Like usual, antlike dots of light bustled around Allui station, the total being a mix of alien frigates and kyodain ships, all overshadowed by a sizable defensive fleet consisting of one Samurai-class cruiser, four battleships, and a a sizable mix of destroyers and frigates. Even a number of exploration frigates had begun returning from their expeditions throughout the galaxy. New information flowed. The Lucian Kingdom and their brutal slaughter of a peaceful planet called Asgard. Detailed information on the nature of the Demonic Crusade. The Galactic Systems Union, an organization birthed from the defeat of the Demonic Crusade and the near destruction of earth due to an unknown force occasionally known as the celestials. Many dangerous civilizations and species sat in the galactic south, and even a force known as the Immortals and rumors of a 'Serpentine Imperium' were floating around local space. Because of this, Kyodain had called for a meeting with the Nypherians on Allui station. 

On board, the marketplace bustled as usual. Mercenaries organized contracts, vendors exchanged goods and services. All was good on the public area of the station while safely being overseen by Kyodain Guardians. Inside the core, however, things were far different. Kyodain's Five Tech-Lords, dozens of Tech-Barons, and a few key members of Talin's head council sat in a spacious meeting room connected to the Station's command center. Few words were spoken through the unseen tension among Clan Kyodain's leaders as they silently awaited the presence of their exchanged Nypherian officer and any other visitors, hopefully with enough information of how the Nypherians themselves planned to act in the coming months to assist Kyodain in navigating the treacherous waters of intergalactic politics. The message Kyodain had sent requested that the Nypherians share more important information the moment they arrived.

With a thundering crack, a medium sized Nypherian fleet broke from warp. This fleet was a little different than the rest of the ships. These ships bared the mark of the Synthetic Division. The large Harrower frigate and smaller Nypherian ships moved slowly with the Synthetic frigates. There were 40 ships in total. One of the ships went towards the hangar. The 900-meter-long BC 23DR Harrower Destroyer passed through the hangar shields. The ship landed on the ground and the large hangar ramp opened in the front and dropped to the ground. Only a few people walked out of the frigate. Lord Srox and the Administrator walked out and they were followed by Grand General Keira Ashek and Major General Jael Revak.

The Administrator had a calm stature as his walking cane clicked with each step he took. The two high ranking Generals kept their eyes forward and they demeaner calm per Lord Srox’s orders. Lord Srox saluted the meeting Kyodain officers. “We finally meet, I am the leader of the Nypherian Empire. My name is Lord Srox and I come with a request of my own, along with the request of acceptance of yours. We agree to help you in any way we can.” She says as the Administrator said nothing to the Kyodains but handed them documents. “These Documents hold information of a Mobile Suit we want to develop with your people. We have made our own version of Mobile Suits but we’re also aware of yours as well. We want to work with you and build one unique mobile suit, only able to be piloted by one person.”

After what felt like an hour waiting in the darkened meeting room, a holographic door panel beeped, alerting Tech-King Roi to the arrival of a sizable Nypherian fleet. Roi immediately brought two of his tech lords and the de-facto leader of the Talin council, Phil, to greet the Entourage of Nypherian visitors. The large Nypherian frigate had barely finished docking when the group arrived. Roi took a moment to examine the flat, wedge-shape of the ship, noting the large looking hangar bay nestled between two prongs lined with turrets. The ship looked small, sturdy, and built for a quick way in and out. Beyond that, Roi couldn't tell the it's purpose.

However, the Nypherian entourage surprised Roi and the other Lords greatly. Not only had a trio of high ranking generals and some kind of advanced cybernetic shown up, but Lord Srox herself had chosen to arrive for the occasion.

"Welcome to Allui Station, Friend Srox," Tech-Lord Roi said, bowing to the Void Lord as she stepped off the boarding ramp. The other Tech-Lords followed suit while Phil simply nodded in greeting. Srox followed up with a set of blueprints and documents, plans for a unique battlesuit. "Excellent," Roi replied. He took the documents and passed them to the nearest Tech-Lord, "Take these to Lord-Priest Aku," he turned back to Srox, "Our Tech-Lords will find this highly interesting, I believe they will be prepared within the day." Roi began walking towards a port to the central core of the station, motioning for Srox and her entourage to follow. "I predict dark times ahead," Tech-King Roi said as he walked, "Growing tensions with the Immortals, thecreation of the Colonial Intelligence Agency, the Asmodians' recent assaults, and the Lucian Kingdom's slaughter on Asgard," He sighed remorsefully before continuing, "Kyodain has little idea of what to do next, we would like to know what kind of plans the Nypherians had for the near future."

