How things change, the war is over, a long time ago yet none could forget nor forgive. Everyone lost something, the pain a lingering ghost to the people of Terra. I could see the cities, how much that has been rebuilt, pieces of the original forever lost into naught but memory. For a time, it was good, the end of the unification wars had established Britannia as the sole sovereign of Earth as it was known. Diseases were slowly eradicated, new cures being made available to ll the people of Terra. Crime was down, life expectancy rose and the people prospered.
Centuries of Bloodshed had finally come to an end, borders were erased, people united. A new beginning, a new era. Old conflicts waned; new bonds forged. Diseases slowly extinguished; regions that were once filled with strive were now prosperous. Africa, the old battleground between Europa United and the Empire of Britannia, were one of the many who were transformed, the cradle of humanity prospered.
New Mombasa a testament to the new regime, the shining jewel of Africa and it all burned. The war may end yet the scar remains. Suffering it may have been, the only path available was forward and as the old died, the new was born. Britannia as a polity is dead, now in its ashes remains the Imperium, a nation wronged, of butchered people, the time will come when vengeance is attained, and the dead avenged.
For those who came by the sword shall perish and a new enemy, foolish in their assumptions will die. The first of many in the Imperium's war to come. It began with special anomaly, one that is unnoticed by the Imperium. Blood shall be shed, and war never changes. For all their atrocities, the xenos have given us a world without borders and cemented our Imperium. Humanities greatest strength was unity. A house divided cannot stand alone.
Now we are united and pity to any who stand in our way.
-Excerpt of Major Vaseline Komarov, Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 27th Ursa Brigade
Overall timeline of Imperial history in the aftermath of the Unification wars.
18th of March 2019 A.T.B - Unification wars are over, Holy Empire of Britannia joins the United Federation of Nations as part of an all encompassing peace agreement meant to end the age of war. Britannian units now spend their time enacting counter terrorism and further cultural engineering and destruction of the 98th Emperor Charles zi Britannia Social Darwinism philosophy, to be replaced by the ideology of Unity and Faith in Humanity.
99th Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia enacts the Royal Prerogative of Continuation, announces his wedding with the first empress, a political move to distract from all expected small scale revolts.
20th of August 2019 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries C.C, Cece is crowned as 1st Empress Regnant Cece vi Britannia. Arthur Calhoun, William Bishop, Peter Thomson, Shinkiro Tamaki, Rivaltz Cardemonde acted as the Lelouchs groomsmen whilst Leila Malchal, Cinder Fall, Kallen Kouzuki, Marrybell mel Britannia, Millicent Ashford, Kaguya Sumeragi, D.S acted as C.C's brideswoman. As head wife, she is in charge of maintaining the imperial household.
16th of February 2020 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Leila Malchal, Leila is then crowned as the 2nd Empress Consort Leila vi Britannia née Breisgau
1st of April 2020 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries D.S, known as Diana, she is crowned as 3rd Empress Consort Diana vi Britannia
21st of April 2020 A.T.B - The events of Milly's interview of Cultural Minister Shinkiro Tamaki and Rivaltz is aired, stating the production and revitalisation of Japanese culture. Ministry of Culture and Media is established with Tamaki as Minister of Culture whilst Milly leads the Ministry of Media who works in conjunction with OSI Public Relations effort, The documentary "Lelouch Lamepouge's life in Japan" with Rivaltz as one of the main stars.
9th of June 2020 A.T.B - Knights of the Round convene a meeting on the Zikihistan situation. Ashley Ashra is knighted as Knight of Five, Oldrin Zevon is knighted as Knight of Six and Hyuuga Akito is knighted as Knight of Seven. Zikhistan is the only remaining nation not under the aegis of the Holy Empire of Britannia, it's primary exports include mercenaries and black market goods. The Imperial Parliment plans to launch santions in Zikhistan within a month, a plan of invasion is drafted, the special military operation will account for all material and supernatural aspects.
10th of June 2020 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Cecile Croomy, she is crowned as the 4th Empress Consort Cecile vi Britannia nèe Croomy
9th of July 2020 A.T.B - The Imperial Senate consisting of the merging of the House of Lords and House of Commons declares trade sanctions against the Kingdom of Zikhistan, both nations prepare for war.
10th of October 2020 A.T.B - Operation Unilateral Certainty is launched, the capital of Gralbahd falls within the first hour, complete surrender is achieved within seven hours of the war. Emperor Lelouch officially declares the Age of War is over, pacification and anti cartell operations commense, criminal syndicalists are squashed with no mercy, law and order is stabile, living standards begins to increase.
11th of November 2020 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries his half-sibling, Marrybel mel Britannia forgoes her royal house, officially ending the mel Britannia line and is thus crowned as 5th Empress Consort Marrybell vi Britannia
13th of November 2020 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Milly Ashford as per the old bertoral agreement. Milly Asford is crowned as the 6th Empress Consort Milly vi Britannia nèe Ashford,
6th of April 2021 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Kaguya Sumeragi she is crowned as the 7th Empress Consort Kaguya vi Britannia nèe Sumeragi
5th of December 2021 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Cinder Fall, she is crowned as the 8th Empress Consort Cinder vi Britannia nèe Blackwood. It is found out that the empress was pregnant during the wedding, Cinder begins her pursuit in the sciences as she falls back from military combat.
29th of March 2022 A.T.B - Emperor Lelouch marries Kallen Kouzuki, she is crowned as the 9th - Empress Consort Kallen vi Britannia nèe Kouzuki
18th December 2022 A.T.B - the United Federation of Nations is diplomatically annexed into the Holy Empire of Britannia. Small skirmish wars between nascent insurgent groups are suppressed and eliminated, focus is given to the undeveloped regions of the empire and the cultural assimilation and integration of such populations into the empire, efforts are made to espouse human cultures and accept a more tolerant mindset for eventual coexistence between all members of the people. OSI begins media efforts to ruin any form of discontent and promote a positive outlook for the imperial family.
13th of August 2023 A.T.B - Initiatives are made to explore the vast resources of the sol system, without any wars to fight, Britannia turns it's attention into colonizing the stars. Lyold Asplund and Empress Cecile are of the prominent few who had designed the upgraded Float systems for intrasystem travel, allowing the vast majority of sol to be colonized within the decade.
5th of September 2023 A.T.B - Crown Prince Hadrian vi Britannia was born (Cinder)
7th of October 2023 A.T.B - Luna is colonised, habitation domes are built deep within the moon with additional Blaze Luminous and ray shield systems to protect against radiation, Fusion power becomes common place.
