saw the many Zillars there, looking at him.

Seth woke up and felt he was being carryed, he began to struggle. He reached for his pistol but found it wasn't there, neither was his combat knife. " Let me go!" he yelled in futile, his eyes widend as he saw the many Zillars there, looking at him.


The Zillars all watched him, 5 Black spiders escorted him to a big massive building in the middle, it looked like a 12 century castle.

The Zillars all watched him, 5 Black spiders escorted him to a big massive building in the middle, it looked like a 12 century castle.

Seth saw the primitive fortress. He expected that from animals anyways, he smiled, his freinds would be here some time to pick him up. He looked at the Zillars and yelled at them " You lost!, you won't win, you hear me, you wont win!!" he struggled some more.

Seth saw the primitive fortress. He expected that from animals anyways, he smiled, his freinds would be here some time to pick him up. He looked at the Zillars and yelled at them " You lost!, you won't win, you hear me, you wont win!!" he struggled some more.

The Zilalrs ignored him. The black spiders brought Seth into the building, and the building from the inside was completely new, it had the latest designs. The outside of them building was designed that way, but it was a trap.

Seth was taken into a room and left there for now. The room had no windows.

Miners went back to work, and a steady flow of crystals went back to the Greal Empire.

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Nothing was underground, there were earthquakes occasionally, but nothing was detected, it spooked the Greal troops a little.

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The White Creatures were still after a moment and brought into the Nili lab. They had a small tail and had plenty of fur. Their teeth were very sharp but small also.

Tens of thousands of colonists were quickly being shuttled to the moon, either to assist the miners or to live in the small cities being built there. Why anyone would build a city in such a hostile place was beyond logic, but here they were, beginning to populate the hostile place. Most of the buildings were underground, as the top of the buildings were reserved for military defenses and structures, along with vehicle ports to assist with moving the colonists to the various mines to assist the Greal soldiers. Some were also going to be attempting to find out just how the Greal were using them to produce energy.

Back in the Zeres system, the military cruisers from Greal were quickly being replicated, though with stronger shields and augmented weaponry. Numerous corporations and military bases were busy with the creation of these, and dozens were scheduled each week. All other projects were ceased, and the workers were given a series of performance-enhancing drugs to keep with the schedule.

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Ambassador Obsidian quickly called for the commander of the Greal forces to meet him once again for discussing the current happenings going on. The earthquakes were getting him mildly annoyed, and some of the soldiers and colonists were getting worried that the Zillar threat was still present. If this planet was to eventually be completely remade in the vision that the Triumvirate saw fit, they would need to dispel these rumors, along with any actual Zillar on the planet.

Obsidian was waiting in the Geo-front, sixty floors below the surface of the planet, in a dark round office surrounded by dozens of viewing screens showing key areas around the planet, while a few showed various key locations within the colony itself, though nothing of military importance. Seated with the man, were four others, two Cartherai, a man in a featureless white mask, and a strange alien (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/ss-yuda.jpg) who was tapping his fingers against a thin piece of featureless metal in front of him.

"We're going to attempt to send another message into the planet's surface, in the hopes that if there are survivors, we will be able to detect them. We will charge them with moving into our military space unauthorized before the alloted time-frame... We'll ask them to send a representative to speak with us directly."

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The strange looking creatures were quickly separated into groups of two. This occurred within each of the three cities on the planet's surface, as the creatures were brought in and separated before anything was done to them. The next step involved the actual testing and experimentation, as some of the groups were knocked out and placed on tables to be vivisected. They were looking for any type of interesting anatomy, but were sure not to be anywhere near the actual cutting tools or animals in case anything went wrong. They were also aware that these might be genetically engineered weapons created by the Zillar, so were checking for any metallic objects within their bodies.

A few groups actually vivisected one of them while the other was nearby, to gauge their reactions. This was to see how social the animals actually were, and an attempt to see if there was any violent streak in the strange beasts. If anything went wrong, automated weapons on the ceiling were there to quickly silence to the creatures, and though most races would consider what the Cartherai were doing as barbaric, they simply considered it another necessary step towards fully understanding the monsters, and by extension, the universe itself.

The remaining creatures were treated kindly, somewhat like pets, and using the stomach scans of those vivisected, fed what they would eat naturally in the wild. The creatures seemed to have characteristics of aquatic lifeforms, but for some reason traversed the land. If they were fast enough, they could perhaps be genetically engineered as racing livestock or guard animals. If not, there was always the possibility of being exported as pets or food.

Tens of thousands of colonists were quickly being shuttled to the moon, either to assist the miners or to live in the small cities being built there. Why anyone would build a city in such a hostile place was beyond logic, but here they were, beginning to populate the hostile place. Most of the buildings were underground, as the top of the buildings were reserved for military defenses and structures, along with vehicle ports to assist with moving the colonists to the various mines to assist the Greal soldiers. Some were also going to be attempting to find out just how the Greal were using them to produce energy.

Back in the Zeres system, the military cruisers from Greal were quickly being replicated, though with stronger shields and augmented weaponry. Numerous corporations and military bases were busy with the creation of these, and dozens were scheduled each week. All other projects were ceased, and the workers were given a series of performance-enhancing drugs to keep with the schedule.

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Ambassador Obsidian quickly called for the commander of the Greal forces to meet him once again for discussing the current happenings going on. The earthquakes were getting him mildly annoyed, and some of the soldiers and colonists were getting worried that the Zillar threat was still present. If this planet was to eventually be completely remade in the vision that the Triumvirate saw fit, they would need to dispel these rumors, along with any actual Zillar on the planet.

Obsidian was waiting in the Geo-front, sixty floors below the surface of the planet, in a dark round office surrounded by dozens of viewing screens showing key areas around the planet, while a few showed various key locations within the colony itself, though nothing of military importance. Seated with the man, were four others, two Cartherai, a man in a featureless white mask, and a strange alien (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/ss-yuda.jpg) who was tapping his fingers against a thin piece of featureless metal in front of him.

"We're going to attempt to send another message into the planet's surface, in the hopes that if there are survivors, we will be able to detect them. We will charge them with moving into our military space unauthorized before the alloted time-frame... We'll ask them to send a representative to speak with us directly."

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The strange looking creatures were quickly separated into groups of two. This occurred within each of the three cities on the planet's surface, as the creatures were brought in and separated before anything was done to them. The next step involved the actual testing and experimentation, as some of the groups were knocked out and placed on tables to be vivisected. They were looking for any type of interesting anatomy, but were sure not to be anywhere near the actual cutting tools or animals in case anything went wrong. They were also aware that these might be genetically engineered weapons created by the Zillar, so were checking for any metallic objects within their bodies.

A few groups actually vivisected one of them while the other was nearby, to gauge their reactions. This was to see how social the animals actually were, and an attempt to see if there was any violent streak in the strange beasts. If anything went wrong, automated weapons on the ceiling were there to quickly silence to the creatures, and though most races would consider what the Cartherai were doing as barbaric, they simply considered it another necessary step towards fully understanding the monsters, and by extension, the universe itself.

The remaining creatures were treated kindly, somewhat like pets, and using the stomach scans of those vivisected, fed what they would eat naturally in the wild. The creatures seemed to have characteristics of aquatic lifeforms, but for some reason traversed the land. If they were fast enough, they could perhaps be genetically engineered as racing livestock or guard animals. If not, there was always the possibility of being exported as pets or food.

The Mining continued. The damaged carrier was fixed and ready for combat. The Slaughter still had a long way to go before the repairmen could even hope to deal with the damage to the infrastructure of the ship. Thousands worked, trying to fix the ship, but the Admiral concluded that it would be have to be taken back to Hurtrix for final repairs

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Major Rhello,s now was Lieutenant Colonel Rhellos, he was promoted had had command of the battalion. He went off to meet the Nili ambassador underground.

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The White creatures were roaming around, but they stared curious at the automated weapons on the ceiling. One of the creatures began screaming in a high pitch sound.

The Zilalrs ignored him. The black spiders brought Seth into the building, and the building from the inside was completely new, it had the latest designs. The outside of them building was designed that way, but it was a trap.

Seth was taken into a room and left there for now. The room had no windows.

Seth walked around the room, he put his helmet back on and turned his thermal, then night-vision, and then x-ray scan on. He ran his hands on the walls waiting for someone, anyone.

Seth walked around the room, he put his helmet back on and turned his thermal, then night-vision, and then x-ray scan on. He ran his hands on the walls waiting for someone, anyone.

Two Black spiders came in and chained him to a metallic chair, a Zillar came in.

Two Black spiders came in and chained him to a metallic chair, a Zillar came in.

Seth looked at the Zillar who had walked in, his helmet was still attached and it was feeding him information to him. A female voice deliverd him his pulse and other body systems, right now it was telling him that adrenaline was flowing.

Seth looked at the Zillar who had walked in, his helmet was still attached and it was feeding him information to him. A female voice deliverd him his pulse and other body systems, right now it was telling him that adrenaline was flowing.

The Black spiders took off the helmet and put it away into a box. The Zillar sat down at a table in the middle of the room.

The Black spiders took off the helmet and put it away into a box. The Zillar sat down at a table in the middle of the room.

Seth awaited for the Zillar to speech " So...what's your name animal?" He wanted to ring this animals neck.

Seth awaited for the Zillar to speech " So...what's your name animal?" He wanted to ring this animals neck.

“Address me as a Zillar, for all I care, I could call you a Prisoner. You seem very upset to be a prisoner of us.” Said the Zilalr, he knew how to play.

“Address me as a Zillar, for all I care, I could call you a Prisoner. You seem very upset to be a prisoner of us.” Said the Zilalr, he knew how to play.

Seth sat and laughed nervously " Well, considering ive been captured by an enemy, ya Im a little upset."

Seth sat and laughed nervously " Well, considering ive been captured by an enemy, ya Im a little upset."

“Yeah, too bad you had to fall down and end up in here. Anyway, heres the deal. Your race can attack this planet, but they would never take it, even if we’re gone, we have rigged everything with anti-matter bombs, so your forces would go by bye, how do you think about that?”

Zillar prisoner

The Zillar, waited for the tunnel to collapse so the Calaverians could go after their comrade.

“Yeah, too bad you had to fall down and end up in here. Anyway, heres the deal. Your race can attack this planet, but they would never take it, even if we’re gone, we have rigged everything with anti-matter bombs, so your forces would go by bye, how do you think about that?”

Zillar prisoner

The Zillar, waited for the tunnel to collapse so the Calaverians could go after their comrade.

Seth was confused " What, are you serious?"

OCC: i gtg

Seth was confused " What, are you serious?"

OCC: i gtg

"Yes I am, you think we would let you rule one of our planets?" said the Zillar, very happy about this

"Yes I am, you think we would let you rule one of our planets?" said the Zillar, very happy about this

Seth grinned " We don't want the "planet" we want you animal, we need to put you in a cage where you belong."

Seth grinned " We don't want the "planet" we want you animal, we need to put you in a cage where you belong."

"I see, well, many Zillars can die easily, just like your species. So you are the infamous calaverians?"

"I see, well, many Zillars can die easily, just like your species. So you are the infamous calaverians?"

Seth leaned back a little, his black armor looked smooth. " So, you have heard of us, who told you?"

Seth leaned back a little, his black armor looked smooth. " So, you have heard of us, who told you?"

"Greal prisoners." said the Zillar" We occasionally raid cargo ships also."

"Greal prisoners." said the Zillar" We occasionally raid cargo ships also."

" What did they tell you, that they conquered us, well, as you can see we are pretty indipendant, except for me. Whatever you do I suggest you hurry cause my freinds will be coming very soon. " he licked his lips as his eyes scanned the Zillar " You could be very useful in my future."

" What did they tell you, that they conquered us, well, as you can see we are pretty indipendant, except for me. Whatever you do I suggest you hurry cause my freinds will be coming very soon. " he licked his lips as his eyes scanned the Zillar " You could be very useful in my future."

"We could ally to fight the Greal fleets,” said the Zillar

OOC: Speaking of fighting, NC, you want to do a war? Greal vs. NC.

"We could ally to fight the Greal fleets,” said the Zillar

OOC: Speaking of fighting, NC, you want to do a war? Greal vs. NC.

Seth considered " What would we get out of it animal?"

OCC: that would be cool EXCEPT, i only have one surgical class my other ships are big and strong, but they would get killed by a flexible fleet.

Seth considered " What would we get out of it animal?"

OCC: that would be cool EXCEPT, i only have one surgical class my other ships are big and strong, but they would get killed by a flexible fleet.

“Well, alliance, free planets, we have plenty of empty planets since our population is based on several key planets. Why did you think we captured you?”

OOC: Its simple, build more ships, you’re bigger then me.

“Well, alliance, free planets, we have plenty of empty planets since our population is based on several key planets. Why did you think we captured you?”

OOC: Its simple, build more ships, you’re bigger then me.

Seth had a confused smile " Ummm probably because we shot a bunch of your guys?"

OCC: well say i have two more, and what kind of a war are we talking Xscapia has me on a leash unless im attacked first.

Seth had a confused smile " Ummm probably because we shot a bunch of your guys?"

OCC: well say i have two more, and what kind of a war are we talking Xscapia has me on a leash unless im attacked first.

"No, because we needed you to deliver a message for us to your commanders. To tell them about the proposed alliance." said the Zillar

OOC: Keep the thread closed and we could fight over a uncolonized planet.

"No, because we needed you to deliver a message for us to your commanders. To tell them about the proposed alliance." said the Zillar

OOC: Keep the thread closed and we could fight over a uncolonized planet.

Seth " Well, okay I guess" He shrugged " So, what do I do?"

OCC: hmm, maybe, we need to sort it out a lil more, i was thinking of a ground war.

Seth " Well, okay I guess" He shrugged " So, what do I do?"

OCC: hmm, maybe, we need to sort it out a lil more, i was thinking of a ground war.

"Tells your commanders about the proposed alliance."said the Zillar getting up. Two Black spiders grabbed the Calaverian and put a sedative in him.

OOC: Ground war sounds fine, but I'm also eager to try out my ships and your ships. You can increase the number of ships you have. Its been three weeks since you gained independence.

"Tells your commanders about the proposed alliance."said the Zillar getting up. Two Black spiders grabbed the Calaverian and put a sedative in him.

OOC: Ground war sounds fine, but I'm also eager to try out my ships and your ships. You can increase the number of ships you have. Its been three weeks since you gained independence.

Seth's eyes rolled back as he passed out, darkness was his companion again, whether he liked it or not. Calaveras would be suprised to hear about the Alliance, even after the brutal fighting at the city.

OCC: Okay, i have 10 observers and a population of 2.382 into 10 ships, that would mean that one Observer could take well over a hundred ships on by herself.

Seth's eyes rolled back as he passed out, darkness was his companion again, whether he liked it or not. Calaveras would be suprised to hear about the Alliance, even after the brutal fighting at the city.

OCC: Okay, i have 10 observers and a population of 2.382 into 10 ships, that would mean that one Observer could take well over a hundred ships on by herself.

The black spiders took him to a tunnel and put him where the Calaverians could see him as they advanced.

OOC: Well, you only have ten? You could have two thousand if you wanted lol.

The black spiders took him to a tunnel and put him where the Calaverians could see him as they advanced.

OOC: Well, you only have ten? You could have two thousand if you wanted lol.

Rallix dragged Seth out of the tunnel and a group of soldiers surrounded him, waiting for him to wake up. He did, with a gasp of air Seth struggled to his feet, and saw his teamates. " Was that a dream?" Rallix frowned " What the hell happend, you fell down the hole " Seth realized it wasn't " Oh, it was real..." Rallix smacked him " What did you see Trooper." Seth braced from the impact " They...They want a alliance, the Zillars sir, they asked for it." Rallix thought for a moment " Well patch it through to goverment."

