[b]Nikolien[/b]
The railguns pummeled the shields of the fleet, the purple field protecting them growing dimmer and dimmer. The crews respected the strategy, but they had made a fatal error. General Order 24 had been issued, forcing all ships to charge their antiproton weapons to critical mass and fire upon the planet. Being turrets, the antiproton streamers quickly turned around to face the enemy ships. Then they fired a huge and deadly burst of antiprotons towards the fleet, designed to melt a planet's crust and remove its atmosphere. The brightness of the antiprotons lit the entire night side of the planet, appearing in their sky as large as the moon.

The fleet, however, took damage as well. The spell that had been set upon them had been lifted by the weapons firing, but it had also damaged them. the shield systems of two ships had been destroyed, and the gravity rings of three of the ships had been halted by the attack. One ship, the LIV [i]Freidsmekalre[/i], had been completely destroyed by the blast. Despite this, they remained vigilant, and began the charging process once again, now with six antiproton streamers down.

[b]Lakfanikolien[/b]
A Delphan clad in an armored spacesuit materialized in the military command center of Lakfanikolien, some sort of barrier protecting him.
"Do not fire, I come bearing a message from the Hyacintho Mental Collective. The vessels you are attempting to destroy are vital to our long-term plans. Please surrender this world to the Lakfakalle Cooperative Federation, the fate of this universe may rest upon your decision. If you surrender this planet, then we will help you find more to take. It would be somewhat hard to take those worlds, but striking quickly would ensure victory."

[b]Military Expansion[/b]
The LCF has begun construction on another ten warships. With the ability to create new antiproton weapons, they have taken the standard warship configuration and added a huge spinal antiproton streamer called the "Antiproton Lance". Along with this, the LCF has begun development of a fighter craft that will be armed with three modified antiproton streamers that draw ammunition from antimatter containment cylinders instead of a particle accelerator. Those modified weapons will use railgun technology to accelerate pulses of antiprotons at near light speed, allowing for pinpoint accuracy and maximum damage.