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The Kazik Armed Forces. The Cyberian Armada.
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One will be victorious. One will be destroyed.
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S u r v i v a l O f T h e F i t t e s t
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-=< The SRE Text Series has reached the pinnacle of it's success. SRE8's
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incredible non-stop action led to more new readers than ever before. I
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must continue to thank people for reading. It is only because of you.
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Enough of me! And now; On to our story! >=-
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Prologue
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The Kazik Regime had been in existence for millenia. Never had they
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encountered anything to rival their power. And, in fact, they still
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hadn't. But the creatures with which they now battled were fierce,
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unrelenting, and determined. Unbelievably, the Kazik Regime Praetorial
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Palace had been decimated. And now they were mad. Very mad.
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The Cyberian Group had been in existence for fifty years. Never had they
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encountered a force as powerful as the Kazik. But the creatures they
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battled were fierce, unrelenting, and determined. The Cyberian Platform
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had been destroyed. Unbelievably, Petros Station had been ravaged. And
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now they were mad. Very mad.
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-=) Chapter 1
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Petros Station, cornerstone of the Petros Extrauniversal Exploration
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Program for ten years, and headquarters of both the Cyberian Group and
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the Cyberian Armada for the past month-and-a-half, was in shambles. The
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Kazik had invaded, as expected, and had torn Petros apart. Unbeknownst
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to the Kazik, Full Admiral Rytek had taken the Armada to disable the
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Kazik Regime Praetorial Palace. Both had returned to their respective
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homes to find them almost destroyed. Unlike Krael's Universe, which was
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divided into empires that had people living on all sorts of planets, in
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the Kazik Universe every living Kazik resided at the Palace. For some
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reason, they needed to be together. They were so xenophobic, they had
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filled an entire Universe with robots and holograms of real people in
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order to fool intriders. It HAD fooled Krael, and Mecur, new Director of
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the Petros Program, for a while. But after new discoveries and the vital
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interrogation of several captured Kazik, Krael had a good understanding
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of the Kazik Universe and their way of life. Unfortunately, there were
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more pressing matters at hand. One such matter was the elimination of
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the Kazik. The thought of destroying an entire species did not appeal to
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Krael. But the Kazik had been decimating entire Universes and peoples
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for millenia, and Krael knew if they weren't stopped, they would keep
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right on. Thus, Krael's men were busy repairing Petros as best as
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possible. Empires were donating their surplus fighters. The donations
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helped. But Krael had already asked as much as he could. The empires
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couldn't afford to support the Cyberian Group. And Krael had no right to
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force them to give him money. So he would have to make do with what he
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had. And if he couldn't.... Well, THAT thought didn't appeal to him at
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all.
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"The Kazik Armed Force is superior to the Armada. They outnumber us as
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well. We have only one advantage; almost all civilian Kazik are dead.
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But in the long run, this may not help us." Full Admiral Rytek,
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Commander-In-Chief of the Cyberian Armada, was briefing the other
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Admirals on the situation. "All Defense Outposts are operational, except
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the Petros Outposts. We have approximately fifty thousand ships,
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including fighters. Best intelligence reveals the Kazik have twice that
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amount. All ships are equipped with polarcrystal grids, invisiblity
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screens, and traditional defense grids. We have no battle plans yet. But
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that will happen soon," Rytek said. Admiral Celmn looked at Rytek.
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"Looks like the odds are against us," he said. "We're gonna have to
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CHANGE the odds, then, eh?" replied Dwool. Everyone nodded their
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approval.
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-=) Chapter 2
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"Lord Praetor, the Force is ready to depart," reported the Teller. "Tell
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me something I DON'T know, Teller," he retorted harshly. "The Cyberian
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Armada is not mobilized yet," the Teller said. A smile slowly spread
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across the Praetor's face. "Good. Invade. Meda must Lead," he ordered.
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The Teller nodded, and departed to Tell of the Praetor's orders.
