Krastikan-Alliance War
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Krenpa - Krastika Prime - Krastika System - Krem'Ha Sector - GKU
Whatever dream of a grand beach landing that these Alliance marines envisioned was to become did not come into fruition when they came out of their shuttlecraft. Contrary to their expectations all that they could see were nothing more than ruined buildings, charred corpses, overturned vehicles and destroyed military equipment. There was a constant ringing throughout the town as the air raid siren continued playing non-stop despite the bombardment being over. There was burning pieces of paper flying around which mixed and danced with the smoke from the buildings. There was the occasional corpse of a Krastikan wearing some sort of simple uniform, gray helmet and carrying some sort of device. Further inspection of these corpses would reveal that they were part of the Hejuc Party's People's Militia. The People's Militia was the All-Volunteer Civilian Paramilitary Unit in charge of civil defense. The real question however was where were the civilians and the soldiers the Alliance Marines were supposed to be facing. Occasionally there was some gunfire in the distance but many of it was due to reflexes or mistaking a shadow for an enemy soldier.
As the Alliance Marines got bolder and pushed forward, they discovered the same sights all around the city. There were numerous propaganda posters which were glued all over the walls and doors. The words were in Krastikan and each poster had a patriotic image on them. Of course the occasional Alliance Marine would take the time to graffiti all over the poster before returning to his duty. Even the important buildings were empty and there were large piles of papers, books, and electronic equipment outside heaped into piles. It was clear that the officials in these buildings were trying to burn and destroy any important information before the Alliance came in. Unfortunately it seemed as if the bombardment by the Alliance Navy only helped their efforts as these piles were burning and scraps of electronics were everywhere.
At the center of the city was a large plaza and a very wide street which was used as parade grounds for the soldiers. The street was called Hejuc Way and it was named after the ruling political party of the Greater Krastikan Union, the Hejuc Party. There were even banners of GKU littered throughout the buildings in this plaza and on this particular street signifying its importance. Of course many of these banners were on the ground due to the bombardment. In the midst of all this destruction, the golden statue of the Supreme Leader still stood there. It was untouched by the bombardment and still gleamed prominently in the sunlight. The posture of this statue was a dominating figure standing tall and stretching his hand toward the sky as if trying to reach it.
In some of the buildings there were the remains of military communication equipment and munitions but all of the communication equipment had been smashed. Moreover there seemed to be anti-craft cannons set up but with no ammunition. In fact it seemed as if all the soldiers had abandoned their positions even before the Alliance came here. In some places there were uniforms, helmets, and weapons scattered frantically about. Another sight was the crashed Krastikan Main Battleship which mixed in with the rubble of the Capital City. Its hull was split in half and many of its windows were broken from the outside. One of the main guns of the battleship was twisted and bent. This was one of the battleships that launched from the Mass Driver but was shot down during launch and crashed into the city itself.
Near the outskirts of the city the prominent mountain fortress which was the home of the Supreme Leader was strangely unscathed by the bombardment. In fact only a few places showed damage but the rest of the complex looked untouched by the destruction brought by the Alliance Navy. However for some reason the scanners were becoming increasingly unreliable as they got closer to certain spots in the city.
Here was the city. But where was the people? Where is the enemy?
Versla - Krastika System - Krem'Ha Sector - GKU
Captain Xthea was very much angered by the retreat and the sacrifices made today by his superiors. He had always considered himself a patriot and while he hated how the government ran things he saw their methods as necessary. Without the dictatorship, the country wouldn't have been rebuilt so quickly after the Civil War and the Grand Revolution which took place decades ago. Without the dictatorship, there wouldn't have been the tremendous growth of the Krastikan Industrial base. Without the dictatorship, there would be no order in the Krastikan Systems any more. Without the dictatorship, there wouldn't have been a single united Krastikan state.
"Admiral Bresan, many of the remaining ships in the system have gathered." One of the bridge officers spoke to the Admiral as she read from a data-slate. "If the rest of the ships gather at this point and we remain unopposed we should have 1,275 starships at your command. The other defense fleets in the nearby systems are also moving to support our counter attack and liberate our homeworld from the Alliance Imperialists."
"Excellent. Excellent." Admiral Bresan remarked and waved off the Bridge officer. He turned and looked directly at Captain Xthea as he sat comfortably in his command chair. "Tell me Captain, what is your assessment of the situation? And do be honest with me."
Captain Xthea swallowed before speaking. "It shall be a glorious day for the UDF Navy as we come forth and liberate our homeworld from the Alliance Imperialists," he half-heartily retorted to the Admiral. He look around at the rest of the bridge crew and could sense the despair in the room. Every sailor knew that this counter-attack was going to be a suicide attack and that their deaths wouldn't even dent the Alliance Invasion into the GKU. This attack was to be made only to satisfy the ego of their ever incompetent Fleet Admiral who worried more about his failure than his subordinates. "How soon will the ships be assembled?" Captain Xthea asked the fleeing bridge crewwoman.
She turned and replied, "The rest of the ships will arrive shortly. I estimate that within 10 minutes the rest of the fleet will be here."
"No need to worry about that, Captain Xthea." Admiral Bresan scolded and waved away the bridge crewwoman again. "I have requested reinforcements from the other systems and they shall be here to assist us in our counter attack. This next attack will surely break the Alliance backbone and send them fleeing from the homeworld. I wonder if the Supreme Leader is watching us now. Watching us gather our strength as we bite our wounds and prepare to charge once more at the enemy." He gave a quick glance at his subordinate. "Is there something bothering you, Captain Xthea?"
"Nothing sir." Captain Xthea curtly replied as he continued watching the rest of the bridge crew work. If this counter-attack were to fail, which it would, he would ensure the survival of this ship at the very least. It is his duty as the captain of this vessel to safeguard his crew and ensure their survival.
The All-Union People's Congress Building - Krenpa - Krastika Prime
"Come on! Come on! Get going!"
In the vehicle yard of the All-Union People's Congress Building in the central plaza, a lone low-ranking Krastikan Party Official was trying to get the engine of a military truck to start up. He turned the key frantically as he saw the Alliance shuttles swoop overhead and banged his fist against the dashboard. His name was Ilians Mo'Rena, he was a recently graduated university student who made it into the Hejuc Party without bribes. Of course without these bribes he was regulated to a desk job and spent his first month filling in party membership cards at the Capital. Now here comes the second month on the job and the Galactic Alliance invades the Greater Krastikan Union. Just then the military truck sparked to life.
"Great! Move! Move!" He pressed the accelerator and the military truck sped forward and out of the motor pool.
When the invasion occurred he was told to stay at his desk by his superior. When a Civil Defense Volunteer asked him to head to the shelter, he insisted that he stay and so the volunteer reluctantly stayed with him. Unfortunately during the bombing a piece of the building fell and crushed the volunteer who had come to help him. Maybe this was the same truck the volunteer drove to help move the Party-
Just then on the road he could see soldiers. They weren't wearing UDF armor for sure. Then bullets started hitting the truck which caused Ilanis to immediately turned the wheel sharply. This motion only caused the military truck to swerve and flip over and over again due to the speed he made the turn. The truck rolled into a ruined cafe and came to a standstill. Ilanis crawled out of the truck on his belly and looked up to see the soldiers approaching him. He was wearing some sort of gray tunic and had a flag pin of the GKU on his left lapel signifying that he was part of the Hejuc Party. He immediately got up and raised his hands at the approaching soldiers. Many thoughts raced through his mind. Will they kill me? Are these the Alliance soldiers? What happened to everyone? Where is the Defense Forces?