“There are many things that have come to our attention. Reports are saying that the Lucian Kingdom have begun to gain power amongst the remnants of the Demonic Crusade. We have probe droids all over the southern Galaxy, watching as tensions grow. However, the droids themselves have been there since we first came to this Universe, so retrieving them would be difficult. As with the GSU watching the entire sector, it would cause tensions, we would like to avoid that. That, the Lucian Kingdom problem, is growing along with many others We have detected a larger Asmodian series of Armadas approaching the Galaxy. We can’t determine an “ETA” since they’re using magic to hide their tracks. We are preparing for a large scale galactic war and are pulling forces from the Void. “ she said as the Administrator handed her another files and Srox handed the Kyodain the file.

“Within these files are our technology we use I our mobile suits. We use an interface technology that blends the minds of two beings into one. A highly-sophisticated AI and a biologically enhanced pilot. Their minds are altered to be cybernetic in nature and their CNS or Central Nervous system is also altered to comply with the “Fusion” of the two. The mobile suits become one being once the blend is complete. The training and transition from entry to pilot can unfortunately take your life. Thus, why we go through tests to see if you’re compatible with the process to begin with. We want to blend technologies and make sure that we have a mobile suit that will give us the edge in the upcoming conflicts.” She said as they walked through the facility. The two Synthetic Division officers followed them until they left the hangar, the Administrator stayed with the group as they walked to their destination.

Many of the Nypherians' concerns coincided with the information Clan Kyodain had already obtained from their exploration fleets. The Lucian Kingdom was becoming an ever greater threat to the galaxy and the GSU's doctrines potentially bringing tension to it's section of the galaxy. The Nypherians brought new information as well, such as the GSU actually spying on their neighbors, possibly looking for reasons to invade. Worst of all, though, was the news on the Asmodians. A force with enough might to match the Nypherians and enough secrecy to hide their tracks. At any moment, they could pop out of whatever mystic form of warp they used and flatten Kyodain's border defenses with a minimal fleet.

As worriesome as that was, Tech-King Roi had faith in the good will of Kyodain's allies and his own Clan's ability to contribute - as little as it might be - to the greater cause of defeating the Asmodians and any other threats the stability of the galaxy. And a plan they did have, a technology that would interface the pilot with his battlesuit. Kyodain had never even considered the concept possible, yet the Nypherians had somehow figured out the technology to make it work.

"This is a fascinating technology you have created," Tech-King Roi stated after quickly skimming through the documents. "Our Tech-Priests have long since deemed it impossible to interface mind with machine and still allow the original consciousness to separate itself. Nypherian technology never ceases to amaze us." Roi placed the documents on a nearby table for delivery to the Tech-Priests currently analyzing the Nypherian battlesuit's schematics.

“Thank you, it took time and lots of failed experiments to get the programming just right. Though, we failed to understand the organic was the problem in the equation. All pilots are biologically changed to fit the transfer needs. “the Administrator said after the compliment on the technology. Lord Srox slightly glanced towards the Administrator and then to the two officers of the Synthetic Division that were escorting them. She narrowed her eyes as they seemed indifferent in the comments of the Administrator and his lack of care towards the people who died during those experiments. A transmission came through as she placed two fingers to her ear.

She soon removed them. “A side note, our Political and Government structure had changed. By a bill, I have pushed forward, I am no longer the leader of the Empire. I am part of the High Command. My rank and title will be Lord Executor. I will and cannot help you directly any longer. Things must go through the Senate and the High Command. We will keep our agreement on our alliance. However, I no longer have any pull as a singular identity.”

The Administrator only glanced at Srox. He knew of the bill she had placed. The idea of losing power annoyed him and he detested Srox for her actions. Though, the new branch of power within the Nypherian Empire had finally become balanced and manageable.

