The Eclipse of Ekilion Atten JSA and JSA allies

[Ekilion]

Battleship Hector 9th Fleet Ferm system, Over Ferm V

"Fire" bellowed the gun officer, the massive 24 footer gun boomed and its massive shell casing ejected from back of the gun. A man pulled a lever near the gun and another shell was rotated into the gun chamber. "Fire" came the order again. Behind the Federation troopers rushed past heading toward the drop pods to assist the troops on the surface below, and to get off the ship. Outside the ship chaos was reigning. The Ekilion 9th fleet was being engulfed in a massive swarm. Out of the 10 battleships the 9th fleet started the battle with only 2 remained. The other ships in the 9th fleet were attempting to fend of the horde but they just didn't have enough firepower. A video had been sent from the Hector to the home systems and Delta Capital to get the news spread. From the Bridge of the Hector all that was visible were thousands upon thousands of organic ships closing in on the fleet. Every time one was killed in a burst of flesh and blood 2 more took its place. From Space it was possible to see the massive tide of creatures attacking Ferm V's defenses. Contact with Ferm VI was lost a few hours ago and it was unknown if its defenders were still alive. Out of the bottom of the Hector thousands of drop pods shot out toward the surface were the defenders still held out. As the pods reached the atmosphere the Hector shook as one of the Sluglike ships latched onto it. Another soon piled on followed by another. The crew inside the ship heard a massive groaning noise and suddenly the ship split into 3. Unlike the Hammer from the video sent to Delta Capital the Hector's engine didn't meltdown and there was no explosion. The crew aboard the other ships groaned as yet another of the 8km ships was torn apart.

OOC: I will be playing both sides of this so we don't cheese off to many NS players.

[Dead Snow]

Prospero, Prosper System, Grand Palace:
Sakura bundled through the Palace chambers, a dataslate in hand, pushing past all sorts of servitors and Administration clerks. She eventually reached the Council Chambers, completely interrupting the ongoing debate.
"I'm sorry to barge in, we have received word from Delta Capital!"
"Yes? This had better not be more of this crap we keep hearing about!"
"No sir, one of our allies, Ekilion, has been attacked by some sort of xenos race!"
Sakura stopped and gasped for breath.
Emperor Luna rose from his grand seat, his scepter in hand, he banged it against the floor and the room fell silent,
"As much as it pains me to send men into a warzone, we have a commitment to The JSA. Scramble The 1st Task Force, and as many Marines as it can carry."

Prospero, Theta Barracks:
This is not a drill, all units to report to briefing hall 12. This is not a drill, all units to... The message being repeated time and time again, while sirens were blaring across the compound. Men scrambled themselves together, some pulling boots on while hoping across the parade ground....

Three hours later, The Tomb, above Prospero:
The 1st Task Force, consisted of 13 ships, enough to carry a whole 3 squadrens of Interceptors and 5,000 Marines. It seems that constant training for this sort of action paid off, the entire process of loading the ships had make them combat ready took a little under four hours. The fleet moved away from The Tomb and moved with full impulse away from the Planet to a safe distance to traverse into slipspace.
As this process was underway, a deep-space message had been sent through JSA channels to the besieged Ekillion:

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To: Ekillion Forces
From: The Federation of Dead Snow
Subject: Aid.
Please be advised that a Prosperan Fleet is on its way to you, they should be with you within the day. We would much appreciate if you could update the fleet with as much information you can provide.
-END-

[Hornopolis]

To: Ekilion Fleet
From: [C.S.] Herbert "Daring" Dashwood
The Conclave has heard of this unfortunate attack from Zerg-like tyranids. Therefore, to destroy this potential threat the Furinax Tribes, the Conclave has allowed a fleet of Protoss starships to be dispatched into the attacked star-system and defend an ally from imminent doom and destruction.

Location: WARP
Starship: [C.S.] Herbert "Daring" Dashwood
*Approximate time until de-WARP, ensign?* A nearby ensign turned towards the Executor and spoke relatively loudly. *Around twenty minutes Executor. We will be arriving in a hot zone, so the order to Fleet Battlestations has been issued in advance.* The old Executor nodded and waved off the Ensign. He carefully stepped on the metallic floors as he passed the barracks and comm rooms. *Templar! Oh Templar! Come here.* The Templar nodded and walked towards him, he operated one of the only Omni-tools still in service, sold to the Furinax by Nova Corp, an old Omegan corporation. He looked up from it and saluted. *Yes Executor? You needed something?*

*Get the photon cannons online and ready the shields, were going in hot, hot, hot. The Templar nodded, saluted and turned towards the engineering and weapons bays of the Star Relic. The Executor jumped quickly into a closing elevator that transported him up to the top observation deck, he would observe the battle from above.

