Sins of the Father [MCL only](IC)

[Fardhin]

OOC here

Sins of the Father

Somewhere in Kotah Selurong, Fardhin

Rows of people, all above the age of 12; lined up against a wall. Looks of despair, unaware of what crimes they may have committed; some were even crying, while others prayed in the way a Christian would. Yet none of these were officially Christians; these were rangled up and documented as atheists, communists, protestants and pagans. Some of these people were from a well-off background, Principales even; and so they cried, they cried when their families' money could not save them.

Twelve men marched in a line, all in military uniform. They carried the straight hardened faces that any soldier would; relentless and without remorse. In their hands, they carried their rifles; and they followed a man in sergeant's uniform. They ceased, right in front of the criminals; and they faced front of them.

Proud and tall, the sergeant stood with dignity. "All you here; Tagalogs, all of you. You have been taken from your homes and arrested, and are now unjustly lined up against a wall in preparation for your executions... Or so you thought. This is not unjust! You have had this coming, for seven-hundred years! For the crimes of your ancestors, and the crimes you commit by living on their legacy; you will die. Stand ready!"

Each soldier stood tall, rifle in hand; awaiting the next order. "Ready rifles!"

With both hands, they each held their rifles. "Aim!"

They held their guns, pointing them at the criminals; each head in the metal sight at the end of the barrel. "Fire!"

Quick and clean headshots, as the first row of Tagalogs dropped to the ground. They lay lifeless, many with their eyes open; tears flowing out and all. The row behind them, frozen with fear as they stood covered in their blood. Some would scream, but nothing and nobody would save them. Not now, not ever...

Kotah Kalambagohan

Kotah Kalambagohan, at times called "Cagayan de Oro"; Jewel of Mindanao. This was the place that started it all; the birthplace of the Sampornese nation that would become Fardhin. The first province conquered by the High King Samporna of Lanao, the very beginning of the nation's legacy. What was once the core of Kalambagohan, the home of Datu Bagani; now one of the Imperial Palaces of the Fardhinon Caliphate.

Towering above the city with a silver dome, the Great Torogan was the seat of power for Fardhin; home to the Royal Family, the emperor and empress, as well as the seat of the Legacy Council. As a wing of fighters Sebad Light Fighters flew above the palace, gunships hovered about on the prowl; while various vehicles patrolled the area with mechanized infantry.

A circular chamber, shaped like an inverted cone. Steps lined all its sides, with a flat area in the center of the circle. All along the steps, where many seats and tables for the members of the Legacy Council; many of which were crafted with the finest materials and finest quality. The chamber was well-lit, and many of its occupants were dressed in the finest suits and robes of the highest quality. On one certain side of the chamber, was an elevated platform with higher seats and tables than all others. These, were seated by an elderly couple in the traditional robes of the Sampornese Royal Clan; the Imperial Couple: Kalif Faatrik Velez y Xia I, and Kalifa Juanita Velez y Fardo I; the Emperor and the Empress of all Fardhin and the Islamic World.

One of the Council's members, Yuhanna Hafiz VI, descendant of General Yuhanna Hafiz of Samporna, seated just below the Imperial Couple; was quite distressed. He was in a black suit, and wore a fez cap. He was sweating, and looked very concerned. He was the man whose signature was found on the papers leaked to the world.

In the center of the room, a holographic display of the globe lit up; with locations of the news sites broadcasting on the Tagalog Genocide, as well as locations of potential opponents being marked down and most especially, Exodia. There were names of Fardhin's secret service, and their spies abroad and their headquarters.

Tapping his pen frequently, Yuhanna spoke. "We are presented now with a most dire situation. White Widow, an international crime syndicate, had infiltrated Fardhin and leaked several documents to the public. These documents, detailed orders for the Steward Project."

There were several gasps among the Council's members, many of whom glanced at Yuhanna with concerned looks.

"Many nations now have come to demand that we cease the Steward Project; for it is genocide, and some are even threatening war." Yuhanna continued. "We may cast a vote now, and pass it to the Legacy Intelligence and the Imperial Couple; so that we may decide the outcome. If we are to cease such activities, I will also resign; for it is after all my signature that deems us guilty-

"Leaders of Fardhin, we carry with us the Legacy of Samporna. A legacy that the Tagalogs have tried to destroy for their own benefit. They have betrayed us once, and have done similar to us in the past; might we cease now, they may rise again. We have chosen to do this, and have agreed to it on our own accord. I urge you to vote wisely, for our future is at risk here. Do we give our enemy the chance to rise again? Or do we take up our arms and defend ourselves? The choice ultimately, belongs to all of us here." The one who interrupted Yuhanna, was a woman. Donning a hijab and burka atop a fine silk dress, she still presented strong authority; unmatched, not even by her husband. After all, she was the daughter of the late Sultan Florentino Fardo y Samporna I; and the wife of the Hero of the 5th Pacific War. She was Kalifa Juanita Velez y Fardo I, Empress of Fardhin and all the Islamic World; and she was not one to be trifled with.

The Legacy Council would cast their votes, on holographic displays on their seats. It would come out with a 10 to 7 ratio, the former being against the resignation of Yuhanna and the ceasing of the Steward Project. It was the vote, that would lead Fardhin to war and ruin...

[Fardhin]

Pacific

A large fleet, consisting of five aircraft carriers, six missile cruisers, eleven destroyers, twenty-five frigates, fifty corvettes, six missile submarines, twelve attack submarines, and over a hundred fast attack craft sailed through the Pacific Ocean. The fleet was arranged into five battle-fleets, each with one aircraft carrier and one or two missile cruisers; two or three destroyers, five frigates, ten corvettes, one or two missile submarines, between one to three attack submarines, and around twenty fast attack craft. Each battle-fleet consisted of several task groups, which was made up of complementary vessels, and each task group was made up of squadrons of capital ships and flotillas of non-capital ships.

