King of the Hill, 2401.9
Contrary to the propaganda being diseminated by the Black Hole Riders, the first battle of the war was a complete and utter victory by the Imperium Astralis. The Riders colonists on the first world encountered fled at the mere sight of Imperium forces and abandoned the planet they had worked so hard to establish.
The "first battle" the Riders speak of was actually the second of the war, and it was merely a scouting mission to see if all Riders people were as skittish as the first batch.
We are happy to report, they are not. The war can now begin in earnest.
[ February 18, 2004, 19:31: Message edited by: geoschmo ]