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18s | for untold millennia the galaxy bore |
21s | witness to a vast and endless cycle a |
24s | nation would rise conquer the Stars |
27s | within their reach and eventually unite |
30s | every world through the might of their |
32s | armies or the efforts of their diplomats |
35s | yet such triumphs were never to endure |
38s | their glittering cities would become |
40s | wracked by plague a civil war would |
43s | shatter their planets or in their |
45s | arrogance their civilization would be |
47s | overcome or subsumed by machines of |
50s | their own design any survivors would be |
53s | forced to retreat into isolationism lone |
55s | bastions from which to observe the |
58s | greatest works of their fallen Empire be |
60s | pilfered by usurpers or simply fade into |
63s | legend yet for the first time in recent |
66s | memory when the cycle began anew the |
69s | wonders terrors and mysteries of the |
71s | galaxy were not left to a single nation |
74s | to inherit whether by a simple act of |
77s | fate or some cruel design a multitude of |
80s | nations took to the stars within mere |
83s | years of one another some in the pursuit |
85s | of utopian ideals others merely for |
88s | profit or plunder as this new age began |
92s | none could say whether these powers |
94s | would cooperate together in an |
96s | unprecedented display of harmony or if |
99s | the galaxy would descend into war until |
102s | a single banner flew above the ashes of |
104s | the others for a time the young races |
108s | merely analyzed and catalogued the stars |
110s | around them ignorant of their place in |
113s | the universe and the presence of one |
114s | another across the galaxy however their |
118s | ships slowly made contact and confirmed |
121s | the suspicion that they were not alone |
123s | in no instance were these initial |
126s | meetings more devastating than the first |
128s | contact between the Omni codex and the |
131s | way a boundless machine intelligence |
133s | that had long ago subdued and archived |
136s | their creators the Omni codex was |
139s | relentless in its pursuit of cataloging |
141s | and preserving selections of all life in |
144s | the galaxy |
145s | the humanoid Varga were to be no |
147s | exception their homeworld had been |
150s | brought to ruin by their own violent |
152s | tendencies and it was only through the |
154s | arrival of a great prophet that the |
156s | desperate survivors had been saved now |
159s | they searched for a perfect form of |
161s | existence known only as the way a state |
164s | of being that would transcend the very |
166s | fabric of the universe and the namesake |
168s | of their celestial Empire between such |
172s | antithetical ideologies there could be |
174s | no peace as the struggle for resources |
178s | and territory intensified or perhaps |
180s | driven by their unstable programming the |
183s | Omni codex declared war on the followers |
185s | of the way other contacts were |
189s | relatively peaceful with some even |
191s | resulting in declarations of |
192s | non-aggression or trade for the united |
195s | nations of the galaxy however first |
197s | contact brought with it uncomfortable |
200s | memories from the past the ung was the |
203s | result of humanity finally overcoming |
206s | the divisions and ignorant that for so |
208s | long had to find their species |
210s | ideological struggles had been replaced |
213s | with a free and open society one built |
216s | on the dream of achieving a prosperous |
218s | galaxy in a bitter irony it was the |
221s | union of supreme synthetic Republic's |
223s | that the ung first encountered a nation |
226s | built on the immortal concepts of |
228s | socialism and the overriding belief that |
230s | the flesh is weak star systems linking |
234s | the two nations were quickly fortified |
236s | and erased to claim the advantage |
238s | erupted across their border territories |
240s | the ideals of socialism had reached as |
243s | far as the jakirah patch and here the |
246s | asphodel anarchist collective embarked |
248s | on an aggressive campaign of expansion |
251s | inherently opposed to any form of |
253s | statism asphodel had granted its |
255s | citizens unrestricted personal freedom |
258s | but its outer colonies were soon overrun |
260s | with crime and narcotics it was quickly |
263s | determined that the anarchist socialist |
265s | model was not at fault but rather the |
268s | insidious machinations of a vast |
270s | criminal enterprise known only as the |
273s | family this underworld Empire operating |
