Authors note: Whoa, big response in a short time, I'll take that as a good omen!
No Turians this chapter, but when they appear next chapter it will set things truly in motion, and hopefully put to rest some peoples worries.
Please remember that the story is set nearly 150 years after the games and is AU, some character change over time, though their base character will be kept as similar as possible.
Also, the Codex at the chapter end does not contain all the codex'd *'s in this chapter, only because it feels like the codex will become longer than the chapter itself of they were all there (I either need to spread them out over chapters, or Codex less things). The Codex's from this chapter will continue in the next, as there should be far fewer Codex needed entries in the next chapter.
Hope you enjoy!
Edit: Fixed some errors and made the class's in the codex more balanced and sensible.
Captain Daiyousei walked into the Communications centre of New Eden's Alliance Command centre. Since New Eden was the centre of Alliance Exploration and reconnaissance, it made sense to have a command centre here, and it was a massive, yet simple building. Dozens of consoles ran the halls length in rows, allowing any captain or crew member of any scout ship to find out what their current or upcoming orders would be, and at the back of the room tucked into a recessed back room was a large HoloComm device*, for when orders were more formal or important. At the sides of the hall were various sitting areas, small café's and even some sleeping areas and simulator rooms, meaning the more reclusive fairies could stick around to receive orders, and didn't need to be seen outside as often.
"So, heard you blew up another Ship, Dai!"
Daiyousei turned to the energetic and familiar voice to see its owner walk up to and beside her. Daiyousei slowed her pace a bit in turn, not wanting to get to the HoloComm room anytime soon.
The owner of the voice was a fairy named Cirno, an Ice Fairy who historically, and still, had far more power at her fingertips than most fairies could even dream of commanding. It gave her a very forward and arrogant attitude, but because Fairy's could not die and she was so strong compared to others, her arrogance was often rewarded in some way or another. She had a head of short, messy ice blue hair, and the six icicles that acted as her wings twitched behind her as she walked. Fairies did not age over time like other beings; instead they could choose how old they looked, though it was limited by their life experiences. When Cirno had joined the alliance military, she had taken a form that changed her from looking like a young, nine year old girl, to one who was fifteen or sixteen. She was quite a bit taller, had slight curves to her hips, waist and chest, and looked decently mature. She had to be as a captain, though she was still a fairy and far more free spirited and random than non-fairy's, making her still seem childish, as she occasionally was.
Like Cirno, Daiyousei had made her body look older as well, around the same age as Cirno. It was a common age look for fairy's in the alliance, both because it allowed them to operate the consoles and machines without a problem, and because it made them stick out slightly less. Dai had a similar body shape to Cirno except for the fact that her bust was a size larger than Cirno's. It didn't show in regular clothing, but in her Uniform it became abundantly clear.
The alliance was rather loose about Uniform regulations. As long as they told a person's rank and did not look too terrible or get in the way, anything went really. As such most fairies went for a more casual, yet still formal looking uniform. a Knee length skirt, boots that went halfway up to their knees, a simple shirt and a uniform jacket, sometimes with full length sleeves, and all usually in a color pattern that they enjoyed was a common look for fairy's. Cirno's uniform was white with dark blue trim, and Daiyousei's light blue with green trim.
"I didn't blow up a ship," Daiyousei responded with a sigh. she had after all, been getting that question for hours on the way over from her area of the forest a half day away from New Eden's capitol. "It was blown up by an unknown ship; by aliens that attacked us out of nowhere."
"Drat, I was betting Rumia that you got blown up on an asteroid again for the fifth time. Guess I owe her lunch." Cirno replied with a chuckle and a smile. Death was often a fun idea to fairy's, when compared to how other races viewed it. They did after all; resurrect infinitely so death was more of a short rest, a waste of time, or a proof that they did something fun or stupid. Often both.
"I've only had that happen twice!" Daiyousei said with a scowl as she looked away from Cirno for but a second. "I need to head to the HoloComm room to give my report."
"Me too! I got the call a couple minutes ago to meet them with you. Maybe it's to go take on those aliens, because I'm that AWESOME!"
Daiyousei let out a sigh as they entered the HoloComm room, the door closing behind them. As it did, the circular table like Projector lit up, showing not one, but all three of the Heads of the Alliance!