OCC: yes, only ten, but pact with advanced technology, ive basically compressed over 2000 ships into 10.

Rallix dragged Seth out of the tunnel and a group of soldiers surrounded him, waiting for him to wake up. He did, with a gasp of air Seth struggled to his feet, and saw his teamates. " Was that a dream?" Rallix frowned " What the hell happend, you fell down the hole " Seth realized it wasn't " Oh, it was real..." Rallix smacked him " What did you see Trooper." Seth braced from the impact " They...They want a alliance, the Zillars sir, they asked for it." Rallix thought for a moment " Well patch it through to goverment."

OCC: yes, only ten, but pact with advanced technology, ive basically compressed over 2000 ships into 10.

The Zillars waited patiently for an answer, they had plenty of time.

OOC: So, each of your observers could carry 200? How many fighters?

A message was radioed to the Zillars.

" Zillars, we accept the terms, in exchange to offenses against Greal, you will be armed."

OCC: look at factbook, its 500 if i remmeber.

A message was radioed to the Zillars.

" Zillars, we accept the terms, in exchange to offenses against Greal, you will be armed."

OCC: look at factbook, its 500 if i remmeber.

OOC: GTG, respond later.

The Mining continued. The damaged carrier was fixed and ready for combat. The Slaughter still had a long way to go before the repairmen could even hope to deal with the damage to the infrastructure of the ship. Thousands worked, trying to fix the ship, but the Admiral concluded that it would be have to be taken back to Hurtrix for final repairs

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Major Rhello,s now was Lieutenant Colonel Rhellos, he was promoted had had command of the battalion. He went off to meet the Nili ambassador underground.

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The White creatures were roaming around, but they stared curious at the automated weapons on the ceiling. One of the creatures began screaming in a high pitch sound.

Large mechanized legged vehicles (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/platform.jpg) also began to appear on the moon, emanating from some of the Triumvirate buildings around the surface. Each were roughly the size of a two story building, and immediately began to patrol the moon's surface, especially the areas around the colonist's hidden cities. Not for Greal soldiers, but for any sort of Zillar presence left there, or perhaps some sort of bizarre life-form. Each was armed to the teeth, not having to worry about its weight or mass as much on the lower gravity moon, they were able ot being created without the higher technologies to make it weigh less, or nothing at all, as with hovering or anti-gravity technologies.

Satellites above the moon were now in close communication with each outpost, each individual satellite armed with high intensity lasers and shielded wiring to protect against EMPs or other attacks which might disable them in the case of an attack. Every hour or so, their collective signals were taken in by the Executioner and a small blue pod was launched to the far reaches of the system, before vanishing. The pods were the most secure way of protecting against anyone finding their way back to the Zeres system, though there were still some faults with such a system.

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Major Rhellos was brought in by a group of four armored soldiers, in a lighter armor than that used outside, completely hiding any individuality between the individual soldiers. They seemed to be there as much to keep him from getting lost as to keep him from snooping around too closely. After a long elevator ride to the bottom floor, a few scientists could be seen carting strange sealed metal crates from one room to another, with a strange warning in their native language on the side. As there were more than enough laboratories already positioned on the planet's surface, this would possibly prove to stand out for the Major. Once inside the dark room, Rhellos was seated across from the five men.

"We're going to attempt to send another message into the planet's surface, in the hopes that if there are survivors, we will be able to detect them. We will charge them with moving into our military space unauthorized before the alloted time-frame... We'll ask them to send a representative to speak with us directly." Obsidian then paused, as he looked over to the strange red eyed humanoid (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/ss-yuda.jpg), "This is fellow ambassador Garta. He is from one of the Triumvirate, as is the man in the white mask, Zephonite Hallishar." Obsidian then waved a hand to each of them, as they bowed in turn, "Hallishar is to oversee the interrogation and torture of any Zillar who shows up, while Garta has been kind enough to work with our men in the makings of a device to attempt to clone ourselves a Zillar. Though we're still working on the specifics. In the long-run, such a Triumvirate controlled being could prove very useful, wouldn't you say?"

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The rooms and laboratories were completely sound-proof, but the sound was being received by auditory equipment and funneled into one of the science labs. The scientists made a quick recording of it, though the computer did that anyways, as they kept a close eye on the creature's companion. It was an isolated incident, and they weren't able to identify anything concrete about the creatures' brains yet, so they weren't sure if the beasts were intelligent at all.

The gun turret made a mechanical beeping sound, as it immediately turned to face the white creature, a flashing red and blue light appearing on it. A few seconds later, a speaker behind the gun repeated the creature's high pitched scream at it.

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Other parts of the colony were now beginning to construct the cruisers from the Greal military as well now, having most of their defenses sured up in case of an attack. The colony continued to expand even without the colonists to justify it, though within a few days a couple hundred thousand more from Zeres were expected to arrive to fill up the space being laid out. With the new-comers would come the need for more cruisers to defend the system, and the ground and satellite defenses would also need to be honed. People on the ground were starting to get excited, as news of the numerous cruisers being assured them that the colony would soon be able to defend itself even without the help from their powerful allies from Greal. Though with them there, things were that much more easier to concentrate on defense.

Large mechanized legged vehicles (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/platform.jpg) also began to appear on the moon, emanating from some of the Triumvirate buildings around the surface. Each were roughly the size of a two story building, and immediately began to patrol the moon's surface, especially the areas around the colonist's hidden cities. Not for Greal soldiers, but for any sort of Zillar presence left there, or perhaps some sort of bizarre life-form. Each was armed to the teeth, not having to worry about its weight or mass as much on the lower gravity moon, they were able ot being created without the higher technologies to make it weigh less, or nothing at all, as with hovering or anti-gravity technologies.

Satellites above the moon were now in close communication with each outpost, each individual satellite armed with high intensity lasers and shielded wiring to protect against EMPs or other attacks which might disable them in the case of an attack. Every hour or so, their collective signals were taken in by the Executioner and a small blue pod was launched to the far reaches of the system, before vanishing. The pods were the most secure way of protecting against anyone finding their way back to the Zeres system, though there were still some faults with such a system.

----------------------------

Major Rhellos was brought in by a group of four armored soldiers, in a lighter armor than that used outside, completely hiding any individuality between the individual soldiers. They seemed to be there as much to keep him from getting lost as to keep him from snooping around too closely. After a long elevator ride to the bottom floor, a few scientists could be seen carting strange sealed metal crates from one room to another, with a strange warning in their native language on the side. As there were more than enough laboratories already positioned on the planet's surface, this would possibly prove to stand out for the Major. Once inside the dark room, Rhellos was seated across from the five men.

"We're going to attempt to send another message into the planet's surface, in the hopes that if there are survivors, we will be able to detect them. We will charge them with moving into our military space unauthorized before the alloted time-frame... We'll ask them to send a representative to speak with us directly." Obsidian then paused, as he looked over to the strange red eyed humanoid (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/ss-yuda.jpg), "This is fellow ambassador Garta. He is from one of the Triumvirate, as is the man in the white mask, Zephonite Hallishar." Obsidian then waved a hand to each of them, as they bowed in turn, "Hallishar is to oversee the interrogation and torture of any Zillar who shows up, while Garta has been kind enough to work with our men in the makings of a device to attempt to clone ourselves a Zillar. Though we're still working on the specifics. In the long-run, such a Triumvirate controlled being could prove very useful, wouldn't you say?"

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The rooms and laboratories were completely sound-proof, but the sound was being received by auditory equipment and funneled into one of the science labs. The scientists made a quick recording of it, though the computer did that anyways, as they kept a close eye on the creature's companion. It was an isolated incident, and they weren't able to identify anything concrete about the creatures' brains yet, so they weren't sure if the beasts were intelligent at all.

The gun turret made a mechanical beeping sound, as it immediately turned to face the white creature, a flashing red and blue light appearing on it. A few seconds later, a speaker behind the gun repeated the creature's high pitched scream at it.

----------------------------

Other parts of the colony were now beginning to construct the cruisers from the Greal military as well now, having most of their defenses sured up in case of an attack. The colony continued to expand even without the colonists to justify it, though within a few days a couple hundred thousand more from Zeres were expected to arrive to fill up the space being laid out. With the new-comers would come the need for more cruisers to defend the system, and the ground and satellite defenses would also need to be honed. People on the ground were starting to get excited, as news of the numerous cruisers being assured them that the colony would soon be able to defend itself even without the help from their powerful allies from Greal. Though with them there, things were that much more easier to concentrate on defense.

A large black ship had jumped into the system, the Greal ships were on alert and about to fire when the black ship jumped away.

"This is very very bad for us." said Captain Blaine.

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Major Rhellos absorbed the shock of the ambassador's sentence, then he spoke.
"Cloning a Zillar would be very useful, but what happens if they don't show up at all? Do we drop Anti-matter bombs down to their tunnels? The Greal Congress sent me a message, they are very impatient and want the Zillars gone as soon as possible."

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The white creature now ran off to the other side, frightened of its own voice. Its companion screamed for food, for help, for anything.

Meanwhile, outside the colony, hundreds of white creatures gathered up and headed for the colony, these were bigger then the ones that the Nili army caught, and these were adults, they were looking for their pups.

They were not dangerous, they walked toward the colony like a herd of cows.

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The Greal Congress ordered a new fleet to be sent. The 2nd Assault Fleet would arrive in four standard days (One day = 20 hours).

A large black ship had jumped into the system, the Greal ships were on alert and about to fire when the black ship jumped away.

"This is very very bad for us." said Captain Blaine.

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Major Rhellos absorbed the shock of the ambassador's sentence, then he spoke.
"Cloning a Zillar would be very useful, but what happens if they don't show up at all? Do we drop Anti-matter bombs down to their tunnels? The Greal Congress sent me a message, they are very impatient and want the Zillars gone as soon as possible."

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The white creature now ran off to the other side, frightened of its own voice. Its companion screamed for food, for help, for anything.

Meanwhile, outside the colony, hundreds of white creatures gathered up and headed for the colony, these were bigger then the ones that the Nili army caught, and these were adults, they were looking for their pups.

They were not dangerous, they walked toward the colony like a herd of cows.

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The Greal Congress ordered a new fleet to be sent. The 2nd Assault Fleet would arrive in four standard days (One day = 20 hours).

The Executioner's shadowy form appeared on the bridge of the Capital Ship, as the High Admiral wove at it quietly. They both knew that the ship had arrived due to their numerous scouts, and it could only be a reconnaissance mission to investigate the build up of forces. The Executioner had already primmed the various defenses in the system, as a solitary blue orb was fired from the ship and vanished to inform the Zeres system. The dozens of cruisers already created would more than likely not be sent unless a second beacon was fired, though it was enough of a warning for now. The defenses would hopefully supplement the Greal battle fleet, along with the mass of fighters still around.

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"Oh no need. If we don't have a live one, we can use one of the dead that we managed to collect from the battles. Most were dissected for tissue samples, and we also have some frozen in our labs down here." Obsidian said with a smile, as he placed a hand in front of him, perhaps on something not visible to Rhellos or anyone else in the room. In a second, a large screen showing various dissected bodies, organs, and scientists appeared, "This planet, should we manage to eradicate the Zillar completely, will become our staging ground for the annihilation of the rest of their race. We've planned dozens of contingency plans, all of our primary defense systems are primed, and we are already receiving an influx of new immigrants from Zeres... The only thing keeping us from acting is making sure that our actions are known and understood by your high command."

The other men in the room exchanged glances, exchanging messages via cybernetic implants. Soon, a faded blue light filled the room as the center of the table opened, allowing an elevator to rise with a tray of what appeared to be pills, glasses of what looked like water, and what appeared to be three guns tipped with needles, each filled with a different colored chemical, and foreign labels. The three unmarked Cartherai quietly partook of the pills and and 'water', one of the less healthy ones almost choking the small handful of strange capsules down. Once this was finished they each injected themselves in the neck with the chemical, the pressurized gun releasing a slight vapor into the air after the injection. The masked man and the alien, simply stood there quietly, their eyes on Rhellos.

"I enjoy these little chats of ours Major Rhellos." The Ambassador said with a somewhat cold smile, not explaining at all what had just transpired, "You and your Empire bring an interesting angle to this war with the Zillar.

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In the labs, the researchers continued this behavior with most of the creatures, while a few produced an approximation of their diets in liquid form, the bowl popping out of the wall. Domestication was key, though as word of the larger ones arrived, the fact that they were handling infants had not crossed their mind. To think such a wide variety of their young would travel in packs was particularly interesting to the scientists. The experiments they could do with groups of them would be, if not beneficial to the Triumvirate, though they seemed to be relatively plain creatures, without anything to offer aside from food for the populace. Though their meat products could be tested on a select number of people within the colony later that day.

"So, what did the scientists say?" A soldier in a completely black uniform asked, as he looked over the monitor, his hands on the controls for his section of the colony's defensive wall, "Kill em' or not? Either way they're getting close to the electric fence!"

"They only want sixteen, and those will be taken from one of the sister colonies." Another soldier said with a smile, his yellow cat-like eyes almost glowing in the darkness from the other side of the small circular black room beneath the earth, "Open fire as soon as the first one gets fried by the wall."

"Heh heh heh..."

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As the large white creatures approached the wall, there wasn't any sound at all coming from the solid, forty foot blackened mass. There wasn't even a hum, despite the fact that massive quantities of electricity was pulsating from one end of the wall to the other. However, that didn't stop the first of the stupid creatures from getting within five feet of the wall...

BZZZZZZZT!!! In an instant, a massive ball of charged electricity shot out from a part of the wall, slamming into the peaceful creature as it was fried instantly, ending with a disgusting explosion as the creature's remains shot out in every direction! Before the rest could react, various turrets arose from the walls, raining down on the pathetic creatures with a hail of remorseless super-heated ammunition, splattering them into the ground!

Only in the smallest of the three colonies did this not occur, as the animals were quickly fired upon by tranquilizer darts.

The Executioner's shadowy form appeared on the bridge of the Capital Ship, as the High Admiral wove at it quietly. They both knew that the ship had arrived due to their numerous scouts, and it could only be a reconnaissance mission to investigate the build up of forces. The Executioner had already primmed the various defenses in the system, as a solitary blue orb was fired from the ship and vanished to inform the Zeres system. The dozens of cruisers already created would more than likely not be sent unless a second beacon was fired, though it was enough of a warning for now. The defenses would hopefully supplement the Greal battle fleet, along with the mass of fighters still around.

----------------------------

"Oh no need. If we don't have a live one, we can use one of the dead that we managed to collect from the battles. Most were dissected for tissue samples, and we also have some frozen in our labs down here." Obsidian said with a smile, as he placed a hand in front of him, perhaps on something not visible to Rhellos or anyone else in the room. In a second, a large screen showing various dissected bodies, organs, and scientists appeared, "This planet, should we manage to eradicate the Zillar completely, will become our staging ground for the annihilation of the rest of their race. We've planned dozens of contingency plans, all of our primary defense systems are primed, and we are already receiving an influx of new immigrants from Zeres... The only thing keeping us from acting is making sure that our actions are known and understood by your high command."

The other men in the room exchanged glances, exchanging messages via cybernetic implants. Soon, a faded blue light filled the room as the center of the table opened, allowing an elevator to rise with a tray of what appeared to be pills, glasses of what looked like water, and what appeared to be three guns tipped with needles, each filled with a different colored chemical, and foreign labels. The three unmarked Cartherai quietly partook of the pills and and 'water', one of the less healthy ones almost choking the small handful of strange capsules down. Once this was finished they each injected themselves in the neck with the chemical, the pressurized gun releasing a slight vapor into the air after the injection. The masked man and the alien, simply stood there quietly, their eyes on Rhellos.

