The Republic of Magaria

Sounds good so far, keep it up!

Here is the second installment!

“Tensions Rising”

As the influence of the Magarian Republic spread out across the stars, new planets were colonized and survey ships created. It seemed as if the expansion was unstoppable, by this point the Republic of Magaria encompassed 10 planets. But, the best planet by far was Sokora, it was a class 17 on the planetary class system the scientist on Magaria had created. Funding was poured into the development of the colonies, and research was put into high gear.

Then the fateful day came, contact with the Drengin. Being thought of only as myth, it was quite a surprise when Lord Kona’s face showed up on the view screen. Atarmis barely got a word out before Kona spoke.
“Do you have any idea how lucky you are that we like you….currently? We are vastly more powerful than you!”
Before Atarmis could even get a word in Lord Kona cut transmission. He thought to himself, “well at least they like us currently, but I know that won’t last. We have no military to speak of and would be a very easy target for anybody.”
After speaking to the Magarian Advisory Council it was decided that the Drengin were a threat, and by making contact, were feeling out the Magarians as a potential enemy.

With the new threat from the Drengin, and the discovery of many other races, it was decided that funding into a military would need to begin. But this posed a problem due to fact that the Magarians were not a war-like people, they were peaceful, and had been focusing on the peaceful exploration of the galaxy. When compared to the Drengin, the Magarians were about equal. The Drengin had eleven planets and no military yet, and the Magarian had ten planets and no military yet.

Soon it became clear that the Drengin were not the only possible threat the Magarians faced. After contact with the Drengin, the Magarians made contact with the Yor and Korx, both evil and vile, and almost as bad as the Drengin. The worst thing about it was the Drengin, Yor, and Korx bordered the Magarians on the upper left hand corner of the galaxy, which made the Magarians and Humans easy targets for the evil races. Because of the growing threats, it was decided that relations with the Humans must be maintained in order to counter the growing threat from the dark side of the galaxy. It also became known that the Drengin by this time were already beginning to draw there plans against the good of the galaxy, and had begun to build new attack vessels.

With the discovery of all the races in the galaxy, and the end of the colonization of the habitable planets, the stage was set for the rising of tensions between the ten powers of the galaxy. It was dramatic how quickly the tensions did rise, and of course it was the Drengin whose threats really made the other powers of the galaxy wary of them. In the middle of the year 2225 (The Magarians adopted the Human’s year system) the Drengin made their strongest threat against the Magarian Republic.

“Your civilization is too poor to pay us enough to allow you to continue to exist. Therefore we ask that you hand over some of your technology. In exchange, we will let you live.” Lord Kona belted through the view screen at Atarmis.
Atarmis shot back, “You have no right to demand money and technology from us, we are not your servants, and will never give into your extortions.”
Atarmis then shut down the view screen, disgusted, but knew that the Drengin would be coming, and preparations needed to be made quickly. The rejection of the Drengin demands quickly soured what little relations the Magarians and the Drengin had. The Magarian Congress, quickly passed legislation authorizing more funding for military vessels and technology.

The growing threat from the evil races of the galaxy, began to take there moral toll on the Magarian people. They had never, for over a millennia, experienced such threats and could not comprehend how such intelligent beings could be so evil. For so long they had been told to reach for the stars, and it was the dream of generations of Magarians be amongst the stars. But now, those stars that they reached for suddenly did not shine so bright, they had lost their glorious appeal. With the discovery of evil in the galaxy, a movement began. The movement, so dismayed by the evil presence in the galaxy, decided to make it there goal to rid the galaxy of evil, and bring the galaxy to goodness.

At the close of the year 2225, another threat came, and this time it was not the Drengin! The Yor, seeing how the Drengin threatened the Magarian, decided to give a try at it. Suddenly appearing on the Atarmis’s view screen was N-1, demanding money
“Fleshling, we have no use for carbon-based life forums such as you. Transfer 1148bc of your treasury to us or face the consequences.”
Atarmis growing tired of threats calmly replied, “Go to hell,” and closed the view screen.
Prime Minister Atarmis decided it was time to consult the Magarian Advisory Council again, and discuss a plan for the defense of Magaria and her Colonies.
“I am growing tired of these threats, is there nothing we can do, maybe the UP can do something?” stated Atarmis.
“The UP is worthless, they could not pass a resolution like that. The only thing I believe we can do is accelerate our military construction plans, that is are only hope.” Chief Advisor Remir replied.
“Fine that is what we will do for now, but we must somehow seek some support from the other empires, they may be the only ones that can help us.” Atarmis said, exiting the Council.

With the beginning of the year 2226, it seemed as if war may be imminent, tensions are rising between the evil races and the Magarian Republic, and the other races are turning a blind eye. Discontent is also rising among the people, because their perfect picture of the galaxy is beginning crumble away. What no one knows is if the Drengin or the Yor will attack, or are the threats all for show. With 2226 unfolding, the Magarian people can only hope their worlds will survive the year.

Sounds good. Too bad the epic generator was dropped from Dark Avatar or youd have a much easier job. I love reading stories like these and was sorely dissappointed from learning the generator was getting the axe. :x
Does anyone know though, is it just something they couldnt fit into this expansion and is being saved for the next game OR is it done for entirely?

Here is the third installment for your enjoyment.   

“The Conflict Begins”

Finally in March of 2226, the Magarians first warship was launched. It was not that powerful, but it had strong defenses, capable of withstanding a Drengin heavy fighter. The RMS Eros, as it was called, was ordered into orbit around Magaria. Prime Minister Atarmis then began his search for an excellent captain, to lead the growing Magarian fleet. The one person Atarmis could think of, was the one person most in the Republic would rather see dead. Former Minister of the planet Togura, Arlin was an eccentric rebel, who led the colonization of the Togura, but quickly let power go to his head, and was quickly removed from his post. Atarmis believed he may be the only one that could create an effective strategy against the growing threats from the Yor and Drengin. Since most of the Magarians despised war, and hardly knew what it even was, Arlin may be the only creative enough person to tackle the job.

Now came the hard task of getting the Congress to approve of such a radical appointee, but Atarmis knew even if the Congress refused he would have to approve him anyway, no one else but Arlin would do for the job.
“You have to be joking Prime Minister Atarmis! You can not appoint such a radical person, such as Arlin, to command such powerful ships. It is reckless and out of line for someone of your authority, and I will not standby while you hand our defenses over to a nut!” Representative Karcus of Tilmar shouted lividly.
Atarmis responded, “I am not appointing a nut for the job, I believe he is the only one capable of coming up with an effective strategy against the growing threats. It is his eccentric behavior that makes him so qualified, and I intend to appoint him rather you like it our not!”

