Fiction:The Evicted Mabius Covenant

Summary
The Evicted Mabius Covenant is a massive fleet of ships that is controlled by two races, the Calcimion and the Mabius, from the Mabius Galaxy. They are currently searching the Void for the cluster of Galaxies that ancient charts of the Mabius Empire point to.

They are somewhat peaceful, despite not approaching another Empire for millennium, however also have a highly powerful Military presence. Their technology is amazingly advanced after being jump started by the Ancient Mabius Empire, and has only grown more advanced as they live in the void.

Rise and Eviction of the Mabius Covenant
''“We the Calcimion Liberation Fleet, swear under oath of the Creator to follow in pursuit the goals of the ancient and forgotten Mabius Empire. Together with the Mabius Remnants, we will leave this corrupt Galaxy behind to join together with or smite whatever awaits us in the Beyond. We, together with the Mabius Remnants now form the Evicted Mabius Covenant.”''

Durring the rise of the Calcimion Empire, one of it’s scout fleets broke past the Mabius Blockade at the center of the Mabius Galaxy. The Calcimion Ship did not begin conquering and colonizing the planets behind the Blockade, but instead traveled to the very center finding there a massive construct left behind by the Mabius Empire.

The Construct released a signal to the Calcimion Scout Fleet. ''“We have discovered a presence that makes host of this universe, a presence that is darker then any other. But our mistakes have ended our chances of confronting them. We send this message to you, descendants of this Galaxy, find our remnants, light this gate, and help wage war against the Beings of Darkness.”''

As the Calcimion Scout Fleet listened to this message they made a decision to break free of their host Empire, becoming the Calcimion Liberation Fleet. The CLF fired up it’s Hyperion Drive, launching itself across the galaxy, although leaving behind the Hyperion Battery.

Durring this time the Calcimion Empire had conquered over half the Galaxy, while the other half waited in fear to be conquered. At the very fringe of the galaxy, the CLF placed a home base, reaching out for any society that resembled the Mabius Empire. Then they found one.

The Mabius Remnants, a tiny empire consisting of no more then four systems at the fringe of the universe greeted them with open arms. Upon hearing the CLF’s intent they agreed, on the condition that they first started the Liberation front against the Calcimion Empire.

The Liberation Fleet agreed, soon they massed with other empires, forming the Mabius Coalition to fight against the Calcimion Empire, but as the war proceeded, the Mabius Federation lost ground, systems fell slowly at first, but faster as time proceeded. Soon the Calcimion Empire reached the heart of the Mabius Federation. In one final desperate act, the Mabius Coaltiton used one of the Cross Galaxy Batteries to reach the core of the galaxy.

It was here that the Mabius Remnants activated the Blockade. The Aegis program, active, began eliminating all life outside of the galactic core, within days all space faring races were nothing but cinders and ash, the Galaxy set to start anew.

The Mabius also activated the Construct at the Core, which revealed itself to be a massive inter galactic battery. The Mabius Coalition, now only two different species, the Calcmion and Mabius Remnants, launched out across hundreds upon millions of light-years.

In thirteen years the Empire, now referring to itself as the Evicted Mabius Covenant, found itself exiting the “Phase Space” into the void between two galaxies.

Technology
The Evicted Mabius Covenant has a combination of the Warfare technology that was used by the Calcimion Empire, and the Omnipotent technology of the Mabius Empire. The combination made the EMC technology both massively powerful and civil. The EMC ships were designed as artificial living spaces when the fleet realized that it was in the Void between galaxies. These ships were known as the Civil fleet.

It’s main military power was presented by the ships that surround the rest of the fleet, known as the Shield fleet. The Shield Fleet is manned completely from the Capitol Ship at the center of the fleet, making them advanced robotic ships.

The main weaponry used by the fleet was the Ascendant Weaponry, the kind of pulse technology the Mabius Empire uses. Depending on the concentration of the Ascendant Pulse Waves, the weapons can either decimate living organisms easily, or completely obliterate matter from a distance.

This pulse technology is combined with the massively powerful Mobile Interstellar Weapon Array that the Calcimion Empire used make for a powerful and destructive combination. However the weapons have only proved to be planning ahead, as the EMC is still floating adrift and alone in the Void.