"I enjoy these little chats of ours Major Rhellos." The Ambassador said with a somewhat cold smile, not explaining at all what had just transpired, "You and your Empire bring an interesting angle to this war with the Zillar.

----------------------------

In the labs, the researchers continued this behavior with most of the creatures, while a few produced an approximation of their diets in liquid form, the bowl popping out of the wall. Domestication was key, though as word of the larger ones arrived, the fact that they were handling infants had not crossed their mind. To think such a wide variety of their young would travel in packs was particularly interesting to the scientists. The experiments they could do with groups of them would be, if not beneficial to the Triumvirate, though they seemed to be relatively plain creatures, without anything to offer aside from food for the populace. Though their meat products could be tested on a select number of people within the colony later that day.

"So, what did the scientists say?" A soldier in a completely black uniform asked, as he looked over the monitor, his hands on the controls for his section of the colony's defensive wall, "Kill em' or not? Either way they're getting close to the electric fence!"

"They only want sixteen, and those will be taken from one of the sister colonies." Another soldier said with a smile, his yellow cat-like eyes almost glowing in the darkness from the other side of the small circular black room beneath the earth, "Open fire as soon as the first one gets fried by the wall."

"Heh heh heh..."

----------------------------

As the large white creatures approached the wall, there wasn't any sound at all coming from the solid, forty foot blackened mass. There wasn't even a hum, despite the fact that massive quantities of electricity was pulsating from one end of the wall to the other. However, that didn't stop the first of the stupid creatures from getting within five feet of the wall...

BZZZZZZZT!!! In an instant, a massive ball of charged electricity shot out from a part of the wall, slamming into the peaceful creature as it was fried instantly, ending with a disgusting explosion as the creature's remains shot out in every direction! Before the rest could react, various turrets arose from the walls, raining down on the pathetic creatures with a hail of remorseless super-heated ammunition, splattering them into the ground!

Only in the smallest of the three colonies did this not occur, as the animals were quickly fired upon by tranquilizer darts.


There was a massive blue flash, and the 2nd Assault Fleet under Fleet Admiral Retter arrived. Retter was a difficult man to understand, and many officers did not like him, but he was popular among the Congress.

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"The Greal Congress will be informed of this immediately, they will send a representative soon. I am troubled by the Congress, they always interfere with our command. What is your political system like?"

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The Little white creatures didn't react, they watched the guns on the celling over and over.

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Some of the creatures at the back of the herd ran for the nearest forests. As the flesh of the bigger white creatures flew into the air and landed onto the herd, the herd panicked and tried to run, but was overwhelmed by the guns.

There was a massive blue flash, and the 2nd Assault Fleet under Fleet Admiral Retter arrived. Retter was a difficult man to understand, and many officers did not like him, but he was popular among the Congress.

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"The Greal Congress will be informed of this immediately, they will send a representative soon. I am troubled by the Congress, they always interfere with our command. What is your political system like?"

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The Little white creatures didn't react, they watched the guns on the celling over and over.

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Some of the creatures at the back of the herd ran for the nearest forests. As the flesh of the bigger white creatures flew into the air and landed onto the herd, the herd panicked and tried to run, but was overwhelmed by the guns.

By this point, the amount of the cruisers being created in Zeres had exploded, and nearly a hundred were prepared for battle if those in the colony were also taken into account. Though they did not all come to the colonial system all at once, a few did arrive in a strange shift of gravity on a separate direction than the previous Triumvirate vessels had come from. Along with them were an entire other colony fleet, this one also having nearly one million total colonists with them, as the vast herd of ships quietly made their way to the planet. Their escort comprised one hundred of the new cruisers, which seemed bulkier than the ones originally given over to the Triumvirate.

Unless stopped by the Greal military, these twenty colony vessels, each carrying twenty thousand colonists, would quickly begin to seed the planet, as one stopped on the moon that was also being colonized. Along with the colonists were other materials on board, along with drugs, machinery, and weapons. There were also trace amounts of food and water on the vessels, but the colonists were all frozen during the short trip to save on such materials.

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"Our nation technically has three rulers, though I only work directly under one of them, who happens to be responsible for this endeavor... Darius, Enforcer of Catharsis. He is a terrifying man who managed to wipe out all of Zeres under his control in a mere three thousand years, wiping out all opposition with the help of those from Yuga."

The man then waved an arm over to the strange looking red eyed alien, as if to emphasize who the Yuga are.

"We still have warlords occasionally crop up, though Darius allows this to keep our military on edge. We almost thought he was dead some time ago during a war with the nation of Kaduna." Obsidian than leaned back, "But to answer your question, we are an Autocratic Triumvirate. Ruled by our military leader Darius, along with the High Priest Zephon, and Yurka, emperor of the ancient race of the Yuga. Our Emperor Darius would never allow a Congress to take command over the Empire he so carefully cultivated. Most of them are too short-sighted... too foolish to decide on the proper course of action for people. I would tell you more, Rhellos, but I would not want to bore you with our nation's culture... Though tell me, how old are you? How would you run your Empire? These are the questions all military men should ask themselves in a nation run by...the people."

He retched the last sentence out, as if he held all normal citizens in contempt for some reason.

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The guns did nothing, while the largest creatures brought in from the smaller colonies were placed in cells along with the smaller ones, though two of them were placed alone.

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As the creatures made way for the forest in the distance, the weaponry quickly began to fire at them, ripping through the creatures and the forest they were rushing towards, causing the trees to fall down, crushing some of the beasts that they managed to miss. A few more were picked off by a few of the Triumvirate scouts, further in the forest around the colony, but still out of range of the defensive guns.

Once the smoke settled, Ashitare laborers along with strange treaded vehicles began to collect the 'meat' from the ground, placing it in the back of the vehicles. Once done, they would head back into the city to clean and test it on a few people, to see if it was safe to eat. Though it looked safe from the chemical scans, there was always the chance of a new undiscovered bacteria managing to hide itself in the cells of an unknown creature.

By this point, the amount of the cruisers being created in Zeres had exploded, and nearly a hundred were prepared for battle if those in the colony were also taken into account. Though they did not all come to the colonial system all at once, a few did arrive in a strange shift of gravity on a separate direction than the previous Triumvirate vessels had come from. Along with them were an entire other colony fleet, this one also having nearly one million total colonists with them, as the vast herd of ships quietly made their way to the planet. Their escort comprised one hundred of the new cruisers, which seemed bulkier than the ones originally given over to the Triumvirate.

Unless stopped by the Greal military, these twenty colony vessels, each carrying twenty thousand colonists, would quickly begin to seed the planet, as one stopped on the moon that was also being colonized. Along with the colonists were other materials on board, along with drugs, machinery, and weapons. There were also trace amounts of food and water on the vessels, but the colonists were all frozen during the short trip to save on such materials.

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"Our nation technically has three rulers, though I only work directly under one of them, who happens to be responsible for this endeavor... Darius, Enforcer of Catharsis. He is a terrifying man who managed to wipe out all of Zeres under his control in a mere three thousand years, wiping out all opposition with the help of those from Yuga."

The man then waved an arm over to the strange looking red eyed alien, as if to emphasize who the Yuga are.

"We still have warlords occasionally crop up, though Darius allows this to keep our military on edge. We almost thought he was dead some time ago during a war with the nation of Kaduna." Obsidian than leaned back, "But to answer your question, we are an Autocratic Triumvirate. Ruled by our military leader Darius, along with the High Priest Zephon, and Yurka, emperor of the ancient race of the Yuga. Our Emperor Darius would never allow a Congress to take command over the Empire he so carefully cultivated. Most of them are too short-sighted... too foolish to decide on the proper course of action for people. I would tell you more, Rhellos, but I would not want to bore you with our nation's culture... Though tell me, how old are you? How would you run your Empire? These are the questions all military men should ask themselves in a nation run by...the people."

He retched the last sentence out, as if he held all normal citizens in contempt for some reason.

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The guns did nothing, while the largest creatures brought in from the smaller colonies were placed in cells along with the smaller ones, though two of them were placed alone.

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As the creatures made way for the forest in the distance, the weaponry quickly began to fire at them, ripping through the creatures and the forest they were rushing towards, causing the trees to fall down, crushing some of the beasts that they managed to miss. A few more were picked off by a few of the Triumvirate scouts, further in the forest around the colony, but still out of range of the defensive guns.

Once the smoke settled, Ashitare laborers along with strange treaded vehicles began to collect the 'meat' from the ground, placing it in the back of the vehicles. Once done, they would head back into the city to clean and test it on a few people, to see if it was safe to eat. Though it looked safe from the chemical scans, there was always the chance of a new undiscovered bacteria managing to hide itself in the cells of an unknown creature.

Meanwhile, a few Greal colony vessels had stopped by to drop off more colonists and miners. Corporate and government officials also stopped by. One of them was Senator Tram, he was the Congress Representative here, and he went off to the main planet.

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"I don't really give it much thought. It is true our nation is run by the Congress and President Emperor, but I think this is all fake. A species known as the Techar control a majority of the congress, and they always pass their own proposals because they can easily remove the president from power."

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The two creatures stared at each other curiously, then they started attacking each other, one was soon bleeding badly.

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The white creatures in the forests ran for their lives, stupidly running toward the radiation area.

Meanwhile, a few Greal colony vessels had stopped by to drop off more colonists and miners. Corporate and government officials also stopped by. One of them was Senator Tram, he was the Congress Representative here, and he went off to the main planet.

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"I don't really give it much thought. It is true our nation is run by the Congress and President Emperor, but I think this is all fake. A species known as the Techar control a majority of the congress, and they always pass their own proposals because they can easily remove the president from power."

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The two creatures stared at each other curiously, then they started attacking each other, one was soon bleeding badly.

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The white creatures in the forests ran for their lives, stupidly running toward the radiation area.

Where originally there was nothing but undeveloped plains and forest, was an immense blackened growth on the planet, almost resembling a technological cancer, dotted by immense buildings and public transports. Just past the outskirts of this construction was still being done, as the massive black behemoths of colony ships slowly began to land upon a massive immense silver platform, before emptying its tens of thousands of colonists and heading to the village outskirts, to be dismantled for parts to assist with the continuation of the colony. All of the new colonists were wearing identical white uniforms, almost resembling hospital gowns, before they vanished beneath the city.

To greet the Senator, two dozen modified cruisers slowly rose from various parts of the city, hovering off towards the planet's orbit to remain by the Executioner and the various Thanatos craft. Along with this display were one of the other most visible parts of the city; massive artillery aimed straight up at the sky from various points, their barrels and dishes overshadowing most of the smaller structures below. It was an overt showing of how far the colonization had gone underway, intentionally done to show the Triumvirate's power.

Plans for more colonists were already underway in Zeres itself, though they could not send too many of the ships at once. This was mostly due to the fact that they didn't want to overburden the planet's buildings crews with too many millions of people coming in at once. Still, the third wave of colonists would prove to be the largest and the crews on the ground were feverishly working to create more buildings and to build over the abhorrent vegetation(grass) and dirt to make for more stable conditions. Such natural constructs stood in the way of progress, and were only there to be studied completely and destroyed to be replaced with something more efficient.

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"Hmm these Techar... What do they look like? Is the Senator who is coming here one of their race?"

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The scientists did not intervene, but merely watched to see how far the fighting would go. The creatures did not seem to be carnivores, though it was always interesting to see how nature acted on other worlds, even those somewhat similar to their own. Watching these creatures was tedious work, and recording every minute detail was the computer itself, the scientists merely making sure that the recordings were done properly and that the proper scientific methodology and precautions were underway.

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The scouts remained along the outskirts, unable to go any further without suffering lethal doses of radiation. To be on the safe side, a few of the scouts pulled out their sniping equipment, and began to pick the beasts off from a few kilometers away. Each shot was tipped with a small explosive, leading to especially violent, completely lethal shots.

The irradiated landscape was completely barren, the occasional dead tree along the outskirts of the area, and the ground from the antimatter explosion was still warm in spots. Where there was once a river, nothing but a dry river bed, and pockmarked further towards the epicenter of the blast were molten pools of irradiated sludge, having barely cooled even now. The Triumvirate had managed to partially contain this blast zone, but to properly decontaminate an area this large would take decades. To the creatures, it would be as if they were walking directly through a nuclear reactor by the time they reached the center, so any hopes of their survival was nonexistent; still though, the snipers and a few cameras in space kept an eye on the beasts, to see how long they lasted.

Where originally there was nothing but undeveloped plains and forest, was an immense blackened growth on the planet, almost resembling a technological cancer, dotted by immense buildings and public transports. Just past the outskirts of this construction was still being done, as the massive black behemoths of colony ships slowly began to land upon a massive immense silver platform, before emptying its tens of thousands of colonists and heading to the village outskirts, to be dismantled for parts to assist with the continuation of the colony. All of the new colonists were wearing identical white uniforms, almost resembling hospital gowns, before they vanished beneath the city.

To greet the Senator, two dozen modified cruisers slowly rose from various parts of the city, hovering off towards the planet's orbit to remain by the Executioner and the various Thanatos craft. Along with this display were one of the other most visible parts of the city; massive artillery aimed straight up at the sky from various points, their barrels and dishes overshadowing most of the smaller structures below. It was an overt showing of how far the colonization had gone underway, intentionally done to show the Triumvirate's power.

Plans for more colonists were already underway in Zeres itself, though they could not send too many of the ships at once. This was mostly due to the fact that they didn't want to overburden the planet's buildings crews with too many millions of people coming in at once. Still, the third wave of colonists would prove to be the largest and the crews on the ground were feverishly working to create more buildings and to build over the abhorrent vegetation(grass) and dirt to make for more stable conditions. Such natural constructs stood in the way of progress, and were only there to be studied completely and destroyed to be replaced with something more efficient.

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"Hmm these Techar... What do they look like? Is the Senator who is coming here one of their race?"

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The scientists did not intervene, but merely watched to see how far the fighting would go. The creatures did not seem to be carnivores, though it was always interesting to see how nature acted on other worlds, even those somewhat similar to their own. Watching these creatures was tedious work, and recording every minute detail was the computer itself, the scientists merely making sure that the recordings were done properly and that the proper scientific methodology and precautions were underway.

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The scouts remained along the outskirts, unable to go any further without suffering lethal doses of radiation. To be on the safe side, a few of the scouts pulled out their sniping equipment, and began to pick the beasts off from a few kilometers away. Each shot was tipped with a small explosive, leading to especially violent, completely lethal shots.

The irradiated landscape was completely barren, the occasional dead tree along the outskirts of the area, and the ground from the antimatter explosion was still warm in spots. Where there was once a river, nothing but a dry river bed, and pockmarked further towards the epicenter of the blast were molten pools of irradiated sludge, having barely cooled even now. The Triumvirate had managed to partially contain this blast zone, but to properly decontaminate an area this large would take decades. To the creatures, it would be as if they were walking directly through a nuclear reactor by the time they reached the center, so any hopes of their survival was nonexistent; still though, the snipers and a few cameras in space kept an eye on the beasts, to see how long they lasted.

The Senator was aware of the cruisers given from the Galactic Navy to the Nili forces. He was interested in see how they would act in battle, if the Zillars showed up any time soon. The 3rd Assault Fleet was relieved and would be sent back in Hurtrix for repairs on various ships.

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“The Techar are a large type of insect that are intelligent and breed numerously. (Check my FT factbook for more info) It is most likely he is a Techar since most of the Senators are Techars. He may cause trouble for us.”

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Finally, both of them stopped, one of them was badly wounded, but would survive.

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One by one, the white creatures died and disappeared.

The Senator was aware of the cruisers given from the Galactic Navy to the Nili forces. He was interested in see how they would act in battle, if the Zillars showed up any time soon. The 3rd Assault Fleet was relieved and would be sent back in Hurtrix for repairs on various ships.

