[IC] Void of the Stars: A sci-Fi Nation Roleplay

[darkwolf687]

Mars Supreme Draconian

"No. A full species wide change is not advocated as such individuals rarely have a code stable enogh for reproduction, hence why all Synths such as myself lack reproductive organs. The majority retain their standard form, characteristics and autonomy. For the most part, they retain autonomy as long as they abide by strict law regulations, as you saw on Lakfakalle with the diplomats... Even us Synths have autonomy, though we are programmed, yes. Your terms for counting however make sense. I doubt even the Triarii could fault it. As for the Equestrians, morally and politically they remain bankrupt, however their massive army was thought to be dangerous... Until we beat them with surprising ease. They dropped several places from that, I assure you. Once we locate a method to completely remove Equestrian magic, their reliance will result in a crushing fall from grace. Without their magic, they would be permanently stuck to a pre-tribal level as they lack the correct anatomy to construct and use even the most basic of tools... Even an independent Saeva Simius nation would be able to advance faster than the Equestrians in this case. If the Hach continue growing at their current rate and the Sazkarjhit growth rte increases, they will eventually surpass the Equestrians at the predictions made by two Triarii Argutus at the Crassus research center. Their magic stumps the Argutus of every race. Even the Selkath, the only species of ours with any such ability, are unable to explain exactly how it works. Specter has often toyed with the idea of infiltrating their archives, but they have an annoying ability to detect our agents using their magic." The Umbrae Populus paused and turned to another of the Synth Infiltrator and gave a short order, and the infiltrator nodded and stared off into space, communicating with his commanding officer through his communication node, before nodding back to the speaker, who turned back to the Supreme "Apologies, I needed to obtain permission. You are very old and advanced, and from what we have seen you appear to be strong enough to drive off Faust, something it would take a team of experienced Deuscidium to even consider, and able to affect their magic... We wish to request the knowledge on how you do so and how, if possible, the Collective could do so in order to enhance our deuscidium branch and anti-magic teams, and wish to know what you would want in return for this major information"

[null123]

Magic Plague
A magical plague was accidentally released. The Archmage who released it did not realize its contents, and its is rapidly spreading through the magical field. The NLR has quarantined there own space, and is preparing to wipe all magic out from the universe. This is to prevent the spread of the plague, buts it won't be long before the Equestrians lie fully dead. Several fleets have also been devoted to preventing the Supremes from getting in and preserving the Equestrians, and they can't go to dead worlds either since its destroys the whole body.

[Sukui]

Simultaneous Purging
QZ-040 to 150 (Carcinogen-infected Worlds)
"Unit zero-nine-six, do you copy?"
"Copy."
"Unit one-four-five, copy?"
"Copy, sir."
"Good. All orbital bombardment units, prepare to wipe out biosphere of target QZ-040. Engage particle reaction process, and remember to point at opposite poles. All terraforming units, station behind bombardment squad."
"Roger that."
"Alert, similar situation detected in galactic neighborhood near location of dead civilization's home planet. Keep watch, if it shows effect on our species purge all the infected. Is the reaction at peak strength?"
"Affirmative."
"Direct energy to poles. All purging units, begin task."
"Right away."

[TehAlphaGamer]

Above Equiis

The vastness of space shimmered, and a shape materialized as it distorted the stars. Eventually a dark-gray ship appeared and began moving close to the celestial body. Grand Fleetmaster Gylial Grasdin'kum reviewed her orders as she stood at the bridge of the Samani-Class corvette Night Specter.

SAZKARJHIA BUREAU OF CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS
QUADRANT A-C-1041 DIVISION
TO: CODENAME: DARKELOS
FROM: HIGH COMMAND

DIRECTIVE: Engage in covert espionage over Equestrian territory for extended period of time. Deploy listening post with incoming meteor shower EPM00491. Prevent from being detected, use force only if absolutely necessary. Do whatever necessary to keep Sazkarjhit integrity and prevent anything from being found out by Republic. Keep out of harm's way as much as possible. After period of 0.2 SOLAR CYCLES return to HIGH COMMAND to deliver data.