On the left was the Youkai head of the Alliance, Yukari Yakumo. She was a powerful youkai, one who Cirno had sparred with in the past and actually won against (though Daiyousei swore that Yukari must have gone easy on her). Yukari wore a uniform that was form fitting. A long skirt with slits down the sides of it showing off small bits of her legs, long boots, and a jacket with long sleeves and a tight collar, all the color of a dark amethyst. Her face was playfully calm, but history told both of them that it hid a dark and manipulative personality that few could match.
On the right stood the Lunarian Head of the alliance, the one who had the most anger over her initial placement as a Head, Kaguya Houraisan. As the exiled princess of the moon that Lina had lost track of, they took great pride in finding her again when the alliance was formed. It was argued for many years what would be done with her, but Yukari and Kaguya's aide, Eirin Yagokoro, spoke up and made many things clear to them. Though still stripped of her royal status on Luna, she became the Lunarian Head of the alliance, both because she did have the intellect for it, even if she didn't act like it in the past, and because she was one of the few Lunarian's truly immortal. She could hold her position indefinitely. She wore a dress similar to those she wore in Gensokyo, though it was far more formal. Most people would describe her as lazy, and her tone of speech and disposition made that clear, but she had a very intelligent mind, and with Eirin as her aide, was well informed of goings on within the alliance.
Finally, standing between the two most powerful women of the alliance, was the Human Head of the alliance, Andrew Hackett. A military man , he enrolled in the alliance military during its formation, and gained ranks and respect by the way he treated all equally, and the cool discerning eyes he used to look at all things. After completely wiping out one of the few historical terrorist groups without taking a single loss of manpower, all the military leaders banded together and voted for him to become the next Head of the alliance. He took the job from his predecessor with little pomp, focusing instead on his new work. A couple years later he had become a Youkai due to an accident in an R&D laboratory he was visiting, but he refused to step down, saying that he was voted on as the Human head of the alliance, and he was going to do the job as long as his health would allow. He wore a full military style suit of all white and silver, making him look the most formal and imposing out of all three of them, despite being the weakest in individual power.
Each head of the alliance specialized in one field or the other. Kaguya specialized in research and development, Yukari on information manipulation, and Hackett in military training and laws. To say that they could do nothing else however would be a fallacy, as each of them were skilled in other fields and could assist in nearly any other place their skills or touches were needed. They were without a doubt, the three most politically powerful people in the Alliance, deciding the laws, directions and lifestyles of their entire peoples.
And they had appeared before Daiyousei and Cirno to speak with them directly through the HoloComm.
"Good afternoon captains; and thank you for coming." Yukari said with a soft smile. "We have much to discuss."
"Y-yes. And I apologize for being so late to come here, Sir, madams!" Daiyousei said with a nervous stammer.
"Eh, no biggie. I was in no rush." Kaguya said simply, causing Hackett to turn to her and shake his head slightly in disapproval of her laid back attitude.
"Captain Cirno, we shall get to your reason for being here in a few minutes. We must debrief and hear Captain Daiyousei's report of what happened, and figured you would be interested in it as well. Is that alright with you?" he asked sternly.
"Yeah, that's fine. I want to hear what the aliens look like!" Cirno replied, making all three heads look to each other and then to Daiyousei.
"Then let us Begin, Captain Daiyousei, please begin your report on what happened with as much detail as possible." Yukari asked calmly with a warm smile that made everyone in the room shiver.
"O-of course." Daiyousei said as she stepped forward and tapped on the HoloComm's Console, bringing up a star map that zoomed in on a small cluster of systems. "My ship, the Exploration Class corvette* Dawnseeker, Went through the Relay in the Shanxi system to scout and map the Relay junctions outside of it, and in nearby systems. After moving though Relays twice we came into a yet unmapped system and began mapping it. After a couple hours of mapping our scanners located an adjacent system with another Relay and we moved to that system, mapped it, and then approached the Relay in question. When we approached it, our scanners discovered another ship in the system. It immediately began moving toward our location, and when it got closer to us, it opened fire on us."
"They did not attempt to hail you?" Yukari asked inquisitively.
"Our comms did not pick up any attempt to hail us. They just attacked. When the first attack struck us I ordered us to turn and move away from them to safely prepare the Boundary Drive. A second attack struck us as the drive was charging, and then two more simultaneous attacks hit us, breaking the Dawnseekers shields and crippling our Reactor. It was damaged to an extent that stopped us from using the boundary drive, and we could not slip back to system or use the Relay closest to us. So as per protocol* we pushed the Core Critical and destroyed the ship."
