No one escapes war!

Ava. A planet lost in the midst of many others, and yet the cradle of a bold and aggressive species: Mankind. When the Therians tried to invade this planet, they were met with fierce resistance and humanity even managed to push back into space those they scornfully call the “morphos”. However, Ava suffered greatly from these battles: the climate and the orbit itself were deeply affected. These events became known as the Trauma, the starting point of a new calendar. Forty three years after the Trauma, the combined forces of humanity are launching a counter-attack.

The universe is ablaze and war is everywhere.
The United nations of Ava have sent their elite forces, the White Stars, to the front line. If the U.N.A. win, the unbending rule of success will be ruthlessly enforced on Ava and upon their historical enemy: the Red Blok. In the meantime, the Therians seek to eradicate humanity, to exterminate the parasites who challenge their domination. If they triumph, they will be able to recycle every solar system, grind every single star to its most simple components, reassembling them into a gigantic thinking machine. Unless the Therians have selected Ava to share the fate of Karma and its inhabitants.
The victorious resistance of the joint forces of the U.N.A. and the Red Blok demonstrated that it was possible to oppose the Therians arrogant project. Ava is now bringing war to the core of Therian worlds. Other species are following this example and are about to face this enemy who does not hesitate for a second to destroy entire civilizations, oblivious to their fate.
The two civilizations of Ava have recently discovered one of the Therians’ colossal and mysterious factory-worlds. Both sides have mobilized their forces to conquer it. The Therians are unexpectedly slow to react. They are losing ground and suffering heavy losses. Nevertheless, their army of machines is assembling, and time for retribution might come earlier than the humans think. For the first time ever, a Therian factory-world is being invaded. Mankind has sent reconnaissance missions to unveil the dark projects hatching at the heart of this wandering world. The humans are trying to stop this mass of metal and technology from approaching Ava. But how can they counter the projects of a species, which uses planets as spaceships; and wields enough power to wipe out entire solar systems?
The White Stars have an answer: Operation Damocles. Escorted by their most advanced combat striders, the invincible steel troopers have landed and they are moving deep into the metal entrails of the planet. They cannot wait to meet the “morphos” and make them pay as dearly as possible the suffering they caused on Ava. The main troops await the first recon missions to determine where the landing will take place...
The Therians seem lost in their dreams of power. No one, except the Karmans, has ever successfully opposed their projects. And yet, mankind’s boldness seems to know no limit. They explore Damocles deeper each time. Something must be done.
The EMI grid, the inexhaustible Therian distribution network - source of energy, matter and information - has begun producing attack systems and is assembling increasingly powerful war machines.

* United Nations of Ava (U.N.A.)
The United Nations of Ava are leading humanity on the road to progress, success and prosperity. The U.N.A. have merged to become one powerful political entity in the fratricidal struggle against the Red Block dictatorship. Their unity has been forged in the fire of the morphos invasion and has been quenched in the freezing depths of space, where the invader is assembling its deadly machines.

* The Red Blok
Faced with the reactionary forces of interstellar decadence, only one alternative exists to put mankind back on the path to bliss: the Red Blok. The Red Blok revolution is the first step towards justice, equality and brotherhood. The long march of the Red Blok started more than 50 years ago and nothing has been able to stop it, neither the insane stubbornness of the U.N.A. nor the ravages of the Morphos.

* Therians
The Therians are the almighty craftsmen of a better universe, a universe organized and bent to their will. They have dedicated themselves to an extraordinary mission: each star, each planet must be transformed, remodeled. The Therians’ abilities are infinite and their technology is all-powerful. All the resources in the universe could only offer a very temporary resistance against their will. All the Therians are united by the Therian dream; they all seek to wipe away the pathetic opposition of the short-sighted creatures opposing them. The confrontation between the Therians, supported by their powerful technology, and the primitive animals challenging them can only end in a bloodbath. The passage of time is the Therians’ ally because the future is on their side.

* Karmans
The Karmans – wise warriors on a quest for freedom and peace – have decided to march into battle as war spreads through the universe. They have analyzed the path taken by the cosmos and have seen its future... In AT-43, the universe is on a path to war and chaos. The Karmans have chosen to fulfill their faith: to guide the other races towards victory and wisdom! The Karmans shall guide the less enlightened races towards fulfillment and wisdom. Grab you weapon. It is time to impose peace...Or death!

* Okamura Non-aligned Industries (ONI)
ONI is a galactic corporation whose profits soar into the billions each year, mainly from exploitation of the majority of the civilized worlds. It is also a huge family, a network of contractors, entrepreneurs, and companies throughout the galaxy. ONI has an army of professional soldiers ready to do anything to defend its interests and its clientele. Some of their professionals continue to fight, even after their demise: ONI has discovered the secret of immortality and deploys entire companies made up of zombies equipped with high-tech weapons. With ONI, even death provides an opportunity for long-term profitability!

* The Cogs
The Cogs… Their forces are composed of millions of ships and billions of armored fighting vehicles. The soldiers produced on the assembly lines of their cloning factories are too numerous to be counted. Their goal is simple: to reach the pinnacle of the evolutionary chain and become the most successful life form in the universe. Only the combined power of the Karmans and Therians has been able to keep this warmongering culture in check. The time has come to unleash the power of the Cogs. Their armies will soon overwhelm the weak, assimilate the strong and ensure absolute domination of the universe for their species!

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