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Koor SubForce Seven, supreme koor fleet of the Armed Force, had been
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dispatched against the Cyberian Armada. Blakta Force ProSix, the new
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leading blakta force after the demise of Force Seven Elite, had been
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dispatched to assist. The two Forces combined had a total of ten
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thousand ships. One tenth of the Armed Force. Meda was the Lead Pilot,
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commanding from the command powernode. The powernode opened up the vast
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subspace doorway, and the blaktas and koors thrustjumped through it.
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Invisibility was activated. Plazspheres were online. Gluon Beams were
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functional. Meda checked off all the things needed to be done. Meda's
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strategy was unlike that of her predecessors. She planned to go PAST the
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Armada, and hit it from behind.
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-=) Chapter 3
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"Subspace activity, Vedet," reported the chief scanner. Vedet looked up.
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He had created a brand new scanner which looked through subspace to find
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activity. He knew the Armada wasn't going anywhere yet, so it had to be
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the Kazik or small time pirates. All empirial vehicles were suspended
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from this area of space. "Notify Rytek and Krael," he ordered. There was
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little else to do. His scanner couldn't identify headings or speeds. It
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could only detect activity from within subspace. Vedet was beginning
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work on a subspace bomb, which would jump into subspace and destroy
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incoming ships. But it still had a long way to go. Otherwise, Vedet and
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his crews were busy working on other assorted military weapons and
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defensive grids.
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"This is Kharq Outpost three-oh-five. Kazik ships detected for brief
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instant. Bearing down on the Armada stationed at Tau Galaxy, from Galaxy
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Ti," droned the voice of a computer. Dwool looked up in alarm. "they're
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coming at us from behind! All defensive measures! Sound battle imminence
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alert, fleetwide," came the order. "Damn, caught with our pants down,"
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he muttered. "Invisibility should be tied into proximity alarms. As soon
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as they exit subspace, I want us to be invisible," he said.
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The ten-thousand ship fleet exited subspace to find... Nothing. "They
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must be invisible. All ships to ramming courses," ordered Meda. The
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koors and blaktas darted through space, hoping to collide with their
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invisible enemies. To the left and right, explosions lit up space. This
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battle was made harder by the fact that neither she, nor her enemy,
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could see each other. It was almost a waste of time. In fact, Meda was
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beginning to disapprove of the whole idea of conquering this Universe.
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The Regime had let them develop too far; it was obvious. They should
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have been using their resources against other Universes, rather than
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against the forces of this Universe. But it was not up to her. About
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this time, a Cyberian fighter careened into her powernode. 'Damn the
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Regime,' she silently thought. The explosion of the central command
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powernode lit up all the surrounding space.
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-=) Chapter 4
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The Kazik fleet immediately withdrew. If the central command powernode
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ever got destroyed, then they must evacuate. And so they did. Obviously,
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the Regime would have new orders for them. This mission had not been a
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failure like the others before. They didn't know the enemy casualty
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count, but there had been extensive damage.
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"They're gone," reported Vedet. "That was stupid! Why would they jump
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into our Universe, fight for five minutes, and then leave?" demanded
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Krael. Obviously, Vedet couldn't answer that. "Perhaps it was a ruse,
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sir," speculated Vedet. "Maybe it was. Here, I need you to get us an
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advantage. If we can't detect the enemy when invisible, we can't win,"
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Krael said. He quickly shut off the VidCom. Krael looked around. The
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room was bare and scorched, destroyed weeks ago by the Kazik. They would
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pay for the destruction of Petros and the murder of Amoko. They would
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pay dearly, indeed....
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"Admiral Celmn, just think about it. Sixty billion credits. Sixty
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BILLION. And power, too. If the Armada was controlled by the UEA, you
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would be commander-in-chief. Rytek, obviously, would be disposed." The
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voice of Wildcat came soothingly over the VidCom; on a secured channel,
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of course. It was tempting, too. Sixty billion credits and command of
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the Armada. All for ordering his fleet to destroy Rytek and seize
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control. From what Celmn knew, Admiral Regala was already under
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Wildcat's control. If Wildcat gave the order, Regala would invade.
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Admiral Dwool, he knew, would never assist such an operation. He was a
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stickler to honor and loyalty. He definately wouldn't betray the
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Cyberian Group. His mind made up, Celmn replied. "Wildcat, you are very
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smooth. I am at your disposal," he said. Wildcat grinned evilly.