So that was the problem with directly interfacing a consciousness with a battlesuit: the biological element. As far as Roi was aware, none of the experiments involving an attempt to directly interface with a computer had never considered the erratic nature of a biological mind to be the problem. The restructure of the Nypherian government also Piqued Roi's interest.

A holographic screen popped up next to Roi. "It appears that our Tech-Priests are fascinated by architecture of your battlesuit," he started, only to be cut off by a flashing green alarm. A blue field of static appeared and quickly formed into several holographic screens, each depicting an explosion near the edges of the system from different angles. Roi copied one of the screens and swiped it over to Lord Srox. "We are under attack," He commented while pressing a number of commands into a holographic wrist panel, "My forces are deploying in defensive formations, though we are unaware as to what the threat is." He continued typing in more commands as he left the council room. "For those less accustomed to the battlefield, you are free to use the turbolift toward our command center. In the meantime, Clan Kyodain requires it's leader in the field." He darted off down the halls towards one of the Battlesuit Launch bays.

The alarms had snapped everyone’s attention. The screen came in front of Srox as she narrowed her eyes. She knew these readings, “My Lord Executor, Asmodian signatures have been detected.” One of the information warrant officers had said over the coms. Srox looked over towards The Administrator, “You and your people must get into positions.” The Synthetic Officers instantly turned around and ran to the frigate. The Administrator only looked at Srox as he slowly turned around and walked towards the ship. Srox only glared at the Administrator as he walked away.

Srox made her way towards Kyodains command center within the station. The Synthetic Division Frigate lifted off from the hangar and flew out into space. MU series mech units and fighters flew out of the Synthetic Division frigates and the other Nypherian Frigates stood in defensive positioning around the Station. Srox made it towards the command center. She walked past the Kyodain officers and took out a hard drive from her jacket pocket.

She placed the device on one of the computers. “Forgive me but I need a way to communicate with my troops. You will be the first species ever to witness the Nypherian network.” She said as the hard drive sides broke out into cords and connected with the Kyodain network. All screens showed foreign language as the servers connected, all kyodains computing power increased by 300% and all screens now showed streams of data flowing through.  The sounds of the code network filled the room as it sounded mechanical in nature. The amount of data that crossed the screens were being process at the speeds of 1,000 zettabytes a nanosecond.

The Nypherian fleet deployed in near perfect harmony with the Kyodain fleet. Two Samurai-class cruisers, six battleships, and a mixture of forty destroyers and battle frigates grouped into squadrons around the station, ensuring that they remained within firing range of the station's defenses, such was protocol for fighting an unknown force. Tech-King Roi stood aboard one of the two Cruisers when he was notified of Srox's device placed on the station's computers, used to communicate with her fleets. Naturally, Srox was given permission to place the device, but they did not anticipate the extreme overclock their computers experienced. The ventilation system began buzzing as the temperature in the command center noticeably increased.

In the meantime, the Kyodain fleet completed formation and began deploying hundreds of wings of battlesuits in preparation for the oncoming Asmodian assault. The approaching fleet might be small - no more than 15 ships - but it's firepower was yet undocumented, so the current Kyodain fleet had no real idea of how much damage the enemy fleet could cause.

The Nypherian forces flew out from their respective ships. MU units and fighters emerged from the Synthetic Division ships. Like a cloud, they emerged as one and flew next to Kyodain forces. Some of the MU units were taller than Kyodain forces but others were as tall. "Bravo 56, Asmodain forces detected, 15 ships, approach Vector...9" coms officer had said over the Synthetic Division network. On the Kyodain bridge, they could hear everything, even the Nypherian AI talking to each other. They saw the large script of code crossing the screen and how fast the Nypherian AI had constructed plans for the fight.

" 15 ships ://: Possibly more, Enemy forces too small ://: Approach Vector has been labeled, counter Measures will be enforced when needed ::  "

The Synthetic Division approach the Vector line that had been marked and stopped. They soon began to spread a part and made holes within the lines. The Nypherian and Synthetic Division ships began to fire their Turbo Cannons. The arcs of light flew through the holes within the defensive lines. They began to strike along side the enemy ships, causing massive damage. Soon, Asmodian fighters uncloaked in front of the defensive lines and began to open fire. All Synthetic Division and Nypherian fighters moved into action, engaging the Asmodian fighters. Srox watched the battles, "The cloaking is a new trick..."