Such a fleet was under the command of Admiral Ahmed Rijal; who had under orders from Fardhin, began to heavily increase patrols in the Pacific. The fleet was not tightly-packed, but rather spread far out. The capital ships for the most part, stayed in the center of task groups, far from the edges of the fleets; where they could not be so easily reached by aircraft nor ship. They were spread out in such a way, that any approaching object would have to go through the ships at the edge first. Missiles as well, could be easily intercepted by a flotilla before they could ever reach a squadron.

Above in the skies, various fighters and helicopters patrolled the skies; along with their carriers. Each carrier carried around a hundred aircraft, and as there were five aircraft carriers; there could be well over five-hundred aircraft.

Indian Ocean

Three Aircraft Carriers, three missile cruisers, five destroyers, twelve frigates, twenty-five corvettes, three missile submarines, six attack submarines, and over fifty fast-attack craft. The fleet was arranged into three battle-fleets, each with one aircraft carrier and a missile cruiser. Each consisted of two task groups, with their squadrons in the center and flotillas surrounding them all. It was likewise arranged in such a way that the capital ships in the squadron were very distant from the edge, making it unlikely that they could be so easily taken out by aircraft or ship. They were spread out in such a way, that any approaching object would have to go through the ships at the edge first. Missiles as well, could be easily intercepted by a flotilla before they could ever reach a squadron.

Such was the command of Admiral Abdul Hafiz, who patrolled the smaller oceans with a fleet not necessarily as large as the Pacific Fleet. Nonetheless, it was a flank that had to be defended; regardless its size.

South China Sea

An aircraft carrier and a missile cruiser, with three destroyers, six frigates, twelve corvettes, 2 missile submarines, three attack submarines, and over twenty-five fast attack craft. There was only one battle-fleet here, with two task groups. One task group's flagship was the aircraft carrier, and the other one's was the missile cruiser. It was likewise made up of squadrons and flotillas which surrounded the squadron in a spread out formation; in such a way that any approaching ship, missile or aircraft could be first intercepted by the flotillas before they ever reached the capital ships.

Such was the command of Vice Admiral Abbas Almas, who patrolled the small sea nonetheless; to protect Fardhin from the West.

Above Atmosphere, the Lion's Pride

The Lion's Pride was a fleet commanded by Admiral "The Amazon" Aaliyah Al-Abbas; whose flagship was a Florentino Fardo I Class Carrier. Her fleet consisted of one Florentino Fardo I Class Carrier, two Marawi Class Cruisers, seven Saiful Rijal Class Destroyers, sixteen Wichaochan Class Frigates, thirty Abu Bakar Class Corvettes, and all of Fardhin's twelve Emir Class Battlestations.

The Fleet was in truth, a single battle-fleet; consisting of four task groups, and several squadrons and flotillas. It was spread far out across space, and did not stay in one place; rather always on the move. Such made it a difficult target to hit, as it was not tightly-packed nor was it in one place all the time. It also spread out its reach, and lessened strategic depth. If any opponent had decided to try to go in between the ships in an attempt to exploit their distance, they would be so easily targeted and ripped apart by whatever weaponry the ships they are surrounded with use.

[Gagium]

Gagium established its place in the world early on in 2039, with the return of manned lunar missions. New Louis was established in 2053, and had been continually populated since then. A series of colonies on the red planet had been settled in the 2060's and 2070's, though a period of economic hardship and increasing government budgets to fight climate change and natural disasters had caused a temporary downfall in space exploration and interest.

However, the planet had since settled down as new forms of clean energy and means of combating and even reversing temperature and sea level rise had come about in the 22nd century. By 2120, Gagium had restored its interests in space exploration; And new technologies gave the country means to defend its holdings in this new frontier. Space companies across Gagium sought contracts from the government to construct the first military spacecraft of Gagium. In 2130, the first armored spacecraft, the CSS Liberty, was launched. It was a relatively simple vessel, being a refurbished asteroid-miner refitted with prototype laser weapons, re-purposed mining missiles, and two gatling guns.

Since the Liberty, Gagium has innovated on several unique crafts designed for combat in space, most notably the modern-day battlecruiser. However, there has never been too much of a need for the space militarization; Some said the government knew about something the people didn't, while others suspected the military had plans. Nobody serving on the battleships of the Space Command ever thought they would serve in combat. However, all that would be changed...

Hawaii, United Commonwealths of Gagium
It has been a bit above six decades since the Kingdom and Commonwealths has transitioned into the United Commonwealths of Gagium, and the Monarchy was as good as dead. King Pascal Rodier, the last King of Gagium and the grandson of Arsene Rodier, died in 2131 in the city of Baton Rouge. As the long-lived Monarchy drifted towards being a distant memory of the past, the newborn libertarian Republic flourished under high local autonomy and capitalistic influences.

The world saw growing prosperity and a general rise in average income and quality of life, and economic prosperity lived on for the 680 million citizens of Gagium. However, the government of the United Commonwealths would face a coming dilemma, one which threatened to possibly destroy its economic gold age. Already, government members regularly discussed in private about the happenings within the nation of Fardhin. Rumors spread across the darker portions of the internet of an ongoing genocide within the nation; Even more daring rumors claimed that "White Widow" had evidence confirming this.

Nevertheless, the upper echelons of the Gagiumish Navy noted an increase in activity from Fardhin's navy. It was generally agreed that the nation was preparing for something. Orders sifted through the ranks of the Navy, and finally landed in the hands of the Fourth and Fifth Task Forces, two groups of 6 attack submarines each based in Hawaii. Patrol of the Pacific Ocean, as well as tracking and following of Fardhinese submarines, were said objectives of the orders. At around midnight, the submarines sifted into the Pacific, reaching a depth of around four hundred meters before slowing their descent. The Task Forces would split into groups of 3, and head towards the Asian side of the Pacific.

