Fort Raleigh, Lt. General Alan Grissom's Command Post, Day 9, 6:40 PM

Lt. General Alan Grissom stood in his HQ even as Artillery shells' hit the ground above his HQ, With him is Rigellian Marine General Grestoff Von Melach, His Counterpart and Commander of the 232nd Rigellian Marine Division, Of course there was Tension between the two generals.

"You know we're allies now, General Grissom." Grestoff said as Alan sighed and barked out orders over the Radio, Ordering Further attacks to be conducted against Batarian Positions, Sarah's forces were still fighting to break through to them, And the slow Progress has forced Sarah to reinforce the frontlines with even more troops, Of course Sarah had by this point been exhausted to the bone, And Alan pitied his Boss, She recently got out of an intense meeting with her father who for a lack of a better word was quite pissed off at the Batarians defiling the Empire's world, demanded an all out counter-offensive, Sarah obliged but asked for more Reinforcements.

'I wonder if she has been drinking Whiskey to calm her nerves?' Alan wondered because he sent Sarah several crates of Terran Whiskey of 2190 Vintage, And he got paid handsomely by Sarah for the crates and that was on Day four of the siege.

"Sir, Good news, Allied Troops have managed to force a small gap that is being pressed on by the 48th robotics Division." An aide said and shocked silence greeted this announcement as this was an wholly new unit, made up of Synthetics, It was recently created by Sarah to compliment the Empire's forces fighting across the Hellas Galaxy, But now the Unit was brought together whole and they launched an assault, Alan smiled grimly and ordered Attacks by the Defenders to break out and meet their allies Even as Aaron's 2nd Corps is making their way to the Batarian Capital at the same time making a Discovery…

Aaron's Flagship, The ISS Will to Power, The Command bridge.

Aaron watched as his Fleet jumped out of hyperspace, and into the star system called Dis, As he and his fleet had planned to survey the Milky Way galaxy during the war, to that end the powerful sensors used by the Imperial Navy picked up an Anomaly on the planet of Jartar, thankfully after he left anchor a volus merchant visited his fleet and gave him star charts, And he also struck a deal with said volus for any goods produced by the Empire as well as any Terran-made military equipment And Sarah even though she's the Lady Commander of the Imperial Military gave her power equally to her Siblings as her Deputies dividing her authority so she doesn't hold too much power, Aaron stood up, looking at his 2ic of the Fleet, Fleet Admiral Joe Harper, The two men had a close bond resembling the tie between Grand Admiral Micheal and Sarah.

"Tell my men to suit up." Aaron ordered an aide as he saluted, Aaron commands the 1st Gene-warrior Army, They were trans-human and were considered the elite of the Empire, There was currently 1,500 Genetically modified Terrans in the Armed Forces, Most Gene-warriors serve as the Empire's penultimate Warriors sent to areas that are beyond the Ken of baseline humans, And the Gene-warriors are only modified in Strength, All other attributes are allowed to develop at their own pace.

As Aaron gave off last minute orders, He departed, His Custom-made Power Armor painted Dark Green with a Red Flame the words inscribed in High Terran when translated says.

"The Angels of Irene shall light the beacon of hope for mankind, Irene and her Descendents Protects." It was a true saying across countless battle-fields, Aaron and his sisters have fought like Angels.

And each of them have the Title of Angel and then another word in association with their personalities, Aaron shoved the thought to the back of his mind, Right now he knew he often does this, Recalling what he was taught by the Cult of Irene alongside his Sisters, As he entered the elevator to take him to the Hangar bay, A Clone soldier stood there, His Red and Silver Armor is reminiscent of the terran marine armor worn by Sarah and her troops, The soldier had his Helmet tucked underneath his arm, Before offering a nod to his C.O to which Aaron nodded back, He knows that the usual groveling/greeting is unnecessary.

"Sire, Are we deploying?" The Trooper asked as he put his Helmet on, Aaron looked at the Trooper recognizing him almost immediately.

"You're Rex aren't you? The same one who saved my sister's ass a handful of times?" He asked as Rex chuckled at the mention of Sarah owing the captain, The Captain had a M-94/95A Pulse Rifle on his back, and Two Pistols as his Secondaries in twin Holsters.

"Yes, Sir in-fact, Sarah had me re-assigned to your unit to serve as her eyes and ears on your progress, Sir." Rex said as Aaron nodded of course she'd do so, It was common for his Sister to monitor the many campaigns to ensure that any terran army divisions or other units are remaining loyal to the Cult of Irene and the Imperial Family, It also has an additional purpose: It means that Sarah has a vested interest in a theater of war and her agents have been deployed in her stead to carry out her will.

"Very well, shall we?" Aaron asked as Rex nodded, The two men talked further, Before arriving in the hangar bay, What they will discover will change the Course of Galactic History and the Empire's thoughts on power…

Will to Power's Hangar Bay 01, Rhino Company, 1st Gene-Warrior Army Division.