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-=) Chapter 5
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"The empirial militaries do not have invisibility. Our superior numbers
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can surely take some of them out. So here are your orders; Invade the
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deCeti Galaxy. Destroy everything there. Don't just unleash a plasma
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wave. Kill them gruesomely. Make them savor it. If I understand the
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politics of this Universe, the United Empire Association will demand the
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Cyberian Armada defend the individual empires. The Armada will stand no
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chance if it is split apart like that," ordered the Praetor. The Teller
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heard his orders and left to Tell the Leaders.
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-=) Chapter 6
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"Amina, come in," crackled the AudCom. Amina Outpost Two wasn't in any
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shape to respond. The Kazik had blown it apart with a gluon beam. "Amina
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Outpost Two, what is it? What happened?" asked Ratob. Still, the Com was
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silent. "Scan the vicinity of Amina Outpost Two. Something is dead
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wrong," said Ratob. The chief scanner peered into the VidTerm and
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adjusted the frequencies. What he saw didn't look too good. "Amina
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doesn't exist anymore, I'm afraid, Colonel Ratob," reported the scanner.
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Ratob pounded his desk. "Get a heavy cruiser out there and investigate.
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Ecstatic is going to want to know why one of his most expensive scanning
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outposts has been destroyed," he said.
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As the heavy cruiser was going out, the Kazik were coming in. The
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defense station was their first target. Gluon beams flew from several
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directions, ripping the station apart.
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Sparks poured out from everything. He looked to the scanner, about to
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make another order, when part of the flaming ceiling dropped onto
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Ratob's friend. Whoever was doing this would be sorry. He activated the
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AudCom and attempted to make contact. "Offenders, beware! The Ecstatic
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Military doesn't take attacks lightly. Cease fire and return to your
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home space," he said. He never knew if anyone got his message. In the
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midst of the rain of sparks and fire, the station crumpled.
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The Ecstatic Military pursued the invaders. The Kazik easily destroyed
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them all. And one by one, they slowly and steadily wiped out empires
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inside the deCeti Galaxy. They made sure they were visible, too. The UEA
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would find out that the Kazik were responsible for destroying
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thirty-seven of it's empires. After completing their carnage, the Kazik
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thrustjumped back home.
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-=) Chapter 7
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"Look at this! They aren't just fighting the Armada anymore, Krael. They
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have agressively destroyed a Galaxy. They came in and murdered
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everything alive. Everything. What will protect the small empires from
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such powerful invaders, Krael? WHAT?!" screamed Wildcat. "This isn't
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just about freedom, Krael. This is about survival. Dissolve the Group
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and give control of the Armada to the UEA. The Armada is supposed to
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protect us anyway." Krael's anger boiled. "Are you presuming to tell ME
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how to run MY military? You are a politician. You know nothing about how
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to run an Armada, let alone run the UEA. You are a mere representative,
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and have no authority. If I must dissolve the Empirial System and
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combine all the militaries, I WILL. But that isn't one of my choices
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right now. Dividing up the strongest military force we have among
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hundresd of tiny empires will only make us weaker. I am not worried
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about power. I am worried abut the safety and security of my home
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Universe," he seethed. "Damn you, Krael. You will see... You will
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see..." Wildcat said, cryptically. The VidCom shut off. Choices. Damn
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life-threatening choices.
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-=) Chapter 8
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"Success, lord Praetor!" exclaimed the Teller. "What now?" he asked. The
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Praetor inclined his head. "I know enough of these people. There will be
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severe infighting. They lack unity, as we have. They are a diverse
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people, and each of them lust for power. This UEA will try to seize
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power, taking advantage of our attack. This move will play right into
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our hands. If they even try, a civil war will break out, weakening the
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Armada. If the UEA is successful in their endeavors, then we recieve
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even more help in conquering them," the Praetor said. "Send Soka out. I
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want to see another Galaxy destroyed. This time, target the Ti Galaxy,
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which houses the Armada's technology development outposts," ordered the
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Praetor.
