The Story So Far
As humanity reached out into the stars, the nations of the world joined the newly formed Terran Republic. Through discreet interstellar exploration, the Republic found the neighboring galaxy a place of wonder and prosperity, filled with peaceful civilizations like the Malgeir Federation, the Schprissian Confederacy, the Granti Alliance…etc. Perfectly ripe for the taking for the uniquely bloodthirsty herbivore species, the Znosian Dominion, known to all other species in the region as Grass Eaters.
Motivated by a religious and psychological need to expand, the rabbit-like Znosians invaded the bear-like Granti. Despite the peaceful Granti species receiving direct military assistance from their old friends, the canine-like Malgeir, they were overwhelmed and forced to evacuate their entire territory, including their homeworld of Grantor. The Znosians then turned their sights to the Malgeir, who they proceeded to also dominate on the battlefield due to their superior understanding of interstellar war and logistics. In the course of the brutal invasion, the Znosians colonized, then efficiently exterminated any predators remaining on the occupied planets.
When the presence of one of its recon ships was observed during a raid between the Malgeir and Znosian ships present, the Terran Republic finally decided to join the war covertly on the Malgeir side.
With centuries of experience with constant war, excellent logistics, computing technology, and wild underestimation from the Znosian enemy, the Terrans helped the sworn-to-secrecy and retrained Malgeir Sixth Fleet beat back an invasion of the Malgeir core world of Datsot, capitalizing on enemy missteps to push them all the way back to the occupied Malgeir system of Gruccud, finally trapping and forcing the surrender of the invasion fleet with technological deception.
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But the Znosians were not done; they struck back. As the Terran Republic was distracted by an internal conflict around Saturn, the Znosians discovered the full extent of the capabilities and location of Sol. They mustered a massive fleet of thousands, the Grand Fleet, and set their engines for Terra. On the way, they displayed the psychopathic determination characteristic of the Dominion, as well as their preparedness against the tricks that had previously burnt them.
Through the actions of the newly integrated Terran and Malgeir fleets, the Republic barely survived the onslaught. They managed to stop and destroy the Grand Fleet as it entered the orbit of Terra. However, this came at a heavy price: the Ceres shipyards were devastated, and to deny the enemy fuel for their campaign, the Republic had to permanently destroy every refueling point inside its borders outside of Sol.
And the enemy still lives. Though greatly wounded, their massive population and resource advantages remained. With every battle, every day that passes by, they learn more about their predator enemies. Their leaders think in centuries and generations, not operations and weeks.
Even as they plan their retreat from the occupied territories of the former Granti Alliance that they can’t hold for much longer, the Grass Eaters are planning their next move…