Ten weeks later — Mid Sector 100 — Planet Orgenus
"Faster!"
"Load those ships quickly! Don't you dare forget anything!!"
At this very moment, the planet felt like it was sitting on a blazing furnace… not because it was under attack —no one in their right mind would dare assault the capital of the Centennial Cradle Empire directly— but because the stakes were far more complex and perilous than any simple battle.
Every barrack, every garrison, and every command post had erupted into motion. War vehicles of all sizes rumbled from their underground bunkers, their engines shaking the ground as if announcing a prelude to cataclysm. Armories that had not been opened for decades were flung wide, revealing racks of shimmering artillery and pearl-filled caches prepared for cannons and war machines. Soldiers and officers moved like clockwork, shouting commands, coordinating fleets, and double-checking inventories, while scouts ran from tower to tower to confirm the mobilization.
