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  Now you might think that the Emperor of nearly a hundred worlds would have a security staff good enough to keep him safe. And against every other threat in the galaxy you would be right. But then you haven’t ever seen Eliar Meine in action. His super intelligence and genetically modified strength and speed have made him almost impossible to defend against. It was an epic battle across the capital city as Eliar flushed out the Emperor from his stronghold palace and chased him across the city decimating all security forces. The final show down took place in a museum of antiquities as Emperor Kayne single handedly battled Meine with primitive weapons. The security camera footage is incredible to watch as Kayne was an accomplished warrior with hand to hand weapons. But eventually he succumbed to Meine and our Alliance was once again without a head.

  Now I know what you’re thinking, that I am going to be the next Emperor, but you would be wrong. Noah Macklan was a high level minister in the government and had been designated as successor to the Emperor should Kayne die. Being the Emperor’s third cousin certainly had some perks. Macklan was a capable administrator and the military backed him. Sadly his reign was also to be short lived.

  Less than a year into Macklan’s reign a young man named Teomnor Griffin arrived on Balsavis with a force of mercenaries. He was a former Colonel in the Republic’s army and had spent the last year on the fringes of the galaxy courting a space gypsy woman who supposedly had powers to control the forces of nature. Teomnor’s forces took control of a media outlet and announced to the world that his true name was Teomnor Zaragoza, son of Javis, and that he was the true heir to the throne of Balsavis and demanded to be recognized as emperor. Emperor Macklan wasn’t very popular and with problems brewing with the Alltradeuin Empire many of the people wanted to return to the glory days of the Socialist Alliance that they had enjoyed under the reign of the Zaragoza family.

  Civil war erupted and things did not go well for the forces loyal to Emperor Macklan. In very little time he had been driven into hiding in an underground bunker. What follows is a bit embarrassing part of our history, but it is almost too funny to leave out. Teomnor tracked down Macklan’s mother and convinced her that her son needed to surrender. She was able to get in touch with him and led soldiers to his underground hiding place. Before the soldiers entered the bunker Mrs. Macklan entered and tried to convince her son to surrender. He refused and tried to kill her. Fortunately she had been treated with a new medical discovery, nano-bots that repaired her injuries quickly. She took her cane and beat her son soundly. She dragged him out of the bunker herself and no one has seen him since.

  As it turned out Teomnor Griffin Zaragoza had no interest in becoming Emperor. The entire civil war that he orchestrated was a ploy to get rid of the line of socialist dictators and set up an elected government. It was a simple, but effective form of government that Teomnor proposed that would work well with our socialist ideals. Each municipality, district, planet would elect a judge to govern that territory. A Chief Judge would be elected to oversee the entire Alliance. Lower judges would be judged by higher judges if need be, and higher judges would be judged by a group of lower judges. Judges would be elected by a majority voice of the people. The judge of each territory would set up whatever structure they needed to keep the peace while the Chief Judge oversaw the military. Teomnor approached me, Admiral Mayhew, about running for Chief Judge. Several other people competed against me, but the voice of the people was heard and I was elected Chief Judge over the Socialist Alliance. A position I suspect I will hold the rest of my life.

  Section 3: History of the Alltradeuin Empire

  My name is Allena Dartin. I will let my history speak for itself on my accomplishments. I don’t care about trying to entertain you. I will be presenting a brief history of the Alltradeuin Empire. The winners of wars write the histories, and only those who are aligned with the Alltradeuin Empire can write the final chapters to the history of the galaxy. Please note the reference points at the end of the section.

  The Alltradeuin Empire spans back further than what took place within the history of the Galactic Republic or the Socialist Alliance. They are originally from another universe, and in using technology, opened a gateway to the dimension in question.

  For centuries, the Alltradeuin Empire was the dominating force in their universe, commanding legions of ships, billions of soldiers and was seen as a capitalistic society. Led by an Emperor, the chain of command filtered down through the military ranks and into the civilian sectors. It came to a point where expansion could not be seen as likely and so Research and Development created ships that could breach space and time, opening a window into another dimension. Chosen for the assigned roll of leading an expedition into the new dimension was Grand Admiral Tonin Meine of the Dragon Fleet. His military expertise was crucial in destroying several bands of outlaws and pirates and his career in the great wars was superb for his brutality and compassion.

