[Geckomlis]

K.O.T.H. Mathias_Ice vs Gecko
KOTH Defaults
No Intelligence

2407.9
Southern Cross Army
The deep-range colony in Xillantha system has fallen. Millions killed. A handful of defsats and fighters made a Last ditch stand. They confirmed one kill and one probable cripple before we lost contact with planetary defense command. That leaves at least 25 ships remaining in the enemy fleet. We do not have anything to stop the Green Meanie’s Empire fleet’s advance short of our core worlds. Our people are have lost faith and soon will lose hope. All remaining fleet units are being diverted to the Wurtuy system for a forlorn hope warp point defense. Even at maximum speed, most ships will not arrive in time. We have no choice.
2408.0
Xillantha system has fallen. The Last Southern Cross ship refused orders to abandon the system and flee – they were overrun without mercy. They only had time to report the warp transit of the Green Meanie fleet before the explosion that marked their demise – a warrior’s death, at least. Their defiance will earn them a place in Valhalla. The Green Meanies are here… drums in the deep…
A reverent silence has fallen over all of our worlds. For the first time in the war, we have won a major fleet action. 17 ships held the line at the Wurtuy/Xillantha warp point. The only Green Meanie units that survived the engagement are now our fleet’s prizes, their crews craven before the might of our marines. To our horror, they are bipedal and green like us, a twisted, nightmarish parody of our own people. Their physical presence stirs in us a primal, sickening, response – we feel their EVIL on a gut level that is unfettered by any rational control. The prizes and their crews will be displayed at the homeworld so that our people will know our enemies are not gods, not giants, but just men. Then they will be studied…some of the engineers have been quietly discussing “destructive testing”…
A fleet detachment is being dispatched to Xillantha VII to look for survivors, bury the dead, and say the rites.
Fleet Command is feverishly analyzing the battle logs. How, against all hope, have we been victorious? There is elation, but also fear.