276s | under the guise of a mega corporation |
278s | had spread its illicit operations to |
281s | asphodel worlds as more and more powers |
285s | came into contact with one another the |
287s | war between the Omni codex and the way |
289s | continued in the strategic cubsy system |
292s | the Omni codex seized a critical |
295s | Starbase and quickly fortified it |
297s | against any eventual counter-attack in |
300s | propaganda broadcast throughout local |
302s | space they coldly declared that there |
304s | would be no way through but conflict |
308s | could not be confined merely to this |
310s | corner of space when the world of Wegg |
313s | more home to the comparatively primitive |
316s | Zack plot civilization was seized by the |
318s | German to die collective the response |
320s | was swift an unknowable gist alt |
324s | consciousness the term ax to die could |
325s | not be entrusted to keep the Zack plot |
328s | free from domination and the socialist |
330s | to shelve a toha public was forced to |
332s | intervene pledging to liberate the |
335s | oppressed workers of the galaxy their |
337s | fleet of warships entered the star |
339s | system and quickly destroyed the local |
341s | turma to die garrison a terma to died |
344s | counter-attack was again beaten back |
346s | I'll be it with heavy losses and each |
348s | side agreed to end hostilities the Zack |
352s | plot had been saved and was soon |
354s | clandestinely indoctrinated with |
356s | socialist propaganda the ung likewise |
360s | found itself the target of those who |
362s | would see the workers of all worlds |
364s | unite after decades of tensions the |
367s | socialist assha Vita |
369s | a public launched an attack into the U n |
371s | G's border systems annexing several and |
374s | pressing their advantage to force |
376s | humanity to come |
377s | two terms the defeat was a blow to the |
380s | ung is morale but proved to be a |
382s | catalyst for the galaxy's first major |
385s | alliance eventually platy Corp a |
388s | corporate authority obsessed with the |
390s | need for self-improvement and perfection |
392s | the cupid or technocracy a science |
394s | Directorate which aimed to achieve |
396s | immortality through cybernetics and the |
398s | O'Bannon Republic a machine intelligence |
400s | formed from an autonomous service grid |
402s | joined together to serve as a bulwark |
405s | against the hostile forces of the galaxy |
409s | their victories over the way had |
412s | emboldened the Omni codex and in its |
414s | continued bed to catalog all life |
416s | declared war on reflects Inc a mega |
420s | corporation built on exploitation and |
423s | tyranny reflects Inc was helpless as one |
426s | of its worlds was conquered and its |
428s | population sent back to the Omni codex |
430s | homeworld for dissection and cataloging |
433s | true to their nature the Omni codex |
435s | relinquished control over the planet |
437s | once their gruesome task had been |
439s | completed elsewhere in the galaxy in a |
443s | rare victory for diplomacy I'll be at |
445s | diplomacy conducted at gunpoint platy |
448s | Corp accepted the demands made by the |
450s | socialist to show great el Republic |
452s | adopting a type of social welfare for |
454s | all its citizens as if to emphasize |
458s | their continued successes or perhaps |
460s | boast of the inherent superiority of the |
462s | socialist system which they had for so |
464s | long claimed the socialist to shelita |
467s | the public announced the establishment |
469s | of a galactic marketplace |
471s | becoming the unofficial center of the |
473s | galactic economy this achievement |
476s | motivated the other socialist nations of |
478s | the galaxy the union of supreme |
480s | synthetic republics the asphodel |
482s | anarchist collective and the cooperative |
484s | commune of crustacean planets whose |
486s | homeworld had long suffered under the |
488s | rule of capitalism before their own |
490s | Glorious Revolution to form the fifth |
492s | interstellar in a single stroke the |
495s | alliance founded by the ung had been |
497s | overtaken as the most powerful combined |
500s | force in the galaxy the formation of two |
504s | competing power blocks was not enough to |
506s | stem the tide of conflict however the |
509s | way continued to escape the |
511s | of the Omni codex only to have their |
513s | homeworld occupied forbidden from |
516s | accepting peace by the doctrines of |
517s | their faith the way continued there |
520s | possibly futile struggle sensing |
523s | weakness the batido empire a bandit |
526s | kingdom of slavers seize the opportunity |