  Upon breaking through the Apex point, Tonin established a base in the Kasian Sector and started his expansion with the destruction of several outer systems that did not believe in his methods or the Empires. A fellow traveler, Allena Dartin became his second in Command because of their long friendship which was a fragile one because of the differences in opinions, but she was more diplomatic than Tonin ever could be and so her skill set was highly valued. Alongside the Dragon Fleet, a secondary fleet from the Home Universe was sent through referenced as the Orion Fleet. Their technology was far more advanced then the universe they were in and so felt smug in the sense of their superiority, but they required an ally who knew the ways of every system. A union was struck up with Socialist Alliance and with it began the attacks on the Galactic Republic who were prepared, and in a tactical blunder and arrogance by Tonin Meine, both Alltradeuin Fleets were destroyed by the Incendiary Technology of the GRA.

  With the Fleets destroyed, the GRA assaulted the Kasian Sector to eliminate the Alltradeuin strongholds and was met with devastation from the defense systems set up throughout the system, but ultimately the planet was razed by the Republic forces. The Socialist Alliance denied any involvement with the Alltradeuin Empire to maintain the balance and fragile peace that was the universe itself.

  Prior to the initial destruction of the Empire, Eliar Meine, code named Striker-18, assassinated Coglistio Boronaught, High Admiral of the GRA military on Galantos. During his escape, he was injured and believed to have been killed. Not so, since Allena Dartin was on planet spying out the GRA’s capital world. She rescued him, and pulled him onto her ship, the Dark Star, and they escaped the manhunt that was out for Eliar. Eliar Meine pledged allegiance to Allena for saving his life, placing himself as her protector till he himself fell.

  After the destruction of the Orion Fleet, Allena Dartin and Eliar Meine survived and returned to the Kasian Sector. Upon searching for energy signatures and any useful equipment in system, the pair stumbled upon a cloning facility and the system activated, releasing a clone of Tonin Meine who quickly took in the situation and began the reconstruction of the Empire, activating systems that had shut down before the attack to conceal their nature. The Flagship, Kyocerian was resurrected from the ocean it sank into during the battle in space, and while damaged was repairable. The GRA had attacked the Dimensional Gate which had brought the second fleet, Orion, and a hope for many more. The gate was beyond repair and so the assistance of the old dimension was lost.

  With the assistance of Allena and Eliar, Tonin forged in secret new allies and using the hidden technologies of the Kasian system began to rebuild the fleets it would need for defense.

  After a year, Eliar felt a need to return to his home planet that was destroyed by the Socialist Forces. It was the six year anniversary and he wanted to mark it by bringing a memorial to the planet’s surface. Getting clearance from Tonin and Allena, he took a Hyperion Fighter and indicated he would return in 24 hours. Once in orbit, he was shot down by one of the original defense cannons and instead of hitting a burnt world
, found lush forests hidden by orbital holoprojectors. He briefly fought a new enemy, roughly dubbed Zendarks by the rescue team of Strikers and Hunters, those of who he thought had all perished. Eliar regrouped with his military family and they started making plans to end the conflict that had besieged their world since the orbital bombardment.

  Allena's concern for Eliar's sudden halt in transmissions caused her to head to Minus Tenu. She landed safely after disabling the orbital weapon systems. It added a new element to the plan made by the Home forces to take back the planet and the Dark Star, Allena's personal craft, was used to insert the team deep within contested territory.