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Vedet opened his pocket and pulled out a little card. He looked at the
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panel in front of him. On the panel was a slot, two little toggles, and
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a switch. He flipped one of the toggles, revealing a button. He
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depressed the button, and a voice said, "Insert keycard." Vedet pushed
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his card into the slot, and listened to the whirring noise that began.
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The voice then said, "State your name for voiceaux authorization." Vedet
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said his name aloud, and then the panel changed color to green. Vedet
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flicked the switch, and the other toggle opened itself. Vedet checked
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all of his monitors to make sure everything was nominal. This experiment
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was crucial; the tedious security process had saved his neck twice.
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Everything looked in order. He pushed the button.
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The steel-grey cylinder floated through space. Then, in the blink of an
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eye, it vanished. It reappeared in subspace, but not for too long. It
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immediately detonated, and a massive explosion ensued. A small drone
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hovered nearby. It was torn apart.
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Soka was seated in her seat when an alarm went off. She checked her
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scanner and saw a massive destructive force being hurtled at them. "Drop
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out of subspace!" she yelled into her communicator. Immediately all the
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Kazik ships fled subspace into normal space. Soka had never seen
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anything like that before. A subspace anamoly, perhaps? Not likely.
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Subspace was distorted, like a paranormal space. Anamolies didn't just
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happen there. Somehow her enemies had found a way to create a subspace
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bomb.
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-=) Chapter 9
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"Kazik ships have been seen outside of the Ti Galaxy!" came the cry.
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Rytek wasted no time. "Everyone take a subspace thrustjump to the Ti
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Galaxy. Kazik ships have been reported. Sound a fleetwide Battle
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Imminence Alert," he ordered. His massive command ship shuddered and
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then swept through a subspace jump field into subspace. Within seconds,
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the Armada should be confronting the Kazik.
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"The enemy approaches!" said Soka's Teller. "Tell the Force that they
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are not to become invisible. We need to see our enemies. If they become
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invisible, THEN we shall follow suit. But not until that time," she
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ordered. The Teller nodded, and walked over to a communicator. It was
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time for battle..
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The Armada came out of subspace. Rytek was about to order Celmn's fleet
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to pursure the enemy when he noticed that Celmn's fleet wasn't there.
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"Full Admiral Rytek! Scanners indicate that Admirals Celmn and Regala's
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fleets are missing," reported the chief scanner. Damn! "Commence firing.
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All ships must take zones and defend them," ordered Rytek.
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-=) Chapter 10
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"Krael, half of your Armada is missing. The Cyberian Armada is
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confronting the Kazik at Galaxy Ti. And half of them are missing,"
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taunted Wildcat. "Is there any point to this, Wildcat?" demanded Krael.
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"Yes. The other half of the Armada is under my control. They will attack
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you at Ti if I order them to. It's your move, Krael. I suggest you give
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me complete control of the Armada," Wildcat replied. Krael stood his
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ground. "No," he said. Krael cut off the VidCom. "Tell Full Admiral
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Rytek to withdraw immediately and regroup at the Feqh Galaxy," Krael
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ordered.
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"Celmn, I am naming you Supreme Commander of the UEA Empirial Fleet.
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Bring the Fleet to Galaxy Sei, and prepare to attack Rytek," ordered
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Wildcat. The new Full Admiral nodded his head and cut off the VidCom. He
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turned to look at the VidScreen displaying all the tactical informaton
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about the Universe. Rytek had withdrawn, and was under orders to go to
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Feqh. Celmn and Regala would meet him there...
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The Praetor seemed happy. "The infighting has begun, as I suspected. If
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all goes well, they will destroy themselves," he mused. The Teller
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looked at him. "Do you have anything for me to Tell?" he asked. "Get
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another Leader. I want the entire Kazik Armed Force to be ready, on my
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command, to invade the enemy Universe," the Praetor replied.
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-=) Chapter 11
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Regala was mad. If his father hadn't been Wildcat, perhaps none of this
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would be happening. Regala had a sense of honor and duty. What he was
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doing was wrong; but he couldn't stop it. He had committed himself, and
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now he had secured two futures. One was a future of death and dishonor.