Aaron entered the Hanger to see his Personal battle company Rhino Company assembled in their Dark Green Armor, Their new weapons chambered in Terran 6.5mm Caliber Ammunition was held in Parade Rest.

"Alright men, Listen up! Rhino Company will accompany me and the 26th Armored Division down below, The Rest of Division will deploy if something goes south, Dr. Feark Aziz is coming along for the Ride, Saddle up, Soldiers!" Aaron shouted and his Troopers responded in High Terran.

"LADY IRENE WILLS IT!" The gene-warriors piled into the Dropships, Rex's Oryx Company from the 43rd Clone Army Division attached to his Unit is also taking a Dropship, Of Course the Troopers are trying out Experimental Laser weaponry, Aaron envied them but it is something that came from Sarah herself, He's surprised that some of her new toys have worked out so far, But there will come a time where Sarah will undoubtedly discover some new technology or piece of kit and adapt it for use in the Terran Armed Forces…

Meanwhile, on Akuze, Commander Richard Shepard.

Shepard and his Squad were responding to an SOS on Akuze, He and his boys were talking about the newcomers and the War being waged between The Terrans and the Batarians.

"About damn time that the Batarians are getting their asses kicked." One of the Marines under Shepard's command said and the squad agreed with him, Shepard looked at his Friend and Second in Command Corporal Toombs.

"What do you think about em Toombs?" He asked as Toombs glanced at Shepard.

"I've no idea, I mean… According to Intelligence They sent a Commando Division here, Investigating the same Signals we're investigating." He said just as the comms came to life.

"Break,break This is Lt. Commander Hailey O'Connell, of the Imperial 594th Commando Division, We need assistance, we're under attack by unknown Creatures, Me and my men managed to fend them off with our APCs and some Tanks detached from the 91st Armored Division, Anyone on this Frequency please respond."

A female voice spoke over the Radio, the owner of the voice definitely has a subtle accent that Shepard just couldn't put his finger on.

"This is Shepard, Alliance Navy, be advised we're on our way to assist." Shepard said as the woman spoke over the Comms again.

"Alliance Navy, Huh? Her highness sends her regards, Commander, I'll tell you why we've been dispatched here, For now… I'm sending Sgt. Bill Taylor and his Squad in an APC escorted by 2 Light Tanks, Over." Shepard acknowledged as his Squad continued to ride along, They spotted the Squad plus the two light tanks waiting for them.

Their Armor was completely black save for a stripe down the Helmet which is colored Rose Red, The Troopers motioned for them to follow and the Small Convoy arrived at the Imperial Firebase, the walls were heavily defended by the Commandos, Several destroyed tanks and APCs littered the area, a few Bodies were scattered about most of them were Terran Commandos, The gates opened and the Convoy entered, as Shepard and his Squad gets out, They were met by the woman who commed them.

"Commander Shepard, Nice to meet you, Hailey O'Connell." She said as Shepard and her shook hands, She beckoned him inside the Command post, Where it was obvious the Imperials had as their Command Center

"What are you doing here?" Shepard asked as they Entered the Outposts' Holding Cells inside were Scientists that were held under armed Guard.

"These guys were running Tests on the Thresher Maws. They're part of a Group called Cerberus, I sent word back to her Highness, She gave me strict orders to capture the scientists and any personnel associated with the research." Hailey said, stopping to listen to an Imperial security bureau agent interrogate one of the Doctors alongside one of the Empire's Fearsome Psi-Interrogators, Shepard watched as the Man and woman pair spoke with the Researcher who seemed very nervous.

"Who the fuck is that?" Shepard heard Private Amira Crystoffer ask as Hailey responded, her voice hushed.

"Her name is Tina Denise, A Psi-Interrogator a very rare breed and favored by the Terran Security Bureau, Her work entails extracting confessions from prisoners and Criminals regarding Illict goods or hostile plans, In this case, Finding out where Cerberus's main base is at on this Irene Forsaken Planet." Hailey said as the Alliance Marines were intrigued and terrified, Hailey sighed and offered them Shelter for the night. All the while events in the wider galaxy are causing a shift in Imperial thinking…

Meanwhile, Aboard Aaron's Shuttle, 10 Minutes to Landing Zone Charlie.

Aaron sat in silence alongside the rest of his Company.

"Sire, What do you think we'll find?" The Voice of his charge Dr. Fearak Aziz sounded over his Comm Channel, He had his Helmet on and can see a video of the good doctor armored and armed for war in another Shuttle, The Gorilla was granted 33 years old and Aaron had no doubt in his mind the Doctor was looking forward to whatever Anomaly they picked up.