EPM00491 was inbound to the planet, so the ship fired its engines and maneuvered nearby the incoming field. A small pod, disguised as a rock, jettisoned from the aircraft and into the middle of the meteorite formation. The Samani returned back into distant orbit and raised an intense stealth cloak.

[null123]

Equiis
Equiis exploded in a brilliant light. The megaspell that had been used to remove magic had been activated full force, spreading across the galaxy and removing almost all magic. This has also destroyed a lot of Equestrian technology, only leaving a bits of armor to recover.

Plague
The Plague has destroyed all the Equestrians due to its nature, leaving no recoverable DNA. The Void Humans, not having magic, retreat and rejoin with the Rogue Void Humans, using a Galactic drive that they whipped together they quickly leave.

[TehAlphaGamer]

Equiis

The light pulse was much more powerful than was thought at first. SBCO officials monitoring the ship noticed it disappear off the star charts and realized that it was powerful enough to destroy it. A funeral was arranged for the crew of the ship, and recovery crews were sent to gather any sort of technology that survived the blast.

[WilsonTurner]

Mars
The Supreme Draconian was about to respond, when suddenly his eyes dilated and his posture grew tense, and almost panicked. He skipped in place, feet moving forward, backwards, to the sides, up and down, like he couldn't make up his mind. After a moment, he regained control, the panic disappearing, and he straighten from his half-crouched, desperate position.

"My apologies, humans, Triarians. We concede to your point, Collective agents. In the meantime, there is a situation, and my people must respond immediately. If you must talk to us again, approach the Galactic Radiation Zone at the middle of the galaxy, and we'll come to you." The Draconian then turned towards a gap between the human soldiers, even though there was a wall there, and ran at it. Right before he hit the wall, there was a flash of light as a personal teleporter activated, and he was gone.

Outside the building, where the Equestrian commandoes stood, confused and dazed by their sudden loss of magic, and protected from what killed everyone else because they're at the very center of AIF space, were quite suddenly surrounded by hulking Supreme-Draconians and Supreme-Spiders. Before they could understand what they were going on, they were each on a separate Corvette in low orbit, and found themselves put into cryostasis, and getting parts of their blood taken.

All in all, the Supremes were no where close to being even remotely gentle. Draconian hate and Spider cruelty led them to overpower any efforts, especially since they were outnumbered.

[null123]

Mars
Once the DNA was analyzed it was found that there DNA was corrupted. The Genes were all in the wrong places, and were undergoing rapid decomposition, event the best geneticist in the world with all the best equipment wouldn't be able to reconstruct the Equestrians. They also died very quickly due to plague and the abuse they were shown.

((Explanation: The plague spreads through magical links, which there suits had with a ship which in turn was connected to planets. While its normally only affects magical races,due to the nature of the plague its affects Equestrians even when there non-magical. This is also part of the reason why it didn't spread to the humans, they lost there magic fast enough that it couldn't start spreading.))

[darkwolf687]

Mars

The Umbrae Populus looked at each other "He misnamed us."
"Affirmative"
"I shall pass this along to High Command, if the Collective species are being misnamed by the galaxy action should be taken"
"Unit Copies"

Primicerii

They felt it... How couldn't they? A blast of energy that grabbed there attention, and the attention if the Oculatus and the most powerful of the Triarii and Lance Humans... And by extent all of them after the information was quickly shared. Several species completely snuffed from existence , the Selkath stripped of their powers and a sudden gap in the galactic power balance. There now lay only two major powers, the AIF and the Collective. The young and the ancient. Somewhat fitting. The Supremes did not have enough numbers to fill the gap, that was for certain, despite their power and advanced technology. So who would rise to take the point how? The Hach? The Sazkarjhit? They were the only conceivable galaxy one powers capable of rising to that point at the moment. Maybe peace had finally come. Unlikely. And Faust... Where was Faust? Waiting to resurge the Equestrians ages down the line? They would transcribe this, so that if the Deuscidium never found her the descendents, or heirs, of the Collective would be able to find a way to prevent them becoming such a large threat. The Ethereal ones and the Triarii were still separated by the rift created by the Triarii's actions, and likely would be for a long time. Indeed, the advice had slowed to a point it was delivered perhaps every month, and it was likely they wouldn't return to the standard level before a hundred cycles were up. However far back it had pushed them, they were confident they would eventually reach the final stage... Maybe five eons instead of the estimated three...