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“The Techar are a large type of insect that are intelligent and breed numerously. (Check my FT factbook for more info) It is most likely he is a Techar since most of the Senators are Techars. He may cause trouble for us.”

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Finally, both of them stopped, one of them was badly wounded, but would survive.

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One by one, the white creatures died and disappeared.

As the senator landed in the colony, a group of soldiers arrived to escort him into the Geo-front, along with Obsidian and the others that were waiting for him. They were not exactly expecting what they ran into, especially from the appearance of the rest of the Greal forces, but did not show this on their faces. With military precision they began the checkpoint laden trek into the city towards their destination.

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"Ah, we once had a race of insect-like aliens within our own Zeres system..." Obsidian then flicked his hand forward in the air, as a few more pictures popped up, along with a series of strange aliens (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/space_pirate.jpg), of heights ranging from six feet tall to nearly double that, of various sizes and builds, "They seemed to be peaceful, though unfortunately they were wiped out during the wars. From the sound of it, your Techar are either very numerous or very intelligent to have taken over your government..."

As Obsidian finished, the door behind Rhellos opened, as a finely dressed Argos walked in and had a seat with the ambassadors. He seemed to be waiting for the senator as well...

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The scientists ignored them for now, still investigating this group as they did an vivisection on a live one of the adult creatures to mark any differences.

In other labs, strange metal crates were being brought in sent directly from Zeres, along with the preserved corpses of the Zillar and various living tissue samples. Deep below the planet's surface within the Geo-front, they were going to attempt the first clones in an effort to get better insight into the minds of their enemy.

As the senator landed in the colony, a group of soldiers arrived to escort him into the Geo-front, along with Obsidian and the others that were waiting for him. They were not exactly expecting what they ran into, especially from the appearance of the rest of the Greal forces, but did not show this on their faces. With military precision they began the checkpoint laden trek into the city towards their destination.

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"Ah, we once had a race of insect-like aliens within our own Zeres system..." Obsidian then flicked his hand forward in the air, as a few more pictures popped up, along with a series of strange aliens (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/space_pirate.jpg), of heights ranging from six feet tall to nearly double that, of various sizes and builds, "They seemed to be peaceful, though unfortunately they were wiped out during the wars. From the sound of it, your Techar are either very numerous or very intelligent to have taken over your government..."

As Obsidian finished, the door behind Rhellos opened, as a finely dressed Argos walked in and had a seat with the ambassadors. He seemed to be waiting for the senator as well...

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The scientists ignored them for now, still investigating this group as they did an vivisection on a live one of the adult creatures to mark any differences.

In other labs, strange metal crates were being brought in sent directly from Zeres, along with the preserved corpses of the Zillar and various living tissue samples. Deep below the planet's surface within the Geo-front, they were going to attempt the first clones in an effort to get better insight into the minds of their enemy.

"Yes, the Techars managed to claw there way into the government, using threats and war. Now they are firmly in control of the Greal Empire." said Major Rhellos.

The door opened, and Senator Tram came in. He was a Techar, like Major Rhellos said. The Senator greeted the people around him in the room.

"Gentlemen, I am Senator Mella Tram." said the Techar

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Meanwhile, as space was full of activity of Greal and Nili ships, a cloaked ship entered the system.

"Yes, the Techars managed to claw there way into the government, using threats and war. Now they are firmly in control of the Greal Empire." said Major Rhellos.

The door opened, and Senator Tram came in. He was a Techar, like Major Rhellos said. The Senator greeted the people around him in the room.

"Gentlemen, I am Senator Mella Tram." said the Techar

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Meanwhile, as space was full of activity of Greal and Nili ships, a cloaked ship entered the system.

"Excellent... I am Ambassador Obsidian, current leader of this colonial operation." The man then pointed to the other two unmasked Cartherai, "These are Darmoth Gares of our newly formed colonial board, and Ezrah Winters of foreign trade and business... The one in the mask is Zephonite Hallishar, and that leaves only Garta and the Civilian Leader Argos."

As Obsidian finished the introduction, a chair suddenly molded itself out of the floor and began to glow near Major Rhellos.

"Please have a seat. I'd just heard of your arrival on my comm.link a short time ago."

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The ship was alone and too far from the system for the gravitation disturbance to be acknowledged by the various pods hidden throughout the area. They were lacking the gravity sensors along the outer rim to allow such a small ship to be detected, though even out on the outer edge of the system work was being done. On one of the moons, it looked as if it had been filled will holes by the various pods exploring it, though along with them were various devices hidden within the planet's crust now.

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In another lab, a large group of scientists were looking at shattered parts of what was once one of the black spiders. They were attempting to repair the thing and reverse engineer it for the Triumvirate's ground forces. Though with examples like these, it would probably take months to figure out what originally belonged to the spider, what was completely destroyed, and if anything was missing.

"Excellent... I am Ambassador Obsidian, current leader of this colonial operation." The man then pointed to the other two unmasked Cartherai, "These are Darmoth Gares of our newly formed colonial board, and Ezrah Winters of foreign trade and business... The one in the mask is Zephonite Hallishar, and that leaves only Garta and the Civilian Leader Argos."

As Obsidian finished the introduction, a chair suddenly molded itself out of the floor and began to glow near Major Rhellos.

"Please have a seat. I'd just heard of your arrival on my comm.link a short time ago."

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The ship was alone and too far from the system for the gravitation disturbance to be acknowledged by the various pods hidden throughout the area. They were lacking the gravity sensors along the outer rim to allow such a small ship to be detected, though even out on the outer edge of the system work was being done. On one of the moons, it looked as if it had been filled will holes by the various pods exploring it, though along with them were various devices hidden within the planet's crust now.

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In another lab, a large group of scientists were looking at shattered parts of what was once one of the black spiders. They were attempting to repair the thing and reverse engineer it for the Triumvirate's ground forces. Though with examples like these, it would probably take months to figure out what originally belonged to the spider, what was completely destroyed, and if anything was missing.


"Greetings Ambassador. I am the Congress's representative here." said the Senator, he turned to the Major,"Major Rhellos, your protmotion has been approved, so congratulations Colonel."

Major Rhellos, seemed happy at the promotion. A colonel in the army.

"Now, the Congress asks why it takes very long to clear out the Zillars. You people have the combined might of Greal and Nili behind you. Why?"

Major Rhellos, did not know what to say at first, he looked at the people from Nili and was curious on what they would say.

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The frigate sized craft headed toward the Nili fleet, the craft was from the Zillars, but it was not designed for attack, only pictures.

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The Black spiders had all exploded during the battle, and the Nili would only find black pieces from each black spider, but the pieces gave a clue to the scientists on how the black spider was built.

"Greetings Ambassador. I am the Congress's representative here." said the Senator, he turned to the Major,"Major Rhellos, your protmotion has been approved, so congratulations Colonel."

Major Rhellos, seemed happy at the promotion. A colonel in the army.

"Now, the Congress asks why it takes very long to clear out the Zillars. You people have the combined might of Greal and Nili behind you. Why?"

Major Rhellos, did not know what to say at first, he looked at the people from Nili and was curious on what they would say.

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The frigate sized craft headed toward the Nili fleet, the craft was from the Zillars, but it was not designed for attack, only pictures.

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The Black spiders had all exploded during the battle, and the Nili would only find black pieces from each black spider, but the pieces gave a clue to the scientists on how the black spider was built.

"Ah, congratulations Colonel Rhellos... It seems as if you've once again been promoted... Congratulations." Ambassador Obsidian said quietly, in an almost robotic compliment as he bowed his head. Some of the other representatives also nodded their head in a sort of approval, along with a smiling Argos, "You and your soldiers have been a big help when it comes to fighting the Zillar."

There was a brief pause in his speech, as the Ambassador's cold eyes focused on the Techar, as their tint seemed to change from a dark blue to a more violet hue. With a slight blink, his eyes seemed to return, as he hummed quietly to himself, as if satisfied with something. The creature in front of him, as far as Obsidian was concerned, was nothing more than an ignorant bureaucrat. With a brief, somewhat egotistical wave of his hand, various screens began to crop up showing the battles, the autopsies, and the holocaust wrought on the other side of the planet.

"Well sir, its been some time since we've received any word from the Zillar. For all I know, they were all killed instantly when the Thanatos bombarded the other side of the planet... Though even now, we are sending messages into the planet's crust attempting to get a response, or at least discover any more enclosures that they might be hiding in... If they are dead, we are also creating clones to help infiltrate any more of their hidden cities..." He then paused and opened his eyes again, "Though I must ask Senator... What would you have done? Perhaps you could give me some insight into how you would operated differently for another outcome? I can only assume by your tone that you think you could have done better than our joint forces, and quite frankly I would enjoy the insight of your opinion on all this."

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The fleet was hovering around the planet, in the center of which was the massive Executioner and a strange massive Silver Orb which was partially surrounded by the pods from previous battles. There were also dozens of newly built cruisers and the various colony ships, now depleted of their colonial cargo and drop-ships. The Thanatos ships were also moving around quietly, and intersecting all of this virtual blockade were hundreds of small satellites, each one armed with what appeared to be lasers of some type and a handful of missiles.

If the cruiser went anywhere near the Triumvirate's Executioner, the massive Silver Orb, or any of the multitudes of satellites, its presence would immediately be detected and fired upon. With how haphazardly the satellites swerved around the ships and the planet, getting a good look at anything on the planet's surface would be impossible without being detected... Though the Zillar did not necessarily know that the Triumvirate would be able to detect their stealth ships.

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The scientists were distressed with the shape of the ships, but allowed any Greal military scientists to assist them with deciphering how the machines worked. Hopefully between the two nations, they would be able to rebuild a prototype relatively quickly.

"Ah, congratulations Colonel Rhellos... It seems as if you've once again been promoted... Congratulations." Ambassador Obsidian said quietly, in an almost robotic compliment as he bowed his head. Some of the other representatives also nodded their head in a sort of approval, along with a smiling Argos, "You and your soldiers have been a big help when it comes to fighting the Zillar."

There was a brief pause in his speech, as the Ambassador's cold eyes focused on the Techar, as their tint seemed to change from a dark blue to a more violet hue. With a slight blink, his eyes seemed to return, as he hummed quietly to himself, as if satisfied with something. The creature in front of him, as far as Obsidian was concerned, was nothing more than an ignorant bureaucrat. With a brief, somewhat egotistical wave of his hand, various screens began to crop up showing the battles, the autopsies, and the holocaust wrought on the other side of the planet.

"Well sir, its been some time since we've received any word from the Zillar. For all I know, they were all killed instantly when the Thanatos bombarded the other side of the planet... Though even now, we are sending messages into the planet's crust attempting to get a response, or at least discover any more enclosures that they might be hiding in... If they are dead, we are also creating clones to help infiltrate any more of their hidden cities..." He then paused and opened his eyes again, "Though I must ask Senator... What would you have done? Perhaps you could give me some insight into how you would operated differently for another outcome? I can only assume by your tone that you think you could have done better than our joint forces, and quite frankly I would enjoy the insight of your opinion on all this."

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The fleet was hovering around the planet, in the center of which was the massive Executioner and a strange massive Silver Orb which was partially surrounded by the pods from previous battles. There were also dozens of newly built cruisers and the various colony ships, now depleted of their colonial cargo and drop-ships. The Thanatos ships were also moving around quietly, and intersecting all of this virtual blockade were hundreds of small satellites, each one armed with what appeared to be lasers of some type and a handful of missiles.

If the cruiser went anywhere near the Triumvirate's Executioner, the massive Silver Orb, or any of the multitudes of satellites, its presence would immediately be detected and fired upon. With how haphazardly the satellites swerved around the ships and the planet, getting a good look at anything on the planet's surface would be impossible without being detected... Though the Zillar did not necessarily know that the Triumvirate would be able to detect their stealth ships.

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The scientists were distressed with the shape of the ships, but allowed any Greal military scientists to assist them with deciphering how the machines worked. Hopefully between the two nations, they would be able to rebuild a prototype relatively quickly.

The army and the congress was occasionally hostile to each other. the army always complained the congress always interfered with command, and the congress also complained the army was not good enough. Senator Tram was one of these people.

"At the very least, you could have sent a powerful reconnaissance force to find any Zillars left. And leave a anti-matter bomb there while you are at it. The Zillars, are not very powerful against us all."

"Instead, I find out that the Greal fleet has lost a battleship. Our first capital ship loss in a decade. The Nili also lost a capital vessel. How did this happen? The naval command is not pleased at all."

Major Rhellos did not like any senators. He looked at Senator Tram with a resentful look in his eye.

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The Zillar vessel quickly moved off out of the system. the lone vessel was counting how many vessels the Nili-Greal forces had.

There was a massive Green flash. The Zillars were back. There were eight hundred ships, ranging from ships the size of Superbattleships to the size of a fighter. They quickly moved.

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Captain Blaine, was sitting in his office when an alarm rang, there were two rings, that meant the Zillars were back. Blaine quickly headed for the bridge. Crews were running everywhere.

"Alert the Nili ships, they probably know, but tell them we have counted eight hundred vessels." said Blaine.

The army and the congress was occasionally hostile to each other. the army always complained the congress always interfered with command, and the congress also complained the army was not good enough. Senator Tram was one of these people.

"At the very least, you could have sent a powerful reconnaissance force to find any Zillars left. And leave a anti-matter bomb there while you are at it. The Zillars, are not very powerful against us all."

"Instead, I find out that the Greal fleet has lost a battleship. Our first capital ship loss in a decade. The Nili also lost a capital vessel. How did this happen? The naval command is not pleased at all."

Major Rhellos did not like any senators. He looked at Senator Tram with a resentful look in his eye.

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The Zillar vessel quickly moved off out of the system. the lone vessel was counting how many vessels the Nili-Greal forces had.

There was a massive Green flash. The Zillars were back. There were eight hundred ships, ranging from ships the size of Superbattleships to the size of a fighter. They quickly moved.

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Captain Blaine, was sitting in his office when an alarm rang, there were two rings, that meant the Zillars were back. Blaine quickly headed for the bridge. Crews were running everywhere.

"Alert the Nili ships, they probably know, but tell them we have counted eight hundred vessels." said Blaine.

"We did use an anti-matter bomb, Senator Tram. Unfortunately for both of our collective nations, there were no signs of tunnels going any deeper leading to other cities... Only a fool would leave all of his cities connected like that, one after another. None of us seated here are in any way, shape, or form fools, I can assure you of that."

The masked member from the Triumvirate turned slowly to look at the foreign senator, the cold dead yellow eyes hidden behind the mask gazing strangely at the creature. It was almost as if he were a predator looking at its prey, though he barely moved. He almost looked as if he had something to say, but merely sat there quietly, his eyes fixated on the strange insect-like creature.

"As for the ships, our nation hasn't dealt with foreign powers in well over a century, and that single blot in our history in which we did was merely a battle over some unimportant world with an unimportant race. They did quite well in the battle, though since this was a mere colonization effort our government did not think releasing too many of our ships into the system would be prudent. Irregardless, it is almost impossible to imagine taking out thousands of advanced antimatter missiles aimed at one of your ships. the best our soldiers could do was sacrifice itself, and even our second ship was damaged quite badly in the attack."

"This can only lead me to the conclusion that the data you've gathered is incomplete or erroneous..." He said with a cold smile, tapping his hand on the desk as a screen appeared behind him showing the incoming Zillar fleet, though Obsidian didn't even turn his head, "Though if you would like... you can witness what will surely be a close-shave on our part. I would actually be surprised if the Geo-front managed to survive the battle if they made it past our ships and colonial defenses..."

