Chapter 2
A Debate About the Gate

On Coruscant in the Capital System; Sovereign Aaron van Dyke, a man who has achieved digital ascension called upon his Collective Council and the Imperial Senate to discuss about what to do with the gate that has appeared on Ares. The red stained planet where Aaron watches armies kill each other for his amusement from time to time.

As discuss in the previous chapter, his councilors are Varys, Master of Shadows; Go'el, Master of War; Spock, Master of Stars; Mentat Kolinar Koltrass, Master of Law; Jedi Master Bela Kiwiiks, Master of Peace; Arch-Mage Savos Aren, Master of Magic; and Kinjo, Master of Credit. They are at the Grand Convocation Chamber (i.e. Senate Chamber) that many Star Wars fans know what it looks like. However, the only changes is that the thirty meter (98.4252 feet) tall podium where the Supreme Chancellor and many of the other council members sit is replaced by a round table where the councilors sit along with the Sovereign, the Vice Chairperson, and Senior Administrative Aide or the Staff Aide.

On the outside edges of the center, four other seats are there for three San'Shyuum scribes to record the events and meetings and the last one is for the camera operator that is operated by a multi-tentacle droid with multiple processors to keep up with everything for all to see.

The round table is visible on the repulsor-pods via hologram and can hear every word that the council says. If a member of the senate wishes to voice their opinion, they press a button and the hologram of the senate member will appear on the table, depending on who they want to talk to to voice their opinion. The Senate is comprised of not just species, but factions. Many include the Eternal Alliance (an alliance of Galactic Republic and Sith Empire), The Jedi Order, The Eternal Empire, The Hutt Cartel, The United Federation of Planets, The Klingon Empire, The Caldari State, The Terran Dominion, The Protoss Empire, The Minmatar Republic, The Imperium of Man, The Eldar Craftworlds, and many other factions that fill the 1,024 repulsor pods.

As for Aaron, he decided to wear his best clothes such as robes of blue that makes him look like a king from medieval times. He wears a cape made from the pelt of a Krak'jya with cat's eyes and iron chains on the shoulders, leather robes made from the hides of dragons that are dyed blue with silver buttons, trousers made from void cloth from void blooms, and boots made from the leather of an Abysmal Remnant with mammoth fur trims. Usually facial hair is respected, but he decides to remove it completely along with any body hair that wasn't growing on his head or eyebrows. Having body hair was quite bothersome back in the real world because some were growing in places that is best not to mention.

Aaron doesn't like politics, but he has to to learn diplomacy better and to understand how politics think. He could do whatever he want without question, but that would make him more of a tyrant. So he wants to know what those who reside in his digital empire think.

"Now then," he began, "let's get straight to the point. What should we do with the gate?" Aaron knows all about the gate since he watched the anime and wants to prepare for it. Yet matters such as this require some delicate touches and some charisma.

"We should destroy it!" Senator Revior Talorum, a San'Shyuum of the Covenant, spoke his opinion. "This gate is nothing more than a nuisance that could cause problems in the near future. The people who come through are trespassing on imperial grounds! Right now we have a dome over the structure with Necrons guarding it 24/7!"

"Even if we destroy it, what if another one appears?" says Senator Re'quam O'ranus of the Tau with a counter argument, "What if another one appears over a more populated world where civilian casualties will be high! Ares is a planet for combat, not much of a significance since there are no resources being produce. Rather than hardened veterans ready for war."

"I agree!" says Senator Duras Klavek of the Klingon who agrees with the Tau, "We should monitor and control the gate and secure it! We should go to the other side and secure more land and more star systems through blood!"

"No! We should not!" says a Kel Dor named Jedi Master Vol Nedoss, "We should do it peacefully through diplomacy!"

"Yet these men came armed!" counter argued Primarch Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars, "They seek to pillage, enslave, and plunder everything on sight! We should destroy these trespassers and everything they hold dear!"

Primarch Magnus the Red of the Chaos Legion Thousand Sons laughed, "You sound more like a Chaos Lord than an Astartes. You're just jealous that your Chapter didn't fought there. So much for glory."

"Shut it, treacherous daemon! You should know your place you red worm!" Khan pointed and insults Magnus.

The senate devolved into a dismay of arguments and counter-arguments until the Vice Chair slams his fist on a button that emitted a high sonic sound that stopped their bickering. "ORDER!"

"Bickering is getting us nowhere!" Go'el addresses the senate, "The more we argue, the more time we waste and the enemy will retaliate!"

"He is correct!" the mentat agrees with Go'el, "We must learn more and come up with a strategy as fast as we can. What we are doing is counter productive and delaying ourselves." Then he turns to Varys, "What have you learn from the prisoners, Master of Shadows?"