[TehAlphaGamer]

Sazkar Major

The news that the Equestrians had been completely killed off in one fell swoop set off celebration on Sazkar. All military forces were pulled from once-Equestrian controlled regions; a few weeks of leave were in order for the sailors out there. A funeral and memorial was held for Night Specter, and the crew of Spirit of the Damned was awarded for their service above Equiis. After some time, Grand Vessel Suar'kum had delivered a speech in recognition, and in glory, of the fall of the Equestrians.

"We once saw the Equestrians as friends. We joined them in a diplomatic pact and looked to become an intergalactic superpower. Alas, their hearts were darkened with power, and the new leader in place was clearly one unfit to carry out such duty. This magic-deprivation finally signaled their end. The end of an empire...one obstacle less to achieve a powerful position in the universe. A potential attack of the Sazkarjhit was always gleaming in space, and we stood prepared to fight them off. They are now no longer a threat, and perhaps, if only for a short while, enjoy a period of peace, tranquility, and prosperity. Our new-found alliance with the Triarian Collective and the Zonanese Empire will, too, help us reach this. With Equiis and her colonies now mostly uninhabited, it is up to us to recover the technology they withheld from us.

Today, we turn a new page in history. An empire falls, and its worlds now ripe for development. It's been a long while, but I also hope that our sailors searching for our new planet find something that will only help in improving Sazkarjhia. May the gods always be our beacon in these times. Amen."

Colonization Report: Sazkarjhia Colonization Fleet 003, Fleetmaster Sayar Tin'yum

The old Fleetmaster awaited on the bridge as he sipped from a warm drink. He looked through the viewscreen as the fleet loomed over the celestial body. Now in geosynchronous orbit with the planet, science crews had reached the surface and began expeditions after the atmosphere was recorded to contain about 54% chlorine. Documents were coming in by the hour, describing what they found. But suddenly, the entire bridge went red, a distress signal came from the surface crew.

"We've...we've discovered some-...station near a basi-...we're taking hea-...But they're Saz...I think they're...no...no they can't YEAAAARGCH-"

Sayar rushed to the life support station, one whole crews' life status flatlined.

"Station? Sazkarjhians? This can't be...this can't be right..." he whispered to himself. He strode to his deployment officer.

"Send a group of marines down to the last received coordinates and find out what this 'station' is. If we have pirates down there it could be a serious problem. Make sure we can safeguard the colony ships, those are our top priorities."

"Aye, sir. Dispatching soldiers."

[Keyguyperson]

Mars
'Uhh..." Dmitri said "I suppose this means I'm free now?" He tried to open the door to the outside with magic, but it wouldn't work. He tried again and again, but it just wouldn't open. Finally, he just opened it normally with his hand. He had the entire human species analyze the problem, and those watching news reports informed him of the disaster that had just occurred. He fell down onto his knees, and tears came from his eyes, flowing down over his face and dripping onto his casual robes.
"They had so much potential... we were going to teach them..."

Kepler-186 F
After not being brutally mauled to death by the machine, the governor seemed pleased.
"Probably not a test, either that or they're trying to be way more in depth than the Draconians were. Eh, we should be able to pass any test thrown at us at this point. I'll have some spec-ops posted here just in case. If he/she/it is peaceful, take good care of them. I'll also try to establish contact with whatever nation sent them here, see if we can get some answers."
They then turned to face the suit again, just like before.
"A warning for you, if this is a test, then we will pass. Ever seen a Draconian war fleet? Probably not, because they're an endangered species, but they were once just as powerful as you, perhaps even more so. They sent dozens of ships to attack our birthworld as a test. We had four ships armed with projectile weapons. We passed their test, we will pass yours as surely as we are inferior. Just because we are a backwater with no connection to the neural net doesn't mean that we can't pass your test."
The Governor left the room, and the crew went back to work. The lead researcher-a Boskop-ordered the armor to be cut slowly and carefully with a standard saw. The mechanics tried, but they ended up with a sawblade in dire need of sharpening. The Boskop went over to the control panel and ordered a scan with a quick tap of his index finger. A blue glow covered the suit for a few moments, then disappeared as abruptly as it had come into being. Taking a glance at the results, he walked over to the suit with a curious look on his face.
"It seems like some sort of graphene-nanobot combo, on par with our adaptive nanoarmor. It is significantly thicker, so we'll have to use railguns if this is a test. Anyways, we'll need a cancer treatment ward operational and the safeties on the TRS turned off, deactivate wards 1 through 10 and give the patients nanobots for now. We've got to get through the armor if we want to help whatever's inside."