"The Zillar seem to have already seen our numbers with a probe. If they did not think they could break through our forces, they wouldn't have even attacked..." There was a slight pause, his words almost in a tone crossing respect and disgust, "We weren't even finished with replacing our Colossal Class Ship's firepower with those of the cruisers in this system. Though even with all of this, I think we'll be able to destroy the scum. Even though they've fought us before, I don't remember seeing any of those massive Super-Battleships though. Could be interesting."

The Ambassador had a smile on his face as he turned his chair around to watch, as if the fact that they could all be killed barely phased him. The others from Catharsis at the table were sweating profusely, and a few had already stood up, and besides the Yuga and masked senator, were visibly frightened, making calls with their internal communicators trying to find a better-protected location. Though there was no better location than the room they were in. Once they figured that out, they would eventually sit back down, one of the men resting his head on the table in front of him, totally shutting everything out.

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"Executioner, fire the Emergency Orb!" The High Admiral ordered, as his hand smacked down in the air in front of him. He looked behind him at the numerous masked figures, "You should all leave the room for now. We could use you in the Gestalt..."

Their orders given, the Zephonites quietly walked through the back to join with the ship's Gestalt. They were the best the High Admiral was allowed to have by his side, and would be sufficient in organizing the pod's movements and laser batteries for maximum effectiveness.

"I want to have all Gravity fields closely monitored for other cloaked ships, as well. We can't allow them to sneak up on us again!"

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The blackened Silhouette of the Executioner immediately launched a bright blue orb in the direction opposite of the Zillar; it would take a slightly longer time to get to Zeres, but that would be good enough. This done, swarms of the pods were immediately expelled from the ship, along with fighters, and even the atmospheric bombers were quickly being dispelled from the ship's back into the planet's atmosphere to keep it defended(and to check for any Zillar). The four Thanatos Class did likewise with their own pods, moving directly in front of the Executioner itself at the exact moment that the Silver Orb released its own batch of the spherical drones. Those currently on the moon also began to head towards the mass, until all of the parent ships and the planet they were protecting were partially concealed behind the dense fog of ships.

The twenty empty colony ships were also with the mass, sticking to the front to better defend everything with their massive hulls. Each was capable of holding twenty thousand civilians, but were partially rebuilt for battle, with a few key ingredients which their enemies would no doubt find very disheartening... There were approximately 120 of the modified cruisers as well.

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1 "Executioner" Colossal Ship
4 "Thanatos I-IV" Harmony Ships
20 "Modified" Colony Ships
120 Revamped Frimtrix Cruisers
2,800 Podships
800 Fighters
680 Attack Satellites
400 Atmospheric Bombers(In planet's atmosphere)
Various defenses in the asteroid belt.

"Tread so lightly that you could walk along a beach without disturbing a single mote of sand; so lightly that your toes could grace the surface of the water without breaking it. So softly that Greal will not see fit to call in a thousand allied warships and entangle us in a web I will not call Hermes to cut us out of." These were the Emperor's final orders to Admiral Jakob Solomon of the 151st Belkan Expeditionary Force before his fleet was sent into the void.
The aged Belkan warships blinked into reality one by one outside the system, and their new Allanean built colony ship came with them. Their objective was to claim a cluster of four inhabitable worlds and the surrounding moons and asteroids for the Imperium. The only problem with this was that the territory in which the planets were located seemed dominated by Greal, a member of the Cyperian Circle. The planets, named for the time being WD-A-I through WD-A-IV.
The ships were selected as a symbol to Greal that they were not dealing with Hermes, who's polished Year 00 ships were an imposing, recognizable threat. Belkan ships were more ambiguous, and were thus taken out of storage for use. The ships deployed territory marker beacons around the perimiter of their claimed space, a spot in a distant corner of the system, and Admiral Solomon dispatched a message as the fleet prepared to disperse and land on the four planets:
"Attention all local authorities, these four worlds are unclaimed and will thus become the soverign property of the Imperium of Belkaros. Should there be any opposition to this claim, please contact us before taking any military action. Forces of Greal, know that Belkans are not allowed by binding contract to interact with your people at the moment. Perhaps if negotiations are in order, a third party can mediate. Thank you."
OOC-The fleet (Not counting compliments of Mobile Suits and fighters)
x1 Mundus Class Capital Ship http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/zeta/mechanics/ship_dogossegier.html
x1 Colony Ship http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=556626
x3 Tyrant Class Battleships http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/f91/mechanics/ship_zamouthgarr.html
x10 Alabaster Class Frigates http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/destiny/mechanics/ship_drake.html
x20 Talon Class Destroyers http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/0083/mechanics/ship_musai.html

"We did use an anti-matter bomb, Senator Tram. Unfortunately for both of our collective nations, there were no signs of tunnels going any deeper leading to other cities... Only a fool would leave all of his cities connected like that, one after another. None of us seated here are in any way, shape, or form fools, I can assure you of that."

The masked member from the Triumvirate turned slowly to look at the foreign senator, the cold dead yellow eyes hidden behind the mask gazing strangely at the creature. It was almost as if he were a predator looking at its prey, though he barely moved. He almost looked as if he had something to say, but merely sat there quietly, his eyes fixated on the strange insect-like creature.

"As for the ships, our nation hasn't dealt with foreign powers in well over a century, and that single blot in our history in which we did was merely a battle over some unimportant world with an unimportant race. They did quite well in the battle, though since this was a mere colonization effort our government did not think releasing too many of our ships into the system would be prudent. Irregardless, it is almost impossible to imagine taking out thousands of advanced antimatter missiles aimed at one of your ships. the best our soldiers could do was sacrifice itself, and even our second ship was damaged quite badly in the attack."

"This can only lead me to the conclusion that the data you've gathered is incomplete or erroneous..." He said with a cold smile, tapping his hand on the desk as a screen appeared behind him showing the incoming Zillar fleet, though Obsidian didn't even turn his head, "Though if you would like... you can witness what will surely be a close-shave on our part. I would actually be surprised if the Geo-front managed to survive the battle if they made it past our ships and colonial defenses..."

"The Zillar seem to have already seen our numbers with a probe. If they did not think they could break through our forces, they wouldn't have even attacked..." There was a slight pause, his words almost in a tone crossing respect and disgust, "We weren't even finished with replacing our Colossal Class Ship's firepower with those of the cruisers in this system. Though even with all of this, I think we'll be able to destroy the scum. Even though they've fought us before, I don't remember seeing any of those massive Super-Battleships though. Could be interesting."

The Ambassador had a smile on his face as he turned his chair around to watch, as if the fact that they could all be killed barely phased him. The others from Catharsis at the table were sweating profusely, and a few had already stood up, and besides the Yuga and masked senator, were visibly frightened, making calls with their internal communicators trying to find a better-protected location. Though there was no better location than the room they were in. Once they figured that out, they would eventually sit back down, one of the men resting his head on the table in front of him, totally shutting everything out.

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"Executioner, fire the Emergency Orb!" The High Admiral ordered, as his hand smacked down in the air in front of him. He looked behind him at the numerous masked figures, "You should all leave the room for now. We could use you in the Gestalt..."

Their orders given, the Zephonites quietly walked through the back to join with the ship's Gestalt. They were the best the High Admiral was allowed to have by his side, and would be sufficient in organizing the pod's movements and laser batteries for maximum effectiveness.

"I want to have all Gravity fields closely monitored for other cloaked ships, as well. We can't allow them to sneak up on us again!"

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The blackened Silhouette of the Executioner immediately launched a bright blue orb in the direction opposite of the Zillar; it would take a slightly longer time to get to Zeres, but that would be good enough. This done, swarms of the pods were immediately expelled from the ship, along with fighters, and even the atmospheric bombers were quickly being dispelled from the ship's back into the planet's atmosphere to keep it defended(and to check for any Zillar). The four Thanatos Class did likewise with their own pods, moving directly in front of the Executioner itself at the exact moment that the Silver Orb released its own batch of the spherical drones. Those currently on the moon also began to head towards the mass, until all of the parent ships and the planet they were protecting were partially concealed behind the dense fog of ships.

The twenty empty colony ships were also with the mass, sticking to the front to better defend everything with their massive hulls. Each was capable of holding twenty thousand civilians, but were partially rebuilt for battle, with a few key ingredients which their enemies would no doubt find very disheartening... There were approximately 120 of the modified cruisers as well.

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1 "Executioner" Colossal Ship
4 "Thanatos I-IV" Harmony Ships
20 "Modified" Colony Ships
120 Revamped Frimtrix Cruisers
2,800 Podships
800 Fighters
680 Attack Satellites
400 Atmospheric Bombers(In planet's atmosphere)
Various defenses in the asteroid belt.

The Senator did not say another word, since now Major Rhellos and him were informed of the Zillar attack.

"Gentlemen, I guess we wait."

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The Zillars were not slow to follow up on the enemy. Their force fanned out into battle positions. The largest black ships made the core of the Zillar force, to make matters more difficult, forty thousand anti-matter missiles were directed at the cruisers and fired, around three hundred anti-matter missiles per cruiser. That was half their stock, and several Zillar capital ships were practicality empty.

Next, the Zillars directed ten thousand anti-matter missiles at the largest Greal warships. The largest were the half repaired Superdestroyer, the Slaughter, and the Superbattleship, the Black Spider (I actually named it that before the Zillar war), and several battleships. The Black Spider, under pressure, released its fighters, in hope of destroying some of the missiles, but the fighters barely destroyed a few hundred, and the rest were 'flying" toward the Superbattleship and Superdestroyer.

Captain Blaine, on the Slaughter, was knocked down from the bridge as anti-matter missiles began to impact. Four thousand anti-missile guns were firing at every anti-matter missiles they could see. Blaine, woke up when another missile hit the right hanger and tore it apart, and the anti-matter missile had set off torpedoes and bombs in the hanger. It became a deadly trap for crews inside.

One of the Greal cruisers came out of nowhere, and blocked several hundred antimatter missiles from hitting one of the battleships, but the cost was high. The cruiser shook over and over as each missile impacted the ship. One of the missiles tore through the ship and hit a magazine, and the back end of the ship exploded and hundreds died. The Cruiser finally crumbled and broke apart.

Now, the remaining missiles, ten thousand of them, were fired at the Executioner. The Zillars had planned this very detailedly. the Zillar ships would swoop down and finish off the surviving Nili and Greal ships after the slaughter. The Zillars prepared their lasers.

"Tread so lightly that you could walk along a beach without disturbing a single mote of sand; so lightly that your toes could grace the surface of the water without breaking it. So softly that Greal will not see fit to call in a thousand allied warships and entangle us in a web I will not call Hermes to cut us out of." These were the Emperor's final orders to Admiral Jakob Solomon of the 151st Belkan Expeditionary Force before his fleet was sent into the void.
The aged Belkan warships blinked into reality one by one outside the system, and their new Allanean built colony ship came with them. Their objective was to claim a cluster of four inhabitable worlds and the surrounding moons and asteroids for the Imperium. The only problem with this was that the territory in which the planets were located seemed dominated by Greal, a member of the Cyperian Circle. The planets, named for the time being WD-A-I through WD-A-IV.
The ships were selected as a symbol to Greal that they were not dealing with Hermes, who's polished Year 00 ships were an imposing, recognizable threat. Belkan ships were more ambiguous, and were thus taken out of storage for use. The ships deployed territory marker beacons around the perimiter of their claimed space, a spot in a distant corner of the system, and Admiral Solomon dispatched a message as the fleet prepared to disperse and land on the four planets:
"Attention all local authorities, these four worlds are unclaimed and will thus become the soverign property of the Imperium of Belkaros. Should there be any opposition to this claim, please contact us before taking any military action. Forces of Greal, know that Belkans are not allowed by binding contract to interact with your people at the moment. Perhaps if negotiations are in order, a third party can mediate. Thank you."
OOC-The fleet (Not counting compliments of Mobile Suits and fighters)
x1 Mundus Class Capital Ship http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/zeta/mechanics/ship_dogossegier.html
x1 Colony Ship http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=556626
x3 Tyrant Class Battleships http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/f91/mechanics/ship_zamouthgarr.html
x10 Alabaster Class Frigates http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/destiny/mechanics/ship_drake.html
x20 Talon Class Destroyers http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/0083/mechanics/ship_musai.html

The Greal navy did not respond, it wasn't their problem, they ahd bigger things to worry about. Unknown to anyone, the rest of them planets were overrun by the Zillars since the Zillars were being forced out of several planets by the Nili, the DO, the Greal, and the Calaverians.

The Senator did not say another word, since now Major Rhellos and him were informed of the Zillar attack.

"Gentlemen, I guess we wait."

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The Zillars were not slow to follow up on the enemy. Their force fanned out into battle positions. The largest black ships made the core of the Zillar force, to make matters more difficult, forty thousand anti-matter missiles were directed at the cruisers and fired, around three hundred anti-matter missiles per cruiser. That was half their stock, and several Zillar capital ships were practicality empty.

Next, the Zillars directed ten thousand anti-matter missiles at the largest Greal warships. The largest were the half repaired Superdestroyer, the Slaughter, and the Superbattleship, the Black Spider (I actually named it that before the Zillar war), and several battleships. The Black Spider, under pressure, released its fighters, in hope of destroying some of the missiles, but the fighters barely destroyed a few hundred, and the rest were 'flying" toward the Superbattleship and Superdestroyer.

Captain Blaine, on the Slaughter, was knocked down from the bridge as anti-matter missiles began to impact. Four thousand anti-missile guns were firing at every anti-matter missiles they could see. Blaine, woke up when another missile hit the right hanger and tore it apart, and the anti-matter missile had set off torpedoes and bombs in the hanger. It became a deadly trap for crews inside.

One of the Greal cruisers came out of nowhere, and blocked several hundred antimatter missiles from hitting one of the battleships, but the cost was high. The cruiser shook over and over as each missile impacted the ship. One of the missiles tore through the ship and hit a magazine, and the back end of the ship exploded and hundreds died. The Cruiser finally crumbled and broke apart.

Now, the remaining missiles, ten thousand of them, were fired at the Executioner. The Zillars had planned this very detailedly. the Zillar ships would swoop down and finish off the surviving Nili and Greal ships after the slaughter. The Zillars prepared their lasers.

The Executioner remained with the planet at its back, slowly moving forward as if nothing was wrong. There were precautions in order set around the asteroid belt, but just in case they failed the mass of pods and fighters moved forward, as the four Thanatos ships moved in front of the ship. The Silver Orb moved forward as well, along with the twenty massive colony ships, creating something akin to a funnel to take shots at the various anti-matter missiles.

As the massive swarm blasted forward towards the asteroid belt, hundreds of the debris began to fire at the missiles, picking them off with a salvo of quick laser bolts, most managing to hit at least one or two of the missiles. Many missiles were destroyed in the hail of guided blasts, and as the missiles actually made it near the belt itself, the asteroids immediately erupted! Crashing into the missiles and exploding, the entire ring of asteroids lit up with massive bursts of light, taking out almost half of the total missiles as the others avoided the blinding zone of death or managed to break through somehow!

The asteroid defenses now mostly destroyed in the resulting explosions, four of the massive colony ships moved towards the front of the missiles, intercepting them with their massive frames before the anti-matter missiles could get any closer to the military vessels! Firing their lasers, they managed to take some out, but the resulting explosions from the anti-matter weaponry stored inside of the massive ships caused even more grandiose explosions, as streams of debris and energy took out any missiles around them! By the time the dust had cleared, just over a thousand of the missiles towards the outside of the mass remained.

Between the advanced symmetrical movements of the pods and fighters firing into the fray, a few colliding with resulting explosions, and the cruisers taking out entire swarms, there were few casualties. In the end, only a few dozens pod ships and fighters were taken out, and seven of the cruisers suffered superficial burn damage to their outer shells from nearby explosions. Before they could even make it to the Thanatos vessels, the missiles were entirely gone.

