Fiction:The Rapture Conquests

The Rapture Conquests {Rapturian: ¢ãĭĸţ `ūų Лѓѓђ} were a series of conflicts between The Rapture and an estimated 3,000+ species (Many of whose names and history died with them). Lasting over 60 millienia, The Rapture Conquests saw the bloodiest fighting the galaxy has ever seen; with the Battle for Quoir, the "smallest" engagement having over 160 million deaths alone.

The Rapture
The Rapture (Z. Excellens somes mens) as they are known throughout the Pio and Quisa Sectors. Are a ancient species originating from the Planet Rapture. The Rapture currently are united under The Shiasx Dynasty, a 'mixing' of the 12 Central Lordships. The Shiasx Dynasty is ruled by 'The Queen', whose decisions are unquestionable and unflawed; rules all of The Rapture 'Empire' (to avoid confusion) with a tight grip. The Rapture have always been a aggresive species always fighting something. This fact combinined with their belief that they, and only they, should rule the galaxy; gives them a unstoppable desire to see all other species destroyed by any means nessecary.

Background
No one can remember the first species to be destroyed by The Rapture. But from evidence unearthed in the Iois Decorium, it is believed earliest signs of Rapturian aggresion (Off of their Homeworld) began around no more than 60,830,000 years ago. Since then a truly constant state of war has been all that was recorded.

Earliest Recorded War
The Y`seaaosd (as they are referred to) were a species only known from a signal sent from the Star system Uiis. This signal, which was intercepted by the Pioasan ship 'Eiiaos' in 9,455,63 P.Y (Pioasan Year) or 57,228,486 years ago. Gave the Pioasans a glimpse of their future enemies The Rapture. The message is as follows:

*Galatic Decryption Code #10018967-AAYU-6421AA* *static noise* lasts 34 seconds as the 'Eiiaos' gets into a better position. *Odd noise is heard, presumably Y`seaaosd language* Iooasi! ?Usoaa?? Ke`mo Y`seaaosd mji shalv *static* *Distress code begins* 101-22121-491188-AJAAJ-UUUIA-QQIARDS-CRRCS-M1Y0-Z*ends* **''translation: We are in need of re *static* ments! Hostile name: *unknown*, Origin point: Riio Sector, No more data. Destroying mi*ends*'' *Background noise resumes*

The Federal Alliance is attacked
45,781,920 years ago the coalition of over 500 species known as  The Federal Alliance  was ambushed in the Yoio Sector on the Planet Uuq. This marks the first detailed recording of the war, as well as the first attacks in what came to be known as;  The Foresakening , the longest period of the war in which planet after planet was bombarded by the Rapturian war machine for over 15,820,000 years. battle after bloody battle was fought for each and every system. And there was no shortage of reports of brutal slaughterings on planets the Rapture occupied. Deaths on both sides grew 500 million a day, and what came to be known as 'Corpse Planets' began to dot the Yoio sector. At the start of the war, The Federal Alliance boasted 15,000 systems and 456 quintillion citizens belonging to 512 species. After only 3,512,780 years; The Federal Alliance had only 3,400 systems remaining with another 2,000 under siege. Its population was now down to 432 trillion and of the 512 species, only 126 remained. But the Rapture kept coming in wave upon wave, their fast breeding cycles were slowly wearing down The Federal Alliance by attrition alone. While the Rapture had lost 572 quintillion, they actually doubled their population. Finally after almost 20,000,000 years of conflict The Rapture would come to a grinding halt at the Sins Sector. They had met their match.....The Noble Pioasans.

The Sagart Gap
See also The Sagart Gap War

22,268,324 years ago The Rapture were at The Pioasan Empire's border, much to The Raptures surprise the Pioasans had been allys with 20 members of The Federal Alliance. 9 of which were destroyed by The Rapture. Almost instantly after the first Rapture ship crossed the border the entire Pioasan navy went pushing forward into The Rapture. Caught off guard by the well prepared Pioasans, The Rapture lost millions of ships and trillions of Rapture died with them. However the advance of the Pioasans was short lived; near the Sagart Gap the Pioasans had reached 'The Horizion'; the point in which the first Birth Mothers had dominion. Without hesitation the Pioasan 14th Fleet kept pushing. Then, at the Qoois Sytem (26 ly from the Sagart Gap, and 3.1 ly from 'The Horizion')The Rapture began the counter offensive. Suddenly the Pioasan 14th fleet was outnumbered and taking fire from all sides. After 17 days of nonstop fighting the Pioasan 14th began to fall back. shortly afterwards the Pioasan navy retreated back to the Sagart Gap and dug in for the storm.