“Remember, what happens within this room, stays in this room. The Senate cannot know about this project. Now, Operation StarGazer.” Lord Sox said as she turned on the 4-D module. It produced a large 4-D scale of a large ring and a metal planet within the middle of the ring. The other High Command officers stood in awe at the size of it, except the Administrator. “The Administrator and I have begun blueprints of the project. The details of the project are highly classified and will not be discussed outside this room. The AI systems know of it but no one else. This station will be a super weapon, a battle station, and a listening post all in one sitting. The radius of this station will be one billion nine hundred seventy-six million six hundred thousand.” The other officers backed up when they had heard of the number.

“Is that even possible!? Such a project has never been done before! Do we have even the resources to build such a thing!!” Grand Marshal Wyatt said as he stared in shock at the 4-D model. The Administrator laughed out loud, “We have the resources plus more. We are the Empire, the most dominate force in this galaxy and dare I say in this universe. We can do anything and no one can stop us.” He laughed as Wyatt looked at him sternly. “This weapon will be the show of our power. We can be safe to say that no one will approve of such a weapon and where it’s being placed.” Lord Srox said as she changed the photo of the station to the galaxy map. The map itself had a marker placed just above the home world of the “Tower” nation. The station would be located just above Black-Garden.

“You see, with this structure being so large. Our need to grow our technology will only grow with the development with the structure. We will need to create a new Division and a new set of Military Technology. Thus, we have enlisted and recruited one of the most Brilliant minds in the Void. I have brought in Basilis into the High Command as he will be given power over the operations. A new Division will be created and he will be the lead officer of the Division. At this very moment, he is going under “upgrades” to perfect his body to be able to live within space. In retrospect, losing his organic body and being placed in another AI body.” She said as the rest of the High Command eyed her for a bit. Srox stood tall and refused to back down, “We need him and this new Division. With the growth of the Empire and our expanding technology, our need for science perfection will always grow.” The High Command officers finally nodded their heads in agreement.

“This process will also have us reach for new forms of AI. Types of technology that needs to evolve with our new project. We will reach out to Haven and seek for new technology. We have been interested in their Sentinels. We will seek out a meeting and ask to scan their technology and not take some. Our scans are strong and powerful enough to get every bit if detail that we need. Then, we can take this information and blend it with our new project.” Lord Srox said as she passed around bits of information among the High Command Officers. Soon, they received detailed information of the planned ships and fighters that will belong to the new Division. The Administrator had been taken back by the information he had received. “This technology at this moment is out of our reach or, it will take a lot of time to make such technology.” Srox nodded her head, “Therefore we need those scans of Haven. We need every bit of information. Those scans are the key to all of this, at this moment, this project is only being built through 4-D graphics. This project should be kept a secret at all costs, if anyone or any nation were to find out about this, it could compromise everything. Especially the GSU, they are not to find out about this!” Sorx said with a forceful yet stern tone.

The other Officers stood there and looked at each other. Grand Marshal Wyatt and The Administrator but nodded their heads in agreement. This project would have to be kept a secret and their Ally the Kyodain would have to be kept in the dark.
 
Within the system of Spire, they had finally finished the body upgrade for Basilis. The sound of footsteps echoed within the hallway as a man with a suit and metal head walked through the hallway. The crisp grey suit seemed to make him look professional in a way but with the Cybernetic head gear and hands, it’s obvious that he is no longer organic. He walked through the hallway of the Mothership until he entered one of the many hangars. He stood there as he looked over the hangar, watching the thousands of Nypherian AI walking around and preforming their duties in maintaining the Mothership. He continued walking towards the shuttle that had been waiting for him. Once he boarded the ship and walking into the lounge section of the shuttle. He sat down and with a wave of his hand, brought up the 4-D panel that’s connected with the ships data server.

