Fiction:Great Xonexian Schism/Orion War

The Orion War was a brief conflict which took place from February 11 to March 30 of 2802 in Orion's Spur of the Milky Way Galaxy primarily between forces of the Orion League and the Kindred Coalition. It is widely considered to be the event that began the long Xonexi-DCP conflict which later came to be referred to as the Great Xonexian Schism.

Background
Orion's Spur and most members of the Orion League were left untouched by the Gigaquadrantic Conflicts for its first two years. The Orion League aided in the defense of the Milky Way Galaxy against extragalactic invaders, neglecting some of its members, like the Kindred Coalition, in their struggle against threats like the Mantisorac. The Kindred Coalition was devastated by these alien invaders, though the timely arrival of the Corsican Defense Force, the only military that had remained behind, saved them from disaster.

On the political stage, tensions between the Delpha Coalition of Planets and many Xonexian powers mounted steadily throughout those years, and the Orion League was directly implicated in events. Many of its members, including France, POTATO, and actively worked to strengthen the League in preparation for the inevitable confrontation. They went about this by strengthening alliances and militaries, renewing old promises, and attempting to discredit DCP sympathizers while currying public support. So effective were their arguments and demonstrations that by February of 2802, when tensions were at their highest, most Orion League nations were overrun with anti-DCP hysteria.

February Crisis
In some nations, especially the Kindred Coalition, events would have the exact opposite effect. The Orion League's failure to defend them during the Plazithian Seismomachy had instilled in them a distrust for it. That distrust was leveraged into fear, ushering in numerous nationalist politicians into high government offices. These, unknown to the general public, were puppets of the Delpha Coalition of Planets. They were in the process of signing a secret alliance with them when their plans were found out by the French Secret Service and leaked to the general public.

Urged on by fervent anti-DCP hysteria, the most outspoken leaders in the Orion League immediately denounced the government of the Kindred Coalition, accusing it of betraying its allies and its own people. Led by France, an alliance of nations put forward an ultimatum, giving the Kindred Coalition government two days to step down, threatening military action if they did not comply. In response, the Kindred Coalition ordered the Corsican Defense Force to leave its territory as quickly as circumstances could permit. With both sides unwilling to back down, war was inevitable.

First moves
With the two-day deadline rapidly approaching, the anti-KC alliance met on to hammer out a plan of action. In attendance were the nations of Corscia, the East Asian Coalition,, , America, the East African Alliance, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, and the , all intent on halting the spread of DCP influence in the Orion Arm. After an hour of deliberation, they authorized the use of force against the Kindred Coalition and each pledged to lend support, though no actual plan of action was agreed upon.

When the deadline expired and the Kindred Coalition had not met the demands of the alliance, there was some confusion as to who should take action. In a secret meeting with Prime Minister Fulvio Geroux of Corsica, Prime Minister Alexandre Valéry of France convinced the Corsicans to make a bid for Hat'Mohr, the capital of the Kindred Coalition territories in Orion. Their military, the Corsican Defense Force (CDF), was already in Coalition space and within striking distance of the capital. Seizing it, they hoped, would resolve the conflict quickly and give the Orion League enough leverage to resolve the conflict diplomatically. On February 10, several hours after the deadline, Geroux ordered the CDF to attack.

Corsican intervention
The CDF made its first move on February 11, moving from the northernmost sectors to the heart of the Coalition territory. They deployed in the space around Hat'Mohr and, after several hotly contested engagements around neighboring planets, managed to push the Klingon defenders out of the sector. They then began landing troops on numerous key planets, including Hat'Mohr. Within the first twenty four hours, the entire capital sector was under their control. The only exception was Hat'Mohr, where the Klingons had managed to decisively repel Corsican landing forces and were holding out behind a powerful planetary shield. The Corsicans lay siege to the planet, knowing that it would run out of stored energy eventually, but not quickly enough. The local Kindred Coalition government had not been seized and continued to call other Coalition members to help. Local Kindred Coalition militaries, which outnumbered the deployed Corsican troops, lay siege to the capital sector. The quick victory the allies had hoped for would not come so easily.

Allied invasion
On February 12, The Eldarisian Empire put their plan in motion with the others already knowing the Eldarisian's told them one last time.

We shall push the Front with the Hal-sek as the League Helps the Corscia Military that is holding out, creating a Outstretch.Two Zergs can cause Panic and the Citizen's will also begin to question the Government or Fear the Road ahead.If we can crush the Spirit of the People we will win faster.In so doing The Coalition Military will be spread out , making them weaker as they try to defend all sides.

The Hal'Sk Armed Forces shall be sending three groups to invade the northern part of the Kindred Coalition. One down the center, one from the left, and one from the right. They are going to be attacking fast and hard, trying to shock the KC Armed Forces and at the same time spread them as they try to deal with the triple threat.

The French, on the other hand, are probably going to stay put just in case the ATR or DCP react, though they'll lend support in the later parts of the campaign. The Hal'Sk territory on the other hand shall be attacking also with the Hal'sk and Eldarisian's.

Trivia

 * The Orion War acts as a prelude and a catalyst to the intense fighting of the Great Xonexian Schism, the final flashpoint that sets everything off.