"I have no idea, Recon flights suggest an ancient starship of some sorts. I informed Sarah and she lost her shit and ordered 2 more fleets to this system. Seems like she's a kid in the Candy shop before I disconnected… She had that Irene forsaken grin on her face." He said as the soldiers laughed, Rex even spoke up.

"Yeah, heh… last I heard from Lt. Commander Vanessa on Sarah, She's widening the breach in the Batarians' lines, Pouring tanks and troops into it, Fort Raleigh's defenders are mounting a breakout to link up our two lines." Everyone in the transport knew what that meant: the Batarians had failed to take the planet and the repercussions are already being felt by the Hegemony as Imperial Navy warships are now attacking multiple Batarian worlds, Imperial ground troops are locked in battle not just on Planets but also on Space Stations, Casualties are starting to climb sharply with some units taking 45% casualties.

Even worse for the Batarians, The empire's commando units have been able to infiltrate their defenses and shut them down to allow the Empire's fleets and armies a fighting chance to land and take the fight the Batarians, Aaron and his forces' target is not far from them in the Kite's Nest system: Khar'Shan, Imperial projections estimates that it'll be a month long struggle at most.

"Attention, Passengers, We're approaching the LZ, Lock and load!" Aaron heard his Pilot announced over the Comms, He stood up and the doors opened up, The sands of Jartar greeting his eyes, He grabbed his M-90 Grenade Launcher, Chambered in the very rounds used by his soldiers, The Shuttle landed and he and his men fanned out, The Troop Transports carrying the 26th armored division's tanks, Aaron watched as Rex's company were also fanning out, Their R-18 laser rifle and R-18 laser carbines held tightly in their hands, Rex favored the M-94/95A Pulse Rifle and the Clone Captain barked out orders for his Troopers to be on alert.

"Captain, the Anomaly is at the bottom of a crater directly ahead." Aaron heard a Trooper reported to Rex.

"Understood, Sergeant, take your men and recon it, Be careful." Rex said as the trooper saluted and barked at his Squad to follow him, The troopers descended down the crater, while Imperial Engineers commenced building a route down to the anomaly.

"Everyone secure the area, Rex, Dr. Aziz on me." Aaron said as he listened to reports from the rest of his forces, His troops replied with a "Yes, Sire" and as the 3 individuals descended down towards the bottom, The enormous body of the ship blocked out the sun.

"There's the Recon team, Sire." Rex said as the 3 men approached the Clones, The Sergeant snapped a salute and spoke.

"Sirs, We have a way inside, We're getting ready to move in after we mount flashlights to our guns, It's pitch black inside." The sergeant said as Aaron nodded and the party entered their weapons locked and loaded.

"Interesting… Sire, the Metal used in the construction of the ship is advanced and from my Calculations, a few billion years old." The doctor said as he held a Scanner close to the hull, Aaron himself analyzed the hull itself, He rapped his right hand balled into a fist two times, The echo was impressive yet loud, One of the clones freezes up and speaks over the Comms.

"Does anyone get the feeling this thing while dead… is alive?" He asked and this immediately alerted Aaron whose Psionics backed up the Trooper's Question.

"Yeah, We need a Psifield, Everyone out, We need to await further Orders from my Sister, Doctor, See if you can do remote Exams after Psych Evals for everyone of us." Aaron said as he left, he pinged Serina to pass on a message that read.

'Dead Gods can dream, Anomaly on Jartar may necessitate the deployment of the Blades of Irene and Heavy Security and regular Psych Evals.'

Meanwhile, 47th Exploratory Fleet, ISS Leningrad, The Bridge.

Admiral Oliver "Ollie" Adams stood on the Bridge of the ISS Leningrad, His Fleet is currently on exploratory duties in addition to being a active war-time fleet, The 47th gained Glory and Fame during the Fremas Offensive when the Warships commanded by Oliver himself attacked Rebel starships massing within The Tear Reach Cluster, Sarah gave the task of the Assault to Oliver and with the Princess's blessings launched a deveastating attack while the Enemy wasn't expecting it, Caught off guard the Rebels surrendered or were destroyed by the 47th and her reinforcements from 67th Fleet, In light of this heroic victory, Sarah bestowed the Fremas Campaign badge of honor onto the Men and Women of the 47th, It will be eventually given to those who participated in the Campaign…

"Sir, We're planning to exit Hyperspace." An Female Avian Ensign said as he nodded and spoke to the Ship-board A.I

"Roy, How is the rest of the fleet operating?" He asked as the A.I appeared on the Holotable next to him, The A.I was wearing the Uniform of a Starfighter Pilot and his Helmet was tucked underneath his Arms.

"All ships are readying for any potential dangers, Shields across the fleet are up and all weapons are primed, All carrier based starfighters are prepped and ready to go." The A.I said making his report and Adm. Harper nodded and gave the order for the fleet to drop out of FTL, And what they will find will shock the Citadel Races to the core and rewrite Galactic History for them and at the same time regain what was lost…

Back on Rederan, Day 10.