Deployment of the KCS Venture, the sole 'submarine helicarrier' of the Gagiumish Navy, was also ordered. The KCS Venture was a magnificent vessel, being 270 meters in length and 55 meters in height, and armed with 6 torpedo tubes (And 80 torpedoes), 30 missiles, and 6 VTOLs. At approximately 2 AM, the Venture slipped into the waters of the Pacific.

New Louis, the Moon
New Louis, the first permanent settlement outside of Earth operated by Gagium, sustained a civilian population of around 60 people. The settlement operated close to three dozen automatic mining vehicles that continually worked on mining and harvesting Helium-3 to fuel energy needs back on Earth; Two dozen of these vehicles operated in New Angeles. Two autonomous missile-corvettes were in continual orbit around the Moon, along with the military communications and defensive station Lookout.

What was less discussed was the military presence on the moon. Home to a secretive and elite platoon of 50 'space marines', New Louis possessed a single nuclear missile silo and an array of five missile batteries to fend off threats, as well as 4 drones each armed with a gatling gun and 4 missiles. A single destroyer and frigate, the CSS New Louis and CSS Luna, were also stationed at New Louis (Another two frigates were stationed at New Angeles).

The outposts on the moon watched the situation on Earth worryingly, fearing that a diplomatic crisis, armed confrontation, or war would end up in disaster and an eventual end for the settlements.

Operation Alpha, Mars
Operations Alpha, Beta, and Charlie, the three Gagiumish outposts on the Red Planet, each contained a civilian population of around 40 people. About three permanent mining stations manned by 5 people and largely automated were positioned around each outpost, extracting iron, aluminum, and even titanium. Secretive military platoons of 35 'space marines' were located at each Mars outpost, as well as two frigates and 4 drones. A sole battlecruiser, the CSS Martian, was located at Operation Alpha. The military station Watchout, tugged to Mars in the 2170's, orbited the Red Planet in an endless cycle.

[A m e n r i a]

Mutiara, Empire of Amenria

Amenria was ready to be a founding member of a new alliance, the Alliamce of the Court of Sayyids, an alliance not based on ideology, but based on alignment - holy laws that transcend anything human - or eathly, for that matter.

However, the other would-be founder betrayed the alliance before it was founded. Fardhin committed something inhumane and very, very un-Islamic. It committed genocide. Though Amenria has a rough history with Westerners, it still follows multiversal law. Children and the elderly are off limits. For this reason, Fardhin's delegate in Amenria was confronted in a local park, by none other than one of its foreign ministry officials, a Miao family man.

The Miao stroked his thin moustache, a distinguishing feature on his otherwise smooth and flawless face. The handsome creature eyed the Moro before him with quiet intensity. "Why are you doing this?" he asked. "You slaughter and kill people, which I'm sure more than half of them have yet to reach puberty and thus sinless. This means it's wrong to harm them, even if they have dangerousl mental illnesses like atheism. It's even worse if you do this because they support communism...But I understand your nation is led by a monarch, and thus I trust you have a good enough answer..so tell me, what is it?"

[Lethen Empire]

The Kaizer's eyes widened when he received the reports of the Tagalog Genocide. It was obvious that the entire world would be jumping on the Moro-centric state soon, and that would mean more challenge to Letheny's power in the region. Yet, whatever was in Luka's blood? It was seemingly genetic in the way that he and his successors were filled with a great lust for conquest. The young Emperor, Maximilian, had a bloodlust lingering in his mouth. This genocide of the Tagalog people presented him with a moral high ground, a golden excuse to wipe the Sultanate of the East off of the face of the planet.

Letheny's borders with Fardhin were already militarized from the get-go, with a large army on that border ready to move. It had always been like that. But Letheny bothered more with naval works, and Maximilian needed his seaborne pride and joy ready to fight. The order was set, but the Emperor deliberated on whether or not to speak to Fardhin, though neither option sounded very helpful. Instead, he had false orders sent out on weakened encryption informing Lethen naval offices to begin conducting training exercises.

From Zudafrikan Madagaskar, a single carrier group departed. Another did so from Mozambique and from the heart of Zudafrika itself. Two carrier groups emerged from Raj Pakistan. Four emerged from Australia, one from New Zealand, and a sixth from Papua New Guinea. Radar readings soon showed that these fleets indeed seemingly were conducting training exercises with large aerial contingents joining it. Quietly, Letheny began to ready a horde of naval assaults, military land maneuvers, and warmed up the rest of its navy preparing them to leave port.

One particular airport in northern Australia was really, really bustling. A little too bustling...

[Fardhin]

Halman, Mars

The Halman Colony was nearly a century old, and had been initially run by the Cielas Xie Company. Now, it has grown kilometers past its initial size up to nearly 30 million kilometers squared. Spread all across the territory of Halman, were various settlements; with their own oxygen farms, many of which are communities built on mining, tech, and other sorts of industries. Defending this colony, was the Victorious Fleet of Admiral Victory; and of course, the Halman Grand Army.

The VIctorious Fleet was commanded by Admiral Muneer "Victory" Zaffar, who had fought and won the Fardhinon Victory in the Battle of the Hex, at the end of the 5th Pacific War. He commanded none other than the "Raja Samporna", a Florentino Fardo I Class Carrier, flagship of the fleet. Along his side, two rear admirals commanded their own task groups; each with a Marawi Class Cruiser for their own flagship. The Victorious had a very similar composition to the Lion's Pride, and could as easily defend Halman as the Lion's Pride did so in the war. But now, one might wonder; where the "Orchestra" might be...

Amenria

Danielle Erakat, Fardhinon diplomat in Amenria; only kept her straight face when confronted. She did not waver, nor did she feel remorse. "If you can even call them 'people', for everything they have ever done to mine. A 700 year old betrayal we have not forgotten, and one they never once showed remorse for. They only profited from it, and continued to try to undermine us, exploit us; and when they couldn't do that, extinguish us. No matter. Until an official statement has been released, there is no 'genocide'."