He could see all the information that had been just uploaded to his personal servers. All the new Divisions information had been uploaded. It ranged from the new station to the new ships that were going to be made specifically for his Division. He soon had reviewed his new orders to meet with the Haven AI and ask for the scans of specific technology on their planet. They needed these pieces of technology data within that system. War is something that they had to avoid at ALL COSTS. Basilis turned off his server and looked over to the pilot, “Send me to Vermire”

“The process will be difficult. Since the AI are our first priorities, we must make sure that they are completed first.” Basilis said to the Administrator. The two men were within the secret military station nearby the Military facility of Xouliv. This station is only known amongst the High Command and specific military officers. This station is used in constructing new forms of technology and AI advancement. “The AI will be the most advanced for of mechanical intelligence the Empire will have created. The idea is to dwarf Haven and their AI.” The Administrator said in response. They walked through the main room of the station. Within that room, the construction of the new AI had begun. “How was your visit to Vermire, Basilis? I hope the scum of that station didn’t sour your senses.” Basilis only chuckled at the words of the Administrator. “Oh, it wasn’t that bad. The people are the people and they’re the reason why we have the power and positions that we hold. We also must thank them for swaying the Nypherian AI for letting us constantly evolve our technological prowess. The old machines are the greatest fools, holding onto their ideals that they are the most supreme beings in the collective of universes.”

The Administrator only laughed, the clicking of his cane had been easily muffled by the sounds of the station. He looked over the room and looked at the pods that held the new AI being constructed. New forms of technology that had been discovered thanks to their first visit to Haven. “The old machines will be a problem in the future. Lord Executor Srox is one of the few that have pointed out the possible war that might come. With the evolution of the Cybernetics and Synthetic Division, we now have the edge.” “We cannot forget about the growth of the Eclipse Division. Once we have our AI and the ships, we will slaughter the old machines.” Basilis added in. They stopped at one of the pods that held the new AI being created.

The AI human like machine had a smooth black head. The metal upper body had been made to look muscular and it had hundreds of cords connected to the machine that is slowly feeding the machine. Parts of the machine slowly forms and hardened. “This new form of metal we have discovered will help grow and perfect this AI. A true form of singular intelligence. They’re just like the Nypherian AI. They will be aware, self-thinking, perfected thought processing, and master of problem solving. A true killing machine.” Basilis said as he placed his hand on the pod. The Administrator marveled at the machine being made. He couldn’t help but be at in awe at the creation of the machine. He moved his hand over to the nearby computer screen and turned it on. “Iadrausium, this is the new metal that the Empire has created. All in secret for project Stargazer. Its stronger than the Enhanced Harbenite. The thought process speed is also faster than most Nypherian AI. This will give us the edge to fight the Asmodians and the possible civil war that might happen. This indeed is a true masterpiece of the Empire.” The Administrator said as he went over the data on the computer screen.

They walked away from the pod and continued their path towards the end of the room. “Will you seek out Haven again, Basilis?”  “I might, we need more scans of their technology and we will give things in return. Show them our technological advancements in exchange of theirs. We have plans for new ships and to create new forms of defenses within the Stargazer. Though, we need those scans from Haven. That will be the truest challenge.” The Administrator could only agree with Basilis. He knew things with Haven is going to get complicated or it will be simple.

They had finally come to the door that is at the end of the massive room. A light emerged from the top of the door and scanned the two men. The door then opened as it broken apart into little pieces and folded into the wall. The two men walked into the room that held a single glowing blue orb. Basilis touched it with his left hand. “This is also an invention of ours.” he said looking at The Administrator. The two men began to slowly float into the air. They shot up at a high speed, they traveled to the next floor. The two men stopped as they floated in the air for only a few seconds. The ground below them had formed so that they could finally land on their feet safely. “Gravity travel? That’s something new and fancy” The Administrator said as they walked forward into the new room. This room over looked another construction bay that were working on the shells of the new ships for the Eclipse Division. “We need Havens scans to finish the rest of the ships. We’re missing a final piece to the puzzle.” “Well, you better go to Haven and get the job done.” Basilis just dismissed the Administrators teasing tone as they looked over the ships being constructed.

“The ships before you can only be operated by the new AI. Everything will be controlled by the AI and through the server network. We’re also constructing new weapon batteries within the superstructure. However, they’re only 4-D prints. Not the legitimate weapon. We have predicted that each battery will be over 1,000 meters. There will be many variations of said weapons.” Basilis said as he turned away from the window that over looked the construction bay.  The Administrator turned and looked at him, “What about the Asmodians? The possible threat on Iathea? Will your resources on that planet be safe?” Basilis stopped and looked back at the Administrator in response to his question. “We’re already in the process of handling the transfer of data. We cannot let the Asmodians get their hands on the Project.”