18th of November 2023 A.T.B - Mars is colonised, the inner belt is harvested for minerals. Population of humanity booms with new influxes of resources, the Thought Elevator system is mass produced, now the colonies are connected with the home world and the development of Luna, Mars and the Inner Belt rapidly accelerates.
7th of December 2023 A.T.B - Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus are colonised with the establishment of space habitats. Saturn becomes famous as Saturnine Shipyards rose to become one of the empires primary shipyard manufacturing centre. Most of the vessels were civilian whilst the military arm was centralised in Earth.
9th of December 2023 A.T.B - 2nd Prince Arthur vi Britannia was born (Leila)
31st of December 2023 A.T.B- to further expand the domains of man, it is announced that project Voyager will construct seven massive cradle generation ships, consisting of the Voyager Class Exploration Vessel, at a lengh of four kilometres, consisting of 10,000 colonists with the majority being placed in status. Voyager class vessels were one of the largest ever built ships by humanity and had the capability to build thought elevators thus connecting the realms of man to distant stars instantaneously.
1st of January 2024 A.T.B - 3rd prince Naoto vi Britannia was born (Kallen)
4th of February 2024 A.T.B - the Awakening occurs, from this moment, psionic users became more prevalent. Riots and chaos breaks out as people unexpectedly begin to show unnatural powers followed by the spread of the thought elevators. The Emperor makes an announcement, stating the powers that shown were geass and that he alongside the imperial family wee a lineage of powerful users that stretched since the time of Alwyn the first.
Declaring the Psionic Control Act, OSI is tasked to pacify and teach these psionics to master their powers in an effort to better themselves and the empire. The Geass Directorate is re-established under the leadership of Empress Regnant Cece vi Britannia in order to assist the spikes of powers that occurred. A period of brutal culling and chaos occured and lasted for the entire year but ultimately the imperium stabilises.
5th of July 2024 A.T.B - 4th Prince Alexander vi Britannia was born (C.C)
17th of July 2024 A.T.B - Crown Princess Arianna vi Britannia was born (Cinder)
6th of October 2024 A.T.B - 2nd Princess Jeanne vi Britannia was born (Leila)
16th of November 2024 A.T.B - 3rd Princess Aurelia vi Britannia was born (D.S)
8th of September 2024 A.T.B - the scientific community decrease the possibility of magic, until now. Proponent members such as Dr Llyold, Rakshata, Cecile, and Cece revealed the origins of the thought elevators and the collective unconsciousness of humanity, god himself, this revelation and the exploration of this art of magic eventually led to the creation of a new science, the science of faith under the field of psionics.
9th of November 2024 A.T.B - The revelation on the truth of God shocked many in the world, streets were packed as people lined up to see the thought elevators and witness the true majesty of the collective unconsciousness of humanity. The spread of psionic powers increased even further due to the collective being in the minds of the people. Concurrently other religious faiths saw a severe decrease. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism all decreased with the majority converting to the ideology of Faith in humanity.
Embracing the values of unity and tolerance, inter religious conflicts decrease to non existence with the faith pf the world now sharing the same root. The Abrahamic Faiths reconciled with the understanding that the Bible and the Quran came from the collective whilst Buddhist and Hindu principles were understood especially in the concept of reincarnation.
11th of November 2024 A.T.B - 4th Princess Olivia vi Britannia was born (Marrybell)
31st of December 2024 A.T.B - Driven by zeal, a sense of manifest destiny occurred in humanity. Colonises were developed faster, new ships were being produced at rates that were unseen of in history, the living standards of people rose tremendously. New sciences were discovered, life spans increased to 130 years due to new medical technology and the high standard of living. Humanity was united as one, and it acted towards a better brighter future. The Dawn of a new golden age has just begun.
7th of January 2025 A.T.B - 5th and 6th prince Reuben and Robert vi Britannia were born as twins (Kallen)
1st of February 2025 A.T.B - 5th Princess Salem vi Britannia was born (Cinder)
3rd of February 2025 A.T.B - Sensing an opportunity D.S is revealed as the Dimensional Supervisors who acts as a guardian of this universe's humanity. Blessing emperor Lelouch in his right to rule, rebellions ceased to function with the majority of humanity accepting the rule of the emperor and radically opposing those who deny him. This was followed by further innovations, a sense of wander lust struck humanity, the stars were theirs to take and teh emperor will lead them to victory.
4th of February 2025 A.T.B -to celebrate the birth of a new era, Earth is renamed as Terra, the second renaissance begins
also during the day 7th prince Romulus vi Britannia was born(D.S)
19th of February 2025 A.T.B - 6th Princess Sakura vi Britannia was born (Kaguya)
1st of March 2025 A.T.B - 8th Prince Edward vi Britannia was born (Cecile)
7th of March 2025 A.T.B - signals were detected of objects heading towards Sol, alarmed, the emperor enacts a military build up and the prepation of major cities are constructed on Luna, Mars, and Terra. Fortress stations and the expansion of shipyards were enacted on the outer planets. Saturn and Jupiter became the main concentration of military force within the outer planets. Terra remained the military capital of the imperium alongside the majority of its people.
The Emperors wisdom to prepare for a possible hostile first contact was proven wise
The population of humanity has reached 12,104,672,068
9th of August 2025 A.T.B - a fleet of alien vessels, over three hundred vessels strong led by the largest vessel known to human history is spotted.
10 of August - Captain Michael Woods of INS Draconis and her sister ship attempted to peacefully contact the aliens.
Both vessels were destroyed minutes later, the First Contact War begins.
15th of August - a fleet of six hundred vessels led by Admiral Nishimura Yamamoto was destroyed completely in the orbits of Neptune, the majority of stations and population habitats were destroyed in the battle, only twelve vessels in the alien fleet was destroyed.
17th of August - An armada consisting of three fleets consisting of over 1428 vessels repulsed the assault on Jupiter against a wing of ninety vessels. The battle of Jupiter was a pyrrhic victory for the imperium, nearly 876 vessels were destroyed while the rest were severaly wounded. The entire alien flotilla of ninety vessels was destroyed completely, some hulks were recovered as the Jupiter fleet relocated to Saturn.
18th of August - Battle of Saturn, one armada consisting of the Sol, Mars, Luna, Inner Belt, Saturn, Jupiter fleets consisting of 4157 vessels converged on Jupiter. Using the gate network, a rapid re deployment of Imperial assets managed to achieve a surprise manoeuvre. Led by the emperor himself, the imperial fleet managed to smash an assault force of ninety vessels, with only 328 losses, repairs were conducted and the majority of the fleet moved to Luna.