It was Varys' turn to speak, "They are from the Saderan Empire, but not of our realm. It seems that there is another Saderan Empire on the other side of the gate with the emperor alive and slavery still in practice."

Slavery has been and always will be abolished from Aaron's empire. It goes against everything he has known from his former life and has learned that slavery leads to rebellion and downfall. Such as the Argonians rising up against their Dunmer masters, Spartacus and the Roman Empire, and so on and so forth. He manipulated the people of his empire into believing that slavery is an abomination. Slavers and those who practice slavery are severely punished in a similar matter that Aaron did with christian inquisitors. But that is a story for another time. Yet he let the Dark Eldar slide by having clones rather than actual people.

Right now, the senate are outraged that such a thing still exist. Isn't every sentient life-form free to do what they please? Taking that away is like taking away your limbs.

"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!" Orc Senator Hi'tor of the Shattered Hand Clan as he slams his mace-hand on the repulsor pod's railing, "THIS ABOMINATION SHOULD NOT GO UNANSWERED!"

The senate uproared at the atrocity being performed on the other side of the gate. Once again, the Vice Chair slams his fist on the sonic button again and screamed, "ORDER!"

"Well at least we can agree on something." says the Arch-Mage, "Yet we still have other problems happening here. House Atreides, care to report?"

"Very well." Duke Paul Atreides IV spoke, "The Feudal Systems are growing restless and there is some talk about a rebellion."

"I see." Varys speaks, "I have been receiving reports about many lords demanding a chance to prove themselves and want action since they have been denied to fight on Ares for sometime now."

The Feudal Systems. The last bastion of knights, magic, and fantasy. These worlds are a bit more primitive than the rest of the empire. It is home to many fantasy races that wield great power and great potential. Yet these worlds are connected by Stargates from, well, Stargate series where all the races can bring their culture and knowledge to other worlds. Yet there are worlds that have gone through post-apocalypse such as the World of Fallout.

"Then we have a compromise." Aaron spoke up, "Since the other side of the gate is using knights and sorcery, we should fight on somewhat even ground. The only advantage we should use is the Brotherhood of Steel of the planet Fallout when the time arise. However, in order to destroy this empire is by using their own slaves against them and they would take the fall. Once that happens, we will take the empire and build starships in orbit to find new planets and lifeforms."

Some members of the senate whispered at the Sovereign's words and are in agreement about it. Using the armies of the Feudal System to fight against savages and magical barbarians while stopping a rebellion before it spreads. Not only that, it would be a great opportunity to spread the empire to find new planets, life, and stellar majesties.

"However," Aaron spoke again, "we should take time to vote on this after recess."

Aaron sat on his chair in his private quarters and gave a relieved sigh. "Who knew politics can drain everything out of you." he talks to himself with his head facing the ceiling and sitting in a slouch position. But he is having second thoughts, 'Is this really happening? Or is this part of those scientists' experiments? What happens if I do cross through? I should really think about this.'

Sebastian, his butler, gave him a cup of caramel and pumpkin spice hot chocolate and a slice of mint and chocolate chip pie.

"Thank you." he says to Sebastian.

"My lord," Sebastian says as he stands by the door, "you have visitors."

"Huh?" his head then looks at the demon butler.

The door bursts open with two girls going, "Daddy!" as they ran up to him, jump him, and hugged him.

"Summer! Autumn!" he was overjoyed to see his daughters, Summer and Autumn. Twin daughters of Aaron and Ruby Rose from RWBY, and bear a remarkable resemblance to Ruby except they are five-years-old. "How have my little angels been?" he snuggles them.

"Hey, Aaron." Ruby Rose has entered the room while carrying a three-week-old baby boy in her arms.

"Hello Ruby." he greets his new head wife, "And hello little Marcus." he addresses the baby in a kind and caring tone.

As stated before, Aaron has a large harem of wives that the majority of them are anime characters, including RWBY. So having sex with so many of them will result in having a lot of children. It is inevitable for him to have a multitude of heirs and heiresses from so many wives. They are all on Altea, Aaron's personal capital where they live in an extremely large mansion in the wilderness to house so many wives and children.

There are maids, but they are childbearing as well so they all have to work together to maintain everything along with a few robots and droid as part of some team/parent building exercise. Due to the climate ranging between 75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit all year round, most of them like to walk around naked throughout the mansion. (Are you guys jealous of him, yet? Hee-hee.)