The room was quiet for a few seconds as the Heads appeared to be considering the information.
"Four hits to cripple your ship then." Hackett stated wryly. "How much damage did the first two hits do?"
"Dropped our shields down to, uh, 43 percent I think it was?" Daiyousei answered uncertainly.
"Hmm, so nearly thirty percent of shielding drained per shot." Hackett muttered to himself before looking back up at Daiyousei. "Can you tell us anything about the alien's ship? Its design, weaponry, power source?"
"Um, yes." Daiyousei stammered as she swallowed and tried to compose herself. "We didn't get scans of their ship, and they would be gone if we had, but I recall that the ship kind of looked like an arrowhead, or maybe a bird. It was about the size of a light cruiser and it had angled wings coming off of it."
"Large wings or small wings?" Kaguya asked suddenly.
"Um, more mid-sized I think."
"So it's possible the ship in question was designed to enter atmosphere then." Kaguya said with a nod as Yukari smiled.
"What about their weapons? What did they fire at you, lasers*, beams*, magic*?"
"Um … I think the rounds were kinetic shells or slugs, but I'm not sure which."
All three heads look at each other with surprise.
"Kinetic*, you are sure?" Hackett asked carefully.
"Yes. When the shielding broke the entire ship shuddered from the hit and many of my crew were knocked from their feet. Those that were on their feet I mean. There was also a terrible crashing sound. So I'm mostly sure they were kinetic."
Yukari let out a chuckle and smiled. "Thank you Captain, this will help us greatly in the days to come. The situation is clear; this unknown race has declared war on the alliance by attacking the Dawnseeker. We will be sending out an order that all Exploration and scout ships shall be switched out from exploration class corvette's to Field rabbit class* light cruisers*. Please make sure your crew understands this and gets the basic training simulator done as quickly as possible. The cruisers are already being manufactured on New Eden, so when each crew has complete the upgraded training, we'll have orders for them."
"Understood!" Daiyousei said with a salute.
"Good, you are dismissed while we speak with captain Cirno." Yukari said with a light wave of her hand.
Daiyousei took it with a bow, took a couple steps backwards, turned and left the HoloComm room, leaving Cirno alone with the Heads of the Alliance. The heads seemed to look at each other and mumble under their breath for a few seconds, until Hackett looked straight at Cirno and gestured for her to step forward. "Captain Cirno, what are your thoughts on Daiyousei's information?"
"These aliens are assholes! Dai was Captaining a corvette, our smallest ship class, and they fired on her as if it was nothing. They are bully's that pick on the weak and I want to show them what happens when they do!"
"Excellent!" Yukari exclaimed with a clap of her hands. "Do you recall what title and rank you hold besides Captain?"
"Operative!*" Cirno said clearly, her expression cool, strong, and excited.
"yeah. Since the Alliance's founding, our operatives, while many, have had little to do besides helping deal with the past terrorists. With war on the horizon, that changes." Kaguya stated with a yawn.
"R&D has recently completed a new ship Type and transferred one of the three prototypes to New Eden for testing. The Danmaku Class Interceptor*. It's barely twice the size of a fighter craft, and equipped with its own Boundary drive and enough weapons to take on a light cruiser on its own if handled well." Hackett said with a smirk.
"If you are willing to, we have a missing for you, operative Cirno." Yukari said elegantly.
"Is it to make those aliens pay for attacking Dai?"
"In a sense, yes. The other two prototypes proved highly effective in trails, so if this one is destroyed it matters little to R&D. what we need is information on these aliens before they make it to an alliance planet. We need information on their technology base, on their looks, and their capabilities."
"We want you to take the interceptor to the System Captain Daiyousei was attacked in. your mission will be simple, find the aliens ship, and get as much information about it as you can. Weapon range, type, firing speed, their armour and protection systems, what these aliens look like, what their personal weapons are like. We want all the information you can acquire!" Hackett added to Yukari's words.
Cirno thought to herself for a moment before nodding. "Understood . . . to see what they look like though, I'd need to get on their ship, right?"