Though with the asteroid belt's defenses in disarray, another one of those would be dicey.

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High Admiral Karias and the Executioner would not allow another massive strike against them. Immediately he gave the orders to move forward and attack, as the ship launched its five impossibly thin beams of light across space towards the heavily congested Zillar fleet. As the Graviton Cannons fired, collapsing anything in their paths into smashed wreckages and cubes, the rest of the fleet also responded.

Each of the cruisers immediately launched their entire payloads of missiles, as the Executioner fired suite with much of the satellite belt. In total, 1,500 missiles were launched towards the Zillar. They were aiming for the center mass, targeting the Super-Destroyers which surely wouldn't expect such an immediate counter-attack after an attack like that!

Following behind the swarm of missiles and the pulsating beams of high-intensity gravity were eight of the massive Colony Ships, each one moving forward at high speed. They were targeting the same ships as the missiles, hoping to collide through the ships and deal with anything that the missiles missed! Behind it were the hundred cruisers and thousands of small drones and fighters, attempting to aggressively play chicken with their opponents.

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"Ah, that went better than I thought. The Zillar have more powerful ships, surely, but we were expecting them to use waves of missiles. They're far too stupid to come up with an original strategy." The Ambassador said in a cocky tone, as he turned his eyes to Rhellos, "At this rate, our reinforcements from Zeres will appear behind them and keep them from escaping... The poor bastards..."

The Zillars, suffering heavy losses to the center, their superdestroyer, badly damaged, fired its few megaton missiles, and the ship pulled out. the Cannons from the enemy destroyed ten ships easily.

Meanwhile, a forces of Zillar ships somehow broke past the Greal lines (There was a gap) and advanced toward the colonized planet. They intended to blast the planet apart with its hell burners.

Meanwhile, the Zillars fired a massive laser at a Nili cruiser. The laser was very powerful, but it took five minutes to charge and another five to cool down. Another of the powerful lasers were fired at the Executioner.

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"Lets hope this is the last battle. I'm sick of them as it is." said Major Rhellos, he couldn't bear seeing his men be cut down by black spiders again.

The Admiral had been secretley bracing himself for the worst, and yet nothing came. He finally ordered the colony ship to land on WD-A-I, with a handful of ships to provide additional security. The rest of the fleet stayed in the center of the system, on alert.

ON WD-A-I

The colony ship deposited several prefabricated buildings, creating a small, well defended base of operations. Scientists with military escorts sampled local wildlife, soil and plants, wearing airtight suits to avoid spreading pathogens. The Belkans did not need to worry about this, as all the colonists recieved nanite injections to keep their bodies safe from alien infection. In the coming weeks, permanent buildings, power plants, farms and resource depots would be built, while keeping defense a priority.

The Zillars, suffering heavy losses to the center, their superdestroyer, badly damaged, fired its few megaton missiles, and the ship pulled out. the Cannons from the enemy destroyed ten ships easily.

Meanwhile, a forces of Zillar ships somehow broke past the Greal lines (There was a gap) and advanced toward the colonized planet. They intended to blast the planet apart with its hell burners.

Meanwhile, the Zillars fired a massive laser at a Nili cruiser. The laser was very powerful, but it took five minutes to charge and another five to cool down. Another of the powerful lasers were fired at the Executioner.

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"Lets hope this is the last battle. I'm sick of them as it is." said Major Rhellos, he couldn't bear seeing his men be cut down by black spiders again.

"Don't let them escape! Concentrate fire on their capital ship!" Admiral Karias shouted as he saw the Super Destroyer backing out of the fight, "All cruisers, commence barraging them with the Megabolt cannons! I want that ship either destroyed or unable to go anywhere!"

"Hmm High Admiral... They're using laser technology... It seems to be taking some time to power up. I suggest targeting them before they can fire, we can't allow them to get anywhere near us." The Executioner said quietly, as a screen appeared showing the Zillar breaking through the Greal ranks, "Perhaps a planetary bombardment? Or is it another rescue mission?"

"Have the Thanatos moves forward towards the Zillar that managed to puncture Greal's ranks... I want four colony ships leading the charge. You know the routine, the other four colony ships will stand in the way of the enemy laser, while we fall back closer to the planet to deliver support."

"Yes sir."

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The four colony ships already in the battle with the Greal quickly slammed into the enemy ranks and detonated in mammoth explosions, two of them aimed for the SuperDestroyer, while the others aimed for any other large ships. One of the colony vessels was blasted before it could detonate, and took out almost three hundred pods and fighters in the blast, along with one of their new prized cruisers. In response, the cruisers themselves opened up with their Megabolt cannons, firing into the SuperDestroyer if it still remained, while the rest quickly edged forward into the mass firing at the largest targets...

The thousands of pods and fighters moved in sync with each other, pushing enemy fighters into oncoming blasts from their fellow pods. The fighters took part in this as well, launching missiles and firing while easily evading the enormous cloud of white pods around them. They were obviously not relying on sight, as the wave of pods fell over the large Zillar fleet, followed by a storm of small laser bolts and the occasional missile.

Despite their best efforts, the massive lasers managed to fire, destroying a dozen of the pods swarming around the cruiser as it immediately exploded, spraying everything around it in crumbled, charred pieces of metal. The other laser was stopped, slamming into two of the massive colony ships which positioned themselves defensively in front of the Executioner, as it sat idle in front of the planet. Its time had not yet come, and using their remaining Capital Ship in a battle such as this would be far too hazardous... It would remain by the planet to protect it from the Zillar.

The Thanatos ships, along with 240 of their personal guard of pods, quickly moved towards the Zillar in an attempt to stop them. The Silver Orb followed closely behind, as four of the heavy Colony Ships quickly moved forward at full speed, no doubt attempting to slam through the enemy ranks.

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"Hmm... They're heading for us, gentlemen."

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Meanwhile, in the Zeres system, the Triumvirate's prized Conquest, along with two hundred cruisers and the remaining three Harmony Class ships were preparing to move towards the colony to help box in the Zillar. If they could get them to surrender, everything would go simple enough. As the last of the cruisers arrived on the outskirts of their home system, they began the jump forward through space...

Just behind the Zillar, the strange pulsating field of energy began to appear. At first, it would only be felt by gravity detection. The first ship out was a small blue pod, which seemed to hurtle out of nowhere towards the Zillar, heading past them with a nonstop message to surrender. Coupled with this was the routine Triumvirate propaganda, telling them that they had no chance to survive the battle they were in. The Zeres system itself had no idea what the condition of the Colonial forces were, but they were going to make this battle by-the-books.

"Don't let them escape! Concentrate fire on their capital ship!" Admiral Karias shouted as he saw the Super Destroyer backing out of the fight, "All cruisers, commence barraging them with the Megabolt cannons! I want that ship either destroyed or unable to go anywhere!"

"Hmm High Admiral... They're using laser technology... It seems to be taking some time to power up. I suggest targeting them before they can fire, we can't allow them to get anywhere near us." The Executioner said quietly, as a screen appeared showing the Zillar breaking through the Greal ranks, "Perhaps a planetary bombardment? Or is it another rescue mission?"

"Have the Thanatos moves forward towards the Zillar that managed to puncture Greal's ranks... I want four colony ships leading the charge. You know the routine, the other four colony ships will stand in the way of the enemy laser, while we fall back closer to the planet to deliver support."

"Yes sir."

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The four colony ships already in the battle with the Greal quickly slammed into the enemy ranks and detonated in mammoth explosions, two of them aimed for the SuperDestroyer, while the others aimed for any other large ships. One of the colony vessels was blasted before it could detonate, and took out almost three hundred pods and fighters in the blast, along with one of their new prized cruisers. In response, the cruisers themselves opened up with their Megabolt cannons, firing into the SuperDestroyer if it still remained, while the rest quickly edged forward into the mass firing at the largest targets...

The thousands of pods and fighters moved in sync with each other, pushing enemy fighters into oncoming blasts from their fellow pods. The fighters took part in this as well, launching missiles and firing while easily evading the enormous cloud of white pods around them. They were obviously not relying on sight, as the wave of pods fell over the large Zillar fleet, followed by a storm of small laser bolts and the occasional missile.

Despite their best efforts, the massive lasers managed to fire, destroying a dozen of the pods swarming around the cruiser as it immediately exploded, spraying everything around it in crumbled, charred pieces of metal. The other laser was stopped, slamming into two of the massive colony ships which positioned themselves defensively in front of the Executioner, as it sat idle in front of the planet. Its time had not yet come, and using their remaining Capital Ship in a battle such as this would be far too hazardous... It would remain by the planet to protect it from the Zillar.

The Thanatos ships, along with 240 of their personal guard of pods, quickly moved towards the Zillar in an attempt to stop them. The Silver Orb followed closely behind, as four of the heavy Colony Ships quickly moved forward at full speed, no doubt attempting to slam through the enemy ranks.

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"Hmm... They're heading for us, gentlemen."

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Meanwhile, in the Zeres system, the Triumvirate's prized Conquest, along with two hundred cruisers and the remaining three Harmony Class ships were preparing to move towards the colony to help box in the Zillar. If they could get them to surrender, everything would go simple enough. As the last of the cruisers arrived on the outskirts of their home system, they began the jump forward through space...

Just behind the Zillar, the strange pulsating field of energy began to appear. At first, it would only be felt by gravity detection. The first ship out was a small blue pod, which seemed to hurtle out of nowhere towards the Zillar, heading past them with a nonstop message to surrender. Coupled with this was the routine Triumvirate propaganda, telling them that they had no chance to survive the battle they were in. The Zeres system itself had no idea what the condition of the Colonial forces were, but they were going to make this battle by-the-books.

The Zillar ships had enough, this time they were outnumbered. Hundreds of Zillar ships disappeared into a blue flash, a few more ships remained, but these were not military ships. A message was sent to the Nili and Greal forces.

"The Zillar Republic wishes to hold peace talks with your nations."

OOC: Sorry for the short post.

The Zillar ships had enough, this time they were outnumbered. Hundreds of Zillar ships disappeared into a blue flash, a few more ships remained, but these were not military ships. A message was sent to the Nili and Greal forces.

"The Zillar Republic wishes to hold peace talks with your nations."

OOC: Sorry for the short post.

The Triumvirate vessels remained where they were. If any of the ships approached, they would be fired upon mercilessly, though they were willing to wait on a response from the ground or the Executioner. Those aboard the various ships would allow those on the ground to make the final call. All weapons were still primed to fire immediately, and the pods remained out of their ships, a small swarm circling the vessels.

As the message ended, a massive blackened Colossus Ship nearly twenty kilometers long appeared at the far edge of the system, accompanied by three of the Thanatos Class ships and two hundred of the newly created cruisers. The pods quickly began to disperse from the vessels, though they did not fire.

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"This has got to be some sort of joke... They just tried to wipe out both of our fleets and take back the planet!" Obsidian shouted angrily, as the screen went down and was replaced by the message, "The fact that they had messenger ships there and choose only to use them now proves that... Though we could still use this to our advantage..."

There was a slight coldness in the air as he turned to the other senators, who suddenly smiled. They became aware immediately of the man's intentions thanks to the modified cybernetic implants hidden within their skulls.

"We will make peace with the Zillar, and find out more about where they're positioned. We will lie about our actual power and numbers, and attack when they'd least expect it... Though in the end it would be entirely up to Greal's Empire. If they're not willing to go through with it, I suppose we can merely continue with the colonization of this system. Though I must warn you, that the threat posed by the Zillar will never go away as long as a single Zillar is allowed to live freely."

The Triumvirate vessels remained where they were. If any of the ships approached, they would be fired upon mercilessly, though they were willing to wait on a response from the ground or the Executioner. Those aboard the various ships would allow those on the ground to make the final call. All weapons were still primed to fire immediately, and the pods remained out of their ships, a small swarm circling the vessels.

As the message ended, a massive blackened Colossus Ship nearly twenty kilometers long appeared at the far edge of the system, accompanied by three of the Thanatos Class ships and two hundred of the newly created cruisers. The pods quickly began to disperse from the vessels, though they did not fire.

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"This has got to be some sort of joke... They just tried to wipe out both of our fleets and take back the planet!" Obsidian shouted angrily, as the screen went down and was replaced by the message, "The fact that they had messenger ships there and choose only to use them now proves that... Though we could still use this to our advantage..."

There was a slight coldness in the air as he turned to the other senators, who suddenly smiled. They became aware immediately of the man's intentions thanks to the modified cybernetic implants hidden within their skulls.

"We will make peace with the Zillar, and find out more about where they're positioned. We will lie about our actual power and numbers, and attack when they'd least expect it... Though in the end it would be entirely up to Greal's Empire. If they're not willing to go through with it, I suppose we can merely continue with the colonization of this system. Though I must warn you, that the threat posed by the Zillar will never go away as long as a single Zillar is allowed to live freely."

"This is a opportunity to end the war. The Zillars surely must have also suffered during the war. They lost what, a thousand ships?" said Senator Tram, he wanted this war over and done.

"Senator, the Zillars are still a threat, they control a majority of the systems near here, who knows how many ships they have. Ten thousand? One hundred thousand? I'm just saying that like the ambassador said, we need to lie about our numbers." said Major Rhellos.

"This is a opportunity to end the war. The Zillars surely must have also suffered during the war. They lost what, a thousand ships?" said Senator Tram, he wanted this war over and done.

"Senator, the Zillars are still a threat, they control a majority of the systems near here, who knows how many ships they have. Ten thousand? One hundred thousand? I'm just saying that like the ambassador said, we need to lie about our numbers." said Major Rhellos.

"Not only lie about our numbers, but how much damage we've sustained. The less they know about us, the better things will pan out. They might just be trying to get more information on our two nations to discover where exactly we are, and our relative strengths compared to them... That is why we will accept their peace treaty, until such time that we discover more about them. Once that happens, we'll launch a dual sneak attack and purge the scum out of this universe and take their planets for ourselves."

"Not only lie about our numbers, but how much damage we've sustained. The less they know about us, the better things will pan out. They might just be trying to get more information on our two nations to discover where exactly we are, and our relative strengths compared to them... That is why we will accept their peace treaty, until such time that we discover more about them. Once that happens, we'll launch a dual sneak attack and purge the scum out of this universe and take their planets for ourselves."

"They have dozens of planets, how do we attack each one? They do know that we've lost a battleship, and they probably saw the Judicator get blasted to pieces. Meanwhile, they've lost around a thousand ships. However, lets launch the peace talks your way." said Senator Tram

"Meanwhile, Greal needs a massive warship to handle the job. I'm calling the Klackon over to wipe out the Zillars."

Major Rhellos thought about it. The Klackon was a massive superfortress, around five hundred times longer then an average capital ship. It seemed alright to him.

he waited for the Nili to speak.

"They have dozens of planets, how do we attack each one? They do know that we've lost a battleship, and they probably saw the Judicator get blasted to pieces. Meanwhile, they've lost around a thousand ships. However, lets launch the peace talks your way." said Senator Tram

"Meanwhile, Greal needs a massive warship to handle the job. I'm calling the Klackon over to wipe out the Zillars."

Major Rhellos thought about it. The [IKlackon[/I] was a massive superfortress, around five hundred times longer then an average capital ship. It seemed alright to him.

he waited for the Nili to speak.

"Right now? Simply one super fortress to suddenly take care of these unarmed ships? I wouldn't waste it on these pathetic nonmilitary vessels... Peace now, then we will attack. If they think we genuinely sustained damage and want peace, they might let their guard down. With so many systems, we must be cautious. Jumping the gun will only lead to us underestimating our opponents again..."

There was also the matter of the Triumvirate building up an armada large enough to battle such a massive enemy. As of yet they could only hope to invade one or two systems at a time, at best. To merely go into a full war with the Zillar would be reckless, especially as their total number of ships was at that point unknown.