[A m e n r i a]

Eyes squinted in anger, the Miao put his hand on his chest, his white glove contrasting the black suit he wears. "How dare you bring deception into politics! Politics is all about ideals, hopes and dreams! And you call yourself an Islamic nation!? His Majesty would be insulted were he here!" His fit of rage dissipated as quickly as the breeze that passed the two.

"But that aside, have you ever considered another point of view? The vampires of our nation were once hunted and driven towards near extinction by crusaders and jihadists alike..but look at them now, fighting alongside each other for what's right.." He looks to the distance before looking back at the woman before him. "Their ancestors are not them...whatever hate they might have for you, you brought upon yourselves..they're not responsible..for the sins of their fathers." His eyes shifted from rage to compassion. "I may not be a Muslim yet, but I know Islam is a religion of peace. His Majesty showed it to me. Could your people do the same?" He extended his hand, believing that there was still good in her.

[Atkemri]

Overview Of Atkemri since 2018

At the end of Wells Presidency Atkemri was left in a good place with a booming economy and large investment in space travel. The Atkemrian Space initiative was launched in 2026 and began making space capable fighters and soon began producing weapons of war for space. In 2028 after a few delays, the first low orbit space hotel was launched with a low passenger capacity. Atkemri quickly became a leader in space tourism and in time with help from the private sector a moon base was established and soon that base became a colony. Currently it has around 4,000 inhabitants making it one of the most populated space colonies. 40 years later a Mars colony was established which currently has 700 inhabitants. At the moment President Tycen Cross was pondering something

Atkemrian response

The Fardhin silence was concerning to President Tycen Cross . Though this "White Widow" weren't the most reliable source accusations of genocide should have been the states first concerns yet they had been silent and even more worse was that they were mobilizing their navy. What could this be other than a confession? Answers were needed and the Farhdin government weren't going to give without pressure. Tycen Cross picked up the phone and dialed the number to send the Caliph a strongly worded message about their recent actions.

A OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM ATKEMRIAN OFFICE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TO:FARDHIN
We have noticed a major increase in naval activity since the accusations of genocide of the Tagalong people from The White Widow organization. We would like to know why exactly this is as it is highly suspect. We request a speedy answer so we can properly assess the situation. Thank you

[Democratic Exodian Territories]

...Post in progress...

[Purnelaw]

/Tag for postage

[Fardhin]

As of the moment, Fardhin has not responded to any messages; nor released an official statement. Mass executions continue, and the Tagalogs now number at 16 million; with 14 million counted dead. All of the Cebuanos have been wiped out completely. Catholics and Orthodox Christians have been spared, and are being deported to the Polish Prussian Commonwealth according to an agreement by the two nations. As of now, only the Polish Prussian Commonwealth has been officially informed by Fardhin of the genocide; but are asked to keep silent and speak nothing of the deported or the genocide. No numbers have been released by Fardhin, and no confirmation of the existence of such a genocide has been released.

Fardhinon-Lethen Border, Papua

Close to the border between Letheny and Fardhin, military exercises were being performed. Infantry and various vehicles performed exercises, along with aircraft that patrolled the skies. Fortifications were built, both temporary, permanent, and improvements on pre-existing fortifications. Day and night, supply trucks loaded up the camps with rations and all sorts of supplies; be it arms or medical supplies, etc.

Indian Ocean

Taking off from their native carriers, various aircraft began to patrol the seas; providing air support and reconnaissance for the fleet below.

[Fardhin]

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[Lethen Empire]

The Lethen naval training exercise grew in numbers, seemingly ramping up towards involving the entire Indian Ocean and Pacific commands of the navy. Lethen airbases across Australia, New Zealand, the Raj, and the Horn of Africa all went online. Letheny began to silently consolidate its aerial numbers in the Raj through what it had in the Indian Ocean. Lethen missile launchers in New Zealand and Zudafrika went online, and the Lethen Space Force departed Letheny's spaceports.

Letheny began to very aggressively tap into its reservists who, across the empire, numbered over 3 million. Almost overnight, 300,000 reservists were ordered to report to their local military installations.

Fardhinon-Lethen Border, Papua
While Fardhin seemed to be preparing for defense, Letheny began backhandedly preparing for the opposite. The Lethen government even notified the Fardine one of it. Well over 100,000 soldiers began to set up a tremendous, artillery-heavy war game involving many hovertanks, armored vehicles, and the occasional mech. This wasn't the only one, as similar games were done in South Australia, New Zealand, and Oest-Amerika had them too; especially the latter which involved up to 300,000 men.

[Fardhin]

Notified of Lethen military exercises, as well as noting a recent rise in militarization; it has become clear that Letheny is up to something. In response, Fardhin publicly asks Letheny the reason for this. Such is a diplomatic move. If Letheny says it is for defense and uses it for an invasion, Lethen credibility and foteign relations will likely be damaged. If Letheny remains silent, it will face the same diplomatic suspicion as Fardhin; practically a diplomatic handicap. It will then be forced to suffer the consequences of the former two; or say it is for an invasion ot intervention, which may be somewhat equivalent to a declaration of war. Either way, Letheny will suffer some consequences similar to what Fardhin has had to deal with.

Arabia

Arabia was the seat of power for the Alliance of the Court of Sayyids and Sharifs; an Alliance of Islamic nations which included both Fardhin and Amenria. In such the ways the ACSS worked; a Caliph was selected from representatives from each nation, and as of now that Caliph was the Sultan of Fardhin, Faatrik Velez, the son-in-law of Florentino Fardo y Samporna I and a fellow descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. It was a requirement that this Caliph had control over Hejaz, and thus Arabia; and so Arabia was a part of Fardhin, or rather the ACSS.