So with the Congress just barely approving of the nomination of Arlin as commander of the Magarian fleet, Atarmis presented the RMS Eros to Arlin. Arlin having visited the Human home world Earth, began borrowing some of the military knowledge from their past wars to formulate a plan that would defend Magaria and her colonies form the growing threat of the vile Drengin and Yor.

By may of 2226, the Drengin once again showed their ugly face, and demanded more money. Atarmis was in no mood for Drengin threats, and was of course angered to find out that Drengin ships were moving toward the Magarian border.
Lord Kona shouted though the view screen, “We are debating whether it is best to enslave your kind or exterminate you. If you would like to delay our final decision, provide us with 1798BC!”
“I will not do such a thing!” Atarmis responded. “We don’t have that kind of money to hand out to you, and we will never give into you extortions.”
“You will never live to regret this!” Lord Kona shouted as Atarmis ceased communications.
Something has to be done about the Drengin, they are growing more and more impulsive and their military outnumbers ours 3 to 1, Atarmis thought to himself. It was decided that a new ship needed to be built to counter the growing strength of the Drengin fleet. A new ship called the RMS Antares was designed and built, specifically for the destruction of Drengin ships.

When the RMS Antares was launched it was spectacular, it was the largest vessel the Magarian people had ever seen, and it was one of the strongest capital warships in the sector. Immediately, production the Antares class ships was ordered at every available star port. The RMS Antares quickly became the head of the Magarian fleet, and Arlin could not have been more thrilled to captain the largest ship in the sector. With the Eros and Antares class ships, multiple fleets were assembled and moved to strategic spots for maximum defense.

Even with the new Anrares class ships, the Dengin fleet still was more powerful than that of the Magarians. It seemed though, that the ships were enough to quiet them down a bit, because after the last threat the Drengin have been relatively quiet. Throughout the rest of the year 2226 the galaxy became a fairly quiet place. Of course there were threats thrown around, but nothing ever seemed to come of them, this quiet period allowed for the build up of Magarian fleets. The one thing no one knew was how long this peace would last, or if the Drengin or the Yor were continuing to draw their plans against the Magarians.

After the second meeting of the UP, the Council tried to punish the Drengin for their atrocities against the native population of their planets, but it failed. It seemed as if no one was able to stand up the Drengin. Then in the first week of 2227, tensions between some empires began to erupt. The most threatening to the Magarian was the conflict that erupted toward their lower border between the Drath Legion and Korx. The Magarians could only hope that the conflict would not spill over into there space.

Then the fateful day came, the day that all Magarians feared, the 22 of January 2227, the Drengin declared war! Panic immediately erupted across the Republic, and a fleets were ordered to the border to prepare for conflict. The only thing that Atarmis knew for sure was that the Drengin’s wrath would be immediate and ruthless. Arlin quickly began to draw up counter measures, that could be used against the Drengin fleets. The one good thing was that there was still time to mobilize, because the same day the Drengin declared war on the Magarians, the Paulos were also attacked by them. With the Paulos being between the Magarian Republic and the Drengin, Alrin assumed that they would be the first target. The only thing the Magarians could due was pray that they would be able to hold out against the Drengin fleets.

Atarmis contacted Arlin, and said, “Good luck and do not let the bastard Drengin through our defensive lines, you are our only hope.”
“I will not let you down Prime Minister Atarmis, I will not let a single Drengin through our lines!” Replied Arlin. “The Drengin will not survive the day they attacked our glorious ships”
“Good luck, and good hunting,” Atarmis said as the transmission ceased.

Now the question was how long can the Magarains hold out against the might of the Drengin Empire, or will they fall.

Sounds good. Too bad the epic generator was dropped from Dark Avatar or youd have a much easier job. I love reading stories like these and was sorely dissappointed from learning the generator was getting the axe. :x Does anyone know though, is it just something they couldnt fit into this expansion and is being saved for the next game OR is it done for entirely

I believe it was concentrate on the game or epic generator so they chose to concentrate on the game. it my be work on later(epic generator)

The fourth installment, this one is full of action. Feel free to comment, I would appreciate any input.

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“The First Shots”

“Atarmis! Atarmis!” screamed the page running into Prime Minister Atarmis’s office.
“what’s the problem?” Atarmis curiously asked
The page responded, “A report just came in from on of our sensor ships, the RMS Artourus. They have spotted Drengin fleets only a sector away from our border, and they are quickly heading our way!”
“Thanks for the information” Atarmis said.

With the Drengin fleets spotted and heading for the Magarian border, the fleets were moved to intersect were the anticipated invasion point would be. Panic quickly over swept the two border worlds, Sokora and Caspia, and defensive fleets were ordered into orbit. On the 22 of February another report came in from a scout ship. They reported that the Drengin were at the border, but contact was lost before anything else was learned.

On the 8 of March it was learned that the Paulos had been defeated, and surrendered to the Drengin. Now the Drengin were clearly focused on the conquest of the Magarian Republic, and the first battle between the Magarian and Drengin fleets took place. The first fight was between the Magarian fleet 100 and the Drengin fleet 74, and it was an ugly fight.

“We are taking heavy damage!” Fleet 100 commander Uvork shouted into the com.
“There are four enemy ships, and they are targeting their lasers at us!” I don’t know how long we can hold out!”
Arlin radioed back. “We are on our way, try to hold out. Of what type are the Drengin ships?”
“They are all four Drengin Frigates, and we have already lost one Antares class ship!” Uvork franticly shouted back.
“Hold on! can you hear me! Uvork, what is your status, please respond!” Arlin said.
Uvork responded “We are taking major damage, our shields our down!” Then there was a horrible sound, BOOM! “We’re breaking up, we’re break….! The com system went silent.
“Respond Commander Uvork, respond Uvork! What is your status! Uvork!” Arlin screamed, trying all signals.

It was of no use, Magarian Fleet 100 had been destroyed., and the Drengin fleet continued on their way toward the planet Altura. But before Drengin fleet 74 could reach Altura, the Magarian Head Fleet, commanded by Arlin, intercepted them.

