Million Exploding Stars Spectacle
Ares Sector, a tiny portion of space compared to the great expanse of the Andromeda Galaxy. A small section radiating with life, populated by over a hundred sentient species. It's a chaotic world filled with wars. With more and more species managing to cross the star the possibilities within Ares Sector became limitless. Yet with hundreds of dissonant voices the end result was just as expected: chaos. For every tiny miracle the Ares Sector had at least equal amount of grief. Somebody, something must bring order to this misguided world!
The unconscious prayers of over trillions of creatures were answered, in the most twisted form possible. Under a whole new leadership the Prometheans came to rise, conquering weaker nations and befriending those they could not. After almost a hundred years of conquest and scheming their so-called "Stellar Dominion" grew into a regional superpower, threatening to crush anyone who stands in their way. It was time for them to take the rest of the Ares Sector. With all nations scattered the Dominion could annihilate every source of resistance, one after another. The Ares Sector saw an unprecedented crisis and the unthinkable happened. After centuries of confusion and chaos the remaining independent nations agreed in one thing: At this rate they either face annihilation or slavery. To oppose the Stellar Dominion they need something of comparable power, thus after several meetings they formed the Free Planets Alliance. In spite of its name FPA was a strictly military union but that was already enough. With this the First Dominion War had officially began. All combined the FPA surpassed the Dominion's forces yet it took a blood-stained 9 years until the two power finally came to an impasse and agreed to cease hostilities.Peace returned to the Ares Sector yet neither sides believed this would last forever. Their prediction would eventually come true.
Act I - Return of the War
The Neutral Zone, a lightyear-thick area in the void of space established by the Arcturus Treaty at the end of the First Dominion War. Beyond this no military vessel or soldier on duty can legally pass through. This the border separating the two superpowers, the Free Planets Alliance and the Stellar Dominion. It's been 20 years since they ceased hostilities yet the relations are as tense as always.Never trusting the other for even a minute both the Dominion and FPA fortified their borders and made sure to watch the neutral zone. Sensors placed in seemingly random patterns to send warning messages back home. FTL jammers that prevent all known forms of faster-than-light travel and of course plenty of space bases and defense fleets right at the borders. Whoever made the first move only risked themselves putting at a disadvantage. Or so did the Alliamce thought.
In truth like every defense, this setup also had several weak points. The Dominion secretly spent the last two decades searching for these. The results turned out to be really promising. With their war preparations at its speak the Dominion hesitated no more. Dispatching a small yet elite force they were ready to lit the flames of war once more, with their new Operation:Meteor.
66th Dominion Assault Fleet
Neutral Zone, approaching the Alliance borders
Flagship Corvus Impetis
Malus Vindictus Superior, an imposing figure even by Promethean standards. Standing 464cm tall he was a prominent commander even back during the last war. Now he's given the glorious opportunity to start the next war and with no other force than his own 66th Assault Fleet, personally trained by him to the last man. It's been 5 hours since the operation began and their information on the Neutral Zone was flawless, breaking through it like hot knife does butter. Just a couple of minutes and they reach the borders, to test the Dominion's power for real.
