Stronghold Zarkin

After the initial first battle with Saderan forces, if you can even call it that. Field Engineers start their work, with the area secured and no more threats insight they can safely construct a base of operation. Field Engineers first began constructing a Construction Drone Station, using materials that have been sent from Zarkin. Once the station is finished, drones are launched to construct buildings and defenses. Using their Particle Assembler, the drones can build a building using a beam that projects particles of a material that sticks those materials together to create foundations, walls, and floors for the building.

After the creation of sleeping quarters, motors bay, mech repair station, and a mess hall, now is the time to create the wall. The Saderan Empire still uses Roman Era technology so building walls to match the capabilities of their weapons to our defenses will be perfect. A 15-meter wall surrounding the base of the hill is constructed from Exhausted-Uranium, Titanium Plates, and Concrete. The wall will serve as a defense from siege weapons the Saderans uses, in the previous battle it's visible that the Empire possesses siege weapons such as catapults and ballistae, so to protect the buildings inside the stronghold, the wall is constructed.

After the walls are constructed, it's time for perimeter defenses. Bunkers are constructed to replace the trenches created in the previous battle and tank pits are created to provide tanks extra defense but limit their movements. 7 meters in front of the line of bunkers a minefield was created, this acts as a buffer zone for the enemy when the artillery fails to destroy the enemy. And behind the minefield, electrical barbed wire is created to stop the enemy from charging further.

From afar, it looked like an impenetrable fortress that can withstand repeated orbital bombing and land attacks. But its purpose is just to stop a bunch of humans from destroying buildings using their swords and bows, and to show the Saderans what the UNE is capable off. They can go overboard and set up a force field generator around the stronghold but that's unnecessary, only with this, nothing with the level of Empire's technology can penetrate their defenses.

Only in 3 days, the stronghold is finished. Outside the 15-meter walls are the perimeter defenses with bunkers, tank pits, barbed wire, and minefields. Inside the walls are motor bays, sleeping quarters, office buildings, mech repair stations, mess hall, and armories. 24 Hours patrols are set on top of the wall, and snipers are stationed on the towers. In the middle of it all is the gate, build around it is a dome to protect it from air attacks, besides it is the beacon. It's been relaying their location to space hoping for UNE listening posts to catch it, fortunately, it did. The planet is inside their galaxy, and quite close to UNE territories actually, but outside of UNE's radar coverage.

3 Geneva-Class Battleships are sent to the planet in order to provide support for the division, and when the time has come, they will act as evac when the gate is closed. The Battleships can also provide air support because they are fitted with a hangar bay that holds Fighters and Bombers which works in space and planetary battles. The planet is a few jumps away from Earth, it will take around 1 month until the Battleships arrive. Until then, the division won't be having orbital support.

Stronghold Zarkin, they named the stronghold. It is named to remember the Zarkin Incident and all who have fallen in the incident. And to remind the soldiers of why they're here, fighting for justice to the people who ordered the killing of hundreds of civilians and the informal declaration of war on the UNE. Inside the stronghold, constructions already began to set up a medical bay, research bay, and a disease research team.

These three facilities are necessary in order to keep the troops in good health and shape, a new planet means new wildlife, new wildlife means new dangers, new dangers means new diseases, infections, airborne parasites, and viruses. The military doesn't concern it that much because the average UNE soldier always wore his helmet which is fitted with a Mark-7 Gasmask able to prevent dangerous particles from entering the user's breathing organs, but yet again, it's better to be prepared.

Extra precautions are good, not only we are prepared to fight something, we already know some of the thing's capabilities. The Disease Research Team will go out into the wildlife and gather samples of the local fauna and flora as well the air they're breathing and return, these samples then are given to the research bay where scientists will begin examining the sample in search for possible new diseases or if the thing is safe or not, if the samples show any signs of diseases, the research team will try to develop some sort of vaccine.

These vaccines then will be sent to the medical bay to be built in masses and distribute it to every single person to prevent infection and spreading. But this process can take a long time even a couple of months, so better start now than never they say. Meanwhile, the Physics Research Team back home are going nuts. The Gate is basically a form of instant FTL travel (Faster Than Light) That can send payload or personnel billions and trillions of light years away in a blink of an eye. And the existence of magic beyond the gate doesn't make it any better, the laws of physics that have been formed for thousands of years are simply thrown out of the window as these magic-users can simply summon a rock if the user wanted too.