“Dead ahead! Engage the Drengin fleet, and take them out!” Arlin powerfully said.
“Take out the two flaking Drengin Frigates, and target there weapons!”
The three Antares class ships targeted their plasma weaponry at the two flaking Drengin Frigates, and took them out. With two Drengin ships down, only one remained, but the Drengin were able to take out one of the Antares ships.
“Hold steady and target the head ship! Don’t let them get their shields up! Yes, we got them! Arlin triumphantly proclaimed.

The victory at Altrua, was the first victory for the Magarian Republic, but that was only the Drengin’s first wave, more were surly to come. With no more Drengin ships spotted in Magarian territory, the Magarian fleets reestablished their defensive line. On the 15 of March two more fleets of Drengin warships and Frigates were spotted at the border, and the Magarian fleets were order to intercept them.

On the same day as the report of the new Drengin fleets heading toward the Magarian border, an unexpected transmission came in to Prime Minister Atarmis.
Lord Vega of the Arcean Empire smugly proclaimed “To aid you in your struggle against the Drengin, we present you with some of our finest ships.”
“Thanks for this unexpected gift, I had no idea you knew of our troubles, I’m afraid there is no way we can currently repay you!”
Lord Vega responded. “No worry the Drengin are our enemy too, if you don’t stop them, they will come after us next.”
“Well thank you, we can use all the support we can get!” Atarmis said as he closed transmission.

When Prime Minister Atarmis thought the war could not get any worse, a devastating message came across his view screen. The message read, “We declare war.” The vile Yor had decided to join with the Drengin and declare war on the Magarian Republic. Atarmis thought, how can we hold up against the Yor and the Drengin, there must be a diplomatic solution to this problem. Then if finally struck him, pay the Acrean to attack the Yor, that would hold them off and hopefully allow the Magarian to defeat the Drengin Empire. After careful negotiations, the Acreans accepted a payment of 2100bc and some technology, and then, on the 22 of March, declared war on the Yor.

With the Acreans attacking the Yor, Commander Arlin order his fleet to engage the enemy Drengin fleet, and destroy them before they could make another run at Altura.

With the Magarian at war with the Drengin and the Yor, will they be able to hold out? Also with the Acreans finally in the war on the Magarian’s side, will they help bring victory?

Great job Alex.    Keep it up.

Thanks, the next installment should be out tonight! This is actually turning into a great game, and it is really fun making a story out of it. The AI is really playing into the plot I had in mind extremely well. Well, got to get back to playing and typing!   

Here is the fifth installment of "The Republic of Magaria." Feel free to comment!

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“The Long War”

With wars heating up on all sides the Magarian Republic, the people began to grow more discontent. It seemed to them all they found out among the stars was war and violence, and now their only hope was to survive the growing chaos around them. With all the chaos, plans were made to design a new ship, capable of truly destroying the Drengin. With the second wave of Drengin ships on there way, Production of the new RMS Remit went into high gear. It was the hope that this ship would tip the war in the Magarian’s favor. The first ship was built at Magaria, and of course it was presented to Arlin as the new flagship of the Republic.

But before Arlin could put the new RMS Remir to use, the second wave of Drengin frigates crossed the border. The Magarian Fleet 130 was there to intercept, headed by Commander Wasad.
“We are moving to intercept the enemy fleet, we are evenly matched, so this should be a good fight.” Wasad said over the Com.
“Proceed with caution, and make sure to target their flanking ships, they are weakest there.” Responded Arlin.
“Moving in for the attack! One Drengin fighter down and shields are still holding!”
“Great, you need to keep them from getting to Altura!” Arlin shouted.
Wasad reported in. “One Antares class ship down, but we shot down three Drengin frigates, I don’t think they will hold out much longer.”
“I think we have a strategy that is working, great job Commander Wasad!” Arlin jubilantly said.
“Another enemy target down, one more to go! Victory, we got them all, and only one ship lost!” Wasad said.
“Be careful there is another enemy fleet in your vicinity.” Arlin cautiously reported.
“We see them, engaging the second enemy fleet. One Antares ship down and it appears that one of the Drengin Frigates is breaking up.” Wasad shouted into the Com.
“Hold on, and don’t let them out flank you!” Shouted Arlin.
“Three enemy targets down and two of our ships have been taken out, we are taking heavy fire, but our shields are holding.”
“Just keep pushing through their lines, they will break!”
“We got them, all enemy targets heading for Altura have been taken out!” Wasad proudly reported.
“Congratulations Commander Wasad, the Magarian Republic thanks you for your service.” Alrlin said as they ceased communication.

Then there was another report from the border, Transports were on there way! They were making their way toward Altura. Prime Minister could not understand the Drengin’s insistence in trying to take Altura. It was a nice world, but not the closest on to the Drengin’s border, and it was not the best planet in the Magarian Republic. He could only assume the Drengin were trying to cut the Magarians off from the Acreans, but the Acreans were not even an ally, they just aided.

Commander Wasad contacted Arlin. “Drengin transports are in sight, preparing to intercept! Enemy targets destroyed, they must have not expected us to wipe out their first wave of ships.”
“Again congratulations Wasad, I am on my way with the new RMS Remir” Wasad said.
“Great we can use all the ships we can get, see you in a bit!”

As Fleet Commander Arlin made his way to the front lines of the war, it became clear that this war was going to be a long drawn out war. He could tell that Drengin certainly underestimated the military capability of the Magarians, but they are resourceful and will probably come up with a way to strike back at the Magarian Republic. Prime Mister Atarmis was also aware of this, and was faced with the daunting task of trying to determine where the next invasion would come form. So far the Drengin have been targeting the lower border of the Republic, but have not yet attempted a strike at the capital system. Another thing Atarmis was considering was to maybe go onto the offensive, and strike the Drengin worlds. Atarmis wanted so badly to get the war out of Magarian territory, and bring war to the door step of the Drengin.

Before any offensive plans could be drawn, a scout ship reported multiple enemy fleets crossing into Magarian space. Atarmis order Arlin to intercept these ships and destroy them. But out of no where came a Yor fleet and it attacked Magarian Fleet 125.