"That is the plan." Kaguya said, her grin turning vindictive as she spoke. "Strike their ship, act like you've been disabled after a while, and try to get captured. Then you can terrorize them from within their own ship! They attacked an unarmed scouting vessel, so they should be aware that retaliation is more than just a possibility."
"Indeed. How you do this mission is ultimately up to you, but as a fairy, your mission will only be complete when you die and return to us with the information. Do not get captured! The aliens will not suspect the information you gain coming back to us if you 'die' before them, and you will have your chance to get revenge for your friend, and prove how strong you are to them!" Yukari stated with a smirk.
"Mission accepted, when do I leave?" Cirno replied instantly.
"The Simulator room should have its flight controls already installed. Run a couple Sims for it so you know how to control it, then you can leave when ready." Kaguya said dismissively.
"You will need a piloting score on the simulator of seventy before you will be allowed to leave. I suggest doing a couple Sims then taking a break and repeating until you get the required score." Hackett added. "Once you do, take a good long rest and prepare yourself with combat gear before you leave. But do not, I repeat, NOT bring any firearms with you! We do not want them understanding our technology, so neither tech on your person, or the interceptor can be left intact, understood?"
"Yep, I don't need guns anyway! Cirno replied with a huge arrogant smile.
"Good, you have your mission, dismissed."
Cirno saluted half-heartedly and turned to run out of the HoloComm room. Each head then pressed a button on each of their individual consoles, cutting their connection to New Eden, but keeping the Connection s to each other fully open.
"So, the die is cast." Hackett said after a brief silence.
"Yes, war is coming; I just hope we are ready." Kaguya stated with a sigh.
"I'm sure we will be. There has been no war among our people in over a century, but the Spellcard Rules keep our people sharp in every meaning of the word!" Yukari Gloated.
"Be that as it may, most of our combat ready fleets exist only on paper." Hackett reminded. "The Capitol Ships are off doing their captains biddings. We'll need to call all ships back to their ports and reorganize all of our fleets. We'll also need to organize and prepare all our ground forces, our special forces, inform all operatives of the situation and tell the public this is happening. It is going to get busy, quickly."
"I agree, ugh, so much work." Kaguya said with another sigh. "What about Shanxi though?" she asked as she brought up a map of their systems and which ones had relays connecting to where. "The system Daiyousei was engaged in is only two Relay jumps away from the Shanxi system. It will be the first place the Aliens find if they figure out where we are from."
"I agree; it will need to be defended." Yukari said with a warm, almost caring tone.
"You sound like that's already taken care of." Hackett said wryly.
"Hardly, but there are many powerful people on Shanxi at the moment, including three Operatives. Two are rank S* and one is rank A.
"And their Classes*?"
" . . . . The two are class 3, the rank A is class 2.
Hackett let out a sigh. "Who are they?"
"Rank S class 3 operative Yuuka Kazami is on Shanxi assisting with its agricultural development. Rank S Class 3 operative Flandre Scarlet is there at the Scarlet Families summer home. Rank A Class 2 operative Keine Kamishirasawa is on Shanxi helping strengthen its education system."
"So we have powerful operatives on the ground, but none of them are perfect for defending a planet. Keine comes close, but she will have difficulty commanding an army and protecting the people around her." Kaguya said with a knowing tone. "We'll need to prepare both Orbital forces and ground forces in case Shanxi comes under siege. What fleets and troops do we send? Who do we send to lead them?"
Silence reigned over their Comms for many moments until Yukari cracked a smile, attracting Hackett and Kaguya's gazes. "For the orbital fleet, why not send the Second Fleet, and have the Mage Fleet merge with and lead it!"
Hackett stroke his beard for a second and nodded. "The second Fleet is primarily Heavy and Light Cruisers with heavy Transport ships. The Mage Fleet would be comprised of the four Capitol ships and almost a dozen Magus Class Heavy Cruisers*. If the Mage fleet provides protection, the Second fleet could easily provide support and drop ground unit's planet side with good efficiency. I approve." Hackett explained with a smile.
"Especially since two of the Mage fleet capitols are built for support." Kaguya added as she brought up a holographic list in front of everyone. "What ground forces do we send along with them then, and who leads?"
The Comms were silent again as everyone looked over the list. Most of their ground force groups were not at full strength and would take time to gather, but it was also a question of what sort of war they wanted to wage.
