Fiction:Second Great Cyrannus War/Tales of the War

Tales of the War is a series of short-stories taking place throughout the during the cataclysmic. The Tales follow a wide variety of characters, from Resistance generals to Imperial commanders, lowly smugglers and high monarchs, elaborating upon the adventures of characters and factions beyond the main storyline, appearing in the Chronicles of, , and. Instead, the Tales tell the stories of minor or recurring characters from across the, expanding the universe in ways the main storyline can only touch upon.

Tales of the War I: The Viper and the King
As the Opening Stages of the rage on, slowly the  descents into chaos as alliances splinter and fracture before the might of the. In the, however, the Empire is not the only threat to stability, for within the secure worlds of Republica Elen'Nanethia, Praesator utilises the political chaos to secure her own power, independent from President 's government on. However, she knew that she could not achieve independence without support from Rambo Nation, and set about travelling to the blockaded.

Making contact with her connections in the Cyrandia underworld, Adelheidis contacted her most trusted smuggler,, with whom she had a romantic relationship with during the , when she was in cahoots with the. Utilising forged identification papers, Rambertan managed to smuggle Adelheidis onto the Capital, setting the Eagle down close to the capital. From there, she stealthily made her way to the Royal Palace, making sure that she avoided both Rambo and Imperial patrols. Having already made contact with the Rambo throne prior to leaving, she waited a pre-selected location, where she awaited whomever High King Rambert deemed worthy enough to meet her. To her surprise, it was the High King himself, had donned his more casual appearance instead of his armor with the antler helmet. Rambert eyes Adelheidis, remarking her beauty for humanoid standards and her aroma of a sweet perfume. Adelheidis smiled sweetly and batted her eyelids. Rambert raised an eyebrow and made a purring sounds. Rambert sat down in a nearby chair and poured a glass of wine, offering one to Adelheidis he listened to her story. Nodding he took another gulp of his wine and looked at Adelheidis with sincere interest. He didn't like Apollo, believing him to be rash and not suited to lead in war. Taking another gulp of his wine, Rambert narrowed his eyes and wondered where Aldelheidis was going to and how it would involve in her plots. He liked her, but her reputation was well known, even to him. Saddling up to him, she stealthily unbuttoned the top of her blouse, before continuing. Rambert was speechless, he didn't expect this move though somehow he did like it. Though he was not interested in humanoids, a friend with benefits would be something new to him. Placing his hand on her leg, he looked dreamy at her.
 * Rambert: "Your excellency, welcome to the Capital, albeit I hoped under other circumstances. I trust Rambo authorities provided no problems during your voyage?"
 * Adelheidis: "Not at all, High King Rambert. My, my, I heard tales of your strength and good looks, but they do not do you justice."
 * Rambert: "You look like a sweet spring morning as well, my lady. Though I am sorry to meet you under these grave circumstances. Please accept my condolences for the loss of Mou'Cyran and the following outbreaks of conflicts, though my information on it is limited due to our Imperial friends efforts to keep us blind and by the closure of the wormholes into Cyrannus."
 * Adelheidis: "Ah yes, dreadful news. Dreadful! And yet, from what I hear, fools back in Cyrannus believe it gives them the right to lead the Republic. Preposterous in my eyes."
 * Adelheidis: "You are probably already aware that Apollo has claimed the Presidency. Though you may not be aware that it was an act of illegality! In the event of an emergency, the Praesators of the Republic must gather to elect a new President, but we have not been consulted. As such, we in Elen'Nanethia do not recognise Apollo's legitimacy."
 * Rambert:  So, what will the Elen'Nanethia do?"
 * Adelheidis: "We will be independent in name, until a proper selection process for the President is introduced. We will oppose Apollo's government in any way, shape or form."
 * Adelheidis: "If I'm going to ask for your support, I don't expect it to be free, sweet King."
 * Adelheidis: "Anything you would ask, I will give, if it's in my power to do so."
 * Rambert: "What did you have in mind? After all I got a super star destroyer in orbit problem that has grounded me?"

Adelheidis ran her fingers through her long red hair.


 * Adelheidis: "Yes, that is a problem, now isn't it?"

Rambert leaned forward and smiled.


 * Rambert: "My hands would be less bound if that problem was solved eh?"
 * Adelheidis: "If only you had a powerful friend with a powerful fleet to help solve it."

Adelheidis gave a girlish laugh, before leaning forward conspiratorially.


 * Adelheidis: "Where shall we begin?"

Tales of the War II: The Andustar Resistance
On the bridge of the new Resistance flagship Emancipator, General paced up and down the bulkheads, glancing briefly at a map of the Outer Rim of Cyrannus. While many commanders and leaders of the Resistance remained in hiding in the mystical world of, Sesoka had decided that in order to bring the war to the Empire, they would need to establish a hidden base in Cyrannus, from which Resistance starships could strike out against the Imperials. After months of searching the backwater systems of the Neoarkan Sector, Sesoka had ultimately decided to redirect to scout out the systems beyond the Empire, in the Andustar Sector.

Colonel had reacted as he had expected, with objections and frustration as the good colonel found his squadron was primary raised for battle. Sesoka had different thoughts on that, as the massive satelitte could detect transmissions from far away and could predict whether or not the Andustar Sector was suitable for a base, plus the squadron was used for reconnassaince and not primary for battle. While he had heard of Andustar from his conversations with contacts] with the, his knowledge of Imperials operating in the sector made him question whether or not to establish a base there. Yet scouts reported that there had been no Imperial activity in the region for months, nor had the New Republic utilised the listening post that they constructed on the backwater world during the. Eventually, the Emancipator dropped out of hyperspace in orbit over Andustar, followed closely by the other squadrons of the Cyrannus Resistance cells, including the, and. Gazing down at the frozen planet below, Sesoka nodded slowly.


 * Sesoka: "Yes. Yes, this will do nicely."

He walked over to the main holoprojector, where the holographic images of other Resistance commanders appeared.

Lady looked nervously at the General. Commander chuckled at the muttering of the Yudumaran female. Sesoka nodded.
 * Sesoka: "Welcome to our new home, comrades."
 * Syria: "An ice planet General? Guess I will not be on the surface that much".
 * Raymus: "A nice spot General, the Imperials will think twice before attacking us here!"


 * Sesoka: "My thoughts exactly, Commander Oquoné. Commander, I have been in contact with the native Andustarans, they have agreed to allow us to construct a base, provided we stay out of the way of their towns and fortifications. Begin landing our transports."

The Osteolan commander smiled.

The rest of the commanders nodded as well and prepared their squadrons for landing on the surface, where they began construction of the first Resistance Base.
 * Donaró: "With pleasure, General. With any luck, we can finally stop running from the Empire and give them a much deserved punch in the snout."