“Commander Arlin please respond, this is Commander Brini of Magarian Fleet 125. We are under attack by Yor fighters and need assistance! We are not capable of handling Yor ships and urgently need assistance!”
“Commander Brini, we are on our way, and we are moving to intercept as quickly as we can, take evasive maneuvers immediately”
“Help, get here quickly! We are taking heavy losses!”
“We are moving as quickly as we possible can, please report.” Arlin asked.
“We managed to take out the enemy fleet, all but our ship has been destroyed, they just came out of no where. I thought that the Acreans were suppose to be taking care of the Yor!”
“That’s what I thought, but it is good to hear you’re alive, we are sending reinforcements and medical aid to you.” Arlin reported.
“Thank you, we need all the help we can get.” Commander Brini said as they ceased transmission.

With the war becoming more and more violent on both sides, the casualties began to mount. So far the Drengin have suffered the most, since they have little concern for life. The casualties on the Magarian side have had a strong effect on the minds of the Magarian people. They had not know war for over a millennia and have now been thrown into one none could have foresaw three years ago. Now with Yor raids the war seems uncertain, and the need for an offensive is growing in the Magarian Congress. They are not seeing any progress with this war and want to bring the war to the Drengin. But with the large losses of ships, at this point an offensive would be extremely difficult, if not suicidal.

Now with the beginning of mid 2227, will the Drengin be defeated, or will the Yor turn their attention toward the Magarians? At this point it is anybody’s guess.

This is an awesome read... Keep up the good work, I hope that the Magarians win:)

I present the sixith installment, and there is still a long ways to go. Hope you enjoy!

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“The Loss on Innocence”

Then the orders came, the Magarian Congress passed legislation authorizing an offensive attack. Since the war seemed to be going nowhere, the Congress thought it necessary to try and put an end to it. With the orders given, Commander Arlin mobilized the nine strongest Magarian fleets and ordered them to enter Drengin space.
“All fleets ready to head out?” Arlin asked over the Com.
“All fleets are ready and ready to move out.” responded the communications officer.
With all fleets ready they headed out.

“Commander! A Drengin fleet dead head, should we intercept?”
“Prepare to engage the Drengin! We must clear the area of Drengin activity, and head for Paulos II.” Arlin responded.
“Preparing to engage the Drengin!”
“The Drengin are taking heavy losses, they are no match for our Remir class ships! Contact Prime Minister Atarmis.” Arlin commanded.
“Prime Minister Atarmis, we have cleared the area of Drengin fleets, and are now proceeding to Paulos II.”
“Great, but proceed with caution. We have not yet picked up any more Drengin activity, but most of our sensor ships have been destroyed.” Atarmis said as they ended transmission.

With the way now cleared to Paulos II, The Magarian invasion fleet proceeded with their plan of conquest. Along the way, Arlin’s fleet encountered another Drengin fleet, but they were no match for the Magarians, and were quickly destroyed. On the 22 of May the Magarian fleets entered orbit around the Planet Paulos II, and Commander Wasad, who had so bravely fought at the battle of Altura, was chosen to lead the ground forces on the planet’s surface. But before the ground invasion could begin, the Drengin fleets in orbit had to be taken care of.

Arlin commanded, “Prepare to attack the Drengin’s defensive fleet, and take out any defensive satellites in orbit.”
The fleet responded, “Orders received and we are ready to engage.”
The Drengin defensive fleet was quickly taken care of, and the way was now clear for Commander Wasad and the invasion force to land and take control of the planet. This was a first for the Magarian Republic, never in their history had such a large invasion taken place. The invasion force was made up of tons of ships, with soldiers numbering approximately two billion. Commander Wasad took his fleet down toward the planet’s surface, and prepared to engage the Drengin’s largest army on the planet.

Commander Wasad contacted Arlin. “We are now landing on the planet’s surface and preparing to send in our shock troops against the Drengin forces, please standby”
“Use caution and proceed with the plan.” Responded Arlin

Wasad’s forces landed in the planet’s capital city, Paulia, but he was stunned when he saw the carnage the Drengin had already done to the planet. As the forces moved through the streets there was not a sign of life, women and children Paulos had been slaughtered. The butcher of the native population was so horrific, that, there were no words to describe the inhumanity. Wasad could not understand how the Drengins could be so horrific in their conquest, and he could not help but picture what the Drengin would do if they were to invade Magaria. This was something he could not let happen, he could not let the Magarian people be butchered in this way. The Drengin had to be stopped now. With this renewed conviction to defeat the Drengin, Wasad and his forces engaged the Drengin forces.

“We are now engaging the Drengin ground forces, and I am sending in the shock troops.” Wasad relayed to Arlin.
“We are firing Plasma cannons, and charging at the Drengin forces!’
Arlin responded, “We see your positions, you appear to have the advantage!”

As lasers fired, and smoke filled the air, the battle began. The Drengin showed no mercy, and the Magarian forces charged at them wave after wave. Although the Drengin were brave and determined, they could not hold out long against the crushing numbers of Magarian soldiers. They did try to advance, but it was like waves crashing onto a beach, they just would fade away into the grass. As the battle continued it began to rain, which made the battle all the more gruesome, and one by one the Drengin fell, gasping for their last breath. Finally after more than eleven hours of continued fighting, the end was finally in sight. With almost all the Drengin slaughtered, Wasad attempted to contact the Drengin to ask for surrender, they refused. So the battle continued till all the Drengin troops were dead.

Wasad reported, “The Drengin are defeated, they are all dead.”
“Congratulations, you have done what was thought impossible, defeat the Drengin on the ground! It will only get hard from here on out.” Commander Arlin said and ceased transmission.

Wasad looked out across the field of the battle. He could see the bodies of the Drengin, Magarians, and innocent Paulos strewn across the battle field. He thought to himself, how could it come to this, so many dead, so many, so innocent, I was never meant for this. He could not understand what would drive a species to slaughter in such a way, but now he could see the Magarians were not all that different. The Magarians claimed they were peaceful, and did not understand war, but as he looked again across the field, he knew the Magarians were no longer innocent, they had lost apart of themselves this day.

With the first Drengin world conquered, will the rest fall easily, or is the war destine to continue on.

Here is the seventh installment of the Republic of Magaria! Any comments would be appreciated.   

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“Darkness Rising”

With the conquest of Paulos, attention then turned to the Drengin world Betelgeuse, the class 30 jewel of the galaxy. It was thought for sure the taking of this planet would severely cripple the Drengin economy. Back on Magaria word had reached Prime Minister Atarmis of the victory at the Battle of Paulos, he hoped it marked a turning point in the war. For now though the war continued, and preparations for a major offensive began, with the goal of taking Betelgeuse. From what the Magarian intelligence have gathered, the Drengin are trying to regroup, and have designed a new battleship, specifically designed to counter Magarian ships.