"Shanxi is a planet with heavy industry." Hackett suddenly provided. "There are many heavy refineries, factories and research labs. The capitol is designed in circular blocks coming out from the city hall, which also doubles as a command centre and is led by General Williams, who oversees the Alliance R&D heavy weapons test range there in his spare time."
"That's, Yuuka's Husband if I recall, yes?" Kaguya asked nervously.
"Yes, will wonders never cease?" Yukari said with a giggle that felt simply wrong coming from her. "Why are you brining this up though Hackett?"
"Unless our alien enemies can fly, the cities design will provide for our forces. Long streets with few alcoves or entryway into buildings will provide us with excellent defensive posts, and alleyways and the sky will allow us to ambush our enemies with impunity. I suggest we take a defensive Assault strategy. We deploy our regular forces to defend the city with strict orders to stay on the defensive while protecting the populace, and have one or two group of Special Forces act as harassment to the alien forces."
"Those who make the rules win the war. You want to make the aliens fight how we tell them to by using the defensive lines as bait and pulling them into ambushes to slowly grind away at them," Yukari stated neutrally.
"Yes. The Fourth Division* has a battalion already on Shanxi due to their R&D Laboratory and specializes in defensive actions. I say we send in the Fifth Division as support for them on the defence. As to the special forces though. . . "
"Red Eyes* and Blade Breakers*." Kaguya suddenly said with a grin. "Red Eyes specialize in terror and ambush tactics. And a Blade Breaker heavy infantry force can be used to push alien forces out of or into kill zones."
"Agreed, if we also send a platoon or EarthRazers*. We'll need them in removing the alien foothold if they get a strong position."
"Though I loathe to, I agree." Hackett said with a sigh. "That leaves us with who is commanding the ground forces, as we know who will be in orbit. For the defensive forces . . . . What about, Lady Saigyouji?"
"No, Yuyuko would be able to command the forces, but she doesn't have much of a disposition to controlling troop movements or keeping them alive, she's class 2, not 1."
"We would need a class 1 operative wouldn't we?" Kaguya said with a sigh. "Curse our people for mostly being Class 3's!"
"Most of our best work best alone; there is no helping it." Hackett said with a shrug as his eyes suddenly glinted. "What about Lady Hinnanai? She's a class 0. She spans all the classes, has the power to assist in the defence, and the authority that few will disobey her orders."
"She's gotten a lot less arrogant in the last few decades too. She understands military protocol and is working as an instructor in her spare time." Kaguya added with a grin.
"Yes, she will work. One of you will have to inform her however, if I do then it will be all for not." Yukari said as she looked over the list. "Reisen Udongien Trains and leads a Red eye platoon, does she not?"
"Yes." Kaguya answered. "We'll only need two or three platoons of Red eyes and Blade Breakers. Red eyes are self-sufficient as well; they will only need one commanding operative for all their combat platoons."
"That deals with the red eyes. Tenshi would have been one of my choices for a Blade Breaker operative though." Yukari said with a sigh.
"How about three Blade Breaker platoons with operatives, Ibara, Hoshiguma, and Konpaku leading them?" Hackett suggested.
"That will work. Youmu is stoic and will be an excellent vanguard, while Kasen can lead troops effectively, and Yuugi willingly leads from the front with her troops and protects them as she is capable of doing so." Yukari agreed. "Lastly is the Earthrazers. I'm suggesting either Mokou or Utsuho leading it.
"Mokou." Kaguya said instantly. "There are outlying communities on Shanxi, and Mokou can more effectively coordinate attacks with the Earthrazers. Utsuho should be held back until were on the offensive and collateral is not an issue.
"I agree, Collateral should be kept as little as it can be." Hackett said as he leaned against his console and brought up an image of an Exploration class Corvette. "There's something that has been bothering me though. Exploration class corvettes are equipped with no weapons, and are barely one hundred meters in length. They are also fast and maneuverable. Did the alien ship take out the Dawnseeker through accurate single shots, or a sained barrage?"
"With how fast it could move, I doubt any of its crew notices if shots were passing them. They would have grazed them without noticing due to its shielding." Yukari said with a wave of her hand. "We'll just have to see."