[Strykla]

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=23&t=51063&p=2147566#p2147566
Leftenant Vega, manning the massive Dual 125mm cannon of the Supercruiser Sentinel, was rather tired from a day of drills. The cannon fired the 125mm High Velocity Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot round, meant for tearing out chunks of armor and ship. It also had a turret up on top with a M134A4 7.62mm minigun meant for point-defense. You had to wear a suit while in it to protect you from space. Then the General Quarters sounded. The captain broadcasted a message saying they'd received a distress call from Ekilion, and they were going FTL. "Here we go again." Vega muttered. Then The stars blurred from the FTL drive.

[Ekilion]

To: The federation of dead snow
From: The federation of Ekilion

We are sorry to inform you but we know very little about this threat other then they are massive numbers of them. We recently lost contact with an entire planet, 12 hours after the invasion began. What we really need now are ships to keep a corridor open to Fram V's surface.

[Dead Snow]

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To: Ekillion Forces
From: Prosperan 1st Task Force
Subject: Oh frag...
We copy, received mission. Will comply. Please hold out until our arrival, still a few hours from designated area. Within our force are 3 Carriers, 2 Carriers, 5 Destroyers and 5 Frigates.
-END-

OOC: Just for referance
Carriers:
FDSSC Southern Spice
FDSSC Cherry Kiss
FDSSC Agincourt’s Eye
Cruisers:
FDSSC Chared Remains
FDSSC Everest
Destroyers:
FDSSC Prospero’s Children
FDSSC Clear Skies
FDSSC Armageddon’s Eye
FDSSC Circle Of Fire
FDSSC Calcutta’s Edge
Frigates:
FDSSC Fair Weather
FDSSC Forward Unto Dawn
FDSSC Gettysburg
FDSSC In Amber Clad
FDSSC Meriwether Lewis

[Dbrought]

tag

[Strykla]

When the Fleet arrived, Vega waited for the order to disgorge the fighters. After the two wings were clear, the fleet formed a large line. The Sentinel went broadside to expose as much of it's firepower as possible. Vega plotted the course the fleet would take, and they were to go around the moon they exited FTL behind. Then he loaded a flechette round in. One fighter was ordered to go around the moon and report. Everybody must be looking at that fighter's screens, Vega thought. Then he saw what was happening.
Gods, He though.

[Ekilion]

"Reinforcements have arrived" was broadcast from a cruiser just before it got englufed and pulled apart by the xeno ships. The 9th fleet was in tatters, most of its battleships and battlecruisers were destroyed and the Xenos numbers seemed to just keep growing. On Ferm V the tide of creatures was growing and the defenders were running out of ammo. They needed help really fast but there were not any more to give from the above fleet. Hopefully the JSA allies brought lots of soldiers.

[Strykla]

The fighters were pulled back, the fleet commander's realizing that they would be useless. Instead, the fleet launched barrages of conventional missiles, with a few nukes waiting for the right time. The long-range 155's were pounding the largest of the biomechanical spaceships, or whatever Vega thought the bigwigs would call them. The fleet was careful to stay away from the enemy ships, killing all of the ones that got close in a careful, organized manner. But there were so many...
Vega opened fire with his 125, striking one of the small ships and turning it into splat. Already supply trips and strafing runs were being conducted on the planet, but fighter casulties were mounting. And they couldn't last forever in space or on the planet. So, the commander contacted the Ekilion commander, asking if Strykla forces could evac the Ekilion ground forces.

[Ekilion]

The Ekilion commander was appalled he responded quickly "No we will not abandon millions to there deaths. Look at what they have done to the parts of the planets they have taken, look the land has been stripped bare of life, turned to rocky wastes. Evacuate the civilians from the remaining cities our troops shall fend them off for as long as they can. Take the civilians from the system then move to Fern 3 hopefully it will still be standing when you return."

[Hornopolis]

*[ORBAT:

Carriers:
[C.S.] Stomach Wrencher
[C.S.] Thor's Hammer
[C.S.] Despot
[C.S.] Cancer
[C.S.] Charlemagne
[C.S.] Veo I
[C.S.] Evelyn Cyril "Easy" Gordon

Star Relics:
[C.S.] Herbert "Daring" Dashwood
[C.S.] Josef Mengele
[C.S.] Tenochtitlan
[C.S.] Agincourt's Victory
[C.S.] Bantha Fodder
[C.S.] Folloy

And the standard amount of fighters loaded up in each Carrier.]*

[Dead Snow]

Space ruptured, as the Fleet exited slipspace, right into the belly of the shark.
"Broadside! Turn about! We've entered hot!" Admiral Traxton bellowed his orders, servos screeching as the AI Twinkle manouvered the ship so that all the Archer Missile Pods were facing the Xenos fleet.

