Fiction:Dominion of the Xhodocto

"If I have ever felt fear before...it was the moment I looked upon the mere shadow of the Xhodocto."

- Kralgon Emperor

The Dominion of the Xhodocto (Acheronic Tongue - Kházúr Átaranadín) is a massive combined faction composed of the recently returned Xhodocto, Legion of the Deathmarch and many other demons from Inferno. The Dominion itself is headed by the four Khazurhal of the Xhodocto, whose militia is in the hands of the High Demon Anzilanarus.

Formation
The history of the Dominion rests with the former presence the Xhodocto had in the Andromeda Galaxy before their defeat in the War of the Ancients. Originally, the Andromeda Galaxy was one of the largest holds of the Xhodocto's influence and was a nexus of the Legion of the Deathmarch's power until c. 2766 AD from the destruction of the Congregation. Upon the defeat of the Xhodocto billions of years beforehand, the Legion of the Deathmarch dispersed from Andromeda and the once 71-million strong territory fell into ruin, along with the remainder of demonic relics plaguing the space. As such, only the Grand Inquisition dared to go into the space, of which information is classified to the rest of the Gigaquadrant. Upon the defeat of the Xhodocto at the end of the War of Ages, their presence disappeared completely from the universe and then ascended into a higher plane years afterwards. Unexplained consequences have called the Xhodocto back to this universe and retaking their former territory in Andromeda.

It is believed that with the destruction of the Devourer's Chosen, recent inactivity of the Corruptus and the Legion of the Deathmarch in general has caused the Xhodocto's own intervention to bring back their influence into this universe, amid little knowledge from the rest of the universe. Speculations have begun to rise in Andromeda that the Xhodocto are stirring in the galaxy once again. The Legion of the Deathmarch, such as remnants of the Devourer's Chosen, the Cult of the Deathmarch (who has fallen into disarray) have come together under the Xhodocto's direct control. Some consider this to be the new Legion of the Deathmarch.

Tantummodo Mortem
The Dominion came to light in the event known as the Third Xhodocto War, when the Xhodocto declared war against the Gigaquadrant once more. The Dominion attacked the universe in multiple fronts, causing the complete eradication of the with only one known exception, and also launched an attack on the Realm of Dreams and Heaven, taking over the former and completely destroying the latter. To prepare itself for war, the Dominion created a trio of megaconstructs which acted as superweapons: Draynia, a massive weapons facility, Ightosia, a huge laboratory where a Xhodocto-made pathogen known as the Infernovirus was developed, and Ardonia, a star intelligence which served as the center of the Dominion's networks and as the physical body of the Xhodocto AI Xharn.

A team created by Kicathian demigod infiltrated Dominion territory with the plan of weakening it from the inside before they could launch an attack on the universe. As they did, the Infernovirus on Ightosia went out of control and took over the entire megaconstruct, causing it to be abandoned. However, the Dominion's Nexus Grox had been proven to be immune to the pathogen and were ordered to contain it, but before they had the chance, Kithworto and his team destroyed the megaconstructs one by one, beginning with Draynia, moving to Ightosia and ending with Ardonia. During this time, the Dominion also attacked the in the campaign known as Da Blak Kroozade, which ultimately failed and was succeeded by the Mass Armageddon.

Following Ardonia's destruction, Kithworto and his team travelled to the Ream of Dreams and defeated the Dominion forces in it, led by the Corruptus demigod. During this time, betrayed Kithworto's team and joined the Dominion, later being the head of several attacks on Andromeda, with their main target being the. By the end of these attacks, Arsac and the Corruptus took over the and recovered the Xhodocto Eye Terastia from the Inquisition's Reliquaries, delivering it to the Tandava Lords.

The war led to the Dominion being responsible for the deaths of billions through superweapons such as the Infernovirus and the Xhodocto Rectifiers, though Kithworto's team was eventually successful and managed to weaken the empire from the inside to an extent. The influence of demons from the Dominion lessened noticeably, and the war was declared as ended after this. The Dominion's territory went silent after this, though they are still at large and still own immense territories over the First Gigaquadrant. It is not known if the Dominion will attempt another attack on the universe following the end of the war, but they surely possess the means to do so.

Territory
The Dominion of the Xhodocto control the entirety of the Segmentum Adnihilo in Andromeda Galaxy, controlling some 71 million planets in total. It is known that whilst the Xhodocto have control over all this, approximately 20 million are given to each race whilst the Xhodocto function on one planet. Ancient networks of wormholes the Xhodocto constructed have become active once again, allowing easy connections of transport throughout the sector of weapons, war machines and captured alien races. The layout is very uniform - that the demon territories headed by the Legion of the Deathmarch act as the first line of defence, the Legion of the Deathmarch Territory acting as the second layer and the Xhodocto's space acting as the last line of defence.

Because of the untouched space, the Xhodocto have begun to re-awaken constructs, weapons and ancient relics of their power in the universe before the modern times. Constructs such as ringworld arrays have come into use and are being used as Legion strongholds. The Cult of the Deathmarch have created orderly strongholds guarding the Legion of the Deathmarch territory, and, by extension, the Xhodocto territory itself.