The Administrator soon had left the secret developmental base near Xouliv, his next destination on his list is, Chyke. He had received word that Lord Executor Srox had been given the data chip he needed to continue to research. She is soon moving towards Iathea to prepare the defenses for the upcoming battle for the system. He nervously tapped his cane on the ground; staring at the hangar bay doors of the drop ship. The impending invasion of the planet Iathea had him on edge. His thoughts in getting there in time and leaving before the battle is what made him so nervous. He glanced over at the screen next to him. The screen simply had a number counting down and the title above the countdown is listed as, “Invasion”. He let out a large sigh as he tapped his cane on the ground more aggressively. “30 seconds, sir!” a voice came over the intercom, The Administrator tapped his cane one last time and rested both of his hands on the top of his cane. “We won’t make it in time.” He mumbled to himself. “Breaking from warp in 3…2…1…Break!” the ship shuddered as it leaves warp travel. The planet of Iathea had been fully fortified and the numbers of Weapon Platforms have increased tenfold.

He looked from the reports of Iathea and he knew that with the considerable number of defenses and Armadas, his time maybe shorter. His ship flew towards the planet of Chyke. “Sir, we will be landing in the hangar adjacent to Lord Executor Srox and her plus one!” The Administrator looked up and glanced back towards the cockpit of the ship. “Plus, one? Who is with her?” “Keya sir, one of the officials of the Immortals!” the pilot yelled back from the front of the ship. The Administrator grumbled to himself as any Immortal personal within the Empire territories greatly annoyed him. He considered every and any person who is a part of the Immortals are barbaric and uncultured. Not to mention unintelligent.

The ship flew into the atmosphere and it began to shake. It only lasted for a few seconds as they came into view of the hangar. The Space port itself had been constructed for civilian and military use. A very large port that is always busy. The ship flew into hangar 3B and landed gently. The door to the ship opened and the Administrator and two Synthetic troopers walked out with him. He waved for the two soldiers to follow him. Their white armor stuck out compared to the Cybernetic soldiers that were around the hangar. They paid no attention to the Synthetic Troops, but they did salute The Administrator as he walked by. They entered the courtyard that rests in front of the military section of the military section of the space port. They crossed the courtyard and entered another section of the Military complex.

Entering the other hangar, Srox and Keya were just entering their ship. He stopped behind the ship, “Do you have it?” he said to Srox. She turned around and looked at him, narrowing her eyes for only a few seconds. The Administrator turned his head only slightly towards Keya. He glared at her trough his mask, “Immortal scum” he thought to himself. Srox walked down and handed him a data chip. He took the chip but never moved his gaze from Keya. She looked back at him and felt uneasy at how cold the Administrator felt to her. He slowly turned and walked away. Srox’s and Keya’s ship lifted off the ground and made their way towards Iathea. “Men, let’s get towards Iathea before the conflict.” He said to his escorts.

Back on his ship, he had made his way back and already left the system. The ship arrived 5 minutes after Srox’s ship. “Delta 2-3-B, we have you on radar. Register as High Command Vessel, you have priority clearance.” The voice came over the coms as the air control had pegged him once the ship broke from warp. The entire planet had been covered with additional ships and weapons platforms. New battle stations had been created to form a new perimeter. The Administrator could see the large command ship, obviously, Vice Admiral Koff is now leading the defense. He must have returned from the Abiri front.  The small ship flew through the massive Armada that is guarding the planet. The ship landed in the closest military dock. Once the doors opened, The Administrator walked out of the ship, and flanked by two Synthetic troopers. Making their way towards the military base that’s just 2 miles from their location. “Sir, Asmodian forces had just warped in front of the planet. We’re trapped on the system. We have to go to plan B.” a voice said over the Synthetic Division com channel. The Administrator sneered under his mask as he continued to walk towards their marked destination.

Large popping sounds erupted within the skys as thousands of Asmodian ships broke from warp. The sounds of ships leaving warp had now become muffled by the sounds of conflict over the planet. The Administrator and his soldiers broke into a run as they had to get in doors before Asmodian troops landed on the ground. “We have to get to our market location before those filths land on our planet. Quickly, double time it!” he yelled back to his soldiers. They obeyed instantly as they kept up in speed with him. The sounds of conflict grew even louder and became close to deafening. The Planet wide sirens began to blare within the cities to warn all civilians. Soon, everyone became panicked and ran about trying to get to cover. Surface to Air weapons began to fire up into the sky and military plasma missiles also began to fire into the sky. Their targets are enemy capital ships or frigates.

The Administrator and his men soon made their way to the military base. The ground began to shake at random times. The Asmodian forces had soon begun bombing the city.