As far as civil technology is concerned, Medical technology is massively well placed, naturally simulated habitats are found on every non-combatant ship with large varieties of animals and plants supported by water recycling systems. Similar to these housing ships are the agricultural ships, responsible for water storage, food storage, and growth of food.

There are two laboratory ships, one concentrating on civil technologies and the other concentrating on military technologies. The two labs are run by their respective race. Each ship works to make life easier and more comfortable for the fleet, while also making it safe and strong.

The fleet, realizing it’s power supplies would quickly run dry in the Void, set course for their goal, launching themselves forward they aloud their kinetic energy and inertia to push the forward. Eventually the Civil Scientists developed an engine that could be made easily from the small amount of supplies they had and could produce more then enough energy to power engines, life support systems, and the more luxurious electrical systems of the fleet.

Thanks to this engine, the Compressed Materials were used to build thousands more ships, making the fleet more massive then ever before. It was at this point that the Fleet instated it’s new Democratic Systems, giving each captain and Admiral a place to speak and voice opinions.

Political System
''“I now call the Court of Captains to order. Today we add Captain Alomon to seat 9076. We are to discuss the goals of the Covenant."''

The two races live together in harmony, their Capitol ship serves as a political base for the massive fleet, each captain holding a seat at the council, and each sub-fleet represented by a member. The two races are responsible for different things. The Mabius are responsible for civil matters while the Calcimions are responsible for military practice and law enforcement.

As far as decisions that effect the entire Fleet, the Court of Captains speaks about their problems and ideas and the ones that are decided to be most important are presented to the Admiral Court who make the ultimate decisions.

On the condition that the EMC did come across another Empire, or reached a pre-inhabited Galaxy, they would be represented by the a single member of each race. The Philosopher Ankael was made the representative of the Mabius Remnants. And High Admiral Kathal was made the representative of the Calcimion Liberation Federation.

On the condition that it was wanted, but not necessary to wage war on one of these foreign Empires, the Court of Captains would join together to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the eradication or conquering of another Empire.

If, however, war was imminent and engaged by the enemy, or diplomacy would be useless with an enemy, the Admiral Court would enact Emergency Warfare Procedures, destroying any ship that so much as neared the Fleet without raising a signal for peace or friendly contact until the war ended.

Religion
''“It is the god who granted us the gift of life that we worship. For once we tried to reach this god, and our arrogance was our undoing. Now we will praise the Creator, whether this god is a lonely one or a god surrounded by its brethren.”'' ~Ankael, High Philosopher of the Habius Remnants

When the Calcimion Empire joined together with the Mabius Remnants, they joined in religious belief as well. However the Mabius did not worship a god, as they were not sure what god to worship. Instead the Mabius Empire, during it’s prime, attempted to become godlike beings, ending in their destruction. As a lesson, the Mabius Remnants decided that life was meant to live, and godhood could not simply be acquired.

The EMC give praise to whatever god or gods gave life to the galaxy. As they are uncertain what to call this or these gods, they simply refer to it as the Creator. Small shrines on each of the non-warring ships are praise to the Creator, however the EMC does not have complex rituals for their religion.

Fleet Issues
''“The void is unforgiving. There is no Terra. There is no water, we must be careful with what we have, lest we die a slow, cold death, alone in the darkness.”'' ~High Admiral Kathal

The fleet faces eventual starvation or dehydration due to the slowly shrinking resources, despite the Compression Systems that compresses gallons of water into a single drop, expanded through decompression processes.

To prevent faster loss of resources, the Admiral Court indicted multiple laws. Food and water are each rationed properly, despite being omnivorous, meat is the only thing eaten by both races, not just the Carnivorous Calcimions, the Mabius make up for lost nutrients with a medical injection.

There is a population limit on the fleet, each mated pair can have only two children, keeping the Population properly balanced. If there is ever an unbalance between male and female offspring, genetic alterations are committed to rebalance the population.

Crime within the fleet is easily isolated, however sometimes proves an issue. This has resulted in the Weapons Control law, keeping any civilian of the Fleet from owning a weapon of any kind.