However, as circumstances have come to pass; the Caliphate Leadership was at risk. Since the Caliph was the de facto Ruler of the Entire Islamic World; all of Islam would be at risk if Fardhin were to be defeated in a war. As such, the Court must be summoned in Arabia. However, the dangers of Lethen ships in the Indian Ocean cannot be ignored. As such, the Imperial Couple of Fardhin decides to board a Spacecraft that will be escorted by the Lion's Pride on the way to Arabia.

Fardhinon-Lethen Border

Vehicular Landmines are placed all across the border. Since anti-personnel landmines are illegal, only vehicular landmines are placed. No civilian vehicles are allowed in the area, as while personnel couldn't trigger the mines; a car most certainly could.

Beyond that, all open terrain close to the border was immediately fortified. By doing this, the defenders could deny tanks and mechs the oppurtunity to be maximized. Bunkers already in existence were fortified as well.

[A m e n r i a]

Mutiara, Empire of Amenria

The Pearl Palace

The spacious throne room of Amenrian monarchs was filled with tension. On top of the highest tier of three was a black table, its surface reflecting the light of the lamp above. Seated around it were the three adult members of the Imperial Family. Cheonsa, the Heavenly Emperor, and his wives Jinae and Somi.

"You delay any moment longer, who knows how many more they could kill? Me have to strike now!" urged Somi, pointing a finger at the table for emphasis. The younger empress received a calmer response from her fellow ruler, Park Jinae. "A declaration of war at this moment would be premature." The first Heavenly Empress, clad in long, blue, regal clothing, put both her hands, with skin as bright as the rest of her body and long, thin, elegant fingers, on her knees.

"Don't you remember the gulf war? Believers turning to infidels to fight fellow believers and ending up letting the infidels cause more destruction upon the earth, instead of banding together to fight the common enemy." her argument received a comeback from her younger colleague. "You know my people don't live as long as yours, and besides, don't you remember when it was him?" She gestured to their husband, who simply looked on and tried to think of the situation deeper as they argued. "He would've done the same if Song-oppa and Miao-unnie hadn't stopped him." She looked at him, gently touching his cheek.

"I love you, but even I know as holy as you are, you're still part human. You make mistakes just like the rest of us. As Muslims we should correct each other, otherwise we'll go deeper and deeper into extremism and you know that's against our hearts. Remember our motto."

He looked back at his second wife, smiling wryly. "The voice of the heart is the voice of God." He then put her hand down and returned to his serious expression. "Still, Jinae has a point. Not everyone knows how to do politics the right way. If we declared war now, we would encourage infidels to attack Fardhin too. They would justify it with breach of laws or other nonsense they defecate while seeking nothing less than to rob our brothers of their resources or spread their cancerous ideologies. The pinnacle of backwardness, hypocrisy, and dishonour, if I dare say so myself. We may fight for what's right the way we're supposed to, but other nations don't have the luxury of such leaders who embody the justice and benevolence of authoritarianism."

"What do you suppose then, love?" Jinae tilted her head in curiosity, waiting to hear her husband's idea. "What if we did this?"

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Shanghai, Empire of Amenria

Shanghai

Several layers of infrastructure, from roads, to walkways, to rails carry busy commuters passing by screens promoting either kindness towards animals, giving to the poor, courage, and other similar ideas. A few of them advertised products or service available for purchase from private industries. Suddenly, all the screens show a live broadcast of the Heavenly Emperor delivering his message. Televisions across the empire showed the same thing. Though his speech was in Chinese, Amenrian channels on foreign televisions would broadcast it in different languages, depending on the place, sometime after.

"Good evening, my children. Today I bear terrible news. Our brothers in Fardhin has committed a terrible sin." The screens then showed whatever evidence Amenrian shinobi and/or diplomats have gathered about the genocide. "They have slaughtered innocents, some for being mentally ill, some for being non-Muslims, and others for supporting communism. As you all may know, our faith is against harming innocent souls, even those belonging to political opponents or people insane enough to believe in the delusion that God doesn't exist. In fact, killing animals for purposes other than to eat them is wrong. Though the best leaders are those who lead with their religion, I fully admit that even they are not exempt from sin. You might remember I've almost crossed that line, if it weren't for Song Hyunwoo of Ascion who corrected my mistake. So, let us be Song Hyunwoo for Fardhin. Let us correct our brothers' mistake, with words if possible and with weapons if necessary. I hereby condemn the Fardhin genocide of Tagalogs and give the government of Fardhin four day's time to cease their actions lest this escalate to a declaration of war. However, I am aware that other governemnts may not understand that this is a question of faith. Therefore, we will protect Fardhin from non-Muslim nations that attempt to attack it. Ignore this warning at your own risk.

[Fardhin]

Letters of varying importance were to be sent to various nations.

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TO: Amenria
FROM: Fardhin
It is the demand of the Caliph, that your representative come to Hejaz at once; in order for the ACSS Inner Council Representatives to meet.


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TO: Exodia
FROM: Fardhin
Stay out of our land, waters, and airspace. An embargo is in order.


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TO: Polish Prussian Commonwealth
FROM: Fardhin
There is only 12 months left before the Steward Project is finished. We would like to invite you to visit Luzon in order to accustom yourselves to it and prepare to add it to your territories.


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TO: Letheny
FROM: Fardhin
We are troubled by your increasing military presence at our borders; and do request that you tell us what its purpose is, otherwise, we will have to apologize for any inconveniences our countermeasures may cause you. In order to defend our borders, secrets, and interests; you have been placed under a temporary naval embargo until you agree to guarantee that we will have no conflict.


In order to prevent anymore spies from entering Fardhin, an embargo was placed on Exodian as well as Lethen ships. For similar reasons, escaped refugees were to be executed the moment they entered Fardhinon waters; in order to prevent unwanted intruders from entry.

Tagalogplex, Manila

The Tagalogplex is a Moro mass-scale genocide complex, notable for being by far the largest extermination camps in the Philippines, capable of killing nearly one million Tagalogs every month; meaning that if the world would like to save the last 12 million Tagalogs from extinction, they would have a year or so.