20th of August - Bypassing Mars and Luna, the remaining alien forces headed straight for Terra. Anticipating this the Emperor enacted operation Shield of Terra, led by Vice Admiral Cornelia li Britannia, redeemed and desiring to take fight against the alien invaders. Both fleets prepared for the largest engagement in history.
21st of August - Recalling all ships, the imperial armada now stretches 4458 vessels, faced against the 108 of the alien fleet. The imperial force placed themselves on the other axis of Terra and Luna, whilst long range planetary defensive system begin trading fire with an equally capable alien armada.
22nd of August - the events of the Rain of fire occurs, population centre's were bombarded, death toll from the war has reached four billion. The remaining imperial fleets threw themselves into a melee with the alien force, all FLEIJA stocks were used in the battle. The battle of Terra would see the troop landings of the alien force on Eurasia, North Africa and North America.
Designating the largest vessel as a dreadnought, by the time all of its escorts were destroyed. Only 1619 vessels of the imperium remained, the dreadnought was eventually slain but not after unleashing another barrage of weapons fire and the destruction of another one thousand and four hundred vessels, leaving approximately around two hundred vessels remaining.
The Death Toll for soldiers, reached forty two million sailors and marines. Civilian death toll has reached 5.21 billion
7th of November - Central Asia, North Africa, the middle East, Eurasia and parts of North America have fallen to the enemy. Battles occur regularly in the Anatolian and Russian fronts, whilst the Asian front collapsed catastrophically as China fell with only India and the borders in Indochina barely holding on against the waves of relentless monstrosities. The Korean Peninsula sees similar rates of collapse.
Area One, now known as the SAZ of Canada and Alaska failed. The alien forces have reached Pendragon, and it is under siege.
1st of December 2025 A.T.B - The Events of the Fires of Pendragon occur, all remaining fleet assets begin systematic bombardment of Pendragon, destroying it and the majority of North America. The counter offensive led by the Emperor liberated all areas held in North America.
2nd of January 2026 A.T.B - Hadrian vi Britannaa, hastily promoted to Marshal due to all previous heads of staffs dying in battle was placed in charged of the ever collapsing Asian front, Indochina fell and the rest of the Indian defence force barely managed to hold on as evacuations were atking place, evacuating the people to Australia or the steadfast frontlines of Africa to be transported to South America.
8th of February The front line was stalled in the Malakan strait. Sumatra and the former lands of west Malaysia began trading constant artillery fire as alien plasma weaponary duelled against long range kinetic guns of the imperial army. The Korean peninsula collapsed, the Anatolian and Russian fronts were stabilised with constant repulsals and artillery duels in the strait of Gibraltar.
Turkey fell, only being held at the stait of Bosphorus whilst the eastern front churned entire regiments of troops to maintain. Efforts of rebuilding and the incrseasing use of orbital bombardment had stalled the ever relentless assault of the enemy. The death toll has now reached six billion people.
7th of September - Evacuation efforts in Japan intensified, with only 20 million people remaining. The lands of west India have collapsed, further reinforcements have merely delayed the inevitable.
9th of November - a major assault in Indonesia was thwarted, Japan had no such luck, the majority of the alien force made land fall on the shores of Japan. Hadrian vi Britannia enacted the Sunrise contingency and detonated all remaining Sakudarite reserves in the island. The entire archipelago of Japan was destroyed alongside the majority of alien forces.
13th December 2026 A.T.B - major counteroffensives were launched, retaking the middle east, parts of central asia up until Afghanistan and the south of China alonside a push to reclaim Vladivostok.
6th of March 2027 A.T.B - Arthur vi Britannia alongside his father, mothers and other military commanders enacted a large continental encirclement of Eurasia. Major FLEIJA strikes and indiscriminate orbital bombardments occurred at what remained of North Africa, the majority of imperial offensive power was pushed to crush the pocket in North Africa.
12th of July 2027 A.T.B - Africa is fully liberated, the alien forces attempted an invasion of North America through the Artic, a new front is opened and sea levels begins to rise as the vast majority of the northern polar ice caps were destroyed in the fighting leading to temporally spikes in sea levels, further exacerbating the refugee crisis.
Neural Interphase System is invented by the Randles, integration of this technology on manufacturing sites and the new 10th Gen and mass produced 9th Gen Knightmares Frame are carried out.
17th November 2027 A.T.B - Refugee programs such as the work resettlement program, the military logistic support staff, scientific development bureau along other things have limited the impacts of Refugees, imperial policy on refugees is to treat all as displaced citizens. Thus relocating them to the colonies such as Luna, Mars, the Inner Belt, Jupiter. Saturn and the remains of the outer belt.
Manpower demands and jobs are plenty in the colonies, the imperium began spreading over it's industries. Allocating the major shipyards facilities to Saturn. Relocating the command centre and all the military academic centres of the imperial navy and marine core to Jupiter. Transferring the majority of human genetic research to Luna and finally reallocating the major industrial centre's and the development of silica animus and cybernetics to Mars, turning it into a key forge world.
2nd January 2028 A.T.B - Frontline is stalled, the imperium begins mass deployment of automated forces. New improvements based on captured alien technology, and the massive expansion of the Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Luna colonies began rebuilding the imperial fleet and providing a key supply hub for the imperial military's war on Terra. Augmentations consisting of psionic, biological and cybernetic enhancements were rolled out quickly.
11th of January 2028 A.T.B - the emperor decrees the Homo Sapiens Enhancement Act. Declaring that all citizens and soldiers will receive mandatory genetic enhancement boosts with the option to enhancement with cybernetics. The Neo Geass Directorate begins experiments to increase the potency of psionic warriors. It is also noted that psionic users are mandated to refuse any cybernetic enhancements that would impede their psionic functions.
This led to the formation of gene and cybernetic enchased regiments of super soldiers, equipped with the Mk I Glacius Pattern Power Armour. With these, the average man with power armour can have a tensile lift strength of one ton on average, extensive endurance and nigh enduring stamina alongside massive increase in efficiency, requiring less nutriens than a common man.
Psionic's began to show physical abilities, telekinesis, pyromancy, telepathy, limited prescience, enchanted physical strength were among the myriad of powers explored by the Directed led by Empress Regnant Cece vi Britannia alongside OSI and the Terran Ground Force. Identifying soldiers with psionic talent, they are massed and grouped together as pure psionic battalions or be embedded specifically in other formations to increase unit cohesion and battle performance.