"Agreed. What strikes me as odd is the fact they use kinetic rounds in space!" Kaguya said as she brought up a hologram of an old model Lunarian Railgun, now horribly outdated. "We haven't used Kinetic rounds in zero gravity in years, it's just too counterproductive. to make a kinetic round strike with significant enough force you have to propel it at high enough speeds, but if it's too fast the shell can break apart in flight or on contact, unless it is made of a heavily dense metal. This means that to cause more significant damage you need larger shells, and faster speeds together. It's just a waste of resources all around."
"What are you getting at?" Hackett asked.
"If they still use kinetic weapons it means one of two things, either they have nothing better, or they have a way to enhance the kinetic weapons effect on impact and consider it their best option. Drill charges*, Sabot rounds*, an explosive load, they would need something to enhance the effect of the shell, otherwise the damage would not equal the effort put into it!"
"Yet another thing we must figure out then. Perhaps we should also send a science team to Shanxi, to look over any alien technology we come across then?" Hackett suggested.
"A good idea. We should also request Satori Komeji to accompany them. If we by chance capture any aliens, she could be invaluable for getting information out of them!" Yukari suggested.
"I agree. I can contact her and get the call out to the fleets." Kaguya stated.
"And I shall get the call out to our forces that will head to ground, as well as oversee the organization." Hackett provided.
Yukari let out a long sigh. "Good, then I will commence with telling all of our people what is happening and Contacting Shanxi. It will take many days to prepare everything and bring our fleets back; luckily, I believe that operative Cirno will come through in some way for us."
Kaguya let out a laugh. "She's a fairy; even if she dies she still succeeds in pissing the aliens off at the very least!"
"This is true. Let's get to it." Hackett said just before ending his connection.
Kaguya looked to Yukari and smirked. "Talk to you soon!" Then her connection was cut.
In her home in Japan, Yukari let out a long and drawn out sigh and leaned back in her chair. There was so much to do, but at least she had help. "Ran, please prepare my most formal attire. I have a speech to give!"
The next day a communication went out to every television, radio, HoloComm unit and Personal Device in the Entire Alliance, broadcasting a single message from one head of the Alliance. And in response, the coals that were the alliances people, flashed into hot embers and flames that could melt bedrock.
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Codex –
HoloComm Device's – Though Somewhat limited by size, a HoloComm device is similar to pre alliance Human Video call technology. it shows the entire form of the person on each side of the call to the other, in perfect color and hue, making it seem as if they are standing in front of you. a HoloComm is restricted by size, and the smallest one take up about half a meter wide of floor space, mostly for the projectors within it. The actual communication systems within, take up a sparse 15 percent of its total space.
Protocol – Fairy's – Fairy's, while extremely useful due to the fact that they cannot die, also can be a problem due to the fact that most have significant trouble lying due to their simple natures. To counter this, protocol dictates that if a fairy would be captured, the commit suicide in the simplest way available to them.
Ship Types – Alliance – The alliance military classifies their ships by their range of size from smallest to largest as follows –
Interceptor – The smallest scale of Ships, Interceptors are one man ships like large fighter bombers. They have their own built in Boundary drive, and are equipped with numerous weapon systems. There is less armour around their MAGTECH Reactor to compensate for their required speed however; meaning a shot to their reactor can prove fatal far more often than other ships. There is a consideration to have them mass produces as Fairy assault/ kamikaze strike craft. Size is roughly 20 meters in length. Classes = 1. Danmaku Class.
Corvette – The smallest of ships until Interceptor craft were designed, Corvettes average about 85 – 90 meters in length and are crewed by barely a dozen crew members. lightly, or unarmed, Corvettes act primarily as scouts, using speed and maneuverability to avoid enemy attacks, rather than taking them directly. Classes = 2. Exploration class. Scout class.
Cruisers – Light – Light Cruisers are the wolf pack of the alliance, using their speed and weapons to gang up on other ships. They average 200 - 450 meters in size and are most commonly loved by Lunarian's. Classes = 3. Field rabbit (220 meter). Red Rabbit (320 meter). Corpse hunter (450).
Cruisers – Heavy – Heavy cruisers are large and powerful Ships ranging from 500 to nearly 850 meters in length depending on the class. Heavy cruisers are numerous in the alliance, and serve both long and close range combat roles. Classes = 3. Kappa (500meter). Assailant (700meters). Reaper (850meter).
Capitol class Ships – The alliance has two kinds of Capitol Class ships, Battlecruisers and Dreadnuaghts.
