Fiction:Tertius Bellum/Torment of Arcaniox

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Prologue
In the months following april, in the wake of the Fury of Galvarus; Rambo Nation witnesses increased hostile encounters with the. Though the Kingdom didn’t invade any Rambo territories, they are known to engage Rambo freighters and Rambo Command vessels on neutral trade routes like the Ramsoria Run. These increased attacks at civilian vessels frightened the population and threatens the trade runs. While Rambo Command offered escorted movements, they have to few vessels to guard all trade convoys on the Ramsoria Run alone. And even armed escorts weren’t safe from Hutter raids.

Meanwhile, without the Shipyards of Rowar, the ships damaged by the Hutters actually have to wait longer in dry docks as the Rambo do not have the resources to repair them at the same rate the Shipyards did before. Within the government, talks erupted to lighten the pressure on the shipyards of the capital and Ramirith to enact a bill to use either Imperial and New Republic shipyards, though the senate is divided upon that.

While the Rambo Government, under leadership of tried to open a dialogue with the Kingdom. They refused to answer any summit or request for dialogue and the tense situations remained until mid-June, when suddenly the Hutters stopped most of their hostilities against the Rambo, leaving Rambo Intelligence in the dark for the reasons behind it.


 * Prologue: Jenassian Revelations

Stardate 05-07-08AQF, Gul patrolled the  colonial border just west of  onboard his new prized vessel, the Tevada-class. After months of delay and a failure to prevent diplomatic talks with the Rambo the ship was actually launched into active service. To mock him, the colonial central government send him to patrol borders instead to face the enemies of the Jenassian. Since the start of June, his people were plagued by an enemy with cloaked vessels- the. They dared to cross Jenassian borders constantly around the same location. Central Command ordered an intervention though the Jenassian had difficulties tracking down cloaked vessels and who knew how many were within their borders. The Hutter government simply claimed that they were crossing and were not within the Jenassian Colonial borders, something the colonial government agreed upon after being bribed.

"Gul Dar'Aehl, we picked up an emergency beacon” one of his bridge officers interrupted the Gul’s thought". Gul nodded at his officer to continue. “S-sir, it comes from outside our borders, it is a Rambo vessel”. The Gul narrowed his eyes, he did not favor these pathetic Rambo with their idealistic and utopian way of living, not to mention their blind ignorance of evil and wrongs. “Lay in an intercept course lieutenant” the Gul barked at helm officer. The helm officer turned and replied that is was outside their borders and into enemy ones. The Gul narrowed his eyes once more, “You have your orders lieutenant” was all the Gul answered.

Arriving at the scene, Gul Dar'Aehl looked at the chaos in front of him, a Rambo escort and freighters were either damaged or destroyed. Ordering his crew to scan for enemy ships they found none, and to their surprise the Gul actually ordered to aid the Rambo ships in need and transport those in need to the sickbay of the damaged USS Brittain, a battleship commanded by a person he was well familiar with, the  captain {{Fiction|Venullius}. Hours later, a slightly wounded Venullius was transported to the bridge of the Jenassian Tevada-class. Gul Dar'Aehl spread his arms and sarcastically commented; “Captain Venullius, my friend! How nice to meet you again, though what an unfortunate circumstances it are.” The Venatioa captain grinded his teeth before slightly growling in reply. “The feeling is mutual Gul Dar'Aehl, at behalf of Rambo Nation I wish to thank you for your aid.”. The Gul waved away the comment, replying that it was a little thing he could do for those in dire Jenassian need. The tensions between the two soon vaporized after Venullius told him that the Hutters attacked his convoy, raiding the cargo freighters for supplies. The attack came sudden and was the first hostile encounter with them in weeks. Dar'Aehl replied he too was troubled and showed him footing that Jenassian ships and freighters had also been attacked by Hutter vessel, though only at certain location. “So they are passing your borders and attack when thwarted Gul? How unusual?” Venullius asked the Gul. “So it seems captain, so it seems. A reasonable cause to investigate?” the Gul wondered aloud.