With new plans drawn, time was of the essence to strike while the Drengin were disorganized, and Commander Arlin was ordered to engage the enemy fleets blocking the path to Betelgeuse. But what no one anticipated was the offensive plans weakness, it left the Magarian core worlds lightly defended, and the Yor took notice. The Yor swept in with a vengeance greater than that of the Drengin, and they struck hard. The Yor fleet, 127, engaged Magarian Fleet 129 commanded by Captain Serti.

“To any ships in range, we are under attack by the Yor! We are under attack, someone please respond!” Captain Serti broadcasted.
“They have taken out one of our ships, we need assistance, someone please respond!”
“This is Captain Brini of the Altura defense force, we are coming to your aid, standby for instructions.”
Serti responded, “Thank you, we are taking heavy damage, but can hold out till you get here.”
“Engaging the Yor attack fleet,” Brini reported.
“Happy for you to finally make to the fight Brini, together we can take them out!”
“You think I would let you have all the fun, I think not, you got to share some of the action.” Brini jokingly said.
“Lets take these bastards out!” Serti shouted.
With the combined forces of Captain Brini and Serti, Yor fleet 127 was taken out, but more had appeared in sensor range.

Meanwhile back in Drengin territory, Commander Arlin and Captain Wasad prepared to engage the Drengin fleet between Paulos and Betelgeuse.
Commander Arlin reported, “preparing to engage the Drengin fleet, lets take them out!”
“Right behind Arlin, preparing to engage the second Drengin fleet!” Wasad answered.
Arlin proudly reported, “we have taken out Drengin fleet 18, what is your status Wasad?”
“Engaging them now, and having no difficulties,” said Wasad.
“Great Wasad, we are preparing to continue on to Betelgeuse, join us when you finish up mopping the Drengin ships.”
“Almost finished, and see you at Betelgeuse!” Wasad replied.
With the remaining Drengin fleets between Paulos and Betelgeuse destroyed, the path was now clear for the Magarian fleets.

Back on Magaria, the Congress approved the construction of a new large capital ship, the RMS Otarus. One thing the war with the Drengin and Yor had brought to the people of Magaria, other than panic, was abundant wealth. Some in Congress, especially those with ties to the ship construction industry, were growing more concerned with the growing victories of the Magarian fleets. They feared that when the war ended their wealth would dry up, and so began a growing movement to secretly try to prolong the war with the Drengin and Yor.

Then in mid June of 2227, the Yor struck again, it was Captain Serti’s fleet 129, that received the first attack.
“This is Captain Serti, of fleet 129, and we are under attack by the Yor, and have already received major damage, we are in urgent need of assistance!”
“Serti can you hear me, this is Brini, we are coming to your aid…again, what is your status?”
“We are taking major damage and shields are barely holding!” Serti responded.
“Ok, tracking enemy ships and firing… There we go the Yor are destroyed! Getting tired of having us save your rear?”
“Thanks Brini, I was giving this area of patrol with the understanding this was suppose to be a relatively quiet area, boy was that wrong!”

Back on the Drengin side, Arlin and Wasad’s forces engaged the enemy in orbit around Betelgeuse. The Drengin struck back hard, trying to defend the jewel of the Drengin Empire, but it was of no avail. The entire Drengin fleet in orbit around Betelgeuse was decimated, and the way was now clear for Wasad to lead, once again, the Magarian ground forces.

“Ready to disembark for the planet’s surface Captain Wasad?”
“Everything is ready to go, we will be heading for the surface, in the next few moments. Be prepared to cover us, in case of enemy fire form the surface of the planet, you never know what the Drengin have up their sleeve.” Underlying the confidence that Wasad showed, was a feeling of dread. It was the dread of experiencing again the chaos that he saw at the Battle of Paulos. He knew though that the Drengin had to be stopped, and he hoped that this will to push on, would keep him going. So Wasad and his force of three billion troops, disembarked for the planet’s surface, not knowing what to expect.

With the Drengin seeming close to defeat, will Captain Wasad be able to pull of another successful invasion of a planet? Will the Yor begin to over run the lower border of the Magarian Republic? Only time will tell.

Nice job so far, maybe a screen shot or two? Be nice to see how the various sides are located.

Good hunting.
Kelly

Here are some screen shots that will hopefully help with visualiziing where things are taking place!

This is the Magarian's home system, as it is after the sixth installment.



EDIT: I seem to be having troubles getting thumbnails

Well, since I get thumbnails, I will post this size.

Here is a look at what the Magarian Republic looks like currently. Notice the Yor fleets crossing the lower Magarian border.



Also here is a look at Arlin's invasion fleet in orbit around the planet Betelgeuse before the impending invasion.



I hope this helps place events in the story. The next installment should be out soon!   

Here is the Seventh installment, and things are turning ugly. I hope you enjoy!   

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“The Shattering Galaxy”

Pushing down through the atmosphere of the planet Betelgeuse, Captain Wasad encountered heavy fire, and asked for assistance.
“Commander Arlin, target those plasma guns targeting our ships!”
“Preparing for a bombardment of the planet’s surface! Arlin replied.
“Thanks, that is taking some of the pressure off of us, we are preparing to land east of the planet’s capital. Hopefully the Drengin will not be expecting us there.”
“Sounds good, just beware of the possible land mines strung around the outskirts of the city.”

With enemy fire from the planets surfaced cut off, Captain Wasad was able to land the main invasion fleet just outside the city. He then prepared the soldiers for engagement with the Drengin troops that had taken up defensive positions within the city. Taking lessons he had learned from the Battle of Paulos, he prepared for a fight to the last man standing. He also began to accept the possibility that this could be the deadliest fight of the war yet.

Wasad then gave the order, “Charge the city and show no mercy, for the Drengin will not show any! This is a fight for our very existence, make this the battle that history will never forget!”
With the troops now railed he knew there was now no going back, this would be the battle that would determine the future of the war.

The Magarian ground forces charged at the city, taking heavy fire from the Drengin, who were firing from buildings and anything else that provided some protection. Bit by bit the Drengin defense perimeter around the city collapsed, as Magarian forces streamed down the city streets. As lasers and projectiles rained down from the buildings above, many Magarians were killed, or taken out. The Battle for Betelgeuse quickly broke down into an urban war, one that the Magarians were barely prepared for. With firing coming form around every block, Wasad ordered a regrouping.
“We are falling back to a safer position until we can come up with a better plan to take the capital!”
“I have an idea, we are going to bombard the city directly, prepare for some major impacts!” Arlin shouted.
Wasad responded, “sounds good, bombard at will!”