Even though the Kyodain fleet greatly outnumbered that of the Asmodian forces, Tech-King Roi remained nervous. The Nypherians had generally agreed that the Asmodians were equal in military might to themselves, and Clan Kyodain was not the kind of nation who focused primarily on their weapons technology. Sure, they were prepared to fight if the need arose, but it was certainly not their primary concern despite the recent introduction of the Guardian Corps and specialized training in suspecting even the more well-meaning species in the galaxy. 

Asmodian fighters suddenly decloaked on top of the Nypherian forces. Thankfully, Roi did not have to send out an order to engage before a portion of the Kyodain fleet joined in combat. Although their battlesuits were subpar compared to Nypherian technology and found themselves easily outmaneuvered by the Asmodian fighters, they held far better than Tech-King Roi had expected. Though the losses his forces had been taking in the very early minutes of combat remained depressing. Roi could do nothing more than order his forces to remain within effective range of Allui station and wait for the larger Asmodian force to arrive.

Lord Srox looked over the panels of information that had been streaming across the screen. She soon glanced over as the scan report had finally been finished on the Asmodian ships. She moved that listed information to a new screen for everyone to look at. The information entailed that the ships were heavy assault frigates. They carried fighters and heavy assault weapons on each frigate. It's obvious enough that they intended to destroy the station. The frigates kept at a distance, far enough away from the stations defense system. They fired at a distance as they engaged with the Nypherian Synthetic fleet. A few stray shots struck the station and damaging the shields.

"They intend to wipe the station out, they have no intention of boarding that station. Its obvious they want to use this section of space as a travel route for other plans of invasion in the nearby systems. If things get worse, I will have to call for reinforcements." she said as she looked back towards the screen. The Synthetic fleet fired back as they struck the Asmodian ships. The conflict continued around the station as Nypherian Fighters and MU units engaged the Asmodian fighters.

Of course they wish to destroy one of the only pillars of stability in this sector, Tech-King Roi mused to himself in the clicky, guttral tongue of his people just below the threshold of normal hearing. He typed more commands into his personal Samurai-Class cruiser, ordering multiple wings of battlesuits to cluster together in hopes of forming a tighter, more impermeable defense against the encroaching squadrons of Asmodian fighters. Despite their maneuverability, Kyodain had found that the asmodian fighters were better equipped to deal with his frigates and destroyers, of which they had destroyed ten. Roi sent out more commands, ordering a defensive screen around fifteen destroyers so they could begin launching volley after volley of shock torpedoes towards the slowly creeping forward Asmodian fleet. With any luck, the moment the Asmodian fleet entered targeting range of Allui Station, their defensive torpedo tubes and railgun batteries would swiftly turn the tide in Kyodain's favor, but that had yet to be seen.

In the meantime, dozens of dropships with a tight cover of Hayai Battlesuits in hopes of retrieving any survivors from the husks of slowly collapsing Kyodain starships and ejections from destroyed battlesuits. The numbers of those who were retrieved were greater than Roi had expected - no doubt thanks to fighters' lack of antipersonnel weaponry - though the retrieval teams found themselves caught under moderate assault by those Asmodian fighters which remained, the others being preoccupied with the Nypherian's own battlesuits and cruisers.

The battle raged all over the station. The Nypherian frigates still kept their defensive positions around the station. Firing in specific spots within the Asmodian ships. Soon, with the constant focused fire, one of the Asmodian frigates finally exploded. In a giant ball of blue fire, the ship scattered into many pieces. Sending large chunks of junk in every direction. Meanwhile, Nypherian Synthetic MU units were picking up Kyodain escape pods from their destroyed battle-suits. They flew them back to the hangar and left to go back into combat. One of the MU series was flying back to the station until it took a direct hit from the back. Destroying the controls for its propulsion system, it flew out of control and crashed right into the station. The crash killed the Kyodain pilot it had been carrying back to base and the Nypherian Pilot. The explosion shook that section of the station.

A large cloud of smoke filled the nearby hallways and left a small hole in where they had crashed and exploded.