Equestrian Fall
The Federation has made no comment on the event, but no starship has moved and no signal has been sent between the planets aside from neural transmissions. Nobody entering Federation space was stopped for a customs check, and even passenger cruisers have stopped in their tracks. In fact, only a few were working, all of them in a genetics lab. Only a single message was sent outside of AIF space.
"A species has been destroyed, no genetic material remains. Magic has been purged from the universe, yet we hear an entire nation is celebrating. Did you never see their potential? Did you never think that one day they could become the shining beacon of peace they thought they were? As for us, we will mourn the Equestrians, for thirty days and thirty nights, for that is what one must do to respect the dead who were simply misguided."

[darkwolf687]

Regarding the end of the Equestrians

"The fall of the Equestrians represents the end of an era. Regrettable as it is that their entire species is dead, it is good their nation is wiped from the face of the universe, never to exercise its brutally aggressive 'peacekeeping' again. The Collectives sorrow goes to the Sazkarjhit who lost their lives above Equiis in what we can only assume to be some form of major error in their 'magic'. The Supremes are in the process of rescuing what is left of the Equestrian species and the galaxies power balance has been reformed. May this day be marked with both sadness and joy, for the passing of the Equestrians leaves a strange feeling of pity and triumph stirring within the nodes of our own. I bid the galaxy to feel sorrow for their commoners and mourn them, but mourn not their corrupt elite. To those who have lost their magic, including our resident Selkath, we have been looking into methods into which your power may be returned, and we ourselves have, put in simply terms, no idea. If the Supremes are willing, this individual advises representatives to make contact with the Supremes, as they may have the knowledge required to return it to you. After due deliberation, the Collective has decided to leave the majority of the planets open in hopes our Hach and Sazkarjhit allies will be able to use them to boost their strength and prowess, and we offer resources should they require it for their many undertakings, here or in other galaxies. This day marks a turn. What was is no more, what will be is yet to be decided. To all out there faced with this new opportunity Carpe Diem"

[WilsonTurner]

Response to the Triarinan, "Regarding the End of the Equestrians", to ALL nations
We're afraid that saving the Equestrian race is impossible at the moment. We only managed to take half of the DNA before the blood itself withered away in some form of atomic decomposition. The Equestrians themselves lost their magic, which led to the items they were wearing to completely shut down, and force them to collapse. Then they, too, withering into nothing but a thin grey dust that coated our floors. We have only one that is stopped mid-decay, by way of Cryostasis. Should the pod lose power, and cryostasis deactivates, then the Equestrians will be completely eradicated from the universe. From what, we do not know. Because of the destructiveness of this weapon, we would like to ask all nations to refrain from moving deep into Equestrian space, towards their home planet, where the source of whatever murdered them may lay. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Equiis orbit
3 7-ship formations of Corvettes folded into orbit, slowly and lazily making their way into station-orbit. As they approached various Equestrian Stations, defense and otherwise, they were struck by the total peace of the area. A fleet slowly broke apart, the energy that made their engines and support tick, suddenly gone. The ships were really, quite simply, disintegrating into large chunks, which floated aimlessly, slowly spiraling into the void, or towards the atmosphere.

As the Corvettes approached a particularly large station, they were surprised. The entire station, not yet broken up, suddenly flared to life, and they could see weapons automatically turn towards them. But, the action never finished. The energy died as quickly as it came, and the various turrets and guns that dotted the station's surface almost seemed to just snap off, and float away.There was a bright light, emerging from a new crack in the station, before the station silently splintered, showering the recon Corvettes with slow-moving, harmless debris.