But that information came from the mouths of prisoners of war, which minds are still primitive, and technologically inferior. Until they can find a real magic user and bring him/her back for examination and scanning, then it is proven that magic is possible. Never in human history, never have been proven that Humans countless of years ago use magic, there are no ancient writings mentioning the use of magic, no scholar books, or even drawing on the sides of caves.

But surely, there's no mistranslation in the translation. After interrogating the prisoners, their words and language were written down to be analyzed by a language AI, after 3 hours of scanning and analyzing the words, plurals, adjective, noun, and other word stuff, their entire language was translated and began to upload it onto every soldier's helmet interface. So it's no doubt that when several of the Imperial soldiers said that magic exists beyond the gate, they're speaking the truth, besides, they're being threatened and scared to hell by the computer-generated images of Imperial soldiers being brutally tortured.

Meanwhile, in the spiritualist community or what was left of it. They're also getting wild. After information revealed that gods on the other side of the gate are actual entities that possess powers like a god would have, but it seems there's a "Role" system. A god can't be a god of everything, meaning that there are multiple gods doing different things. For example, death and war will be taken care of by one god, while the underworld and the soul's tortures taken care by another.

Some still standing Christians and Buddhist communities are still debating of how these entities achieve their "Godhood" and gain their godlike powers, while the Muslims just kept to themselves and rather not to argue about it BUT have partaken in some debates with Christian, Orthodox, Buddhist, and Hindu communities regarding the subject. The UNE is 79% Atheist, which means the majority of its population does not believe in god. While the largest religious group still standing is Islam.

Even though Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries have agreed to merge to form the UNE, the Muslims living in those former countries does not want to give up in their beliefs. 98% Of the Muslim population live on Earth because of Mecca and other traditions such as Ramadhan and Eid al-Adha as well as Eid-al-Fitr. But those living outside of Earth believe in some sort of "Reformed" type of Islam in order to adapt with the different time, months, years, and conditions.

The rivalries between other Religion and Islam has ceased, they set aside their differences and moved on from the tragedies that have happened in the past and lived peacefully side by side. The Muslims are tough on giving up their traditions and religious beliefs, but we're not forcing them to abandon them either. Anyone can believe in what they believe and leave when they want to. It's maybe because their will is still strong, or doesn't want to abandon traditions that have been practiced for thousands of years. Whatever the reason is, they're persistent in staying as a Muslim and believe in Islam.

While 98% Of Muslims live on Earth, Christians, Buddhist, and Hindus are spread around UNE controlled space and planets. Unlike Islam, Christians can pray in a church anywhere in the universe. While Buddhist and Hindus can build statues and objects of worship for their gods anywhere as long it doesn't obstruct public services.

Moving on from the topic of religion, let's go back to physics. With the appearance of the gate, the Physics Research Division have been working very hard and very eagerly. With the possibilities the gate could bring, Instant FTL, teleportation, revolutionizing wormhole travel, they have been working around the clock studying, and experimenting with the gate. As well coming up with theories, it is theorized that the gate is powered by the six blue luminescent crystals embedded in each pillar, meanwhile, another theory is made, it is said that the gate cannot be replicated and the amount of energy needed for it to be powered is beyond the UNE current capabilities.

Only time will tell, while the Scientific, and Religious communities back home are busy, the troops beyond the gate are also very busy. 24/7 Patrols is set up with shift changes, trained snipers manned the towers as the radar is being upgraded to increase the detection range. Unlike an Outpost radar, this one is designed for planet deployment. Because there's no Outpost in the system they're in to detect enemies, Planet Deployed Radar is needed for detecting enemies.

Other than that, drone reconnaissance operation has been upgraded to longer ranged version of drones that can travel up to 1500 km without charging. As an Observation Tower is being built, a few hundred meters West from Alnus Hill an Airfield is being constructed as Su-57's and X-02's being transported through the gate to provide air cover and air support. So far, killing wyverns used by the Imperial army is by using Assisted Anti-Air Cannons and Handheld Anti-Air Rocket Launchers, it's about time pilots and fly-boys got a taste fighting against dragons.

The UNE's presence in Alnus Hill is expanding, and its influence can be felt for miles as trees and plants are torn down and the land flattened for construction and materials. Immediately, the UNE began surveying the ground for any useful resources that can be converted into alloys. So far, Iron, Gold, Nickel, and Bronze have been detected as well as a few pockets of unusable oil. Because the UNE has advanced and left energy production using oil, it's usage rapidly goes down and Oil companies convert to Cold Fusion and Energy research companies.