Traxton sent his orders the the other ships, half ordered to drop back and look for a way towards the planet.

"Twinkle, search for your targets!"

The ships hull lighted up, as the Archer Pods let loose their payload, 145 HE missiles streaking towards various Xenos ships...

[Fulma]

TAG MEGA TAG.

[Hornopolis]

[Floating Cemetary] Ferm System
*Exiting WARP, now!* The bridge was in chaos, the fleet had exited WARP inside a warzone, destroyed starships, floating bodies were colouring the black void with horror. The Executor quickly made his way down from the observation deck, fearing for his sailor's lives. He opened the door and the room went silent. *Everyone, to battlestations! Quickly send a message to the JSA fleets in the area, tell 'em big brother Furinax have come to the rescue.* The communications Templar quickly nodded and sent the allied fleets a short message.

Allied Fleets, Protoss 50th Hunter/Finder Fleet. Here to assist.

[Strykla]

Dozens of transports had been deployed to the surface. They were ferrying back civilians to Strykla ships and weapons and ammo to the Ekilion soldiers. Vega knew they couldn't hope to evac millions of citizens from the planet, so they asked for volenteers to defend the planet with their countries troops.(OOC It is up to you how many volenteers we get.)

[Ekilion]

Over Ferm V

As the new arrivals dropped into the system the Xeno fleet began shifting. Hundreads of massive creature ships began closing in on the Dead Snow ships. As the missiles impacted them some of the ships exploded in gore, others shivered and became still, many survived though and continued closing in on the Dead Snow ship.
On Ferm V

As the Styklians (srry If I spelt It wrong my phone won't let me see your name) called for volenteers hundreads if thousands of men grabbed there guns and prepared to make a stand. The women and children continued evacuating.
On Ferm V Frontlines

The fighting was immense at the Ferm V defensive line, a massive series of defenses that cut the planets endless planes in half. It's orbital defenses had kept most of the creatures from landing behind the positions and now it was meeting the full brunt of the attacks from the front. Xeno corpses were in piles 6 stories high. The waves of creatures were endless but the Ekilionites kept fighting. The first 3 lines of trenches were over run and millions of dead Ekiliontes littered them. Even with the reinforcements and ammunition the lines were begining to crack. It wouldn't be to much longer till the Xenos broke through.

[Dead Snow]

As the new arrivals dropped into the system the Xeno fleet began shifting. Hundreads of massive creature ships began closing in on the Dead Snow ships. As the missiles impacted them some of the ships exploded in gore, others shivered and became still, many survived though and continued closing in on the Dead Snow ship.

"Contacts have picked us as a target!" Verne shouted, after studying the holographic image of the system, masses of red dots moved their way towards the Prosperan ships.
"Patch me through to the fleet!"

Whatever message Traxton sent out, the rest of the fleet turned about so that their flanks were facing the oncoming xenos ships, and let loose a huge volley of Archer Warhead Missiles (OOC: Around 328, taking into account loading time etc...). The fleet also engaged in evasive maneuvering actions, some of the smaller ships careering out the way; the larger ships taking their time due to their massive bulks.
The Carriers disgorged about 65 Bayonet Interceptors to harry the flanks of these xenos vessels. Two Cruisers broke away from the main fleet and headed towards the besieged Planet, it's bellies full to bursting with Marines and vehicles....

[Ekilion]

Above Ferm V
Hundreds of smaller creatures made a break for the interceptor fighters. The larger creature ships made continued advancing. For every one that was killed by the missile barrage, 3 more took there place.

The highest ranking Ekilion, Captain Hernes of the Cruiser Tanner, sent a message to all the Furinax "All new arrivals begin falling back to Ferm IV set up a defensive perimeter. We shall hold Ferm V for as long as possible."

On Ferm V

The lines were being overrun. The Ekilionites began falling back toward the major cities for a last ditch defense. The parts of the planet that had been overrun were barren wastes, there was no life left on those parts of the planet. The life force being sent back to the orbiting fleet through massive plant like towers. Out of these vessels more ground and space creatures were pouring out. A few hundred Mk 4 fighters made a run toward one of the things, unloading hundreds of missiles into its side. The creature ship withered and crashed to the ground but the Mk 4's were now being chased by thousands of flying creatures spitting acid after the Mk 4's.

[Strykla]

Strykla called for the use of Tactical and Strategic-level nuclear weapons. The plan is to launch them from gauss rifles as projectiles and have them explode deep in their lines, wreaking havoc on enemy lines. Strykla began passing out ammo, weapons, and shotguns(for the people who were fighting in trenches). As they waited for a response, Vega was concentrating his cannon on a large Xeno ship. He said "Screw this." And opened the hatch. He got on the minigun and sprayed rounds at small Xeno ships. The turrets auto-fire was still firing. They needed a response, now.