Several other formations began folding in, receiving the mind-text that it was safe, and began searching the wreckage. Occasionally, a Corvette would slow down, and open a door to a cargo bay, to barn-swallow an interesting piece of Equestrian non-magical item. Another team began entering low orbit, and several more followed them down to the planet surface, dodging fiery debris that had caught too much gravity.

As the Corvettes came down from the sky, they found the planet littered with craters and debris. They found the remnants of an entire station, at one point, that had fallen out of orbit and shattered against the ground, gouging hundreds of scars in the ground. As the Corvettes approached one of Equiis's golden cities, they found that the city fared even worse.

Entire buildings had fallen down, some power plants that used something other than the usual magical energy had overheated, and detonated, leaving scars in the outskirts of the city. For whatever reason, radiation began to grow exponentially as the Corvettes passed over the collapsed sky-scraper, towards the center of the city.

Reaching a palace, the Corvettes began to land, Supreme Spiders inside ready to run out into the hostile world, and see what awaits them inside the Equiis capital city.

[Sukui]

Kepler-186 F

Still no empire identification.
Still unconfirmed species identification.
Scrapping attempt detected.

In other notes: mention of equally-advanced race has been mentioned. Empire name Draconian, hinted to be sister race to the Ceteral Collective. Technological level is unspecified, skepticism surrounds all situation monitors as of now.

Order to Wreck, Destroy, Salvage: given. Target all laboratories and factories. See if there is technology worth to look for that the exites possess during the viability test, but do not forget the task to equalize both us and the hyuu-maen forces in total strength. Also target military bases and communication structures.

As soon as railguns were mentioned by the planet's governor, the Raxus began to pulsate blue flashes of light from its joints. About ten of them later, the engines start up, giving off a final glow that lasted five seconds before fading. The eyes of the giant mech lit up a malicious maroon as it stood up, rumbling and shaking the nearby ground. When it finished, it stood erect at a massive height of four hundred and fifty feet, larger than the normal-type Raxuses' height of one hundred feet. A step forward, another violent shaking near where it stands. Its weapon systems activated shortly after, then smashed the ground and created a seismic wave, releasing alongside it a strong EMP that shut down power in the nearby cities, but still left the massive mech running. The tough, absorbent shield activated, and its armor integrity began to suffer in preparation for the collateral damage mechanism.

[hacher5]

Equestrian Downfall

The Trinity has not made any comment towards the destruction of the Equestrian peoples, but has however issued a day of mourning towards the fallen Sazkarjhit soldiers. The Trinity has made a comment regarding the Supreme's statement, however it was an open statement to all species.

We'll refrain from colonizing that deep, but these planets are developed. Useless without magic or not, they are bound to have something. They are, like we said, well developed and should have some sort of supplies and technology we can use. As for the other galaxies they've acquired from the Draconians, we believe it would be beneficial for us and Sazkarjhia to propose a colonization pact on those worlds. We can split them half and half, unless any other nation would like to join.

[Keyguyperson]

Kepler-186 F
"Well then, best of luck to you." Said the Boskop, ordering everybody out of the area. A squad of Abh commandos took their place, holding laser-railgun hybrids. Having been equipped with EMP shielding, the weapons worked perfectly, as did their negative mass harnesses. Activating their harnesses, they floated upwards with upward thrusts, appearing counterproductive for someone trying to go up. The team reached the top of the armor suit, and the squad leader looked it right in the eyes just as the governor had done. A quick transmission from their neural transmitters, having also been protected, reached the secondary capital of the planet, alerting the others of the problem. They fired their lasers at the suit, producing an incredibly powerful energy beam wearing down the suit's shields. They dodged the suit's fire using their negative mass harnesses, adjusting the amount of negative mass in their boots to control their vertical velocity. Far off in the distance, dropships and tanks could be seen heading towards the area, with artillery shells impacting the suit already.

Equestrian Downfall
Federation starships have begun moving into former Equestrian space, setting up defense perimeters around their former worlds and orbital command posts. Colony ships have also been sent to the perimeter worlds, building small cities on the Equestrian planets as no Terragen can use the buildings left behind. However, no ships not in the Federation military are being permitted entry and no messages have been sent on the subject of this sudden activity, only sensor images show what is happening. Untold numbers of starships combing the void, the carriers among them deploying even larger numbers of spy drones. Every major Admiral the Federation has, Spoor, Yuuki Sora, Fergus, and Emily, each with as many starships under their command as the officially released Federation fleet numbers. It was obvious that the Federation had been lying about their strength this whole time.