Goals
''“We exist to discover what our forefathers were too arrogant to find. We have set our eyes upon their ancient charts and words and we set out across the Void to find the Galaxy their charts have marked. It is there we will find what so perplexed them.”'' ~High Philosopher Ankael

As stated, the EMC passes many galaxies by, still locked very distant from the super clusters that the Mabius Empire set aside. However, as time as continued they have neared this space. Many rumors surround their goals, some saying that they are home to creatures greater then the gods. Or that they are home to the Dark Presence mentioned by the message left in the Aegis Gate.

In modern times they have neared their goal, as they grow anxious to discover what it is that awaits them, they also are well prepared for any threat it might present, advancing their technology constantly as they continue through the Void. Thanks to the Ancient Mabius technology, they have quickly excelled in technology, advancing past the Mabius during their prime.

Hoping this has prepared them for whatever threat lies ahead, they charge forward through the Void, planning to reach their goal within the next two years.

The Fleet
''“The most massive number of ships yet to reach the Void. It’s technology is magnificent for such a young Empire, if it were to enter a star system, nothing could move. Hundred of thousands of ships manned and thousands more controlled by robotics. Carriers, frigates, capitol ships, all surrounding the massive Flag Ship.”'' ~Technician aboard the Flag Ship, Moriceant.

The UMC Fleet consists of exactly 1,829,084 ships sizing frigates and larger, including the Flag Ship and Admiral Capitol ships. 1,002,993 of these ships are Military ordinance and Defensive ships. The remaining 826,091 are host to the Fleet’s civilian population, agricultural areas, and bio-ships.

The fleet consists of 300 sub-fleets each represented by an admiral. The Capitol ship sits in the center, surrounded by Housing ships, which are in turn surrounded by agricultural ships and Resource ships. The outer most layer of the fleet is the home to Military Class ships, making it the largest lone layer.

Most of the ships within the fleet are exact copies of one another, to conserve materials and time in their construction. Most land vehicles were left behind when the Fleet escaped the Mabius Galaxy, or scrapped for resources. Small shuttles are used to link the ships, however most ships don't interact except for at Council Meetings.

High Admiral Kathal rules over the Fleet from the capitol ship. Although his job is considered easy, as there is no interaction with other races, and the Fleet has traveled in the same direction for thousands of years. He is still held in high respects and his advisor, High Philosopher Ankael, guides many of his decisions in a less warlike manner that most Calcimions hold.

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History
"We are young but strong. Our ideals combined make us noble and open minded, and our technologies combined make us ascendant to most Empires across this fair universe. However our past is scarred and drenched in blood, and we must not forget what we did to reach the place we are at." High Admiral Kathal

The Ancient Mabius Empire
Not much is known of the Mabius Empire before it's descent into chaos, however it is known that the Empire once held a massive empire that spanned the entire Mabius Galaxy, as the first space faring race to rise there. During the time before the Collapse they spent much of their time teaching and bringing rise to other empires.

As they grew larger, their technologies became ever greater. Their ships moved at speeds like no other, their weapons could bring planets to ruin in a matter of minutes and their planets became utopias like no other. They became godlike in the eyes of smaller, less significant empires.

At the peak of their existence, the Mabius Empire developed a massive Intergalactic Phase Battery at the center of their Galaxy, calling it the Aegis Gate. They surrounded the core of the Galaxy with structures known as Aegis Keys. However the names are similar, the two networks had nothing to do with each other. The Aegis Keys were weapons that could be used to destroy all life in the galaxy, before releasing samples of single celled organisms to inhabitable planets, effectively starting life over.

This was called the Aegis Network. It is not certain why the Mabius Empire built the Network, but it is known that they effectively used it at the end of the Scourge.

Collapse of the Mabius Empire
''"They think that they can hold such beliefs and still look down on their own Empire? We are gods now, it is time we act like them. We should no longer dwindle with these pathetic mortals, rise up and take arms against the Heretics. Rise up as gods!" ''~Ancient Zealot of the Mabius Ascendant, Lonoro

The Mabius Empire soon had a schism of belief. One side remained humble and compassionate toward the Galaxy, while the other became arrogant and self-righteous. One side believed that life and the gods who created it should be respected and cared for, while the other believed that the gods should be envied and it should be the Empire's goal to become as Godlike as possible.