3rd of April 2028 A.T.B - The Eurasian offensive begins, half of the offensive force of the imperium was now conducted by machines, Due to the new advancements losses decreased sharply, biological and cybernetic enchanted troops were able to achieve parity and sometimes absolute supremacy against alien xenobeasts. Psionic troops decimated most of the front, it was identified that the xeno race had a major weakness against psionic powers, efforts are made to further enhance the troops.
10th of November 2028 A.T.B - New orbital drop tactics are used. Knightmares and special forces are sent behind enemy lines to sow chaos from the rear. The Orbital Divers was formed consisting of some of the best that the Imperial Army had to offer. ONI created the spectres, agents of extensive psionic potential to further assist in the shock assaults conducted by the Orbital Divers.
18th of September 2030 A.T.B - after two years of gruel fighting due to alien fortifications and anti orbital assets, much of Eurasia was liberated, Siberia was free, the only remaining holdouts were crushed and the vast majority of the alien force remained on Central Asia. Launching Operation Dark Storm, a major bombardemnt of the entire area with Hadron and missile fire rained death on the enemy.
A new offensive was launched, nearly 72% of the assault force consisted of drones handled by humans. The terran soldiers were far cry from their predecessors two years ago, standing stronger, faster, smarter, and all the more capable of inflicting horrors against the foe. Psionic powers have ceome the mainsty of the imperial army, with entire regiments of psionic enchanted troops rolling forth in knightmares to crush formations of alien foes whilst supported by their cybernetic, biological and automated forces.
9th Prince Michael vi Britannia was born (Milly)
5th of June 2031 A.T.B - the Dimensional Aether Reactor, and the Neural Interphase System increased combat efficiency and productivity of all remaining factories. Due to the high costs of war, the Prime Minister enacted the Leila vi Britannia system, a new economic system was created using a unique currency called the Energy Pound, all currency up to date shall be valued whilst newer ones required the use of 100 Mega Watts of electricity to print a single Energy Pound.
This caused eccentric scientists such as Llyold to build entire complexes of DAR, funding his agency and thus allowing him to create more experimental and lethal designs. His ideas are copied by scientists all across the imperium, either banding in groups or as rich individuals. Eventually industrialists, began their own construction of DAR, and energy levels within the imperium skyrocketed as everyone printed money to fund the war effort.
New taxes are made to address this shifted, now taxing product and manpower, or an increase in all forms of taxes. The imperial population accepted, with the poor exempted as to only require labour either in the army or as a manufacturing worker as part of the Refugee Worker Program, such programs will employ refugees by the millions leading to new jobs and the expansion of the Lamperouge Industries, a major industrial giant owned by the imperial family.
7th of May 2031 A.T.B - Homo Sapien Extreme War Adaptation Act is enacted. The average human citizen now has the average weight lifting capacity of half a ton, soldiers are further enhanced to have an average weight lifting capacity two tons. Combat soldiers see vast improvements, with the average tensile lifting strength to be five tons, doubled when equipped with the new Mk II Kappa Patern Power Armour.
Power Armour consists of an advanced exo skeleton designed from the miniaturisation of Knightmare Frames. It consists of a power pack, usually powered by miniature fusion reactors, a chest plate that encompasses the entire body, sharp angular armoured pauldron alongside armour plating on the arms, a helmet that has a NIS system that allows the user seamless flexible movement, sensors to detect motion, heat, night vision and a radar to detect foes and finally the leg armour.
New Armaments such as the miniaturised KMF rifles and rocket propelled high explosive projectiles are developed. These weapons are called Bolters, variants such a the Bolter Carbine, Stalker pattern Bolter (DMR), Heavy Bolter and 120mm Heavy Coil-Rifle. Development of resupply drones and the battle net system further increased unit cohesion and combat effectiveness of all ground forces, allowing the imperial army to surpass the foe and not expect a slaughter for every single engagement.
A psionic soldier with gene enhancements can lift up to a hundred tons on average using physical enchantments such as the reinforce technique.
11th of May 2031 A.T.B - 10th Prince Augustus vi Britannia was born (Leila)
1st of December 2031 A.T.B - 11th Prince Henry vi Britannia (C.C)
9th of December 2032 A.T.B - All alien forces were destroyed, the Earth lay in ruins, cities were sunk, the entire landscape and ecosystems of Asia and much of North America and North Africa were erased. The total death toll had reached seven billion souls. The ensuing famine and the intense efforts to rebuild through strict work capmps and gruel rations further increased such losses.
10th of December 2032 A.T.B - 7th Princess Gabriel vi Britannia was born (Milly)
11th of December 2032 A.T.B - 8th Princess Elizabeth vi Britannia was born (Cinder)
23rd of December 2032 A.T.B - Automated technologies advanced, under the innovation of Arianna vi Britannia, efforts were made to increase efficiency on all sectors of production. Reconstruction efforts were primarily made in Eurasia and North Africa as North America had been liberated early and thus was rebuilt using the foundations layed by the working refugees who guided swarms of drones to build factories and other amenities for the remaining refugees.
25th of December 2032 A.T.B - 12th Prince Frederick vi Britannia was born (Leila)
1st January 2033 A.T.B - The emperor declares the formation of the new nation, transforming the Holy Empire of Britannia to the Greater Terran Imperium, still retaining the motto of the previous empire but enacting new features such as the Faith in Humanity ideology and the creation of the Armed Forces of the Terran Imperium, AFTI for short, alongside the Imperial Scientific Bureau, the Imperial Logistic Core, Office of Naval Intelligence, the Imperial senate, and the office of the planetary governors given the tittle of Viceroys.
3rd of January 2033 A.T.B - establishment of the citizen tier system and the establishment of the gate between Centrum, Pandora, and Lenexa in the Proxima Centauri system, rekindling the hope of man, the colonist population was in a state of shock and horror at the devastation of their home world. Nearly eight billion people died up until this moment as disease, famine and rapid climate changes threatened to kill more.
9th Princess Hatshepsut vi Britannia was born (D.S)
11th of March 2033 A.T.B - 10th Princess Katherine vi Britannia was born (Leila)
26th of April 2034 A.T.B - 13th Prince Natsume vi Britannia was born (Kaguya)
2nd of April 2034 A.T.B - The Orbital Divers are reformed into the Orbital Drop Shock Troops consisting of a new elite branch of the AFTI Marine Core. The ODST's receive the special forces tier of military enhancements, ones that are risky to implement and costly to enact. Thus increasing the average weight lifting to three hundred tons. Inter branch rivalry between the Spectres who are usually more psionic oriented and the mre baseline ODST causes issues in cooperation, soon solved by the intervention from the DIrector of OSI and Marshal Hadrian vi Britannia.
