[hider=Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVA6sgOpws[/youtube][/hider] 


Myre Forchem of the Lumiens of Desbin stood on the observation deck of the LN Odyssey and looked out upon the cosmos which stretched out in front of him. His ship was docked at a refueling station on the edge of the Shia-5 star system, and wouldn't be able to move for another hour or so. Not far off in space, the giant star Shia-5 loomed, casting its eerie bluish glow into space. Myre felt quite comfortable in the presence of the star; it was just like Blurro, the star of his home star system. [i]It's out there.[/i] he thought to himself. [i]Somewhere off in this cluster is the most powerful device ever created.[/i] 

The sliding door of the observation deck slid open, and Science Officer Myrekki came onto the deck. He was a Mizrian, a strange, arthropodic biped from the local star system. The blue light of Shia-5 reflected off of his glassy silver compound eyes. He walked across the deck, his massive feet making a plodding sound on the metal deck. Myre looked over to see who it was, and then looked back out into the cosmos. 

"The rest of the crew was wondering where you were, captain," Myrekki said. "They all went off to feed." 

"It's not far away," Myre said. "I feel it just out of my grasp." 

"Yes, sir," Myrekki said. "All of our indicators point that it is somewhere in this star cluster. It sh-" 

"Are we doing the right thing, Officer Myrekki?" Myre asked, sighing. "Do we really want the power to destroy entire star systems effortlessly?" Myrekki's mandibles clicked nervously. 

"Well, logically, sir, if we do not acquire the weapon, then our enemies will." Myre sighed. There was a lull in the conversation. 

"I suppose you're right," Myre said, turning away from the observation deck. "We wouldn't want the Azulans or the Seytanbalik getting their hands on the most powerful weapon in the universe. Is there any talk of the Pristaliz on the refueling station?" 

"Oh, most definitely sir," Myrekki said. "There must be dozens of other crews ready to scour the star cluster and track it down. Chimerians, Mu Va Cha, a few Polarans. I thought I saw a few members of the Red Legion." 

"I see," he replied "So we're not alone." Outside, two starships began to race their way towards Shia-5. At first they flew parallel, not bothering each other. Then one of them began to veer off-course. The other maneuvered out of the way, and soon a full-fledged space battle was occurring. Laser blasts chaotically cut through space, one even ricocheting off of the refueling station's powerful energy shields. The ship to the left fired a barrage of missiles and rail gun slugs, and in response the one to the right released a massive hydrogen difluoride laser from its nose. The ship to the left buckled. Myre flinched as its oxygen tanks exploded and erupted into violet flames. As the oxygen rushed from out of the ship's interior, the fires died down, and the ship split in two. The flashing blue and yellow lights of a local police cruiser appeared overhead, but it wouldn't matter; they'd never catch the perpetrator. 

Myre felt as if this wasn't the last time a ship would be destroyed in the Shia Star Cluster. 

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Many millions of years ago, an ancient empire known as the Enigma created a weapon so powerful that it could wipe entire star systems from existence. It became known at the "Duoc Pristaliz", or "God's Pen". With the Duoc Pristaliz, the Enigma laid waste to the galaxy, wiping countless races from existence. Luckily, another race stole the Pristaliz, defeated the Enigma using it, and then lost it in space so that no one race could ever find it. 

Unfortunately, their defenses have degraded over the millions of years, and the Duoc Pristaliz, the most powerful weapon in the universe, wants to get their hands on it. As a player, you control one of the captains of ships heading towards the Shia Star Cluster, where the Duoc Pristaliz has been detected. It is on one of four planets, and your captain and crew must search these planets for the weapon. But beware of pirates, monsters, and even other players. Everybody wants to rule the galaxy.