This led to the Mabius Civil War. As one side amassed with the smaller Empires within the Galaxy, the other stood alone. The war became bloody as the two sides fought for control of the Aegis Network. Once the Mabius Galactic Alliance gained control of the Network they quickly began silencing their arrogant brethren, pushing them back to the center of their controlled space. Knowing they had already won, the Alliance were quick to destroy their brethren, finding them oddly weak at their core.

The Scourge
"We are too late, this is our mistake, and it is our price to pay, forgive me my Empress, but this festering creature must be ended." ~Ancient Admiral Alkmorona

In a last desperate act, the Mabius Ascendants began developing a parasite that would ravage any organic matter it came to contact with, infesting it and mutating it into a controllable, mindless slave. Despite all the work the Ascendants put into the parasite, the found out too late that they had less control over it then initially believed.

The parasite began to appear inside Ascendant Space, causing panic and horror to strike. Taking advantage of the unknown weakness, the Alliance crushed the Ascendant, only just realizing the Parasite was the cause of their weakness. This aloud the parasite to spread onto the ships and into the Galaxy. As it grew in mass and power, the Alliance became unorganized and panicked.

As the Fleets began to scatter to the far Fringes of the Galaxy, escaping only to die in the Void beyond, the Aegis Network was activated by a small fleet within the center of the Galaxy, the fleet was safe from the Pulse that wiped the galaxy clean of all life and proof of life, soon replacing it to start anew.

The Fleet, their work complete and their hearts heavy found salvage in the fringe of the Galaxy, bringing animals and plants to a tiny set of stars.

The Rise of the Calcimion Empire
"War is what we are, it's what we do. We are the strongest, and we will not stop until we have proven that to every being in the Universe." ~Emperor Malini

Three billion years after The Scourge life once more began to grow strong in the Mabius Galaxy. Many space faring empires rose up in this time, but one stood above the rest. The Calcimion Empire was a mighty and warlike empire. At first they made allies with many, destroyed few. But as their empire spread, they grew corrupt and cold-hearted. They began testing weapons on ally colonies and eventually developed a weapon network known as called the Mobile Interstellar Weapons Array, capable of destroying planets for light-years away.

As they grew larger, enslaving empire after empire with ease, they were yet unable to breach the Aegis Network and reach the core of the Galaxy. To bypass the Aegis Network they developed a Mobile Cross-Galaxy Battery capable of propelling large fleets past obstacles through "Phase Space".

After conquering much of the galaxy thanks to their advanced technology they began to dream of reaching new Galaxies. The Imperial Science Fleet agreed that the Core of the Mabius Galaxy was the way to link the Galaxies, and if it could be stabilized like the black holes, it could be traversed with ease.

To investigate these claims the Imperial Scout Fleet was ordered to jump past the Aegis Network to see what awaited them on the other side. Once the Fleet had passed the Network, they ignored the barren and lifeless planets that surrounded the core, making fast pace toward the Core itself. Upon reaching the core, they discovered the TransGalacic Aegis Gate.

Upon hearing the message of the Aegis Gate, they decided to turn away from their warlike brethren, proceeding into a more knightly and noble way of life. This led to the EMC as it is.

Galactic Alignment
"We are alone, but we wish only to find more life, noble life." High Philosopher Ankael

The EMC is not currently allies or enemies with any other Empire. They drift alone in the Void, propelling toward the Cluster of Galaxies marked for them.

Military Prowess
(Under Construction)

Additional Stats
Full Military Forces: 1,002,993 Ships purposed for defensive and offensive military. Galactic Trade State: No Trade Routes have been developed. Ruling Body: Council of Captains, Admirals control subfleets like City States, in times of crisis, High Admiral Kathal is in charge. New High Admiral elected upon Former High Admiral's death. Official Currency: Rationed Foods and Materials make Currency useless. Trade Exchange Rate: N/A Colonial Extent: 0 Systems, entire Population housed within the 826,091 Housing ships of the Flotilla. Total Number of Colony Systems: 0

Trivia
The combined Civil and Martial Fleets make this one of the, if not THE largest fleet in the Universe.

Despite living peaceful and happy lives, the EMC is a very poverty stricken society.

Life within the Fleet is well looked after, including the indigenous species from the Mabius Galaxy kept on Bio-ships.

The Fleet's Super Carriers that make up much of the Martial Defense Fleet carry over 3,000,000 Robotic Fighter craft each.