Sarah lead her forces personally against the Batarians, the War for Rederan had been a brutal slugging match with casualties in the Millions on both sides, But the Empire could afford the Battle of Attrition, the Batarian Hegemony on the other hand couldn't, Each ship lost, Each soldier killed, wounded or captured severely weakened the Batarians.

"PUSH UP ON THE RIGHT FLANK!" Sarah shouted as she plunged her Sword into another Batarian Soldier and with her Pistol in her left hand fired at another Batarian Heavy Trooper, whose shields had been drained by Sarah's unexpected charge shoulder checking him before killing his buddy and now himself, Sarah took cover and reloaded her Pistol, she kept an eye on the raging battle, The enemy had been caught off guard by the Terrans' Brutal assault which consisted of an 3 hour long Artillery barrage which was followed up by Excelsior Self-Propelled Rocket Artillery tanks' rockets screaming and crashing into the enemy's line.

"Your Highness, The enemy's warfleet has retreated, and Lord Aaron sent you a message: Dead Gods can dream" The Voice of Grand Admiral Michael echoed into her ears even as Sarah grabbed her Shotgun and sprayed buckshot into a Varren used by the Batarians as War dogs.

"Understood, pass the message on to Grand Master Dagen, Priority Email, Code: Alpha." Sarah said as she jumped into a Crater taking cover from a Hail of Bullets, Her personal Guard alongside Dragos and Benjamin York were with her, Following their Commander into the Fray, The Peregrine Guard uses Spears that combined the aspect of a Pulse Rifle and Melee weapon into one, Allowing them to fight as Elite Shock Troops and Bodyguards, Of course the Captain of the Royal Guard sits on the Council as their Representative.

"Your Highness, O'Howard's assault on the left flank has trapped the enemy in place, Our forces on right has equally trapped their prey, Orders?" A guardsman asked as Sarah grinned and then stood up, Thumbing the power switch on her sword she thrusted it forward and shouted over the Comms.

"ALL UNITS FORWARD! CRUSH THESE FUCKING BASTARDS UNDER THE THREADS OF OUR TANKS! FOR THE EMPIRE!" She roared and charged forward and her Troops surged forward invigorated by their Commander's fury and boldness, indeed Sarah sliced through a Varren and sliced it's handler in half his body hitting the ground with a sickening wet SPLAT a few Militia Members who weren't used to this brutal style of warfare threw up, While the green recruits of the 58th Imperial Army Division felt fear, shock and awe at their Princesses' fighting skill when a Batarian used his Omni-blade to duel with her the Inheritor of Irene proved she can hold her ground as the two fought it seemed like it was a dance of death and only one of them will walk away unscathed.

"Stay fucking low!" Ice shouted to his Men as he took cover, firing his weapon, A bullet whizzed past his head, smacking into the earth as he oriented his gun towards the Batarian who shot at him, striking the Batarian in the head which orange blood pooled out of his head, And the enemy ground Commander Cam was the one who engaged Sarah in the duel suddenly was killed when Sarah launched a savage attack one that forced its way through his guard and her blow decapitated him, the Batarians quickly surrendered while some fled into the woods to launch Guerrilla warfare against the Terrans but the battle was over, It was an Imperial Victory but at a heavy cost: Over 3 Million Terran soldiers fought in the Campaign of those 3 Million 400,000 are killed, 280,000 are Missing in Action, 890,000 are Wounded in Action…

Of the Batarian Casualties, Imperial Intelligence puts their figures around 2 Million Men in action of those 540,000 are Killed in Action, 450,000 MIA, 120,000 are wounded and the rest of them 1 and half million Batarians have been marched off into Captivity, It will be a Further 3 Months before the war will be over, But the writing is on the walls: The Batarians are doomed…

Meanwhile with the 47th Fleet, Within Wild Space.

As 47th fleet's ships dropped out of Hyper-space Scanners picked up a Civilization, Admiral Oliver noticed starships on Patrol, They quickly angled towards the Imperial Starships, But from what the Admiral seen from their fleet was just only two Frigate Analogues but he doubts it's just those two frigates.

"Send a Message to her Highness, Another First Contact Scenario, And please have a translator on-standby, This may get crazy." The Admiral said as his crew even as he himself brought a Cigerette up to his mouth, It will be an interesting time…

Hello everyone! Now I want to go over something quickly. Despite the Plot point it seems bad. It isn't I alone knowing what I want out of this and It's exceeding far past my expectations, Now… I may decide to take a Break, College is burning me out a lot quicker than I anticipated. Hopefully when my History 102 Class does our French Revolution game I won't be as Burnt out.

As always read and review- Jack.