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The other was second-in-command of the new UEA Empirial Fleet; if it won
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this battle. Regala realized that the Kazik would attack when the time
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was right. Wildcat didn't understand that taking over the Armada would
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expend too many ships. There had to be a way to stop his father..
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"My fleet is coming to you with orders to capture you, Admiral Rytek,
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and take command of the Armada. I don't want to do this, so prepare
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yourself to destroy me," said Admiral Regala. The VidScreen went dark.
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"Sound Battle Imminence Alert. Activate invisibility, and prepare a
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subspace bomb," ordered Rytek.
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"There is a subspace bomb ready to detonate. If you come any closer to
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the Feqh Galaxy, we will destroy your Fleet," said Full Admiral Rytek.
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"Is this technology real?" asked Wildcat. "Yes, it is Lord Wildcat,"
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replied Celmn. "They can deploy the bomb at any time and detonate it. In
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other words, we can't get any closer to them without risking the
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destruction of the Fleet." he explained futher. Wildcat dismissed the
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notion. "We're going in anyway," he said.
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"NO!" yelled Regala. He turned to the weapons chief. "Target the command
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ship and rake it with a repulsor," he ordered. The chief was visibly
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confused, but she complied anyway. The green beams darted through
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subspace, hitting Wildcat's command ship. Little damage was done; after
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all, Regala wanted the command ship to remain intact.
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Sparks flew. "Surrender your Fleet, Father. I will destroy you if you
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don't," said Regala. Wildcat nodded his resignation. It was over. His
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own son had defeated his cause. Now he had no chance to rule the
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Universe. The blasted Kazik were going to destroy them without Wildcat's
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leadership. But he couldn't have a chance to dissolve the Group anymore.
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His anger mounted and mounted. His face turned red as he seethed. "Lord
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Wildcat, are you alright?" asked Celmn. Wildcat kneeled over and then
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pitched forward. Everyone would later find out that he had gone insane.
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-=) Chapter 12
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The Kazik, invisible, entered the Feqh Galaxy. The entire Armada was
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exposed to them. Soka decided that they must be exchanging command.
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Apparently the infighting hadn't gone as far as the Praetor had hoped.
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But now there was an oppurtunity to destroy them.
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Bouran was in charge of the Violet Star fighter division. Wildcat had
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been defeated; it had come over the AudCom. Without warning, Bouran's
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proximity alarm went off. Then, his ship was tossed around. Sparks and
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fire lept at him from the VidTerms. He desperately tried to turn his
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fighter, attempting to face his attacker. But it was to no avail. He had
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lost control. Suddenly, his energy expenditure alarm went off. He had
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ten seconds to exit the fighter before his power cell exploded. Damn. He
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tried manual emergency release, but it wasn't working. Eight seconds
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afterward, his fighter exploded.
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"We're under attack! Activate invisibility," yelled Rytek. The command
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ship pitched forward, under enemy fire. The Kazik must be here. The
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command center would be the last thing to explode, if it came to that.
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It was buried deep within the protected command ship. "Begin firing
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heat-soliton beams," he ordered.
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Soka smiled. The Kazik Armed Force was easily winning. They had taken
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the Armada by surprise, and even if the battle didn't end in victory,
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they were one giant step closer. Her powernode was bearing down on a
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heavy cruiser that had been damaged in the initial fire. She aimed
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carefully, and fired. The cruiser didn't stand a chance.
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"Withdraw! Withdraw! All ships flee to subspace and go to Galaxy Sei!"
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ordered Admiral Rytek. They had lost heavily.
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-=) Chapter 13
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The Armada had assembled at the Sei Galaxy. In a brief ceremony, Full
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Commodore Jehai, and Commodore Alrus had been promoted to fill the
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positions vacated by Celmn and Regala. Rytek had executed all three
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criminals for their treachery. Celmn had told Rytek, just before he
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died, something that remained in Rytek's mind forever. "Don't ever let a
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career politician like me into a position as powerful as Admiral again.
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It's a mistake." Celmn had started his career as a UEA representative.
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Rytek knew Celmn was right..