9th of June 2034 A.T.B - 14th Prince Hideyoshi vi Britannia was born (Kallen)
7th of February 2034 A.T.B - The Gaia initiative was launched rapidly stemming the tide of rapid environmental collapse.
29th of May 2036 A.T.B - Contact was made with Reach from the Epsilon Eridani system, similar reactions were observed and the imperial military launched the new modernision program spearheaded by Hadrian vi Britannia. The imperial fleet has now reached eight hundred, most of the ships made of newer classes of vessels. Industrial potential of the imperium skyrocets as NIS technology became widespread and the use of automated drones ensured the recovery of the imperial economy.
29th of March 2037 A.T.B - Homo Sapiens Survival Insurance Act further increased the already strong bodies of humanity to the next level. Previously Bones and Muscular Structure were strengthened to increase strength and durability allowing humans to unlock hidden strengths. This new program actively replaces the bone with Steel Bone, a genetically modified bone that includes a mixture of silicon and calcium, this is further improved through the development of nano machines.
The Durability of the human bones have increased to a point where old 6.8 mm rounds fired from the FN-1 rifles used in 2018 A.T.B would only scratch the paint of the bone structure, much less pierce the skin. The thickness and strength of the bone could be compared to the armour of old obsolete main battle tanks. This was the civilian version, the military version alongside combat roles were massively different.
It would require regular Knightmare bazooka or a 120mm round fired from the old Alwyn class MBT to slightly injure a combat enchased human, the rest of the soldiery such as the logistic support staff would only be heavily injured but would regenerate if given a day of proper rest through rapid body regeneration spliced through the DNA sequence of advantageous DNA traits from animals. The weight lifting strength of an average Terran combat soldier is now thirty tons.
31st of November 2037 A.T.B - the world of Scinfaxi was colonised
1st of January 2038 A.T.B - the rest of the HSSI Act was implemented, psionic personnel received psionic amps, increasing control and amplifying their already impressive powers, a regular psionic trooper can now on average weight lift four hundred ton. Special forces such as the Spectres in service of the OSI, ONI, and Directorate can varry from five thousand to thirty thousand depending on the sheer strength of the psionic users. The latter of the tiers would be filled by members of the Imperial Family whose extreme psionic strength is consistent.
ODST and other AFTI special forces branches would see a massive increase to an average weight lifting strength of one thousand five hundred tons, can be furthered improved to three thousand using extensive cybernetic augmentations. Experiments are launched to see the potential of increasing durability using a much more deeply connected nano machine system. Thus unlocking the full weight lifting potential of an enhanced human which is theorised to be at fifty thousand tons. Endurance, Agility, Senses and Stamina are further increased.
2nd December 2040 A.T.B - The world of New Avalon was colonised
13th of february 2041 A.T.B - the effects of all previous new enhancements programs have taken effect in imperial society. Biologically women now have 81% of upper chest strengh of a man alongside a staggering 97% lower body strength of a man. This has allowed more women to be emplyed in physicaly demanding roles. It is noted that the agility and dexterity of a Terran women is superior to a man. This has led to a new fighting style for women to exploit the heighneted agility and dexterity, epousing the philosophy of Hit and Run alongside death by a thousand cuts.
These genetic enhancements are passed down from parent to child, leading to a new generation born stronger and seemingly super huan compared to their ancestors three decades ago. The rapid development of human genome has caused moral and ethical concerns among some members of the scientific community which is oftentimes crushed by the fear of a second alien attack, encouraging the imperium to take more advancements in the name of security.
The latter begun to form a faction called the Progressives whilst the Former would call themselves the Conservatives.
21st of October 2042 A.T.B - these moral concerns are subsided when the Homo Sapiens Preservation act is enacted by the Emperor. Each stage of human evolution is extensively documented, with remaining baseline humans from the colonies catalogued to ensure that a foundation of human DNA is secure. Programs are in place to retract new enhancement programs, thus soothing the concerns of both Conservatives and Progressives fations in the scientific community.
7th of September 2044 A.T.B - launch of the New Fleet Modernisation Program, new classes of ships are laid down as the imperial fleet reaches a staggering two thousand vessels. Learning the lessons of the last war, twelve Nemesis class dreadnoughts hulks are laid down alongside the hulls of what would be ten thousand vessels as part of the century fleet rearmament program ordered by his imperial majesty.
20th of March 2048 A.T.B - Battlefleet Nemesis and Scipio has finished construction, a further seven hundred vessels are added to the growing fleet strength of the imperial navy. Battlefleet Nemesis is assigned to the Sector Fleet Solar, whilst Scipio was assigned to defend the three colonies in Proxima Centauri under Sector Fleet Proxima. The Colonial Sector Fleet was made up of the outdated vessels, while the Home fleet consisted of Sector Fleet Solar and all ships that remained.
21st of March 2048 A.T.B - psionic signals shifts were detected across the planet, fearing the reckoning of another invasion. OSI informs Emperor Lelouch who declares DEFCON Two.
24th of March 2048 A.T.B - OSI managed to calibrate the source of the disturbance. The 1st Pendragon Dragoons, the 3rd Proxima Airborne, the 9th Eurasian Armoured are deployed across the vicinity of the source. More reinforcements are on their way, consisting of 21st Centrum Ancilla Calvary, 11th Reach Mechanised Ancilla, 17th Tumet Outriders, 7th European Knightmare Core, 13th Indonesian Mechanised Ancilla, 12th Eurasian Heavy Airborne and the 6th Indian Mechanised Ancilla.
25th of March 2048 A.T.B - the gate opens and the present begins.
Divisional Command Centre, Moscow, Terra
25th of March 2048 A.T.B, 1230 Standard Terran Time
The compound thundered, alarms blazing, soldiers rushing towards stations. The nature of the special distortion is strange, not in the likes of the great enemy yet still a distortion. Analysis of the phenomenon could conclude that the distortion could be akin to a gateway and that could only mean one thing, an invasion.
What abominations that'll come forth is something that I could care less, a hostile enemy is still an enemy, whatever that comes out even if it was some eldritch horror or a physical yet grotesque species, if they're hostile just shoot. If only things were that simple, I certainly hope so.
Flashing my ident card. Major Vaseline Komarov of the 27th Ursa Brigade. The many to have survived in the war. Rushing past a mass of humanity, I came to my command position. Consoles blinking, real time information displayed. The anomaly began to form, in the shape of a gate of all things.