Like the heavens opening up, and the blots of Zeus shooting down, the city trembled with the impact of planet destroying bombs. All Wasad could do was watch in amazement, as the city shook itself apart, and towering buildings came crashing down with deafening thunder. It was as if hell itself were devouring the city from below, and spewing it’s fires onto the land. When the city was completely leveled the Magarian forces again reentered the city. This time there was no resistance, only the rubble of a once great city, and the bodies of hundreds of thousands of Drengin, who were taken by surprise. With the Drengin resistance all but destroyed, the planet Betelgeuse fell to the mighty forces of the Magarian Republic.

Wasad reported, “victory is ours tonight, with the defeat of the Drengin on Betelgeuse, the rest the empire shall surly fall.”
“Agreed, at this point it is too late for the Drengin to mount an effective counterattack, they are too far beaten.” Replied Arlin.

Back on the battle front against the Yor, the combined fleets of Serti and Brini prepared to engage the Yor fleets before they penetrated any further into Magarian space.
Serti reported to Brini, “we are engaging the Yor fleet 59, be prepared to aid if need be, we are going in.”
“Understood and standing by!”
“The Yor are taking heavy fire, and appear to be breaking up, we are only sustaining minor damage.” Reported Serti.
“Then we will push on and engage Yor fleet 85, may they fall as easily as 59!” Brini shouted.
“Engaging the enemy fleet, looks like they weren’t expecting us so soon. Serti replied.
“They are going down as if they’re shields were of no use, wait they are of no use against us!” Brini jokingly said.
“Quit gloating, we should respect our enemies…maybe not!”

With the Drengin now in full retreat, and the Yor pushed back out of Magarian space, Atarmis now thought it safe to attend a ceremony of Sokora. On Sokora, Prime Minister Atarmis is to dedicate the opening of the Restaurant of Eternity, which promised to spread the influence of the Magarian Republic farther and wider.
“Isn’t it beautiful,” Atarmis said to his wife.
“It is lovely, I couldn’t imagine something more striking then this to spread the influence of the Republic.” Lividia admiralty said.
“It is one of the greatest achievements of my term, the least bloody anyway.” Atarmis responded back.
“The war is turning in our favor, all is well, history will not forget the name Atarmis. You will be remember for all of history to come, as the savior of the Magarian people.” Livida proudly said.
“I do hope you are right, so many have died, and there is still so much to do. How great will the loss of life be by the end of this conflict!”
Lividia calmly said, trying to encourage Atarmis. “Don’t worry everything will turn out right, the Magarian people are strong and will fight till the bitter end.”

Then just when things were starting to look up, the unthinkable happened. It was something no one had anticipated, or remotely thought would happen. The Terran Alliance declared war upon the Magarian Republic! Had they grown envious, or had they just gone mad, no one knew, but if it was a war they wanted, a war they would get. The only thing Atarmis could think of was how can the Magarians fight a war on three sides, a peace had to be made, but with who. In the meanwhile, the Altarians, who had been quiet for years, decided to come to the aid of the Magarians and declare war on the Humans. It then became clear to Atarmis, the war with the Drengin must end.

With the galaxy crumbling apart, and empires clashing, will the Magarian Republic survive? Will a peace be made with the Drengin? The answer will come soon!

I thought I would add some of the action shots from the seventh installment.

Here is a pic of the new Magarian warship the RMS Otarus.



Here is a shot of the battle with the Drengin, and a shot of Serti engaging the Yor.

Really really cool story, keep it up, looking forward to next installment:)

i like the story

don't forget to post your good ships to the show off your ships sticky and don't forget to build a city for the ship build contest post

I'm glad everyone is enjoying this read! I'm having a lot of fun writing this, and having people actually like makes it all the better. How the game will turn out right now remains unlcear, there is a lot going on, and a lot could happen.

The eighth installment should be out sometime today!

Thanks,
AlexAtticus

The eighth installment, now with pics.  

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“Small Victories”

After much debate between Prime Minister Atarmis and the Magarian Congress, it was decided that peace with the Drengin had to be made. There was simply too few Magarian ships to carry out a war on three sides, they knew if peace could not be accomplished, the Republic would be slowly eroded away. Atarmis opened up a channel with Lord Kona of the Drengin Empire.
“We have come here offering you a peace treaty, if you sign we will immediately end hostilities with you, do you agree?”
“Well, we didn’t really mean to attack you, we were just kidding, hopefully no harm was done. We will of course sign your treaty of peace, just leave us alone.” Lord Kona cowardly said.
“If you leave us alone, will leave you alone, we have much more urgent business that needs to be taken care. We don’t have time to deal with you.”
Kona replied, “Same here, just go away!”

With the peace treaty with the Drengin signed, the most powerful Magarian fleets were freed up to deal with the Human pest. Commander Arlin and Wasad were order away from the Drengin border, and told to engage the Human fleet at Sivil V, the closest Terran colony to their current position. Also the fleets from Magaria and Lepela were ordered to make a run for Earth. Unluckly for the Terran Alliance, the Magarian territory completely surrounded there empire, they were going to have to deal with attacks from all sides of their border. The Magarian fleet then engaged the Terran fleet in orbit around Sivil V.
“We are engaging the enemy fleet in orbit around the planet Sivil, preparing to take them out!” Arlin shouted.
“We will be waiting just out of enemy range with the invasion fleet, till you clear out the Terran’s ships.” Wasad informed.
“Ok, the Terrans are taking heavy damage, they should be taken care of pretty quick.”
“Sounds good.”



“The Terran fleet has been destroyed, you can invade the planet’s surface, good luck.” Arlin announced.
“Preparing to invade. We will again land near the capital as we have done before. I do not expect the same amount of violence as we saw with the Drengin.” Said Wasad.
“Nor do I, but we will hang around up here in case you need back up.” Arlin responded.
“Sounds good, we are landing and preparing to engage the Terran ground forces.”