Internally, no one is allowed to enter the Xhodocto's territory as religiously, it is considered holy ground and seriously offensive to the Xhodocto for mortals to step on their planet. The Dominion has come to call the Xhodocto's new planet Anazopyrosi, and former beliefs in Orichalcum I have begun to die out.

In addition to its already massive territory in Andromeda, the Dominion's demon races are also in control over a multitude of other dimensions, including, the Nightmare Region, Heaven, the Realm of Forget and the Chaos realms Shard, Insomnia, Arx, Tangent, Erebus and Equilibrium.

Government
The Government of the Dominion of the Xhodocto is headed by the Four Khazurhal - Draguros, Angazhar, Krathazhrukhal and Santorakh. These four Xhodocto have originally ruled the Legion of the Deathmarch and the Xhodocto since the dawn of reality, and continue to do so in the Dominion of the Xhodocto. The Dominion have become far more lenient on the Legion's freedom, designing it so that the Xhodocto themselves, whilst supreme forces are only there for guidance in internal affairs. The rest of the government is headed by the heads of the Cult of the Deathmarch, and then the rest of the Legion of the Deathmarch.

The militia of the Dominion is headed secretly by High Demon Anzilanarus, who controls the Xhodocto Militia and Legion Militia, labelled as the Fifth Horseman of Order. Anzilanarus controls massive power within the Legion whilst being controlled by the Khazurhal's decisions.

The Xhodocto Gods, high religious figures in the Legion doctrine, are minor governing bodies who are advisers to Draguros himself. Belief in the Supreme Entity Kamik'Shi has become discouraged, much rather treating the whole Xhodocto race as gods instead.

Religion
All members of the Dominion follow Xhodoctoism to some extent, as all eventual links between separate factions in the Dominion have independent cult-followings - the strongest being in Shu'rimrodir and the Mali'Nar. It is likely that some races in the Dominion are somewhat unaware of the Xhodocto's existence fully.

Hierarchy Systems
Because of the immense population of the Dominion, there are hierarchy systems in the Legion of the Deathmarch and the external Demonic Dominions as well. The Legion of the Deathmarch Hierarchy is far more simple as the hierarchy is based on the total factions of the Legion itself. The Cult of the Deathmarch is considered the highest body, and all of its races in it. In general, all mortal species are, quite strangely, treated equally under the service of the Xhodocto. It is considered that under the service to the Xhodocto, mortals have equal importance to the eventual goal of the Xhodocto - the complete destruction of Chaos.

However, the demonic hierarchy is far more strenuous on how demons are treated. Inferno denizens and Elite Demons are treated higher than those of the Corruptus Demons and Vyro'Ralza Demons, as they are directly linked and close to those of the Xhodocto.

Inhabitants
The Dominion of the Xhodocto possesses numerous races of which are immortal and mortal, as a general union of the Legion of the Deathmarch.

Essential Species=



Military


The Militia of the Dominion have a near unrivaled power throughout the Gigaquadrant, although the unexplained power loss of the Xhodocto has meant that they are not invincible. The majority of the Dominion's militia is that of the Devourer's Chosen, Purgation Cult and the Cult of the Deathmarch. The demonic militia of the Corruptus has also become useful as a massive ground force in unison with the ground forces of the Inferno Denizens.

The personal forces of the Xhodocto resemble that of the rest of the Inferno Denizens, although far more powerful. It almost resembles that of ancient-style technology, although with the twist of the Xhodocto technology in huge effect. Instead of supercruisers, the Xhodocto make use of large demonic beings to destroy cities, and even planets at their largest. The use of the Xhodocto Constructs have become superweapons in the Dominion's use, rather than the personal use of the Xhodocto themselves.

Military training in the Dominion acts the same of independent factions in the Legion of the Deathmarch, of which all factions are generally highly militarized as in the original Congregation faction, of which was a militocracy. As such, culture in the Dominion is often determined by military prowess, of which the Cult of the Deathmarch is held in highest regard.

The immortal forces of the Dominion, that is the Rethex'Kalik and other elite demons including the Xi'Arazulha are also considered superweapon forces, and are generally observational until needed. The Xhodocto themselves are used incredibly sparingly and are general shock-and-awe tactics. The Dominion also possesses a vast amount of Captains to command both their mortal and immortal forces.

Leaders of the Dominion
The leaders of the Dominion bear importance to the organization of the Dominion of the Xhodocto. All of the Dominion leaders are allowed to have direct contact with the four Khazurhal, as well as the six Xhodocto Gods.

Xhodocto=


 * [[File:MiniTandavaDraguros.png]]Khazurhal Tastiarothshyhin - The head of the Dominion and alter-ego of the entity Kamik'Shi.
 * [[File:MiniTandavaAngazhar.png]]Khazurhal Theruskrayathos - The second in command and considered to be the voice of the Xhodocto.
 * [[File:MiniTandavaKrath.png]]Khazurhal Alearenthumend - The third in command and advisor to Theruskrayathos.
 * [[File:MiniTandavaSanto.png]]Khazurhal Ormenthdraverang - The fourth in command and advisor to Tastiarothshyhin.
 * [[File:MiniKethzhar.png]]Xhodocto Gods - Six advisors to the four Khazurhal.

