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History: Galaxy 29086089
Cryslonite Imperium
Battle of Transcendance
2423.2

The Cryslonite Imperium is one of the few empires whose aspirations are undiluted by other concerns. The collective reinforcement allows for unanimity at all times.

After all the victories the Piundon won over the Cryslonite, the Piundon had moved on to other targets, to a large extent. Emperor Luminostra defended patiently, heavily mining the entrance into his home system, and placing a network of battle satellites as well. Before he could figure out how to destroy stars, he managed to gather enough warships to attempt one more conventional battle.

The year was 2423, and Luminostra's forces removed the mines and few ships blocking the Piundon warp point. His fleet was 36 strong, all of the warships were armed with torpedos', not shard cannons as in the Last battle, and half of them were the new Transcendance class Cruisers.

The Piundon homeworld was protected by two warships, a space station, and a satellite network, as well as planetary defenses. The shield grid was at full strength. This time, the Piundon could only repel Luminostra's fleet, they had no strength to invade his system.

The biggest worry was a fleet of ships that had just warped into the Piundon system as Luminostra was approaching their homeworld.

The battle began in the Last few days of 2423.3. Piundon leadership was confident this battle would go the same as all the others. Luminostra was on fire, restored in confidence by his' collectives' feeling of comfort from all the defenses he had built.

The Homeworld was not heavily armed like the Last battle. Only a dozen weapon platforms remained.

Only one ship was damaged, and none destroyed during the shield depletion phase. The homeworld could Last a while, but Luminostra's victory seemed immiment anyway. The Piundon had forgot how to defend a planet it seemed. And this fleet was improved not by numbers, but by technology. Each ship was protected by a combined shield armor energy defense system that made them the most durable light and regular cruisers in the galaxy.

The Quantum torpedos were excellent for quickly destroying ships and planetary napalm took out the shields and started destroying the cultural centers. The Cryslonite Imperium was back on top, it seemed.

And research still progressed on stellar manipulations. Within a few years a planet destroyer ship could join the fleet.

But for now the battle continued. Supplies were a bit low, the Quantum Torpedos were a bit intensive in supply use, and the fleet was not equipped with enough refuelers. The fleet switched to using only napalm on the planet to conserve supplies, but the homeworld would likely take many months to depopulate completely. Over a hundred thousand infantrymen were on planet, which also lengthened the time needed to defeat the homeworld.

But the torrent continued. For the first time, the Cryslonite had dealt a significant blow to the Piundon. The tide of the war had turned towards Luminostra.