Battlecruiser – The largest general purpose ships of the alliance, a Battlecruisers average size is from 900 to 1100 meters in length and carries a substantial number of weapons and armaments. Battlecruisers are separate from dreadnaughts as a Battlecruiser will never be modified and is commanded by skilled crew, without an operative aboard. They are fast, well armored and powerful, often equipped with close and long range weaponry of all kinds. In the absence of an operative and their dreadnaught, Battlecruisers command fleets and organize their actions. Classes = 2. Sol (1100meters). Luna (900meters)
Dreadnaughts are the penultimate masters of combat, specialized and custom built to order. Dreadnaughts are custom built on order by operatives that decide upon its form and function according to their preferences, and many dreadnaughts when not part of a fleet are doing independent action under their owner. Dreadnaughts range in size from 1200 – 3600 meters in length, and their crews can range from well-trained combat soldiers to scientists, magicians or trainee's depending on the ships intended use. Dreadnaughts can only be ordered by Operatives with a Rank of S, A, or B, though not all operatives do order Dreadnaughts. Because they are made to order, Classes of Dreadnaughts do not exist, each dreadnought being a class on its own.
Ranged Weapon types and Classifications – alliance – The alliance has many types of weaponry they use and are categorized as such.
Kinetic – Weaponry that fires a solid slug of matter or pure kinetic force. Historically they were propelled chemically, but are currently propelled by magnetic fields. Kinetic weaponry is on the decline, being phased out for more practical laser weaponry. It is suggested that within the next decade they will exist only in people personal collections and museums. Kinetic weapons are not mounted on ships, though some personal on ships still carry them.
Laser – A short focused Laser is capable of punching through moderate armour and made up the majority of Lunarian weapons before the alliance existed. Lasers are on the rise for personal weaponry, taking over the positions of Declining Kinetic weaponry.
Beam – A long focused beam of high output energy, Beam weaponry can mark the users position if the beam is followed back to its source, but can cut through armour quickly. They do not cauterize wounds like lasers do.
Magic – Magic style weaponry follows a different principle that lasers or Beams do. As they are part of a spell, they can seek, change direction, and even merge into larger masses of power at the casters whim. Magic attacks effects are based upon the element and/or effects they are made with in mind.
Pulse – A pulse is a large concentration of magnetically coalesced and contained burning plasma that is fired at lower velocity than other types of weapons. when the magnetic sphere 'pops' the burning plasma and MAGTECH energy is released in a massive explosion that both burns, melts and fry's everything it touches. Pulses are considered a heavy infantry weapon, and on ships are used for close range heavy damage. They have a long recharge time as the pulse can overheat the launcher if the user is not careful. They cannot home in on targets and move in a straight line, regardless of environmental effects . (Wind, rain, magnetic fields.)
Melee Weaponry – While Ranged kinetic weaponry is on the decline, Melee weapons both energy, magic and Kinetic Based stay actively used due to The Spell card rules. Melee weapons can be as simple as a knife, to a broadsword or magically charged chunk of metal, and should never be belittled.
Operatives – When the Alliance was first formed, Operatives were creates as a form of extreme power special operations units. A single person that can take care of a diverse range of situations. Operatives have long been an important part of the alliance, and when not on a mission, most operatives act in other facets or jobs such as trainers and teachers. Operatives are classified by the ability to work together and alone, and all alliance citizens have their power classified according to the same list that operatives do, as shown below. Operatives must be at minimum, Rank C.
Rank SS: Yama of hell.
Rank S: Ferrymen of Hell, Greater Gods, Celestials, The most supremely powerful youkai and magicians.
Rank A: Greatly powerful youkai, immensely powerful magician, Gods. Do not engage anything this rank of higher if you value your life. Can break past confines of Spellcard Rules if pushed.
Rank B: very powerful youkai, Experienced High magician.
Rank C: powerful youkai or high magician. Lunarian Elite infantry.
Rank D: long term lesser to mid strength youkai. Trained magician.
Rank E: Newly formed Youkai. Apprentice Magician.
Rank F: Common fairy.
Classifications for operatives are as such –
Class 0: Can work alone, in small groups, or even command an army.
Class 1: can work with and command large groups up to Battalion in size.
Class 2: Can work with small groups. Still works best when unhindered.
Class 3: Works best alone. Does not suffer people in their way.