With Oil pumps terminated across Earth, Coal Power Plants destroyed, and Nuclear Power Plants scrapped, the Earth's atmosphere conditions return to its Pre-Industrial Revolution Era. Industries use advanced filters to filter the pollution created from product creation, and homes upgraded to Smart Homes to prevent garbage and waste being unrecycled Humans have realized the importance of Earth and now have pledged their entire efforts to heal their home.

Without Earth, we will not be here. We will not be standing here as a species without Earth, and it's importance in our history.

Allied Kingdoms Camp, Far Base of Alnus Hill.

King Duran looked over the edge of the cliff where his armies and allies camp resides, looking at the enemy's fort on the sacred hill of Alnus. It is said that the enemy builds their fort only in just 3 days, and it is manned by 11.000 enemy soldiers. Of course, it's simply madness. There's no way anyone or anything can build a fort that large in 3 days, only an apostle or a god can build it that fast. One of his subordinates approached him. "Sire, there is a strange metallic winged creature following us. Should we destroy it?"The soldier asked.

"Leave it be, there's no harm in it being there," Duran answered. He then wears his helmet and rode his horse. "Besides, I must go to the gathering of the kings immediately." The soldier bows and gave Duran and his horse a way to the camp.

As Duran arrives and enters the command tent, the other kings and dukes are already waiting for him. "Gentlemen, it is good to see you all," Duran said to the gathered kings and leaders.

"Ah, King Duran. You finally came! In good health I see." The Duke of League greeted him.

Duran takes a seat on an open chair. "I am, Duke of League, thank you."

"Well then, everyone's gathered. Shall we?" The King of Alguna said as one of his soldiers laid out a map of the hill and surrounding area. "The enemy we are facing is situated on Alnus Hill, my scouts counted around 11.000 defenders defending the fort. It will be an easy victory I must say."

"Don't be too cocky Alguna, your forces already see many victories. Why not let an old man fell the taste of victory for once?" The old King of Mudwan said to Alguna. "Besides, your soldiers are too exhausted from walking."

"Aren't your soldiers also exhausted King of Mudwan?" Alguna asked with a frustrated expression on his face as he crosses his hands.

"My soldiers already arrived 2 days ago, so they are well-rested and ready to fight," Mudwan answered. "The Empire's armies are currently fighting the enemy and holding their position when my armies arrive we will crush them easily."

As the two kept on arguing, the rest of the kings and dukes joined in in order to achieve victory first over the others. Meanwhile, Duke of League and King Duran sat quietly on the sides. "It's a shame, I should be the one leading the charge." Duke of League complained to Duran.

"As Alguna said, our scouts only spotted 11.000 enemy defenders. But we still need to be careful."

"Oh come on King Duran! It's time for our armies to show some strength and victories for once!" Duke of League complained.

"Victories do not matter, it's the number of soldiers that came back afterward."

League laughed it off. "Even King Duran, can't keep the terror of time behind him!" King Duran let it pass, but he does have a bad feeling about this. Why does the Empire call upon their vassals to help them where their armies are still strong and currently fighting the enemy?

The eternal bickering inside the command tent finally settles, as the kings and dukes returned to their personal tents in order to have a good night sleep for the upcoming battle tomorrow. Little do they know this is the time where someone would attack. In the forest, multiple shadows dash through the trees and bushes seemingly heading towards them.

"Stalker 1, in position over."

"Stalker 2, in position over."

"Stalker 3, in position over."

"Copy, all units are in position. Your mission is to infiltrate the enemy camp, gather any important documents, free any slaves held captive, and leave the Generals a message."

"Copy that command, Stalker 1 out."

Stalker 1, a team of 5 Elite IDE Operators (Infiltration, Determination, and Espionage.) Here to infiltrate the enemy camp. Working alongside the other two teams, Stalker 1 will search the Western side of the camp as Stalker 2 will take the East and Stalker 3 takes the Northern side. With their EBTS suits (Environment Blending Technology Suit) They will be able to cloak themselves and become invisible to the naked eye. With them is a Suppressed R-75 Railgun Rifles in case things goes hot, with it, their stealth will not be compromised.

Commander of Stalker 1 is Lieutenant Tony Long, highly experienced soldier on the field when dealing with spying, sabotage, and espionage. Tony turns around to his team. "Stalker 1, remember the objectives. Go in, take any important intel, free any slaves, and locate every single commander's tent and leave a message." Every member of his team nodded in confirmation. "Once in the camp, split up. When compromised, take care of the threat swiftly and silently." The team once again nodded in confirmation.