I blinked, rechecking the image. It remained unchanged. Fast response units were already in site. New 10th gen frames, behemoths compared to their ancestors. Accompanied by armored siege tanks supported by mechanised infantry encased in new exo-power armour. Shifting left, I implored "Give me a sit-rep on the ground, are containment procedures enacted?"
The man paused, I can see the hesitation, I gestured him to answer "Stable, ground forces are in defensive positions, anomaly is shifting, SRAs and aether disruptors have been deployed around the site, civilians on site have been evacuated, those nearby will take time" He paused again, eyes widening "Sir, anomaly has taken the form of a gate, it's stabile for now, will require on site investigation for further information on nature of the 'gate'." He reported, eyes shifting between the console and me.
"Good, continue observations on this 'gate', designate special anomaly as 'gate' until its nature is known." He was right this anomaly was a literal gate. Crafted in a time where men clashed with bronze, specifically that of ancient Rome. It took the form of an old construct from a time gone by, yet it was anything but old.
It stood a shining beacon, light glistened as it is reflected. He couldn't see the exact details, looking from afar in the eyes of observational drone construct. It is beautiful, an artist would surely appreciate it. He remained cautious as were the others in the command room.
Eyes unblinking, concentration given fully. Looking upon the entire room, no one was slacking off. Commands were relayed, information tossed back and forth, directives given, and unnecessary chatter cut, there can be no mistake. The consequences of failure too high. Never again, would they let the enemy cut deep, too many lives were at stake.
Moscow, located in the newly formed European Administrative Zone. One of the first to be rebuilt, its factories supplying Europe and the nearby zones such as Eurasia with much needed supplies, be it in reconstruction material or armaments for the next war. For that it was designated as the capital of the EAZ. A nexus of industry and logistics, its railways refined and upgraded to post war standards, allowing the transportation of hundreds of thousands of tons in resources across the continent.
Much of the railways were deep underground, alongside the cradles that lie beneath each city. A safety precaution in case of surface bombardment. He counted on the network to bring reinforcements into the city or in the event the worst as come to pass, evacuate the civilians to designated evacuation sites.
Besides being a major manufacturing site, military presence in the region was just as high. The Imperium cannot have the industrial heartland of West Russia to be easily decapitated. He could see the forces arrayed under his command, many were manned and many others autonomous in nature. The previous war's cost Terra dearly on its population, automation therefore is the preferred solution. Menial roles were quickly filled with robots and other specialist occupation were not replaced, merely enhanced in terms of efficiency.
Automation is an issue that many found concerning, loss of jobs, possibility of being replaced sparked numerous fears and concerns, the possibility of losing one's livelihood a too dangerous, a familiar concept.
'As if there were any to replace' He thought bitterly.
He shook his head, now was not the time for past resentments and melancholy. The present demanded his attention.
His hand shifted the console, the hologram changed, it showed Terran forces arrayed in circular containment layer, facing the gate were machines of Legion, robotic infantry fortifying the lines supported by Antler spiders, armed with dual 50mm autocannons on the left and right of its body which stood on 4 legs, atop lay a MLMS, launching guided short-range missiles for both ground and aerial targets.
Behind them were manned units, consisting of forces from the 209th, 27th, 51st and 167th Brigades with 10th generation Knightmares that were almost as tall as the gate.
The Knightmares were the reserves, the machines placed upfront to reduce human casualties and to flood the gate with as much lead as possible. The enemy only had a single route, if enough firepower were to be concentrated, and aimed directly into the gate. Then any advancing force would be turned to red paste.
He hoped that it would be enough.
Presently he had a few dozen squadrons of Vincent Asellus and a few companies worth of Antlers, alongside 8247 infantry robots and human included. Artillery wise he had 208 Hammer Siege Tanks, placed further back on the lines, to shell the area surrounding the gate guided by recon drone swarms for maximum precision.
It was the fastest force that he and his compatriots had managed to gather since the warning OSI had sent in advance. It would have to do. Everything was in place, his subordinates were ready, eyes focused anticipating the enemy that had yet to come. He trusted them, they knew the job, known the stakes even if some were new, they all know of the consequences of failure.
"Sir! Something's coming out of the gate" yelled one of the officers in the command room. He turned his gaze and saw Lieutenant Spartak, a good soldier if new, the trials ahead will surely test him, and all of us together.
"So it begins, prepare for immediate contact, open fire upon the slightest hint of hostility."
Rubicon Hill Province of Italica, Falmart
1300 Standard Terran Time
Centurion Seneca Vinicius anticipated this day, the gate would finally open and soon the lands that would dwell on it. A glorious achievement for the Empire, he could see the lands conquered, slaves collected, and plunder gathered. It would be bloody but there was no force that could resist the Saderan Empire, even if he doubted it.
The preparations for this campaign are immense, 5 Legions and it's accompanying auxiliaries both human and demi-human alike. The supplies required for such a campaign are astronomical, entire months were spent collecting supplies, organizing forces, preparing distribution and so on and forth.
He looked upon the camp, soldiers laughing and cheering, waiting for their chance at glory. The men drank, cooked, and bonded as soldiers should. Others were training refining their skills for the upcoming campaign. Meanwhile supply officers continued their meticulous work, counting each blade, sack of grain and whatever an army needed to fight.
The supply caravans already stretched for leagues. Oxen's and horses pulling hundreds of wagons, guided by the meticulous Legionnaires. They were not alone, detachments of the Legions calvary escorted them. Whilst the land that the gate was close to the heartland of the empire.
It's distance to the frontiers are not that far either. The closest city that exists is the city of Italica, currently acting as the Legions nearest supply point and hub of logistics. Its ruler Count Formal is attending this expeditionary force alongside many other of the nobility.
Italica's importance cannot be overstated, its trade routes are what connect the frontiers of the empire to the imperial heartland. The imperial garrison acted as a stabilizing force, deterring banditry, and eliminating any nests of monsters that prey on villagers.
"Attention, soldiers of the empire, today the gods have blessed us. Upon this gate lays a new land, lands ripe for conquest! Plunder, slaves, and treasures beyond imagination await you. These lands will be filled by barbarians! But they stand no chance against our Glorious Empire. Your Emperor demands you of this, go forth and conquer, bring glory to our people, Hail Sadera! Ave Imperator!"
"Hail Sadera, Ave Imperator!" the legionnaires yelled as they cheered on the words of Legatus Augustus Flavius. The general of 12th Legion, a man of broad shoulders, imposing upon the normal rank and fire. His face was lined with scars, a veteran of previous wars. A good leader but arrogant.
He remained cautious, rumors of his aggressive and direct attitude to his method of command were the gossip of soldiers. Whilst many would find it encouraging, to the point of boasting and open support. He could not like that, a gut feeling that's tingling. His skin crawled, if anything he could trust were his gut instincts and something told him it was wrong.