By now, the Asmodian forces had begun entering the Station's effective range. Blue streaks of electric light arced from the station's dozens of rail-cannon batteries towards the Asmodian fleet as the various ships barely held off and survived the onslaught of the enemy fighters, being helped by the occasional shock missile barrage launched from one of the destroyers, cruisers, or the station itself. As the battle raged, debris began flying dangrously close to the station, even one of the Nypherian battlesuits took heavy damage and crashed into the central citadel of the station. A blue hexagonal grid flashed to life just as contact was made and a deafening boom could be heard on the inside of the station.

"Nypherian Armada," Tech-King Roi said into recently secured channels broadcasted and encoded using the Nypherian computer latched into the Station's mainframe, "How effective would a swift counterattack on the Asmoaidan cruisers be? We are within effective range of the station, so heavy fire support would be viable and our ships are prepared to launch their entire payloads to eliminate what Asmodian assault fighters remain. With that said, we would prefer that the station suffered minimal damages so that the station may continue normal operations."

Srox only glanced at the Kyodain officer that spoke to her. "It is the Asmodians. They won't get too close and risk being destroyed by Synthetic Division ships. They're our newest addition to our fleet. With the variety of MU units and frigates, we can hold the line and keep them at bay. Before we can counter attack, we need to break their slow push. It's not the station they're after. Its you and your officers they want." she said as another Asmodian frigate exploded in a ball of blue fire. Large pieces of the ship floated into different directions, even smashing into nearby Asmodian ships.

The Nypherian fleet held their ground and kept firing into Asmodian lines. MU units and Nypherian fighters continued to engage in combat, taking out any Asmodian fighters. Soon, one Nypherian frigate began to dip and fall to its left. Small explosions began to rip through the hull. Finally, with one large explosion, it split into many pieces.

"Frigate 33BA is down, it took too many hits from Asmodian bombers! Synthetic Division, fallback and protect those support frigates! We must hold the line!"

"Bravo 2 copy"

"6-5 Terra copy"

It said over the coms within the station. The Kyodain could here the Synthetic Division and Nypherians communicate with each other as the network had been established prior. One more Asmodian frigate exploded into another blue ball of fire.

The Asmodian assault had finally begun to die off. The activity darting across the command center's blue holographic screens began to slow down in response to the chaos of space battle slowly dying off. For now, it seemed as if the Nypherians and Clan Kyodain were finally beating back the Asmodian horde. "Clan Kyodain would die before submitting to an unjust power," Tech-King Roi replied curtly.

"All ships, begin focusing fire on the lead Asmodian assault cruiser," Tech-King Roi clicked into the comms in his species' native tongue. Almost immediately, the remaining frigates formed a protective screen around the few remaining battleships and destroyers as the brilliant blue bolts of railcannon rounds streaking through the void. Wings of battlesuits slowly organized into tight hunting maneuvers to clean up the last of the Asmodian assault bombers.

Soon, the last Asmodian ship had either been destroyed or they retreated. A graveyard floated all around the station. Nypherian forces soon pulled back to their ships and the fleet started to port away from the station. Srox, disconnecting the Nypherian server from the station and soon all their operations were no longer being boosted by Nypherian technology. She looked upon the battlefield and narrowed her eyes, scanning at the wreckage before her. “We will send you our officer Lt Raylene to overlook our development of our new mobile unit. The Administrator will be her CO and we will send you a gift for our continued friendship.” She said as she placed her server mini hub within her pocket. She then took a data drive and uploaded the information on the new Mobile Unit.

No cheers were cried as the final Asmodian ship exploded into a great ball of magical blue flame. Clan Kyodain had counted upwards to around two hundred deaths, excluding other near fatal injuries and corpses not yet recovered. In the worst case scenario, Kyodain losses could have even amounted to one thousand. Exploration frigates and dropships loaded with tech-priests rushed out to continue recovery work and save what lives they could while fervently discussing the possibility of developing new war-tech to secure their borders against greater threats.

"Thank you for the assistance, Friend Srox," Tech-King Roi stated through the comms, "Without your forces, many more Kyodain would have lost their lives." The information Srox plugged in to the Kyodain database was quickly translated and organized while Lord Srox spoke.

"We look forward to our continued alliance," Roi said, "Clan Kyodain will do our best to assist the Nypherians in their continuing struggle against the Asmodians."

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