  Meanwhile, Grand Admiral Tonin Meine set himself into a diplomatic stance, sending out ships to worlds of value and first met with the Craftsmen of the world J'Sibb. The ocean world held the finest builders of the universe and after lengthy negotiations, in exchange for medical supplies, protection, and several seats in the Imperial council, J'Sibb became an official member of the Alltradeuin Empire. Their unique ways of craftsmanship combined with new materials increased the durability and efficiency of ship building 74%. The victory at Minus Tenu through the collaborated efforts of both the home forces and aid from Imperial forces gave another member and a strong influence in military refurbishment and tactics. The GRA finally took notice and sent diplomatic groups to discuss their concerns regarding the expansion of the Alltradeuin Empire. By this time though, the Alltradeuin Empire had secured a quarter of the known universe, and the outlying sectors no other government would take heart to control, thus giving the Empire a near encirclement of the other two government regions without their knowing. Diplomatic motions passed with the GRA representatives not fully trusting the answers given to them, but unable to continue, left Imperial space which had ballooned even further through the expansion of the Imperials Military. Though just as quickly as the Imperials expanded, they stopped and their borders were shut. Months passed in silence, with growing tension on the Socialist-Alltradeuin neutral line by both sides.

  The 1st Socialist War broke out July 9th 7321; the Alltradeuins first action was against the out bound colonies of the Socialist Alliance, taking advantage of their advanced weapons to burn their way to victory each opportunity of conflict. ((Reference Turning Point 1st Socialist War))

  After the war, claiming victory the Alltradeuin Empire returned to their newly conquered borders and strengthened the defenses and used the new supply of resources and technology to further boost the military might of the Imperial forces. Diplomatic forces continued to expand relations with smaller worlds and in instances discovering new elements and technology not heard of. It was in the December of the year that Tanis joined the Empire. It is a world of organic life and a people devoted to natural means of extending life, healing and defending themselves. A branch of research and development was set up on planet and Tanis became one of twelve heavily defended worlds with its own Shipyard and manufacturing site.

  It was during the next three years after the first Socialist war that research and archeological digs found the race of Quiedar; an extinct race of winged creatures that had evolved on Kasian. They were adept for night though could stand the light of day. Their strength was measured to be three times that of a normal human and drawings from the walls and texts written in their tongue were deciphered. It was by order of the Grand Admiral Tonin Meine, now self proclaimed Emperor of the forces within the universe to bring the Quiedar back into existence. The first tests led to disaster. The Quiedar were uncontrollable, violent and without concern for their own bodies and those of others. Aggressive nature turned to cannibalism and the first group was incinerated while more research was conducted. It turned out that the Quiedar required a leadership caste, but through all the archeological digs, and hypothetical discussions no answer was found until Eliar Meine went in personally to the main dig site in the North of Kasian Prime. He activated the Hierarchy of Elders, spirits of the Quiedar that had laid dormant for millions of years through his connection of the Shovian parasite within him. He passed the Trial of Strength and Leadership, giving him the power to control the Quiedar legions and in so secured another strength to the Alltradeuin Forces.

  A relationship bond was formed between Allena Dartin and Eliar Meine, who in their own elements became Executive Officers to the Emperor himself. It was during this time that the Council of Admirals was also formed to take charge of Military operations during defensive maneuvers, though when offensive measures are to be taken, it must be authorized by the Council of Three, being the Emperor, and the two XO's.

  The 2nd Socialist War soon broke out afterwards, prompting a strain on diplomatic ties as Socialist worlds were plundered and destroyed in searching for the rare Quiedar elements to power the latest Imperial weapon, Hellfire. ((Reference Turning Point 2nd Socialist War))

  With peace once again returning to the universe, the Imperial Research and Development on Tanis made a breakthrough discovery of being able to fuse organic tissue into a sentient ship like organism. This provided another Imperial advantage if ever pressed.

  Three more years passed before the Swarm arrived and so too the doom of the universe.

  The Swarm's Entrance:

  The Swarm was an overwhelming force that cracked the dimensional barrier through a similar method as the Imperial forces used for Dimensional travel. Their technology allowed for the bridge to remain open indefinitely and their forces to continue to come through. The Alltradeuin Empire was the first to suffer the effects, their outer colonies on the fringes started going dark and recon patrols discovered the aggressive forces. Emperor Tonin Meine had become possessed by one of the Swarm Parasites before the initial invasion had occurred, but was killed by Allena Dartin to stop his rampage across the galaxy to prime for the Swarm's welcome. The damage was done though. The forces of the Socialist Alliance were cut by half, the Galactic Republic forces were down 44% while the Imperial Forces only suffered a 3% loss in capital ships.