A brief shine of light interrupted his thoughts, he straightened, the gate has opened. Men gathered in ranks, the legate pushing forward. Demi human auxiliaries behind him.
"March onward!" the legate yelled, legionnaires cheered, the beasts unleashing howls of war in their own language.
He guided his century forward, archers marching in concert, ready to hail volleys of arrows as the beasts mutilated whatever opposition that came before them. The trolls and beast man acted as shock troops; their savagery perfect for their role in mauling the enemies first line of defense whilst the legions followed.
He could not help but wonder about the other gate, the legions stationed here were meant to push through the gate of Rubicon. Whilst the other gate located on the holy hill of Alnus, dozens of leagues east of this hill. He mused as he walked upon the dark hallways of the gate.
He could not help but wonder the work of the gods, to create such a thing as this. The light is getting closer, what wonders will he see? Will it be paradise or a whole world of nightmares. The answer was close and as the light shined, he was stunned.
Structures reaching to the highest peaks of heaven, buildings made of glass, the street wide enough to fit an entire legion. The light did not come from the sun for they arrived in the night. Small balls of suns illuminated the streets and those that oppose them.
He froze internally, he saw giant insects with strange tubes. Their purpose unknown surrounded by golems, nay demons. Eyes red, skeletal bodies made of metal wielding sticks that were pointed toward him. The legate began to speak, he barely heard, being at the back of the column before he hit the ground with haste.
His instincts warned him, he was right and a moment later all hell broke loose.
Streets of Moscow
Unit-72654A spotted a figure. Optics focusing to get a clear picture. Figure appears to be a human, equipped with ancient armor. Data from collective networks indicate 98.6% similarity with ancient Roman legionaries. Mounted on top of a horse wielding a sword, threat assessment minimal.
It shouted, language identified to closely resemble bastardized Latin, translating. "Attention barbarians these lands are now claimed to the Saderan Empire! Surrender now or ...", the unit repositioned, leg bracing, and a shot fired, the enemy fell dead. Precise shot to the head, its body pulverized by 50mm cannon fire.
Information transmitted to Command, unknown's hostile, engaging termination protocols. A millisecond after firing, Legion began its fusillade. The line flashed in a cascade of fire, autocannon, rifle, and hadron rays firing into the dark hallways of the gate.
Screams bellowed out, monster and human screams as many charged hoping to close the distance, rushing pass streets choked with blood and guts, watched on by uncaring machines, it's only directives to eliminate hostile contacts. More waves of the enemy came this time these were xeno beasts.
They were larger than their counterparts, muscled and green skilled wielding primitive clubs. Its roar cut short as it was pulverized by the cascade of fire. Unit-72654A did not feel fear, it was not sapient in the first place, it was made to kill, and it did its job well. Already hundreds of xeno beasts designated 'trolls' died.
Acoustics picked up a howling scream, wavelength, and pitch different from previous xeno beasts, switching to infrared and motion sensors. Unit-72654A identified it as a flying xeno beast, immediately identified as 'wyvern' from collective databanks. Target locked; missiles flew.
Just as the beast crossed the gate, its body was pulverised, the rider failing down to his death. The remaining beasts following them soon fell dead, more missiles from other units as synchronised firing missions were directed and launched in less than a second. More kept coming from the gate, it did not, all hostile units will be eliminated.
A flash of light and fire raced through the streets, it burned Unit-72654A carapace, it's body unharmed from this incendiary attack, spotting the figure as columns of infantry advanced with shields. Assessment of threat high, immediately identifying them as enemy psyker's. The shields held even as a torrent of fire came upon them.
Squadron 7A began moving back, artillery fire scorching throughout the sky. The area surrounding the gate were bathed in a sea of plasma fire. Annihilating whatever that hostiles that were not shielded. The shields broke, unable to withstand the barrage. Friendly units began discharging hadron lance fire and deploying aetheric disruptor.
The shields fell, the disruptor, created from improvements to the Geass cancellers was designed to cancel and remove aetheric actions and prevent any form of psionic abilities, its effectiveness is determined by the capability of the psyker. A strong enough psyker equipped with enhancers and the right equipment could overcome the effects of these fields.
The enemy had no such thing, and thus the slaughter began. Antlers pushed forward as Revenants rushed to tear the enemy apart. The Scorpions provided overarch, pushing through, zig zagging as they cut a dance of death while other fired from range.
Hadron fired indicated the Vincent's had joined the fray, they remained still. Orders from command for machine units to advance. Manned units will be in reverse, watching, while providing fire support to the best of their abilities.
It did not matter, orders were absolute, the risk of loses on machines are easily replaced. Squadron 7A was disposable and just as deadly. Panic struck the enemy began to run; it did not matter. They were cut down, either by blade or fire. Nothing will remain.
New orders from command, capture enemy units for intel gathering. Prioritise capture of high ranked units. Any who lay down their arms or is unarmed will be given mercy as prisoners. Execute any who resist.
Even in the dim darkness of the gate, surrounded by distorted space, bent in a hallway. No light shines here, except from those that came from the end. It would have been beautiful, yet the path was lit.
Red eyes glistening like the demons of old, blades slashing, heads and bodies dismembered, crushed by legs, or pulverised by range fire. The path now filled with brief flashes of light and a sea of corpses spilling a never-ending stream of blood. Unit-72654A noted the downed enemy units, nearby Revenants knocking them out, preparing them for incoming collection by further Legion reinforcements.
A legionnaire attempted to thrust his sword, the revenant unit dodged, inhuman speed guiding its movements. Blood sprayed; molecular blade jutted through the neck as the enemy died. Followed by many more as the revenant cut down any upon immediate contact, many more were gunned with precision fire, computatipnal capabilities ensuring maximum lethality, skulls, bodies exploded, others torn limb from limb. The light began to shine brighter, distance between hostile base is closing. The enemy continued to run, even as they were cut down.
A loud noise emerged, most likely from a horn. Hostiles indicate mounted horse units. Reorganising combat formation, the scorpions charged, suddenly accelerating. The enemy had little time to react, a mass of steel crushing any that came into contact. Any that remained were stunned, Figures of high status, indicated with different clothing were separated and brought back by revenant units. The rank and file stunned to the ground, ready to be collected later.
The light shook and Unit-72654A saw a whole new world and a mass of enemies.
Division Command Centre, Moscow, European Administrative Zone.