Wasad’s forces landed just outside the capital city Sivali, and on the open plains just west of the city limits, the battle commenced. The battle this time was less bloody although the Human forces were great in number, they lacked the military technology that the Magarians had, they were considerable weaker than the Drengin forces the Magarians had grown accustom too. The Humans tried to defend their far flung planet, but it was of no use, Their waves of advances were mowed down with a storm of plasma cannons and lasers. Within a few hours of fighting all the Human forces on the planet had either been destroyed or had surrendered. Unlike the forces of the Drengin the Humans would not hesitate to surrender if it meant it would save lives, and for that Wasad showed mercy and allowed them to surrender without harm.

Wasad contacted Arlin. “Sivil V is secured all Human ground forces has surrendered or have been destroyed. I am preparing to leave the planet’s surface.”
“That didn’t take long, I guess the Humans aren’t quite the warriors the Drengin are.” Responded Arlin.
“No they are not!”
“Since we have Sivil taken care of, we should head for Antares and Shugar to join with the rest of the fleet heading for Earth.” Arlin suggested.
“Agreed, on to Earth!”

Then along the way, one of the Magarian fleets, fleet 189, ran into a powerful Terran fleet, fleet 36, and a battle ensued. The Terran ships rocked the Magarian ships, and the Magarians came close to defeat, only two Magarian ships remained when the battle site cleared. Because of this battle, it was learned that the Terrans had effective shielding against Magarian ships, and plating against their mass drivers had to be developed quickly.



While plans were being made for the construction of a new ship the first Magarian fleets came into reach of Earth. It was a fleet of three new Otarus class ships, which had not yet been tested in the field, so this new fleet commanded by Captain Berini formerly of the Altura defense force, prepared to engage the Human home world Earth. On the other side of the Terran Alliance border, Commander Arlin and Wasad crossed the border to meet up with Brini’s fleet.



Brini reported in. “We are preparing to engage the Terran Capital defense force, there are six ships in orbit, but they should be easy to take out.”
“Fire at will, and take them out, if Earth falls, the Terran Alliance will fall into chaos.” Arlin responded back.
“Engaging the Terran fleet! The Terrans are taking heavy fire and are scattering. We are finishing them up, it is all clear to send in the ground troops and take Earth.” Brini said.



“Preparing land invasion!” Shouted Wasad.
“While you and Arlin coordinate the land invasion, I am going to move ahead and take out the Terran fleets near Mars, they could be a threat.” Brini informed the fleet.
Alrlin responded. “Proceed with caution, by the time you clean up the remaining fleets, we should have Earth under our control.”

With Brini off taking care of the remaining fleets in the Sol System, Arlin and Wasad prepared for the ground invasion of Earth. The invasion of Earth would be very difficult, because of the large number of Terran Alliance troops, they numbered up around thirteen billion. The Magarian invasion fleet only had five billion troops, the one thing they hoped was maybe they could sway some of the Terran troops to join the Magarian force.
“Wasad are you ready to disembark for Earth?” Arlin asked.
“Ready and preparing to go! We will land just south of the capital city New York, and hopefully resistance will crumble.”

With the Terran Alliance on the brink of collapse will the Magarians be victorious? The Yor as of late have been quite, will they strike, and will the Drengin continue to honor the peace agreement?

Here is the ninth installement, I hope you enjoy, and please feel free to comment!

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“The High Cost of War”

Few in the Magarian Republic could have anticipated how the war with the Terran Alliance would effect future events. The Battle of Earth would be a turning point for the Magarian society. Old beliefs would be reevaluated, and new ideas would begin to take hold, but the future repercussions still remained to be seen.

“We are landing just outside of the capital city of New York, and are preparing to engage the Terran forces who are blocking the way to the city.”
Arlin responded. “There appears to be a good number of ground troops guarding the city from attack, so be prepared for a prolonged conflict. Also all bridges to the capital compound on Manhattan have been cut off, you will have to reload your ships to cross.”
“Thanks for the information, we are charging the Terran force, standby for possible aid.” Wasad instructed.

As the first wave of Magarian shook troops charged forward, the Terran forces opened fired, and rained the wraith of their power upon the Magarians. Knowing that this was the end, the Terrans decided to fight to the end, they would fight the Magarians till they could fight no more. As Wasad looked out and saw the battle unfolding, he noticed that the Terran forces were protecting civilians that were trying to escape the violence. He was now torn, would continue to push ahead or would he hold back and allow them to go, for if he didn’t hold back the civilians would surly die. He could not pull back, if he were to, the battle would be lost. He order all troops to push forward, and signaled for the bombardment of the New York to begin.

So began the bombardment of New York, and other major cities around the globe. The night side of the planet was lit up with glow of war as one city after another was blown apart. The armies protecting New York fell as the city, bit by bit, was blown apart by the orbital bombardment of Earth. With the Terran troops feeing the great inferno, The Magarian troops let loose their weaponry upon them, showing them no mercy. The battle field quickly turned into a slaughter field as one by one the Terran troops were blasted down. The whole of the planet shuddered with severity of the attack, it was if the world was tearing itself apart.

When the smoke from the battle cleared, all Wasad could see for miles in every direction were the bodies of Terran and Magarian troops, and the burning ruins of a once vibrant city. With the city cleared, but practically destroyed, the remaining Magarian troops entered the Capital Compound.
“The Capital has been secured.” Wasad reported to Arlin.
“Glad to hear that you are still alive, it was quite a show from up here.”
“It was pretty violent, but all the Terrans are dead and taken care of, you will meet no resistance.” Wasad said.
“We are moving on to take care of the remaining Terran fleets and planet defenses. Prepare to join me once you finish on the surface.” Arlin commanded.
“Ok, see you in awhile, and good luck.”



Back on Magaria, Prime Minister Atarmis received a transmission for N-1 of the Yor Collective.
“Why do you bother us with your presence N-1.” Arlin angrily said.
“We grow tired of this conflict and do not want to continue with this fight, will you agree to a peace treaty?” N-1 asked.
“Well, I guess this conflict has gone on long enough, and since it is no longer profitable to continue with it, I will sign.” Arlin approvingly said.
“Thank you and do not bother us!” N-1 said as transmission was cut.
With the peace treaty brokered with the Yor, and the Terrans on the brink of collapse, there was finally the hope that this long war was close to the end

Meanwhile back in Terran space, Arlin engaged the enemy at Shugar V, and eliminated them. After the defenses were taken out the planet fell quickly to Wasad’s ground forces. Brini’s fleet then engaged the enemy at Mars, where they took out all defenses and invaded the planet. With the occupation of Mars and Shugar V, only one Terran planet was left, Antares III, and all forces were heading for it.