The Tagalogplex additionally doubles down as hosting massive Tagalog sex slave brothels (the largest outside of New Quezon City and its Tributaries, various amusement park venues, including a lazy river, dozens of stores, restaurants, and bars (all of which are halal), dispensaries of both soft drugs and hard drugs, a three-story mosque, a ten-screen movie theatre that broadcasts only Islamic films, and nearly a thousand vending machines throughout the Tagalogplex that solely distribute the Quran.

The Tagalogplex is located in the middle of the former city of Manila ... and generates nearly $500 million a year in profits and as such is a substantial contributor to Manila's and to a lesser extent the Moro economy.

[Gagium]

Saint Louis, Capital of the United Commonwealths of Gagium

Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital, demanding action against the by now well-publicized genocides being committed by the government of Fardhin. Millions had already died, and it was likely millions more would die without speedy intervention. On the news channels, various political pundits argued the cause for war, and why it is necessary: Economic specialists were split, some saying war would end Gagium's current economic gold age, others saying it wouldn't impact the economy, or that it would even help it. The AI predictions generally trended towards economic depression should war break out, but the Gagiumish people still weren't quite accustomed to AI being equals, despite decades since the inception of intelligent, self-aware AI programs.

President Léopold Delon was split as well. War would be necessary, that he and his staff knew, but they debated on how to go about the matter for hours in the center of the city. His military staff used a wide array of simulations and AI projections to explain their various plans, while President Delon sipped on a glass of cheap coffee and tried his best to stay up. Finally, they came to the conclusion for pre-emptive deployment and a state of readiness. The militias would need to be trained and readied into the Armed Forces if necessary. St. Louis also prepared to send encrypted messages to its allies...

TO ANGELS ALLIANCE CORRESPONDENTS ATKEMRI, EXODIA
CLASS BETA-DIXON ENCRYPTION
URGENT

GAGIUM FLEET, INFANTRY, AIRFORCE INITIAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST FARDHIN GENOCIDE ACTIVATED. REQUESTING AID AND WAR AGAINST FARDHIN AUTOCRATIC REGIME SHOULD TENSIONS ESCALATE. WARY OF LETHEN PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH PACIFIC: PREVENTION OF INCREASED LETHEN INFLUENCE AND EXPANSION IN REGION MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY. NUMBER ONE OBJECTIVE: PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND DEATH. OBJECTIVE TWO: PREVENT EXPANSION OF AUTHORITARIAN, AUTOCRATIC IDEOLOGIES. FREEDOM IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

Pacific Ocean

The submarine forces and the KCS Venture continued their sail westwards. By now, each submarine group was a bit past the International Date Line, and continued in their trajectories. The Venture and Fourth Task Force would sail southwards, towards what used to be Indonesia, and the Fifth Task Force would sail towards Luzon.

Pacific Commonwealths, United Commonwealths of Gagium

Through order from High Command, the Pacific Fleet garrisoned in Hawaii moved out of harbor the next night. 2 aircraft carriers, 5 missile cruisers, 4 destroyers, 12 'drone-destroyers' (What Gagium referred to its unmanned missile-destroyers as), and 5 frigates sailed out of harbor, headed towards the Philippine Sea. A section of the Pacific Fleet in Californie, consisting of 2 aircraft carriers, 6 missile cruisers, 8 destroyers, and 10 drone-destroyers would begin a sail towards Hawaii. 4 fighter wings based in the west coast as well as 2 VTOL wings would begin transfer to Hawaii, adding on to the 3 fighter wings, 2 VTOL wings, and 2 bomber wings already located on the islands.

Meanwhile, in Californie, the 1st Army Group of Californie, consisting of the 2nd, 3rd, 8th, and 9th infantry divisions and the 5th and 6th armored divisions (97,000 men) would begin deploying to San Francisco and Los Angeles, where the navy gathered its transports and supplies. The 1st Combined Oregon-Washington Army Group, consisting of the 22nd, 23rd, and 26th infantry divisions and the 21st and 50th armored divisions (80,000 men) would begin deploying to Seattle, where another convoy was being assembled. The 1st Army Group of Nevada, consisting of the 13th and 14th infantry divisions and the 51st armored division (50,000 men) would also deploy to San Francisco.

Hawaii's 43rd and 44th infantry divisions stood on high alert, and the 81st, 82nd, and 83rd infantry divisions of the Army of Mexique as well as its 101st armored division would begin deploying to Mazatlan, where Mexique and the Gagiumish Navy gathered available transports for another convoy.

The Commonwealths of the Midwest and East activated their militias for training in combat for possible deployment and readied their infantry divisions, though they would not see any deployment for awhile. The military also did a 'routine' check of its missile silos across the West, ensuring they are still up to par.

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf Fleet, consisting of 3 aircraft carriers, 15 missile cruisers, 12 destroyers, 20 drone-destroyers, 25 frigates, and 30 corvettes was readied. It was entirely possible that they would later be deployed should conflict break out against Fardhin; However, the nation also had to be wary of its autocratic neighbors. Deployment would still be available, however longer it may take, should the Lethens close the Panama Canal to Gagiumish forces.

Space

The Earth Section of the Space Command of Gagium, consisting of 6 battlecruisers, 14 destroyers, 25 frigates, and 16 missile-corvettes, continued their endless orbit around Earth. Sending a navy to Mars in defense of its operations on the Red Planet should war break out was heavily discussed, as the colonies on the planet were exposed to the larger military force operated on Mars by Fardhin. However, the Space Command eventually came to the conclusion that anything worth fighting for on Mars would be a lost cause by the time reinforcements would arrive.

The moon, however, was perfectly within the range of Gagium's Space Command. The Earth Section began maneuvering towards a wider orbit, which would reduce the time it would take to reach the moon; However, it would also reduce the Space Force's coverage over Earth itself.