"All units, green light, I repeat green light the mission is a go."

"Alright, you hear him let's move." Members of Stalker 1 began activating their cloak and become invisible. With the cover of darkness, they can easily infiltrate the enemy camp. On the West entrance of the camp, 2 guards are visible looking bored and tired. Not a surprise, it's 2 in the morning and these are soldiers from the medieval era, they're probably just farmers and fisherman being conscripted for the fight. Tony and one other member got up close while the rest wait, in unison, they knocked both of the guard's unconscious and gave a signal for the rest of the team to enter the camp.

Now that Stalker 1 is inside, they split up to different areas of the western side searching every tent for any valuable intel or any slaves being held. Tony searches a series of tents, most of them are for storing equipment and armor while some are sleeping quarters. When he enters a particular tent, a bunch of documents is laid out on the table as most likely an officer is sleeping in the corner. "Bingo." He whispered to himself. He briefly read the documents, information on the number of soldiers the kingdoms conscripted, equipment, horses, basic information.

He stuffs the documents into his tactical backpack and gets ready to leave the tent, as he's about to turn around and he's surprised to see a bunny woman, chained up to a pole with bruises and hit marks all over her looking at him in fear. His HUD activates the translation mic and selects the native language. "Don't worry, we'll get you out of here." The bunny woman looked confused as a creature covered in black cloths just speak to her. Using his silenced rifle, he shot the chains and breaking it and freeing her from the pole. "Go to the Western gate, it's safe there," Tony instructed to the bunny woman, in her mind she is dead confused but it's not the time for that, she's given the opportunity to escape.

The bunny woman rushes out of the tent using a cloth to cover herself, Tony finishes up and leave the tent and moved on to the next. He enters an unusually large tent, must be one of the commanders. He enters and no big surprise a man is sleeping in a comfortable bed while his decorated red armor displayed, he quickly searches the table for documents, the chests, and under the bed. He found a lot of high-ranking documents, it will be very useful once they're back for a mission debrief. After an hour of searching, the team rendezvoused back at the center of the camp. "Got several documents about the Empire and the kingdoms that are here." One of IED's said to Tony.

"Got an entire message of the Empire calling for the kingdoms to defeat us, sir."

"We'll debrief once we're back, have any of you located a commander's tent?"

Several hands are raised. "Have you left them the message?"

"Affirmative, my handwriting's a little shit but it should be readable." One of them said.

"Me too sir, the message is left on their desk."

"Then our work is done, let's move to the final location." The team moved out of the camp through the gate, waiting for them is several freed slaves. "Go, you are free now." Gesturing with a hand, Tony set the slaves free. As the slaves hear what Tony said, they're in complete shock, probably because they wouldn't believe that they would be free. Not long after, the now freed slaves run into the forest. "Command this is Stalker 1, our side is secured. Documents recovered, slaves freed, and we left some messages to the commanders."

"This is Command, solid copy Stalker 1, return to Stronghold Zarkin for a mission debrief."

Stalker 1 then returns to Alnus Hill as Stalker 2 and Stalker 3 finishes up their part of the camp. When morning comes, the entire camp will be very confused.

There, another chapter for the chapter gods. Thanks to armentho in helping out for this chapter, without him I wouldn't even consider the possible diseases that are in the special region and how communities back on Earth would react.

Once again, the plane's design will be taken from Ace Combat 7 only because I don't know any other games that include air warfare and extensive plane designs.

Now for the largest religion, determination-wise, it will be Islam with their hardened hearts of staying and not leaving their religion. I don't know if you have other opinions in which religion should be the largest just tell me in the reviews. Now I don't support Left-Wing politics, I'm not a guy that's active in politics and doesn't always watch the news for an update on Political Parties.

Heck! I don't even fully understand Left-Wing and Right-Wing politics until a quick google search just right about 2 hours ago, so any of you think that i support Left-Wing Politics, I don't, I'm mostly neutral in politics, I'm just happy with the party who doesn't destroy the country that i live in.

Anyway, call me a Libtard or whatever, just know that there're several factors that come in when choosing which religion will be the largest three centuries from now.

If you have a different opinion and say that Christianity or Buddhism should be the largest then that's fine, i completely respect that.

Anyway, see ya bois!