528s | to attack the ways remaining colonies |
530s | abducting their populace before |
533s | retreating behind the safety of their |
534s | borders the aeternam a hive mind that |
538s | had so far lingered beyond the periphery |
541s | of known space also took advantage of |
543s | the situation its ships launched a |
546s | daring attack in the outermost systems |
548s | of the Omni codex aiming to cut off its |
551s | line of advance before the aeternum |
553s | strone added to the codex's collection |
556s | even the newly founded 5th interstellar |
559s | was not above the threat of war the |
562s | whole eval team kingdom led by religious |
564s | fanatics who viewed the galaxy as theirs |
567s | and theirs alone declared war on the |
569s | asphodel anarchist collective their |
572s | initial raids achieved little and after |
574s | a fierce counter-attack by the asphodel |
576s | destroyed much of the holy vault ins |
578s | fleet the conflict stagnated with |
581s | neither side able to breach the defenses |
583s | of the other only after a hidden |
586s | military buildup of warships |
587s | specifically designed to nullify the |
589s | weaponry of their opponent was the |
591s | asphodel anarchist collective able to |
593s | decisively beat the whole eval tin |
595s | kingdom in open battle and force a white |
598s | peace one in which both sides declared |
601s | victory in an attempt to compete with |
604s | the fifth interstellar and enforce their |
606s | will upon the galaxy the ung Zone |
609s | Alliance after much deliberation |
611s | declared war upon the dredge an enormous |
615s | colony of drones united under the will |
617s | of their hive Queen the dredge had long |
619s | been a threatening presence in their |
621s | region of the galaxy even going so far |
623s | as to destroy an alien derelict known as |
626s | the infinity machine before the |
628s | scientists of platy Corp could fully |
630s | unlock its secrets as such conflicts |
634s | captured the attention of the Galactic |
636s | community other nations were content to |
638s | remain within their borders or enact |
640s | their plans through less obvious |
643s | the uppermost leadership of the family |
646s | was rumored to have spent much of their |
647s | time aboard the opulent casino starbase |
650s | run by the migrant caravan years |
652s | reportedly boasting the family rules the |
655s | dice the universe answers every time |
658s | their winnings were used to spread their |
661s | network of crime and piracy across the |
663s | galaxy and their targets struggled to |
665s | find a way to contain their hidden |
667s | influence in a battle fought through |
670s | engineering the two cardian utopia an |
673s | isolationist power that longed for |
675s | nothing more than calm and peaceful |
677s | inward perfection defeated the union of |
680s | supreme synthetic Republic's in the race |
682s | to construct the first large-scale |
684s | artificial habitat it was in a remote |
687s | and largely forgotten region of the |
690s | galaxy that the strangest incident |
692s | occurred in the earliest days of the new |
694s | age as the other nations of the galaxy |
697s | encountered one another amongst the |
698s | Stars the cyber kinetic collective |
701s | former livestock that had broken their |
703s | shackles and now worked towards the |
705s | mastery of technology made contact with |
708s | something vastly different after several |
711s | of their greatest scientists were lost |
713s | within the guitar a black hole the |
715s | collective was approached by a being of |
717s | unfathomable intelligence known only as |
720s | the worm through the light of the worm |
723s | and the ominous mantra that what was |
725s | shall be the cyber kinetic collective |
728s | was reborn every citizen utterly and |
731s | mysteriously transformed the new age of |
735s | opportunity and danger that unfolded |
737s | across the galaxy challenged every |
740s | nation within it mighty alliances have |
742s | formed but whether they will remain |
744s | united in the face of adversity or |
747s | merely pacts of convenience has yet to |
749s | be tested conflicting ideologies have |
752s | created battlefields out of star systems |
754s | perhaps the first step to victory or |
757s | future graveyards of empires powers |
760s | vying for the mantle of leadership have |
762s | made their names known across the galaxy |
765s | but do they have the will to move the |
768s | wheel of history or are they merely |
770s | targets for those who have yet to step |
773s | out from the shadows |
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