[Fardhin]

Saint Louis, Capital of the United Commonwealths of Gagium
Pacific Ocean

The submarine forces and the KCS Venture continued their sail westwards. By now, each submarine group was a bit past the International Date Line, and continued in their trajectories. The Venture and Fourth Task Force would sail southwards, towards what used to be Indonesia, and the Fifth Task Force would sail towards Luzon.

The Pacific

Anticipating both Lethen and Gagiumish forces in the Pacific, Fardhin had known to make sure that the area was well-defended. As such, only a fool would assume that Fardhin had not deployed Hunter-Killer Submarines. At the very least numbering in twelve, these submarines would patrol the waters below the surface; and were assisted by multiple ASW Sensors of varying types, both above the surface and below, from sonobuoys to FLIR.

Frigates withdraw from the ocean, and patrol the littoral-zone; closer to the shore. Twenty-five corvettes perform littoral patrols as well, while the other twenty-five accompany the main fleets in deeper waters.

Saint Louis, Capital of the United Commonwealths of Gagium

Through order from High Command, the Pacific Fleet garrisoned in Hawaii moved out of harbor the next night. 2 aircraft carriers, 5 missile cruisers, 4 destroyers, 12 'drone-destroyers' (What Gagium referred to its unmanned missile-destroyers as), and 5 frigates sailed out of harbor, headed towards the Philippine Sea.

As Gagiumish naval forces move closer to Fardhinon waters, they would encounter first; naval helicopters. These naval helicopters belonged to corvettes, in the furthest edges of the formation. The moment they would encounter each other, the helicopters would immediately send a signal to their corvette; and attempt to return to their ships. As the chain of command follows, the captain of the corvette first to spot Gagiumish would relay messages to the rest of the fleet; until Admiral Ahmed Rijal would come to learn of Gagiumish forces.

For the moment, Fardhin would have air superiority; boasting five aircraft carriers rather than two, altogether carrying well over five-hundred aircraft that with news of the Gagiumish Fleet, would begin increasing its deployments of aerial patrols.

Admiral Rijal would relay a message to the Gagiumish commander, "This is Admiral Ahmed Rijal, of the Fardhinon Navy; to the commander of the Gagiumish fleet in the Pacific. State your purpose here."

Space

The Earth Section of the Space Command of Gagium, consisting of 6 battlecruisers, 14 destroyers, 25 frigates, and 16 missile-corvettes, continued their endless orbit around Earth. Sending a navy to Mars in defense of its operations on the Red Planet should war break out was heavily discussed, as the colonies on the planet were exposed to the larger military force operated on Mars by Fardhin. However, the Space Command eventually came to the conclusion that anything worth fighting for on Mars would be a lost cause by the time reinforcements would arrive.

The moon, however, was perfectly within the range of Gagium's Space Command. The Earth Section began maneuvering towards a wider orbit, which would reduce the time it would take to reach the moon; However, it would also reduce the Space Force's coverage over Earth itself.

Space

The Lion's Pride continued to perform orbital patrols around the planet, occasionally encountering the Gagiumish; and every now and then making a stop at the Hex. The Hex was a massive space station, which began construction during the time of Florentino. Despite having much time passed since, the Hex was nevertheless full functional; and continued to be constructed and improved over time. The Hex is essentially a city in space, big enough to be called a megastructure; and the most major Fardhinon Space Port in Earth's Orbit. The Hex features a number of heavy defenses; including a plasma field which defends against lasers and small particles. It is equipped with both high and low frequency lasers, as well as missile arrays and railguns. Along with this, the station maintains orbital bombardment capabilities; using tungsten rods of which none are armed with explosives or mounted with rockets, as such was a violation of international law. If ever the station were to come under attack, it would call upon the Lion's Pride to help it, while defending itself on its own as well.

[Lethen Empire]

A message was sent in return with rather mid-strength encryption.

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In return to sender Fardhin
From the Lethen Empire

We apologize for causing concern. Our government has, at the moment, perceived the Angel's Alliance to be preparing for hostilities. We are performing high-intensity war-game preparations for both offensive and defensive maneuvers in case of attack and, in case of emergency, preemptive strike against the scourge of glorious tradition.

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To the nations of Gagium, Atkemri, and Exodia.
From the Lethen Empire

We have noted Gagiumish naval movements and have placed an embargo upon the entirety of the Angel's Alliance, not that were was much to embargo in the first place. For what it's worth, the Panama Canal is, as usual, closed to all military marine access.

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The 300,000 reservists were almost through with their AIT training. The next step was doubling this number, roughly. 700,000 reservists were called upon, suddenly, and entered AIT. Several thousand factories across the Empire were conscripted into arms production, and many state-owned factories did this as well. Cities which held industrial or population centers performed evacuation and sheltering drills on weekends. High Command was hard at work drawing up plans as the garrisons not involved in training in New Guinea began to swell and inflate unproportionally to the growth of the training exercises.

The Indian Ocean Fleet began to pool together in around the Maldives, while the Pacific Fleet began massive-scale training around New Caledonia. Behind the scenes, Lethen naval industries were hard at work preparing husks for ship replacements, as well as actual proper naval expansions. Letheny began to get into large-scale fleet reform and prepared to set out new types of ships as well as heavy investment into littoral ships. Drone upon drone upon drone was produced. A few ships, secretly minelayers, departed from the Falklands and began to set out naval mines, depth charges, and anti-submarine drones that sunk deep and laid dormant, waiting for submarines to pass by. The government of Prussia-Poland received a warning from Letheny noting that it recommended Prussian-Polish marine fleets not pass through the Cape Horn for unspecified safety reasons.

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

The great giant in Europe has slept for a long time. While Prussia-Poland's military drilled as hard as ever, it's people began to let themselves relax-hoping that for the first time in centuries, Prussia-Poland could enjoy a lasting peace spent in splendid isolation.
They were probably wrong, and the giant's sleep, while not entirely interrupted, would become fitful very, very soon.