Commune, Zonanese Space
A Federation transport jumped in using a conventional warp drive, venting the negative energy and slowing to orbital speed. A rotating ring provided gravity for its Terragen occupants, well, mostly Terragen occupants. An unarmed dropship slowly floated out of the transport's hangar bay, and it transmitted a message.
On the receiving screen, the blue face of the alien who called herself Lahnha could be seen, it was a confused but exited look.
"Admiral Lahnha, Shuroh International Space Agency, currently a member of the Allied Interstellar Federation. We have information that we trust only you with at the current time, therefore I request permission to land and meet with a diplomatic party."

[Sukui]

Kepler-186 F
The mech began to sprint quickly despite its huge size towards the nearest military base, taking advantage of the lasers and artillery being attempted to fire by letting it slip by the giant robotic contraption and into nearby structures. Anything under its foot is crushed, otherwise stepped on as a platform if the roof doesn't collapse. Eventually after a minute or so, it reaches its destination and stops, sliding across the buildings of the area and leaving a trail of crushed ground in its wake. A loud scream spoken in an incoherent language was heard from even cities many miles away, and after that the same thing was shouted, this time in English.



Differing from the starter Raxus, this brute-type had shoulder cannons-- and laser fingers on its left hand, while still retaining the minigun on its right. A salvo of rockets and beams razed the military base and all that attacked the mech.

[hacher5]

Commune

The request was granted, allowing the transport ships to pass through a couple of ODSs and fleets that nearly mobilized themselves. A response was sent to the incoming ship, a voice message. The voice appeared to be female and intimidating, but still in a seemingly friendly manner.

Your request is granted,ADMIRAL LAHNHA, and we shall prepare a diplomat to meet your party when you land. You are not permitted to enter atmosphere, however Orbital Defense Station KALZO has been granted for landing. Follow this diagram on docking instructions, heading to Hangar Bay 50, and we will see to it that your species is given a welcoming to the Zonanese Powers. A drive containing docking instructions and a visual display on how to find ODS Kalzo was sent a few seconds later.

Equestrian Space

Hach fleet have been sent to colonize some equestrian worlds inside the galaxy, but only a handful have reached beyond it. Some guard fleets have been sent, but it is unclear about the fleets current position. Reports are appearing that states that colony fleets are already there, possibly human, but many senators believe it could be Sazkarjhian. Nevertheless, the fleets have still attempted access into the worlds, or at least colonizing the ones unclaimed.

As for the other galaxies, only one has been colonized by around 5 fleets. A small start, but it is expected to gradually develop overtime.

Customized armor plating

After a long and tedious effort, a bill proposing customization of armor plates for all super soldiers has been finally passed. Before, all super soldiers wore the same suits, creating a beneficial yet inefficient equality. Now, armor can be customized to match the role the soldier fits in the squad. As of now there's only a handful of unique armor for scouts, heavy gunners, medics, etc, but some private companies have already sprung up to create even more types. There are three companies currently that sell the blueprints and armor to the military, Childhood's Beginning, Fat Boy, and Guardian inc. New armor types and ideas are already being set up by these companies, and heavy investments are being set into them, as well.

[null123]

New Rome
"Reports on those new planets have been going well. While we haven't found any technology worthwhile the buildings after some adjustments are excellent."
"What about the Milky Way?"
"We found ruined quantum gates that have been reactivated and lead to the milky way. A planet is being secured there now. We don't expect the EA to be very big, so if they are hostile it shall be no trouble."
"Good work then."

New Worlds
Planets of a unknown civilization are being taken and colonized, mostly in other galaxies. They however have activated quantum gates and are colonizing one of there planets on the edge of the MWG. Anybody watching would see a large fleet quickly setting up various bits of orbital defenses and sending down supplies to the planet to further there efforts. The planet is also one of the unknown civ's planets.

[Keyguyperson]

((Sorry for not having any IC here, but I saw the number of posts, and I'm in school, so...
700th POST!!!!!!))