Not only that, he granted them eternal youth to prevent them from aging. As for the head wife thing, he had a few since his ascension that change from time to time. First was Chizuru Minamoto from Kanokon, then Moka Akashiya from Rosario+Vampire, Charlotte Dunois from Infinite Stratos, and now it is Ruby Rose from RWBY. But let's focus on the story now.

Aaron is relieved to have his family over to help relieve the stress he is going through. "How have you all been?" he asked.

"Everyone is doing fine, dear." Ruby replies and smiles as the twins got off.

"Daddy," Summer began to speak, "are you really going to the other side of the portal gate thingy?"

"Yeah, are you?" Autumn also asked, "Mama Weiss says you are going, too."

Aaron pat both of their heads and chuckles, "I'm afraid so. I have to be there to assist the troops. But don't worry, daddy will come back home in time for your birthday."

The twins hug their father and left Ruby and Aaron alone. "So you are serious." Ruby says while holding the baby close while not really all that happy, "You're going once the council and senate voted yes."

Aaron sighs, "I'm afraid so. Things have been moving slowly as of late. No, more like a stand still. Things have been boring for a while and I need this."

"But what about the rest of us?!" Ruby spoke against him, "Blake is about ready to give birth to her third child, some of the other girls are close to giving birth to there children, and you have twelve birthdays that are coming next month!"

Aaron places his hand on Ruby's cheek, "I know, I know. But I will return on that day to celebrate the day of their births. You have my word. Have I ever broken my word?"

Ruby shook her head no.

"Then I will return to celebrate the births of all of my dear children." Aaron says with assurance in his voice to his head wife.

"Master." Sebastian says at the door, "The time is now."

Aaron smiles at her and leaves. But Ruby is filled with hope that he will return as he promise.

Back at the Senate Chamber, the senate and the council made an unanimous vote with 100% of the senate in agreement of sending troops from the Feudal Systems to send through the gate. But that could take time to get enough troops and supplies through it and set up, not only a military outpost, but a colony. Did Aaron manipulate the senate to his whim, or did he let them vote of their own free will?

Doesn't matter now. The motion has pass and an army is being created. However, it will take sometime before anyone can send troops in, travel from their homeworlds to Ares, getting supplies ready, and so on and so forth. Because of this, Aaron gets to spend time for his hundreds of children and their birthdays. Luckily, Kinjo says that there is enough finances to support the invasion...and the troops of the Feudal Systems are cheaper than any space age soldier. It will take two month according to the Master of War, yet some quotas haven't been exactly meant.

From New Yggdrasil (aka the New World in Overlord), some asks Ainz Ooal Gown for 100 Death Knights as elite shock troopers that would inspire fear into the hearts from enemies. But since Ainz hasn't control the world yet, he can only spare 20. From the planet of Essos, there are 100 Hedge Knights, 10,000 Soldiers from the Reach of Westeros thanks to House Tarly, 1,000 Knights of the Vale from the Vale of Westeros of House Arryn, 10,000 Unsullied Soldiers, and to replace the 80 Death Knights, they are replaced with 80 White Walkers from Beyond the Wall.

Also from Essos, 2,000 Dothraki cavalry is joined with 2,000 Rohan cavalry from planet Arda. From the many guilds, they have gathered over 15,000 adventurers from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Log Horizon, Dungeons and Dragons, and Elder Scrolls Online. But 200 more troops from Nirn were also sent because they are Dovahkiin, Dragonborn! If one Dragonborn can take on a small army with his voice, imagine 200 of them unleashing their Thu'um!

From planet Fallout, three squads of eight Brotherhood of Steel warriors are recruited along with a few Boomers that brought six artillery cannons. Now the army is (minus the Boomer artillery crew) 42,124 strong.

On Ares, in front of the dome to the gate, the army stands ready in formation as the Necrons stand guard at the close entrance. From the entrance, Aaron stands on a podium to address his troops.

"My fellow soldiers." he speaks through the microphone, "Not too long ago, an invading force attempted to raid, plunder, and enslave our fair citizens of the empire. But fortune smiled on us that day. They only appeared on this planet during a skirmish between 10 factions on this planet. If they were to appear on another planet, they would have succeeded. But what if they appear on YOUR homeworlds?! Would you standby as they kill, loot, and destroy everything you hold dear and everyone you loved?!"

"NO!" all the soldiers shout as one.

"That's what I thought! Now prepare yourselves for the fight of your lives as we open the gate!"

The huge doors to the gate open with Aaron going, "Go forth! And destroy those that get in our way!"

The army step forward with Death Knights and White Walkers at the front, cavalry in the middle, adventurers following up, and some catapults in the back. Now they will go through the gate and punish the trespassers.