"We haven't even managed to recreate their black spiders yet. We'll take another month to do that, then we'll begin mass-producing them... So within a few months, a year tops. We'll toss our labor force and factories into full gear, as they have no idea where we're situated. Unless, Rhellos, you can assure me that the Zillar are significantly crippled to launch an immediate attack, I'd rather not jeopardize the colony set up here. We all hate the Zillar as much as you do, but preparation is important, at least for my Empire."

"What I meant was the superfortress would assist with destroying the planets." said Senator Tram.

"From what I've seen Ambassador, its say to assume the Zillars had sustained heavy losses, but the majority of their navy may still be intact. We may just be looking at the smallest fleets of the Zillars.

Yes, we are sure the Zillars have the capability to launch a immediate attack. we also have colonies here." said Major Rhellos, who was talking about the moon.

"Are we sure there are no more Zillars underground?"

"What I meant was the superfortress would assist with destroying the planets." said Senator Tram.

"From what I've seen Ambassador, its say to assume the Zillars had sustained heavy losses, but the majority of their navy may still be intact. We may just be looking at the smallest fleets of the Zillars.

Yes, we are sure the Zillars have the capability to launch a immediate attack. we also have colonies here." said Major Rhellos, who was talking about the moon.

"Are we sure there are no more Zillars underground?"

"The only way to find out if there are Zillars underground is to conduct peace talks, and ask them how to contact any surviving Zillars from the battles. We haven't detected any signals from the planet, though perhaps we can find out how they deliver messages to one another, if they're using some different means of communication. If they are, then its only a matter of deciphering it... Once that happens, we'll be able to spot these cities much easier."

"The only way to find out if there are Zillars underground is to conduct peace talks, and ask them how to contact any surviving Zillars from the battles. We haven't detected any signals from the planet, though perhaps we can find out how they deliver messages to one another, if they're using some different means of communication. If they are, then its only a matter of deciphering it... Once that happens, we'll be able to spot these cities much easier."

"What if the Zillar's lost their communications equipment, and they can't communicate with anyone?" asked Senator Tram

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The black messenger ships waited for an answer. Greal cruisers took note that these ships were the size of frigates, and had no noticeable weapons on it.

"What if the Zillar's lost their communications equipment, and they can't communicate with anyone?" asked Senator Tram

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The black messenger ships waited for an answer. Greal cruisers took note that these ships were the size of frigates, and had no noticeable weapons on it.

"Well then, we'll find out where they are from the Zillar themselves. If they care at all for their civilians they'll go looking for the cities, and if there are any survivors, we'll know exactly where they are."

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"Our nations will accept your Peace Talks with your nation, Zillar. However, they will be held on the surface of the planet, and we will only allow a handful of your representatives to enter the atmosphere aboard our own shuttle craft... We will be sending them to pick up your representatives whenever you're ready to accept our request."

"Well then, we'll find out where they are from the Zillar themselves. If they care at all for their civilians they'll go looking for the cities, and if there are any survivors, we'll know exactly where they are."

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"Our nations will accept your Peace Talks with your nation, Zillar. However, they will be held on the surface of the planet, and we will only allow a handful of your representatives to enter the atmosphere aboard our own shuttle craft... We will be sending them to pick up your representatives whenever you're ready to accept our request."

"Good." said Seantor Tram

The military and the Congress always clashed over defense bills and deployment of troops. Rhellos did not like this senator at all, civilians were not to interfere with military business.

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A message was beamed back immediately.

"The shuttle can pick up our Representatives at the messenger ship that we have there."

"Good." said Seantor Tram

The military and the Congress always clashed over defense bills and deployment of troops. Rhellos did not like this senator at all, civilians were not to interfere with military business.

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A message was beamed back immediately.

"The shuttle can pick up our Representatives at the messenger ship that we have there."

"Rhellos, when the senator comes here, we'll need you to at least force yourself to act civil." Obsidian said quietly, as he sat back in his chair and shut his eyes, his hands still moving over the desk, as if typing, "Our goal is to gain their trust. We must make them think that our intentions are only peace, and that this was originally a misunderstanding... Heh heh heh..."

A few of the other senators and members from the Triumvirate smiled at the comment.

"We'll keep the systems though, but the fact remains that they attacked us first. Due to this, we'll be keeping the colonies, but our interests in peace shall remain obvious. We need them to believe that we want only peace, and that our two nations are inherently peaceful... The more we can convince them, the safer your military will be when we finally spring our trap on them."

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A small completely automated shuttle was fired forth from the Executioner, the only pilot on the craft was an android representative fused with a seat in an unconnected chamber at the front. It was large enough to comfortably fit thirty people, or two times that if everyone remained seated. There was an electronic display in what appeared to be the Zillar's home language informing them to bring a minimum number of guards, and for every member of the group to press their digit against a pad for DNA imprinting.

The Conquest remained in the system, sending a single blue messenger orb off into space before the small orb vanished. Within the hour, the last of the main colony crafts would be arriving, bringing twenty million civilians over the next forty hours. This was the goal, though it would probably take a full week to get them all accommodated on the planets and colonized moon. The spectacle was mostly to show off to the Zillar, in the hopes of pressuring them into an uneven peace treaty.

"Rhellos, when the senator comes here, we'll need you to at least force yourself to act civil." Obsidian said quietly, as he sat back in his chair and shut his eyes, his hands still moving over the desk, as if typing, "Our goal is to gain their trust. We must make them think that our intentions are only peace, and that this was originally a misunderstanding... Heh heh heh..."

A few of the other senators and members from the Triumvirate smiled at the comment.

"We'll keep the systems though, but the fact remains that they attacked us first. Due to this, we'll be keeping the colonies, but our interests in peace shall remain obvious. We need them to believe that we want only peace, and that our two nations are inherently peaceful... The more we can convince them, the safer your military will be when we finally spring our trap on them."

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A small completely automated shuttle was fired forth from the Executioner, the only pilot on the craft was an android representative fused with a seat in an unconnected chamber at the front. It was large enough to comfortably fit thirty people, or two times that if everyone remained seated. There was an electronic display in what appeared to be the Zillar's home language informing them to bring a minimum number of guards, and for every member of the group to press their digit against a pad for DNA imprinting.

The Conquest remained in the system, sending a single blue messenger orb off into space before the small orb vanished. Within the hour, the last of the main colony crafts would be arriving, bringing twenty million civilians over the next forty hours. This was the goal, though it would probably take a full week to get them all accommodated on the planets and colonized moon. The spectacle was mostly to show off to the Zillar, in the hopes of pressuring them into an uneven peace treaty.

Rhellos nodded, and managed to hide his dislike of the senator. Seantor Tram waited patiently for the Zillars.

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Two robot representatives from the Zillars arrived. They understood the language and entered the shuttle.

Rhellos nodded, and managed to hide his dislike of the senator. Seantor Tram waited patiently for the Zillars.

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Two robot representatives from the Zillars arrived. They understood the language and entered the shuttle.

"Hmm... Lets take a look at the representatives during their trip here. They should be here in the hour."

With that, a screen displaying the interior of the shuttle appeared in the center of the table, along with the X-ray data and the DNA signature, if any.

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As the robots entered the shuttle, a group of small red eyes scanned them from various parts, checking their bodies with a quick X-ray. Once their DNA, whether artificial or completely absent, was collected by the scanner, the shuttle quickly sped off towards the system. The trip was quick, and all weaponry was primed on the vessel as it passed by a few cruisers on its way to the planet's surface.

Any signals coming from outside of the shuttle to the inside were closely monitored through the shell of the ship.

Belkan Space

With the successful colonization of the first planet, named Terra Advenia, Belkan High Command had sent in an asteroid fortress via Hermes Gate to speed the assimilation of the other three. Seeing the battles with the Zillar from afar, a larger fleet had been sent in, and the colony ship moved from the first planet to the second, and had already began unloading equipment.

"Hmm... Lets take a look at the representatives during their trip here. They should be here in the hour."

With that, a screen displaying the interior of the shuttle appeared in the center of the table, along with the X-ray data and the DNA signature, if any.

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As the robots entered the shuttle, a group of small red eyes scanned them from various parts, checking their bodies with a quick X-ray. Once their DNA, whether artificial or completely absent, was collected by the scanner, the shuttle quickly sped off towards the system. The trip was quick, and all weaponry was primed on the vessel as it passed by a few cruisers on its way to the planet's surface.

Any signals coming from outside of the shuttle to the inside were closely monitored through the shell of the ship.

"An hour? Are you shuttles slow?" asked Tram, annoyed. That annoyed Rhellos a bit.

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The two robots had no DNA at all, just artificial. They waited for the shuttle to arrive.

"An hour? Are you shuttles slow?" asked Tram, annoyed. That annoyed Rhellos a bit.

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The two robots had no DNA at all, just artificial. They waited for the shuttle to arrive.

The Ambassador smiled, shaking his head at the senator, completely unphased by the comment. He could care less about what a talking fly said to him.

"Not at all, but where I come from we try to take proper security precautions. Though I suppose you take the Zillar's peace at face value... Though from what I've seen, they have the ability to send hundreds of ships out to a mere single planet, when you say they have many more systems under their control... We may have overpowered them, but I for one will remain on edge, a subtle edge... If you're bored so easily we can bring out a game or something."

The Ambassador gave a slight smile as he rotated his chair completely, so that his back was to the bug.

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After a full hour of moving towards the planet, occasional scans and attempts to communicate were done with the AI that was in the Zillar's language, or a vague approximation. If they were talkative, the ship's android would attempt to garner some basic information about them, along with their model-types and any weapons that the scanners may have missed... Especially biological ones.

As the hour passed, the shuttle gracefully flew through orbit as the vast armada of colony ships appeared on the other end of the system, each of the bulking vessels moving forward to deposit their massive payload of citizens. The smallest of them held only twenty thousand people, though five of the largest held five hundred thousand people, all frozen until their arrival, even though it only took seconds to arrive from Zeres.

Before any of the new civilians landed, the robots were taken from the shuttles by a contingent of Arusian Rippers, each one carrying a large sword. The ones stolen from the Zillar were used to make them, but the design was completely different, allowing for a slightly larger length. Any communications being sent were still being monitored as the robots were led to the Geo-front, taken to the lowest levels, and brought forth to the meeting room, where Obsidian, Rhellos, and the others were waiting patiently(probably).

The Ambassador smiled, shaking his head at the senator, completely unphased by the comment. He could care less about what a talking fly said to him.

"Not at all, but where I come from we try to take proper security precautions. Though I suppose you take the Zillar's peace at face value... Though from what I've seen, they have the ability to send hundreds of ships out to a mere single planet, when you say they have many more systems under their control... We may have overpowered them, but I for one will remain on edge, a subtle edge... If you're bored so easily we can bring out a game or something."

The Ambassador gave a slight smile as he rotated his chair completely, so that his back was to the bug.

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After a full hour of moving towards the planet, occasional scans and attempts to communicate were done with the AI that was in the Zillar's language, or a vague approximation. If they were talkative, the ship's android would attempt to garner some basic information about them, along with their model-types and any weapons that the scanners may have missed... Especially biological ones.

As the hour passed, the shuttle gracefully flew through orbit as the vast armada of colony ships appeared on the other end of the system, each of the bulking vessels moving forward to deposit their massive payload of citizens. The smallest of them held only twenty thousand people, though five of the largest held five hundred thousand people, all frozen until their arrival, even though it only took seconds to arrive from Zeres.

Before any of the new civilians landed, the robots were taken from the shuttles by a contingent of Arusian Rippers, each one carrying a large sword. The ones stolen from the Zillar were used to make them, but the design was completely different, allowing for a slightly larger length. Any communications being sent were still being monitored as the robots were led to the Geo-front, taken to the lowest levels, and brought forth to the meeting room, where Obsidian, Rhellos, and the others were waiting patiently(probably).

Tram sighed and waited. Rhellos smiled at the ambassador.

"Seems like our visitors are here."

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The robots noticed the swords, and they knew were taken from the Zillar demon troops. the robots were actually watching everything as they headed to meet the ambassadors.

The robots communicated with each other with some kind of encrypted code.

"Three hundred ships seems like a best guess."

"The Greal surely have far more then three hundred ships. The Nili managed to get cruisers from them."

"Their devils are using our swords also, how outrageous! We must mnetion this to the council when we get back."

"If we get back."

Tram sighed and waited. Rhellos smiled at the ambassador.

"Seems like our visitors are here."

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The robots noticed the swords, and they knew were taken from the Zillar demon troops. the robots were actually watching everything as they headed to meet the ambassadors.

The robots communicated with each other with some kind of encrypted code.

"Three hundred ships seems like a best guess."

"The Greal surely have far more then three hundred ships. The Nili managed to get cruisers from them."

"Their devils are using our swords also, how outrageous! We must mnetion this to the council when we get back."

"If we get back."

"Please have a seat the two of you." The ambassador said with a warm smile as he stood up and bowed to the two robots, "Once you are seated we can begin the meeting, unless you'd like me to speak in your native tongue? I take it you're programmed to speak either?"

Thousands of these meetings, both real and virtual, had caused the good ambassador to become not unlike a machine himself. Though he tried to hide it, the look in his eyes was one of sheer boredom and coldness. There was no hatred there, and though he could easily have changed the look of his eyes, he didn't bother; He was showing them the kind of respect they would probably have desired, but it was obvious that he did not show any emotional significance to any of it.

"Unfortunately, any communications from the Zillar within the planet, along with those black spider machines had ceased shortly after your previous attack on the system itself. Whether or not they are dead or alive, we've been unable to ascertain, not knowing precisely where the cities are located... Mind you, we haven't been looking very hard, due to the damage we'd suffered from the attacks have caused us to... look towards other things.

If you can locate them, we will insure their safety as you remove them from the planet. As your nation attacked our nation first, we feel that keeping the colony under triumvirate control isn't asking for too much. If any of the surviving Zillar wish to remain, we will attempt to come to an understanding on the matter."

The others from the Triumvirate of Nili remained seated, quietly nodding when appropriate. They most likely wouldn't need to speak during the meeting unless something of interest to them was addressed. Seeing as this was essentially going to be the establishment of a peace treaty.

"Please have a seat the two of you." The ambassador said with a warm smile as he stood up and bowed to the two robots, "Once you are seated we can begin the meeting, unless you'd like me to speak in your native tongue? I take it you're programmed to speak either?"

Thousands of these meetings, both real and virtual, had caused the good ambassador to become not unlike a machine himself. Though he tried to hide it, the look in his eyes was one of sheer boredom and coldness. There was no hatred there, and though he could easily have changed the look of his eyes, he didn't bother; He was showing them the kind of respect they would probably have desired, but it was obvious that he did not show any emotional significance to any of it.

"Unfortunately, any communications from the Zillar within the planet, along with those black spider machines had ceased shortly after your previous attack on the system itself. Whether or not they are dead or alive, we've been unable to ascertain, not knowing precisely where the cities are located... Mind you, we haven't been looking very hard, due to the damage we'd suffered from the attacks have caused us to... look towards other things.

If you can locate them, we will insure their safety as you remove them from the planet. As your nation attacked our nation first, we feel that keeping the colony under triumvirate control isn't asking for too much. If any of the surviving Zillar wish to remain, we will attempt to come to an understanding on the matter."

The others from the Triumvirate of Nili remained seated, quietly nodding when appropriate. They most likely wouldn't need to speak during the meeting unless something of interest to them was addressed. Seeing as this was essentially going to be the establishment of a peace treaty.

Rhellso didn't speak,. he waited for the Zillars first.

The robots began to speak, slowly in a metallic voice.