Demon Lords =


 * [[File:MiniAnzilanarus.png]]High Demon Lord Anzilanarus - The head of the armies of the Dominion.
 * [[File:MiniShuulathoi2.png]]Shu'rimrodir - Head of the Corruptus.
 * [[File:MiniZargoth.png]]Vyro'Ralzora - Head of the Vyro'Ralza.
 * [[File:MiniXiArazkha2.png]]Xi'Arazkha - Head of the Xi'Arazulha.
 * [[File:MiniDivin-Ra.png]]Sanktanaar Divin-Ra - Head of the Mali'Nar.

Dominion Lords =


 * [[File:MiniHezKalka.png]]Hez'Kalka - de facto head of the Legion and Cult of the Deathmarch.
 * [[File:MiniEkthrikos.png]]Ekthrikos - Commander of the Cult of the Deathmarch.
 * [[File:MiniShuwokerama2.png]]Shu'wokerama - Commander of the Corruptus and assistant to Shu'rimrodir.
 * [[File:MiniShusuvreca2.png]]Shu'suvreca - Commander of the Corruptus.
 * [[File:MiniDarkPurger.png]]Dark Purger - Commander of the Mali'Nar.
 * [[File:MiniAloemonraz.png]]Master Alo'emonraz - Commander of the Mali'Nar.
 * [[File:MiniIsperiona.png]]Mistress Isperiona - Commander of the Mali'Nar.

Protectorate Species
"They smile upon your existence. For now."


 * Legion of the Deathmarch
 * The Corruptus
 * Mali'Nar
 * Cult of the Deathmarch
 * Devourer's Chosen
 * Xi'Arazulha

Friendly
"We do not especially care for your existence..."


 * Mornûnendur
 * Galactic Empire of Cyrannus

Neutral
"Interesting..."


 * Crispy's Insurrection
 * Draconizane Dominion

Enemies
"There is no place you can hide. Face our wrath."


 * Xol'Etra
 * Seven Starr Alliance
 * Rambo Nation
 * Delpha Coalition of Planets
 * Defensive System's Bloc
 * Indoctrinate Collective
 * Delpha Coalition of Planets
 * Defensive System's Bloc
 * Indoctrinate Collective
 * Indoctrinate Collective

Quotes from others
"At last...the new march is about to begin."

"The might of the Xhodocto shall no longer be mocked upon. That is assured."

"C'mere, you all. I got bullets for all of you!"

"So long as my master is allied with these beings, I shall be their servant."

"Such impressive power and such malicious will, there is unnecessary loss of life in their trail. However, as they are led by beings such as Xhodocto...perhaps it is not all unnecessary."

"Productivity increases."

- Zargoth

"OH MA DAYZ RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN"

"Thousands of voices now rise unified into a single, thundering chorus, and the melody of madness now rings across all reality. None shall withstand it. None shall endure it."

"This is just what The Order needs, an entire segmentum of demons and madmen at the Draconid Imperium's doorstep. We shall be extremely vigilant"

"This cannot bode well for Andromeda..."

"I sence that I can gain something from this. In the Darkness od Andromeda, I shall regain what was lost to me...and bring the eternal sleep upon my enemies..."

- Dark One

"A species both stronger and smarter than us, not to mention that they are transinfinite in population, it looks like we need an Ultima Serum Mark 2."

"Studies and observations suggest that this is the most powerful military within the First Gigaquadrant, even more powerful than our own. It is advised not to engage them at all, as of now, and most likely, not engage them in the foreseeable near future. However, assuming conflict does arise, it is imperative that we stop all other wars and deploy the entire Army and Navy against them. Full use of all superweapons and prototype projects is to be expected. Dominatus are to be used for ground combat. This situation however, should be avoided, and if possible, we should secure a non agression pact or even an alliance."

- Drakodominatus Tyranny Military Evaluation

"WWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?"

- The Lightbringer, Patron of Truth.

"So they return? Hmm, interessting. I wonder if they will really do something themselves like in the Tigris War, or just play in the shadows?"

- Morgandaûr

"By the Ultimate's One Grace, please give us the strength to endure them once again! As of now, we really stand alone."

- Empress Ramashe "Reduced to mortals...perfect opportunity...the malignants will be assimilated!"

"The Drodo have endured many wars, fought many, unforgiving enemies, the Dominatus, the undead, our own automatons. But, if the tales are true, this, shall be the ultimate war for our survival, or more likely, our final stand..."

"So, they are coming... I had seen the die of a universe once, and never, ever, ever, ever I will see another, I'd rather die than see another"

- Great General Vankalian

"Nothing we have ever fought could prepare us for this. But we will not die quietley. The Hegemony will not fall. My fleets stand ready, lets us all pray for our victory agansit this foe."

- Commander Marius of the United Hegemony

"Demons are like wasps. You start swatting them and the next thing you know, you've got an entire swarm attacking you!"