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"Full Admiral, I've got an idea!" said Admiral Dwool. "What if we used
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holograms and fake ships as decoys," suggested Dwool. Rytek shook his
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head. "The Kazik wouldn't fall for it," he said. "Ah, but they would. If
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we put the decoys in a nebula, and there just happens to be one here at
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Sei, they won't be able to scan accurately. If they go after the bait,
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we can remain outside, invisibly. Once they are in, we'll attack, and
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they'll lose. They won't be able to become invisible," explained Dwool.
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Rytek liked the idea. "Excellent, Admiral. Put the plan into writing and
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brief our new Admirals," he said.
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Admiral Alrus was going to be the first one in. The Kazik had, indeed,
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taken the bait. They were going inside the nebula now, and when they
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were fully inside, Alrus would attack. Admiral Dwool's idea was
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brilliant. Alrus had served under Dwool for a while; he always thought
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of Dwool as an old coot. But it seemed that Admiral Dwool was smarter
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than he gave him credit for.
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"Commence attack," order Soka. Her Teller went to the communicator and
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relayed the order. Beams of light, lances of energy all dispatched
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against their pathetic enemy. The battle would be over soon.
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The Armada moved in quickly. Within seconds, they had pulverized the
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Kazik. The Kazik, once they figured out what was going on, returned
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fire. The battle was getting hot, when the Kazik began to leave. "Keep
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on firing! Don't let them get away!" screamed Rytek. He wanted this
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battle to be fnished.
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"Dwool, use the subspace bomb," said Vedet. "Excellent idea; for a
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scientist," retorted Dwool. He turned to the weapons chief and gave the
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command. Several grey cylinders hurtled out from the command ship. They
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soon vanished, undoubtedly reappearing inside subspace. "Wait until all
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the Kazik are fleeing. Then detonate the bombs," he ordered.
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What was this? A grey cylinder came hurtling towards the thrustjumping
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Kazik Force. Soka performed a detailed scan. The cylinder was
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impenetrable. It was just about this time that it exploded. Green
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particles hurtled in all directions. They were followed by debris of all
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colors and shapes. As Soka was absorbed by fascination, her command
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powernode was hit by the explosion. Fire erupted out of the thrustjump
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engines. Her plasmatrail ignited, causing a plazfire. It wasn't long
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before similar effects hit every Kazik ship in subspace. They were all
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completely destroyed.
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-=) Chapter 14
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The Kazik Armed Force was pretty much destroyed. Few ships remained. The
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Cyberian Armada wasn't too much better off. But they had still won. And
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now they were off to the Kazik Regime Praetorial Palace, with Krael in
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tow.
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"Lord Praetor, I am Krael, leader of the Cyberian Group," said Krael.
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"Your 'Kazik Armed Force' has been attacking my Universe for the past
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several months. You have inflicted heavy damages, massive casualities,
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and pain upon my people. The worse part is this; you've been doing this
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for millenia to countless other Universes. This behavior is barbaric,
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and I have a message for you; Stop, or be destroyed," he said. The
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Praetor looked at him, resigned. He extended his only arm. "I surrender
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the Regime," he said, pitifully. "Praetor, I have debated long and hard
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over whether or not to eradicate the Kazik species. You certainly
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deserve it. But I have decided that our two peoples can become friends;
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if not, I'll MAKE us become friends," he said. Then Krael smiled warmly.
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"The battle is over. You have surrendered. Now, let's help each other
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grow back to the way we once were," he said. Thunderous applause arose
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from Krael's men..
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Epilogue
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The Kazik, unconquerable conquerors, had been defeated. Krael returned
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to Petros, and his crews continued to work on repairs. Soon enough,
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Petros was operational. The Armada was in bad shape, but Krael knew that
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within two years, it would be back up to speed. In the race for
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survival, the survival of the fittest, Krael had survived. And he
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intended to make sure his people CONTINUED to survive....
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-=) Conclusion (=-
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This concludes SRE 9 -- Survival Of The Fittest. The SRE Text Series
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continues to be the most successful online text series ever. Interesting
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things happened in SRE 9, and I am quite satisfied. Stay tuned for
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SRE-X. The next level of SRE has arrived. It will blow you away...
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Josh Renaud, Author.
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