"Well, your navy had landed onto one of our planets, did you think we would let you settle onto one of our planets? Now we probably caused this war, but we are willing to end it, let us evacuate our remaining survivors (if there are any.) and leave you alone. You may be free to doa s you like. We ahve also suffered bruising losses."

Several weeks ago the Xiscapian system Wuin was attacked by a Zillar assault fleet. Some thirty capital ships, fifty support vessels and thousands of fighter craft made a break for the planets of the system, shields up and weapons charged.
This was a mistake.
While the attackers were four times the size of the resident defending fleet, the Xis/Alvo combined fleet stonewalled the Zillars before they could reach any planetary bodies. Weapons Platforms and other ships from various allied races targeted the middle of the enemy, while at the same time a allied fleet from a different nation appeared at the flanks of the Zillar fleet and fired a WMD into the rear. Caught in a trap and held by fire from all sides, the Zillar fleet scattered and jumped, leaving a dozen of their own capital ships and fifteen support ships as well as several hundred fighters burning husks behind, over a fourth of their total invasion force. Of course, after the battle was over a number of unfortunate events occurred between the Xiscapians and the Greal fleet that was sent to "assist", but that did not change the interest the kitsune held in the Zillars.

As they knew it, the invasion had come because the Greali had pushed the Zillars out of one of their systems, forcing the refugees and the remnant of the Zillar Navy into Xiscapian space. To prevent further hostilities and perhaps claim more land for the Kitsune Empire, the Xiscapians were looking to move into Zillar space. Of course, an entire fleet was out of the question, at least in this preliminary stage. Which explained the appearance of a single cloaked ship (http://premium1.uploadit.org/MaxOutrider/ShipImages/Marauder-Corvette.jpg) about the size of an average fighter. Aboard the two-seater craft sat a being. It was a Mk.XVII model three android, designated Unit 323956. It's, or for convenience, her role was that of First Contact and diplomacy when the Kitsune Empire came up short-handed on agents, did not want to risk a biological for a mission, or needed a machine of precision for a long term assignment. If pressed, the android was a expert fighter as well, but this did not often occur. It took on the appearance of a Xiscapian: Rust red fox ears on the top of the head, disproportionately large fox tail of the same color and white tipped, sun-colored eyes and sharp teeth. Unit 323956 had green hair, synthesized of course, and had a large variety of tools and weapons hidden amongst her mainframe. The only visible weapon was a pure white sheathed katana sword.

As the vessel glided though the system Unit 323956 (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6e/Negima_Chachamaru_Karakuri.gif) began her primary scans of the system, noting planetary bodies such as planets, moons and asteroids, the central star, any signs of civilization such as settlements, outposts, space stations, other ships, and so on. With the infinite patience of an automation Unit 323956 began her long, slow task of painstakingly noting everything about the system she was in. First Contact, and diplomacy, if such was deemed to be viable, would come later.
OOC: I take it Greal will describe the system for me, including any Zillar planets and defenses. If not, I'll make one up.

Rhellso didn't speak,. he waited for the Zillars first.

The robots began to speak, slowly in a metallic voice.

"Well, your navy had landed onto one of our planets, did you think we would let you settle onto one of our planets? Now we probably caused this war, but we are willing to end it, let us evacuate our remaining survivors (if there are any.) and leave you alone. You may be free to doa s you like. We ahve also suffered bruising losses."

"We've suffered a few minor casualties as well, though we also wish for peace." Obsidian said with a calculating smile as numerous maps from around the planet began appearing from around the room, along with the molten sludge that was once the mountains on the other side of the planet, "Point it out and we'll have rescue crews ready to assist you."

"We've suffered a few minor casualties as well, though we also wish for peace." Obsidian said with a calculating smile as numerous maps from around the planet began appearing from around the room, along with the molten sludge that was once the mountains on the other side of the planet, "Point it out and we'll have rescue crews ready to assist you."

"We're not sure where they are. Their last message to us was a distress signal. We can supply you with locations of our cities, though there are two left." said both robots

Tram and Rhellos waited for the Nili delegate to say something

"We're not sure where they are. Their last message to us was a distress signal. We can supply you with locations of our cities, though there are two left." said both robots

Tram and Rhellos waited for the Nili delegate to say something

"We'll do what we can then. Give us the locations and we'll go looking for them. It shouldn't be too hard, we've been bringing better digging equipment from the Triumvirate just in case we needed to go looking for any remaining cities. Though since its been so long since their last attack, I was almost doubting we would be using them..."

"We'll do what we can then. Give us the locations and we'll go looking for them. It shouldn't be too hard, we've been bringing better digging equipment from the Triumvirate just in case we needed to go looking for any remaining cities. Though since its been so long since their last attack, I was almost doubting we would be using them..."

The robots pointed out the positions, and Major Rhellos ordered his battalion to start digging into the ground. Hundreds of robots also arrived from the Greal Fleet to help dig.

The Zillar robots waited patiently.

The robots pointed out the positions, and Major Rhellos ordered his battalion to start digging into the ground. Hundreds of robots also arrived from the Greal Fleet to help dig.

The Zillar robots waited patiently.

The Triumvirate also assisted the Greal troops with massive civilian burrowing equipment, used to excavate massive tunnels within various moons from their home system. From inside the room, the Ambassador watched the proceedings carefully, keeping his eyes on the robots, even though he wouldn't suspect any changes in their facial structures to indicate emotions.

The Triumvirate also assisted the Greal troops with massive civilian burrowing equipment, used to excavate massive tunnels within various moons from their home system. From inside the room, the Ambassador watched the proceedings carefully, keeping his eyes on the robots, even though he wouldn't suspect any changes in their facial structures to indicate emotions.

The digging equipment hit a tunnel after half a hour of digging. Greal troops, cautious, poured into the tunnel. Large Greal tanks rolled down the tunnels watching for any sign of Zillars or anything.

The digging equipment hit a tunnel after half a hour of digging. Greal troops, cautious, poured into the tunnel. Large Greal tanks rolled down the tunnels watching for any sign of Zillars or anything.

A small contingent of Arusian Rippers and Standard Enforcement tanks were there to assist the Greal if need permitted, along with a vast array of civilian rescue crews.

The Ambassador turned to the two Zillar robots.

"Is there any way to contact them from the surface? We've been trying to get their attention for awhile now... Though I suppose it might have just not reached them. Or perhaps they were ignoring us."

A small contingent of Arusian Rippers and Standard Enforcement tanks were there to assist the Greal if need permitted, along with a vast array of civilian rescue crews.

The Ambassador turned to the two Zillar robots.

"Is there any way to contact them from the surface? We've been trying to get their attention for awhile now... Though I suppose it might have just not reached them. Or perhaps they were ignoring us."

"Perhaps they are all dead." said the Robot, sounding grim.

Greal troops walked down the tunnel for a hour, blasted apart three gates and finally reached a city. It was abandoned from the looks of it, it was quiet. Greal troops still fanned out in combat positions. Captain Gram and his platoon knocked down doors and went into some of the buildings, but it was quiet, and dark. Gigantic search lights were put up.

"Perhaps they are all dead." said the Robot, sounding grim.

Greal troops walked down the tunnel for a hour, blasted apart three gates and finally reached a city. It was abandoned from the looks of it, it was quiet. Greal troops still fanned out in combat positions. Captain Gram and his platoon knocked down doors and went into some of the buildings, but it was quiet, and dark. Gigantic search lights were put up.

One of the Civilians from the Triumvirate stood up on a building, a mask over his face to protect from any fumes of poisons. A large group moved around him. The civilian was an android who had been programmed to speak in the Zillar's home language.

"This is the Triumvirate of Nili, we're here to inform you that a peace treaty has been signed between our nation and the Zillar! You are all to be evacuated!"

One of the Civilians from the Triumvirate stood up on a building, a mask over his face to protect from any fumes of poisons. A large group moved around him. The civilian was an android who had been programmed to speak in the Zillar's home language.

"This is the Triumvirate of Nili, we're here to inform you that a peace treaty has been signed between our nation and the Zillar! You are all to be evacuated!"

There was no answer, at least not right away. Greal troops poured into the city, searching streets. The city was completely empty. Greal battle robots arrive to scan their surrounding for any other heat signatures.

There was no answer, at least not right away. Greal troops poured into the city, searching streets. The city was completely empty. Greal battle robots arrive to scan their surrounding for any other heat signatures.

The civilians also began to do their own scans for heat signatures, as a few of them began to explore for any corpses or bones. A large number of them were carrying radiation detecting equipment as well. During this, the man continued to shout through a speaker, delivering the message. The Triumvirate soldiers moved around in groups of ten or twelve, going through the city in search of anything suspicious.

Back at the Geo-Front, Obsidian placed a hand under his chin and leaned forward, watching the entire thing as it was being recorded through the eyes of some of his field agents. He had personally seen fit to have a large number of colonists and soldiers augmented prior to the battles so that he could get a firsthand look at everything that happened. The fact that the city seemed to be deserted was incredibly suspicious, and quite possibly very dangerous.

"Well, do you know why they would have left the city? Is there another one beneath it?... Or perhaps the Zillar in the city have prepared a trap?"

After completing her tedious scans, Unit 323956 dubbed the system "System LS-029" for the starcharts and the "Dawn System" for the ease of biological referation. The first planet, or at least one the side she entered, was a large white, orange and gray gas giant, made so by the swirling clouds that made up most of the actual planet. It had attracted a number of possibly colonizable moons and several asteroids that seemed they might hold valuable minerals, so Unit 323956 noted these and moved on. Counting the gas giant, there were six planets in the system orbiting a massive red star. There was a blue gas giant at the opposite end of the system, with two scortched, dead planetoids in too close poximity to the sun for anything to live there, but there were also twin planets locked orbiting each other at the exacting standereds demanded to meet the requirements for carbon-based life. The distance was correct and the gravitational pull seemed to be well in the norm, plus there was already a breathable atmosphere. Curious, Unit 323956 drew the scout in closer. The surface of the first did not seem hospitable, only so much tundra with some forests intermixed with small inland seas. The world was covered in snow and hills, and scans read the average temperature to be ten degrees F. The other planet was the opposite, full of thick, steaming jungles covering the entire globe. Scans read it to be teaming with life, but no civilization of any kind were detected on either planet. Not altogether bad places to colonize, really. The jungle world would have to be terraformed to fit the Kitsune Empire's requirements, and some defenses would have to be constructed, but the resources would be a boon.
OOC: Greal, are you going to RP the Zillars here at all?

The civilians also began to do their own scans for heat signatures, as a few of them began to explore for any corpses or bones. A large number of them were carrying radiation detecting equipment as well. During this, the man continued to shout through a speaker, delivering the message. The Triumvirate soldiers moved around in groups of ten or twelve, going through the city in search of anything suspicious.

Back at the Geo-Front, Obsidian placed a hand under his chin and leaned forward, watching the entire thing as it was being recorded through the eyes of some of his field agents. He had personally seen fit to have a large number of colonists and soldiers augmented prior to the battles so that he could get a firsthand look at everything that happened. The fact that the city seemed to be deserted was incredibly suspicious, and quite possibly very dangerous.

"Well, do you know why they would have left the city? Is there another one beneath it?... Or perhaps the Zillar in the city have prepared a trap?"

The Zillar robot sighed, "It is not a trap."

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Greal troops marched through the houses, and found hundreds of Zillar corpses in the buildings. Greal medcis checked them all out, but they were all dead.

After completing her tedious scans, Unit 323956 dubbed the system "System LS-029" for the starcharts and the "Dawn System" for the ease of biological referation. The first planet, or at least one the side she entered, was a large white, orange and gray gas giant, made so by the swirling clouds that made up most of the actual planet. It had attracted a number of possibly colonizable moons and several asteroids that seemed they might hold valuable minerals, so Unit 323956 noted these and moved on. Counting the gas giant, there were six planets in the system orbiting a massive red star. There was a blue gas giant at the opposite end of the system, with two scortched, dead planetoids in too close poximity to the sun for anything to live there, but there were also twin planets locked orbiting each other at the exacting standereds demanded to meet the requirements for carbon-based life. The distance was correct and the gravitational pull seemed to be well in the norm, plus there was already a breathable atmosphere. Curious, Unit 323956 drew the scout in closer. The surface of the first did not seem hospitable, only so much tundra with some forests intermixed with small inland seas. The world was covered in snow and hills, and scans read the average temperature to be ten degrees F. The other planet was the opposite, full of thick, steaming jungles covering the entire globe. Scans read it to be teaming with life, but no civilization of any kind were detected on either planet. Not altogether bad places to colonize, really. The jungle world would have to be terraformed to fit the Kitsune Empire's requirements, and some defenses would have to be constructed, but the resources would be a boon.
OOC: Greal, are you going to RP the Zillars here at all?

OOC: Sorry about that
IC:

Unit 323956 unfortunately did not notice a cloaked scout ship following it. It was a Zillar ship, standardly made. Two robots were on board. So far the robot concluded this was not a Greal or Nili ship. Unless the Greal or Nili navy decided to introduce a new ship an send in to one of its systems in the middle of peace talks.

Unit 323956 angled the scout for entry into the atmosphere of the tundra world, blazing across the sky like a aerodynamic meteor. Far below there were large mountains with woodlands clustered around them, becoming barren and entirely empty of life as she drew closer to the poles. Rivers and some lakes seemed to be the only immediate surface water, although there was probably a wealth of underground water in the form of pools. Sonic booms echoed over the landscape as the Xiscapian vessel shot across them, careful to keep her speed slow enough so as not to flatten any forests or kick up snowstorms. Hovering to a halt to the north, she set the ship down in a small clearing ringed by what seemed to be cousins of evergreen trees, short grass bending slightly as the ship sat inches above the ground. After a scan of the area to make sure nothing was lying in wait to kill and possibly eat her, Unit 323956 popped the hatch on the cockpit and exited the ship. It was frigid on the surface, and by the planet's rotation it appeared to be late spring. The kitsune android stood about six feet, three inches tall under the steel colored sky, a sophisticated array of sensing instruments constantly keeping watch three hundred and sixty degrees around her. Locking the scout behind her, Unit 323956 set out at a short walk to observe the flora and fauna of this planet. She noted that because of the twin planet now clearly visible to the northeast, for certain periods of time at calculatable occasions the star warming this place would be blocked by the bulk of the other world. A sort of "terran eclipse", as it were.

Unit 323956 angled the scout for entry into the atmosphere of the tundra world, blazing across the sky like a aerodynamic meteor. Far below there were large mountains with woodlands clustered around them, becoming barren and entirely empty of life as she drew closer to the poles. Rivers and some lakes seemed to be the only immediate surface water, although there was probably a wealth of underground water in the form of pools. Sonic booms echoed over the landscape as the Xiscapian vessel shot across them, careful to keep her speed slow enough so as not to flatten any forests or kick up snowstorms. Hovering to a halt to the north, she set the ship down in a small clearing ringed by what seemed to be cousins of evergreen trees, short grass bending slightly as the ship sat inches above the ground. After a scan of the area to make sure nothing was lying in wait to kill and possibly eat her, Unit 323956 popped the hatch on the cockpit and exited the ship. It was frigid on the surface, and by the planet's rotation it appeared to be late spring. The kitsune android stood about six feet, three inches tall under the steel colored sky, a sophisticated array of sensing instruments constantly keeping watch three hundred and sixty degrees around her. Locking the scout behind her, Unit 323956 set out at a short walk to observe the flora and fauna of this planet. She noted that because of the twin planet now clearly visible to the northeast, for certain periods of time at calculatable occasions the star warming this place would be blocked by the bulk of the other world. A sort of "terran eclipse", as it were.

The Zillar vessel flew off, he would be back later, with more..

Meanwhile on the ground, there were little insects attacking the trees for food, while smaller creatures were hunting the bugs, but they flew off at the sight of the andriod.