Fiction:Twilight of Divina/Chapter 01

 CHAPTER 01

Meeting at Rambo Prime
10 August 2820, the dust has settled upon after the cataclysmic conclusion of the battle between the  and the. Imperial forces under Mandator leveled the major city known as Rambo Prime, reducing it to rubble and killing thousands during its orbital bombardment. The and the  forces aided those dozen survivors but few escaped the onslaught.

Sighting heavily, Lord looked at the report given by schout-bij-nacht. Looking up from his pad to the approaching Civatron, the Ynuri Lord and smiled. Though still rather unknown with the ranking system of the Pact he was glad to have such powerful and honorable warriors beside him. Nodding Civlrozed took his position at the table and was shortly followed by the elderly Serindia Lord. Lord Ramcelsior snorted while leaning on his cane. "What a situation you brought upon thy Lord Le Rambo" the elderly lord began. Both the admiral and the Ynuri Lord looked a bit surprised at the rude comment. "You brought ruin and death upon my people My Lord. As said over transmission, I will say to you in person once again, House Ramcelsior will not join forces with House Le Rambo of Ramar Shadda nor the Loyalists".

"Do you not see our cause is right?" Lord Civlrozed bursted in the conversation. "My warriors fought to liberate thy from the evil of the Empire!" he said proudly.

Ramtterson nodded and admitted he was honored by their efforts and meet one of the legendary Civatron in person. "Don't get me wrong M'Lord, you have the grattitude of myself and my House. House Ramcelsior will house you as long as you pleases to stay. But to be blunt, I am affraid that both you and the Dutch fail to the real issue. But House Ramcelsior does not answer nor bend the knee to Lord Ramannis of Ramar Shadda". Bowing his head, Ramtterson left the building leaving a startled Civlrozed and Tasman behind.

"Sigh" Lord Ramanis said. He explained to both that the Houses of Serindia only answer to the Royal Crown. "Which brings us to our next problem my friends, what will be our next move? Without the support of the Serindia Houses our task got all the more complicated. Recent intelligence indicate the Imperials set up an Interdictor line of defense, rendering both Warp and Hyperspace useless when advancing deeper into Rambo territory".

Tasman scratched his chin, the was known to be resourceful and cunning. Civlrozed slammed his fist on the table. "Our ships are uneffected by it Lord Le Rambo, I suggest we besiege at once".

Ramannis and Tasman refused, affraid the Empire was drawing the Civatron in. Ramannis explained the Pact was the trumph card within their arsenal. The more they fought the Empire the more chance the Empire would get to analyse their tactics and ships and find a counter against it.