[Hornopolis]

[Planetside] Ferm V
The shuttles landed in hordes, the Protoss Zealots and Terran units rushed out onto the battlefield. Directly behind the ground forces were the support units such as Stalkers, Dragoons and various other Terran vehicles. The Zealots, Psyblades charged, rushed towards the frontline, the allied frontline en masse. A nearby Terran Colonel, commanding the Terran veterans of Omega Fourty-Two, Willy's Wildcats and the folded XX Corps, rushed towards Ekilion soldiers. Willy jumped into whatever was left of a trench and approached a soldier. *Where is your superior?!*

*Ein, Zwei, Drei...*

[Dead Snow]

Above Ferm V, FDSSC Southern Spice, commandbridge:
The Prosperan ships had to take drastic action it seemed,
"Those Archer Warheads arn't doing enough. They don't seem to be slowing the horde." Twinkle looked shocked as datastreams passed through her memory banks and she uploaded all new feeds to the massive holoplate depicting the battle. Traxton studied it closely, it seemed that more and more targets were appearing...
"What the frag! We know nothing about this xenos and I want as much information about them yesterday!"
"I'm scanning them as we speak, data will be uploaded asap, sir."
"Good, load up Shiva Missiles. I want a full barrage, relay this to all ships!"

Above Ferm V:"
The Prosperan ships had very little time and very little space left for them, it was turning into a game of kiss chase... Around 50 of the nuclear warheads streaked towards the targets, each homing in on certain ships, some small; some big.
In addition to this, five of the ships let lease their MAC rounds; their rounds hurtling towards the xenos ships...

The Interceptors engaged in a dog fight, a brutal one at that, tracer fire streamed around space. Most of the Interceptors had used up their payload of ASGM-10 Missiles, some opting to use their Shiva Missiles.
The Interceptors did however, has a trick up their sleeves. Each fighter had Moray Space Mine System installed, which on deployment, would leave 36 mines floating in space; waiting for someone or something to travel across their paths. It made sense to use them now, while ships were darting all over the place. The Interceptors dropped the mines out and almost a few hundred bobbed around in space...

Commandbridge;FDSSC Southern Spice:
"Patch me through to the Ekillion forces!"

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To: Ekillion Forces
From: FDSSC Deathly Fate
Subject: Ground Warfare.
Are we required on the ground, or do you want us to concentrate on this fight up here?
-END-

[Magna Omega]

Taggy Waggy

[Ekilion]

Ferm V Frontlines

The Ekilionite turned to the Colonel reloading his gun in the process "Dead, all the command is dead, we are just following there last orders" He turned agian, the wave of creatures were getting every closer even with the nuclear missiles crashing into there lines. The man opened up on full auto at the creatures, currently no more then a hundread feet away.

In one of the support trenches a few men were manning vox radios, they recived the Prosperan signal. The man responed "Any ground forces would be greatly appreciated, those ships above can't be boarded and so far none have tried to board us, so I doubt you marines will need to be in space."

Above Ferm V

Hundreds of smaller creatures crashed into the mines. Clearing a path for the rest, a couple creatures latched onto the back few Prosperian fighters and began trying to claw there way into them. The bigger ships continued closing in on the Deathly Fate and the Prosperian fleet, the multiple nuclear missiles struck the formations, killing many ships but as before the gaps were filled with more, and more creatures. The massive blood clouds were being scooped out of the air by numorous smaller, faster ships, evey few seconds they made a return trip to one of the biggest ships in the fleet, well behind the lines and surrounded in a living shield of other ships, these massive creatures were birthing out attack ships at an alarming rate.

Near Ferm VI

The planet below was dead, nothing left but rock, some of the craft moved toward the massive battle at Ferm V but hundreads more jumped out of the system, there destination unkown.

[Hornopolis]

"Dead, all the command is dead, we are just following there last orders"

Willy was in awe. He turned towards his men and shouted. *Hold the line comrade! Fight as you did against the Malaklan! Our victory shall show these simple minded aliens who is really in-charge!* The beaten, and aging Colonel turned forward and brought his machete to the sky, he shouted over the intense fire from both sides. *Mobile Infantry, do what you were trained to do: Fight! Kill these beasts and display their corpses as your prize!* The soldiers, morale higher than the start rushed up to the weary Ekilionite soldiers and began to lay down intense fire, the Zealots stood behind the attacking M.I.s, simply taking cover until the enemy charged.

*Vier, Funf, Sechs...*