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0s New Eden.
2s From landmarks steeped in history to solar systems made infamous
5s by high stakes endeavors and savage conflict,
8s locations scarred by war are abundant there.
16s Among these, a system on the south-eastern fringes of known space stands out.
22s The system of C-J6MT.
26s The site of some of New Eden’s most notorious sieges and violent battles
30s C-J6 has seen so much conflict
33s that it has become a core part of capsuleer history.
41s As more capsuleers than ever set out to find space to call their own,
45s and the full influence of empyreans gripped New Eden,
52s the siege of C-J6MT was to become a defining moment.
57s It was at this time that RED Alliance, previously dominant in Insmother
63s and to whom the region served as their first stronghold,
67s was being put to the sword by a coalition led by Lotka Volterra.
74s They had become intent not simply on domination, but on annihilation.
80s Weakened in part by isolationism and hubris and riven by desertions
84s after what had been a calamitous defense of their homeland,
90s all that remained of the besieged RED Alliance was a hardcore few.
97s Determined to put up a fight.
102s Determined to make a last stand.
106s Refusing to lay down and die – despite being hopelessly outnumbered.
114s Although the system would soon be lost
118s at a huge cost to the victors,
122s the remnants of RED Alliance quickly instigated a guerrilla war throughout Insmother.
131s They sought to reduce the economic infrastructure of their usurpers,
136s while rebuilding their own fleet and resources.
141s Inevitably, they did so,
144s while evolving their tactics and deepening their combat experience in the process.
156s And so it was, that with the help of allies, including Tau Ceti Federation
161s and a rapidly ascendant Goonswarm,
164s RED Alliance was at last able to reclaim lost systems and rebuild.
172s Over the years since, the frontlines in and around Insmother
177s have continued to ebb and flow with destruction,
181s as systems are lost to invaders and invariably retaken, including C-J6 itself.
189s It seems, however, that whenever a threat looms large,
196s C-J6 becomes a rallying point for defenders to turn back the tide.
199s For the many thousands of capsuleers who have fought for a place in New Eden to call home,
205s the siege of C-J6 represents a moment in time when their role in New Eden was truly defined,
210s by the blood they spilled and the wingmen who bled with them.
214s This was a time of great tactical evolution.
219s It was a time of unprecedented unrest.
223s A time when loyalty and discipline could be levied as firepower.
228s And a time when acts of great skill inspired others toward their own acts of heroism or abandon.
236s Those who feel the greatest affinity with C-J6 will always come back for it.
242s This is the legacy of C-J6.