So on the 22 of July 2227, the last battle against the Humans began. Arlin took his fleet in and began the assault on the defense fleet in orbit. With Terran Alliance in such disarray, they were not ready to handle such a fight, and fleet was quickly destroyed. With the last planet open for invasion, the Magarian transports went in, and began their ground attack. The battle did not last long, for the Terrans were already defeated, and with the invasion of Antares III the Terran Alliance was annexed by the Magarian Republic.

With the Great Galactic War now over, the Whole of the Magarian Republic went into a wild celebration. The war that had cost so many lives was finally over, and the people were overjoyed. But still the victory had a bitter taste, so many ships were lost, and so many people lost their lives, that rebuilding would take a long time. The Magarian society also greatly suffered from the conflict, the stars once beacons of hope, became bringers of disasters. With peace now established the people of the Magarian Republic began a long soul search, they looking for answers to questions they had long thought they had answered. Also growing movements from within the Congress began to grow discontent with the peace, for their revenue began to dissipate with the end of the war. For the first time in a year, the Magarian people could finally breath a sigh of relief.



With the Great War now over how will the Magarian Republic cope? How long will the peace in the galaxy last, or is war again on the horizon?

This is a great AAR, and it basically is the inspiration for my own AAR, thank you for that...and because of it, you must keep this going.


My predictions:


* War will come again, the Yor will be the aggressors because they are the Yor.


* You have not yet all of the races yet, I think, so you are gonna end up against really mean opponents that will end up pwning you for a little. You have a lot of territory now, so it wont be too bad.


* This will take a long time to fully play out as it looks to be on a Huge/Gigantic map, and thus will be a very nicely formed AAR once it ends.


* This will be turned into a mini book by you or myself and put onto an htm file for itself in its entirety.


* You will keep up the good work

Those are my predictions and expectations...

GalenEvil

Thanks GalenEvil, and I plan on keeping this going till the end.

You are right, there are four races that have so far been out of the picture, the Thalan, Altarians, Drath, and Torians. So we'll see what they end up doing.

It is a huge galaxy with common habitable planet. Also the game is set on Suicidal with CPU intensive algorithims. So you are probably right, it is going to take awhile.

I have a feeling that the best parts are yet to come.

I'm happy you are enjoying this, and good luck with your own, it sounds good so far.

AlexAtticus

The tenth installment of the Republic of Magaria! Hope you enjoy, any comments would be appreciated.

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“All Things Come to an End”

With the beginning of August 2227 peace had swept across most the galaxy, and the only ongoing conflict was the Yor and Acrean war which had been dragging on for months. With all the territory the Magarian Republic had acquired, there was a rush to rebuild and modernize the planets that were now under Magarian control. The Magarian Congress authorized more funding for the rebuilding efforts, and funneled more funds to the Magarian protection force. Prime Minister Atarmis decided it was time to address the Magarian people.
“People of the Magarian Republic, we have survived! Not only have we survived, but we sent our enemies running and begging for peace. The war was costly, it took many lives, but our reward is the sovereignty of our Republic and our right to exist. Never again will a hostile force so quickly attack us, for we have shown them what we are made of, and that scares them. We are now more united than we have ever been, but the future is still cloudy, only united will we progress and find our way to a better future! Lets rebuild our great Republic!”

With the closing of Atarmis’s speech the Congress went wild, and so to did the people across the Magarian Republic. The people finally felt that the war had accomplished something, not just death, but unity and strength in the Magarian people. Thought some beliefs were lost, others arose from the ashes of the old, and gave the Magarian people a renewed since of hope.

So the rebuilding began, and the influence of the Magarian Republic expanded across the upper Galaxy. The Magarian Republic became a power that few empires could rival. Finally with the peace, trade with other races could once again be opened up, and with this the economy skyrocketed. But with envious eyes the other empires, that did not fair so well in the wars, plotted their revenge against the Magarians. By October of 2227 the rebuilding was mostly completed, and only a few planets still need work. Then on October 8 the Drengin world Sivil IV rebelled against the Drengin Empire and joined the Magarian Republic, and Prime Minister Atarmis gladly welcomed them.

On October 15 the Magarian Republic held Congressional elections. The elections reflected how the people felt after such a great war. The Federalist retained their lead, but it was the Pacifists who gained the most seats, and the war party lost the most, but overall the elections made the Congress very diverse.



Then on the 22 of November 2227 war broke out between the Drath Legion and the Yor and Acrean. The two former enemies the Yor and Acrean made peace, then both declared war on the Drath. Once again rumors of war on the horizon were whispered amongst the people of the Magarian Republic, but most hoped the conflict would not spill across the rest of the Galaxy. At the end of 2227 the UP meet and it was decided that the Magarian Republic would house the Galactic Prison, even though it sounded bad it brought in lots of money.

With the beginning of 2228, the Drath legion seemed close to defeat as their fleets were torn apart by the Acreans and Yor. Then in February the Drath contacted Atarmis
“Please help us! We beg of you. The Acrean Empire are too strong for us.” The Drath Lord said.
“What would you have us do?” Atarmis asked.
“Anything, we can not hold out much longer, and defeat is inevitable.”
“I am sorry but I am afraid it is too late to help you, it sounds like you will be defeated anyway.”
“They will be after you next!” the Drath Lord said as they ceased transmission.

On April 22, 2228 the long peace that the Magarians had been enjoying, came to an abrupt halt. The Drengin, who had been steadily rebuilding themselves, decided the time was right to strike the Magarian Republic and reclaim their lost worlds. This war promised to be the greatest war the galaxy has ever seen, with such large amounts of troops on either side. With the Drengin declaration of war, panic not seen since the last great war swept across the Republic, and fear of having to go through the nightmare of war weighed heavy on the Magarian people.

At the same time war was breaking out between the Drengin and the Magarians, the war between the Yor, Acreans, and the Drath seemed to be coming to an end with the Drath almost wiped out. With the start of the second Magarian Drengin war, Prime Minister Atarmis ordered all available fleets to move to the border to defend the Republic. So the pieces were set and the Magarians and Drengin once again prepared to engage each other in yet another great war.



Will the Magarian Republic survive another war, or is the end near? With the galaxy spiraling out of control once again, who will survive and who will perish?