Warsaw
Warsaw shone from miles away, a golden city upon a hill. Tall, soaring cathedrals existed next to skyscrapers and military barracks.
Automobiles crowded the highways alongside transport trucks. Soldiers, businessmen, and blue-collar workers mingled together on their way to work. Children sang and skipped on their way to school, shepherded across crosswalks by gas-masked, MP5-wielding traffic cops.

In one section of the city, in the Sejm, though all the buzz only served to despair one man.
Wilhelm sighed as the debate droned on.
"...and that is why we must intervene in Fardhin." finished one speaker.
Wilhelm breathed in and out. "Count Pontowski, I've said this before. We have a treaty in place with Fardhin-Christian Taglogs are sent to us."
"B-but-"
"And we might get Luzon."
"You really trust them?!"
"Why the hell not? They keep their word than Eclius, that's for sure. Now, I move to adjourn."
The Speaker nodded. "Prussia moves to Adjourn."
The final result was 215-0; a testament to how the Sejm, if nothing else, knew when enough was enough.

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To: Fardhin
From: Prussia-Poland
We would prefer first to reiterate our old agreement; Christian Taglogs are to be sent to us, with the exception of those belonging to Iglesia ni Cristo, in addition to any other sects we agree upon in the future.


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To: bggwMaxelkahbrbdbwcfswigshaaapakqeidpf@office.letheny.lz
From: sillywilly1871@mail.ppc
No clue why you're blocking off the Cape to us, but sure. Mind if we use the Suez?
-Willy


Announcement by Prussia-Poland:

We take great intrest and worry with regards to the Fardhinon situation and will continue to monitor. If armed conflict breaks out, we are neutral-unless the sovereignty of Prussian-Polish territory is violated.

With that, the gears began turning.
The III Seebattallion, stationed in Qingdao, was put on high alert, while the East Asia Cruiser Squadron began preparing for a potential intervention.

[Fardhin]

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TO: Letheny
FROM: Fardhin
Ah, then I suppose you don't mind if we tell the world that you have told us that your military build-up is not meant to in any way harm Fardhin? Because that is exactly what we will be doing.


In an answer to Fardhin's previous public inquiries on Fardhinon fears of Lethen military buildup, Fardhin has stated that Letheny has indeed replied; and cleared up the purpose of military buildup, not once stating that it was intended for Fardhin. As such, were Letheny to attack; it would nonetheless damage their public image.

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TO: PPC
FROM: Fardhin
Yes, of course. We invite you to Luzon, so that you may yourself perform checkups on progress; and confirm for yourselves that Christians are safe and sound.


[Fardhin]

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[Lethen Empire]

Maximilian had viewed the Fardhinon response with an eye roll and a sigh. He didn't really believe anyone would give a shit as to whether or not Letheny attacked, with its moral high ground and the fact that the exercise was specified to have been for a blend of both offensive and defensive operations. He leaned forward in his seat and gave a great sigh. He did, however, opt to respond to Wilhelm's email.

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To: sillywilly1871@mail.ppc
From: bggwMaxelkahbrbdbwcfswigshaaapakqeidpf@office.letheny.lz
We should probably be discussing this on a more formal media form, but I suppose I'll provide you with somewhat of an answer. Our warning is one for safety reasons, and we'll certainly not be sending much through there either. Regardless, the Bab el-Mandeb strait is open to your ships.


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The partial economic mobilization was in full force and the Lethen Army was roughly a million men stronger. Lethen numbers in New Guinea only grew one-hundred thousand or so men, while 300,000 inflated North Australian garrisons. A minor naval expansion was scheduled for completion within a month or less, while ten or so missile boats were laid into water in the Raj. A swarm of little fast-assault boats, about 175 in number, departed from ports in the Coral Sea. Lethen training exercises began to dim down, and the Lethen army was poised to strike. Almost everything was checked, double-checked, and ready to go for operations.

Maximilian stood in his Palace' great hall, perusing paints of his ancestors ordered chronologically. His eyes froze on the image of his great-great grandfather, King Ran, and slowly moved. "From my great-grandfather, the Stalkaizer, Luka the Fourth, to my father who slayed stagnation, the Fifth, I beseech you God to give me strength..." mumbled the Emperor, who set off in a fierce power walk. It was time to draft a declaration of war.

[Fardhin]

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[Fardhin]

The Hex

Wali Deris bin Teruna was the governor of the Hex, which continued to orbit around the Earth. He watched from above, and was able to see who was on the move and who was trying to make moves on Fardhin. The Wali had always noted, that Letheny was not one to keep its word, and that it had in fact been on the move. And so, in preparation, he had alerted those below, keeping updates and tabs on their activity. In preparation as well, the Wali had ordered a "meteor shower" from Halman. Halman spacemen, would take a bunch of meteors; and attach rockets to them, and program set coordinates. In fact, they had begun to move; and were set on a course for certain areas in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as India itself, and Lethen Oceania. These icy rocks from the asteroid belt could prove devastating if assisted by gravity, and would simply appear as a meteor shower until they hit. However, among these meteors; were special ones. Smaller meteors, which were really tungsten rods covered in ice and rock; as to provide a truly devastating orbital bombardment.

Papua

Along the border, missiles had already been armed and set; ready to fire at the first sign of hostilities. Anything that didn't try to go through the woods was an immediate target, so aircraft were in immediate danger. Land vehicles would have no choice but to go through the woods, to be destroyed by vehicular mines; or go through the beaches, and also be destroyed by vehicular mines as well as be forced to go through thin patches of sandy open land, flanked by ocean and Fardhinon forests; making them once more, prime targets for ATGMs, rocket launchers, anti-tank guns, and all other sorts of weaponry. It was clear that an offensive along the Papua Border was impossible, and the defensive would have the immediate upper hand; as such it would be made necessary to lure the opponent within one's territory to gain the upper hand, which however, Fardhin would not be inclined to do.