  Allena Dartin, now assuming control of the Empire took it upon herself to rally the forces of the universe to fight the Swarm assault that had started to spill into Socialist fringes and Republic space. With Eliar Meine at her side, the three governments agreed that they couldn't hold out against these forces that while weak, were overpowering their fleets with numbers, with many ships destroyed by kamikaze runs. The motion was passed that a Universal evacuation was to occur through the Alltradeuin Empire's Super Dimensional Gate just recently completed above Minus Tenu. Once word got out the universe was doomed to slaughter, everyone panicked and started to flee towards Minus Tenu, jamming space with millions of frequencies and ships as Imperial, Republic and Socialist forces fought a losing battle. The Imperials diverted their most powerful fleets to the defense of Minus Tenu while the thousands of other ships, including the Echo fleets, Hellfire, and the Universal Chezniko held off the Swarm as best as possible. No ground troops were committed to outer worlds and millions of troops grounded themselves on Minus Tenu and set up positions at the secondary dimensional gate designed for personal travel while the Super Gate in orbit could ferry shuttles and capital ships up to 20 kilometers in length. Once the Gates activated, the Swarm’s aggression intensified, and they became an arrowhead towards Minus Tenu, obviously drawn to the power outputs. A mass kamikaze run destroyed the Super Gate, trapping the remaining space forces and hundreds of thousands of freighters and personal ships in system to be slaughtered. Caution was soon thrown to the stars by the few remaining military ships and they started ramming into Swarm ships, crashing into them and causing more debris for the Swarm to navigate around, slowing their progress to ground.

  On the ground, people of all cultures were running through the gate in an ordered fashion, security was maintained by Dark Troopers with their protocols set to kill in case a riot occurred. The facility was built deep below the surface and groups were brought in from the surface teleporter, but the line stretched for kilometers. It became obvious to many they wouldn't make it
through; they started to push, trying to cram in as the skies darkened with the screams of Swarm fighters. Their ship weapons wouldn't work in atmosphere, and so they started landing troops in clearings and the ground fight began. Civilians started killing each other to get ahead of others; people tripped and fell, trampled by the masses as ground forces began yet again a delaying maneuver. Strikers, Hunters, SpecOps, standard military and even civilians who demanded a weapon to help fought and were pushed back. Alltradeuins, Republicans and Socialists all fought valiantly side by side. The Vazkar led the defense at the main teleportation pad, but the Swarm, an insect like creature with serrated mandibles and teeth cut through the civilians on the surface platforms, and found the weakness to the Vazkars who had once believed to be near invincible. A critical strike to their Control node would cause the parasite to go berserk and explode.

  After the Swarm Assault:

  With few survivors that made it through the Alltradeuin dimensional gate on Minus Tenu and fewer ships that made it through the Universal Gates in space, the 3 governments, Galactic Republic, Socialist Alliance and the Alltradeuin Empire have united under a treaty and pact that all political and military motivations for the time should be combined in the attempt to survive. Expansion has been slow for lack of ships to mine and explore while keeping defense of the planet from the new universes threats if any.

  In the few days after the loss of their home universe, an account of only 1.4 million lives had been saved from the trillions of others, mostly civilians from the Republic and Socialist's. The Empire was a militaristic government and sacrificed most of their strength to slow the assault of the Swarm, so their numbers were merely a hand full. A total count of civilian ships ranged into the hundreds, but most required a stable fuel source so they sat unable to move and provided shelter for refugees. The Imperial ships, which number 60 shuttles had Phase Cores that gave them unlimited power, but there were no tools and no way to adapt to the other camps and so they offered as much as they could. Only one capital ship of the Republic made it through, Voyager. An ultra class ship that carried with it most of the survivors and so was out of the fight early on at the Universal Gate above Minus Tenu before the Swarm attacked while the rest of the fleets did their best to hold off the uncountable odds.