1530 Standard Terran Time
He couldn't believe what he was seeing. The enemy wielded swords and bows, primitive he concluded. It just couldn't be, there is no possible way the enemy is this weak. The brief announcement of what he saw as the enemy officer indicated they were hostile and thus they were swiftly cut down.
He didn't need to give the order, Legion already understood, primitive or not, hostilities are inevitable. It's better that they fired first. The men and women of the command staff shook their slight confusion, discipline reigning in as they coordinated forces on the theatre of operations.
Scorpions were sent, the line continued to buckle, the Antlers roaring in fury, auto-cannon fire raced to the gate as scores of hostile units were cut down. The only threat that occurred during the fighting were the enemy psionics, their barriers surprisingly strong. His men gazed disbelievingly, eyes slightly widening before he cut in.
"Order Fire missions on positions surrounding the gate, deploy aether disruptors and deploy further units."
His order shut their bewilderment, eyes focusing once again. "Affirmative, deploying units and fire mission eta-2 minutes" Spartak reported, a slight nervousness to him, slowly disappearing as the situation stabilises.
"Sir, friendly psionic units requesting authorisation to approach, Captain Izumi and her units moving to support" another intoned. Turning his gaze he considered his words, everything was in place, quiet anticipation awaited them, some of them slightly fearful but disciplined enough to not break ranks. He knew the risks of deploying psykers, an entire issue of itself but decided otherwise.
"Granted, tell the captain to support Legion but do not enter the gate, let legion sweep and clear the remaining opposition, if things come to worse scuttle the gate" He clarified, whatever unknowns that are in there, they were still weak, sending manned units is a risk of itself, the anomaly could collapse this instance.
Sending autonomous units were less risky, whilst the possible lost may be stinging to his Brigade. Lives could not be replaced but machines can.
"Order them to push forward and self-destruct if the spatial bridge collapses, collect prisoners, prioritise the higher-ranking ones for maximum intel collection. ROE is the same, terminate with extreme prejudice but ignore those who are knocked out, they'll be useful later on." They nodded; quickly carrying out his commands executed, within a second they out. He couldn't help but marvel at the efficiency of his men and that of his autonomous units.
Legion is efficient whilst its autonomous deep battle network is not yet functional for wider strategic use, preventing it from enacting campaigns on its own. Command and control can still be done from afar, the drones carrying the tasks on their own whilst command guided them to their operational objectives. Any objective within their immediate vicinity can be calculated and compiled by the drones.
Their cognitive abilities an improvement from previous generations, unfortunately his command staff are still required to guide them, strategic operations still require human hands, unless the new generation AI is implemented.
The machines advanced, aether disruptors cancelling enemy psionic abilities within certain ranges, several of the robotic units marched in synch, in spindle formation to cover the units carrying these disruptors. They didn't move too far nor to close, maximising carnage whilst staying within radius of the disruptors.
The units made it to the other side, beginning their carnage throughout the enemy camp. They passed through camp followers and soldiers alike. They were immediately separated, as Legion continued its massacre of enemy units.
Terran forces flooded the area, every sector, be it land, or air were swiftly cut. Enemy casualties increased. As morale broke and the enemy began to route. Some still maintained formation, even if they are nearing breaking point.
"Transmit surrender orders to the enemy, refusal to comply means immediate execution." His voiced relayed to all machines in the area of operations. His command crew beginning to reroute his voice as his announcement was heard. Shouts of indignation and fear were prevalent, the air stank of death, they were swiftly silenced, adding more to the tally.
"You have one more chance, refuse and you shall die, we promise mercy to any who lay down their arms within this moment" He reiterated again, the machines transforming his voice to a scrawling metallic symphony.
This had a far more immediate effect, swords were dropped, many stopped running, kneeling to the floor as armor came into the contact with the ground. The air of despair prevalent, any slightest hint of hesitation swiftly eliminated.
High value targets were rounded up and separated for the office to deal with. For now, the immediate aftermath of a battle must be concluded. Soldiers and Officers need to be cataloged and they separated from the civilians, who are then divided by those with or without chains. Slavery in the era of Rome is common, judging by the state of their equipment, slaves are likely to exist.
It is necessary to handle those with care. Aside from that he sent the overall results of the battle up the chain of command. The results clear, a flawless victory. The newer recruits cheered, air filled with the cries of success, for many their first victorious battle. Hands clapping, many yelling in cries of victory as some hugged each other in shows of celebration.
He smiled even as he remained silent, turning his gaze to others like him, the ones that fought in the previous war. For all they knew the war has just begun and the horrors that await it. Spartak noticed his situation.
"We may have won but do not let this fool you, these lands may hide unknown horrors, ones we are may not be ready for but that does not mean that you cannot celebrate, temper your joy with caution, this war has just began and I want all of you to remain focused" His words cut the air of the mood, many began contemplating as veterans nodded in approval.
"Begin compiling an after-action report and sort the prisoners, keep the manned units within our side of the gate, His Majesty will surely hear of this, and I expect the best from all of you when he hears of this."
The air turned cold, the operation room continuing with much further haste and caution. Unnecessary chatter was cut, discipline came back with an iron grip. Many knew the consequences of failure, and none wanted to taste it.
"Sir, a-re you sure his imperial Majesty will give his attention to this" He asked uncertainly, the earlier nervousness returned with greater force. If his slight stutter indicated such, he ignored that and replied with certain faith.
"Of course, Lieutenant, we repelled an extra-dimensional invasion with our counterattack establishing a foothold into an unknown world, it is obvious he will turn his gaze here. For whilst that world may lurk with danger, it also presents an opportunity, one that I am certain His Majesty will exploit" An invasion of this nature cannot go unanswered.
Whatever judgement that shall pass, he did not know but what is certain, that he and his men knew is that the enemy will pay, every step closer to achieve vengeance no matter the cost. For a moment he felt pity for the fools who dared to invite the wrath of Terra.
It was gone in a thought; they made this mistake, and they will pay the price. The first of many to come.
AN
This is a new project that I've had in mind, it's a continuation of His Britannia by Imperator Slaves who has kindly given me permission to begin my work. I'm a complete newbie though so expect mistakes and I would like critics of my work that are constructive. I'm doing this for fun and to improve my writing, any suggestions for improvements will gladly be appreciated. I'm not sure if I can maintain an update schedule. My writing is heavily depended on the mood at any given point.
Will probably need a codex to describe the new autonomous machines, and all the other equipment alongside all the shifting in politics. A lot has changed from the epilogue of His Britannia, and I intend to extrapolate that given time.
Hope you enjoy reading! Will appreciate any suggestions that'll help make the writing better. Thanks and goodbye.