Rezervovat za Shest, Kniha 2, Hladat 40
( Volume of Heroes, Book 2, Page 40)

Grozda, The Hero of Oblast drove his dragoons through the forrest. Dodging trees,  he urged the platoon to at top speed to flank the opposing Canakk forces. Emerging from the tree line just behind the Canakk lines, Grozda cut into the side of the enemy lines and immediately splintered their formation. Grozda’s dragoons continued to drive into the formation, slashing their way to the Canakk elite guard. The Canakk elite guard sat ready as Gorzda’s dragoons dismounted and charged into their lines. Many heroes existed in the Canakk elite guard but Grozda was victorious in breaking through their lines and challenging King Juzhizkov Hladat of Oblast. The King was a massive man, at least three heads taller then Grozda. The two heroes battled valiantly for what seemed like ages before The King was slain. Without their king, the army collapsed and the Laumites were victorious. The Magna Armada  marched on the city of Oblast and held a triumph in their enemies honor, reclaiming the city as part of Laumides once again. Mercy was shown to those who surrendered and the army rested, before moving on again. 


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About 90 million miles past the edge of Hol Known space
( Unknowingly around Palatine)


The MX-20 had exceeded its expected performance, easily making it one of the more advanced ships in the exploration fleet. Both Chev and Kiyvch were from the artisan class, born into ship building families. The two were childhood friends and grew up together, eventually becoming talented architects. 
	The MX-20 started as a freight drone prototype, which Kiyvch quickly modded into the piloted craft. It was relatively small, with the engines and reactor making up most of the space on the craft. Pilot and Navigator sat side by side on the bridge with a jumbo jet style instrument layout, keeping it compact. Both men shared a berthing that was barely the size of a conventional bedroom, with an equally small bathroom to match. The largest area on the vessel was the cargo bay, spanning the entire underside of the ship. Big enough to fit two fully loaded jeeps, their cargo bay was stocked to the brim with provisions and exploration equipment.
	“ Reactor temperature?” Kiyvch asked cooly. “ Were good, its cool..” Chev said calmly, without even looking at the gauge. “ 1 AU on a single jump, that is not bad” Kiyvch said in an impressed tone. “ Easily a couple hundred thousand miles past our competitors”. We are at the target coordinates” Chev said with a hint of apprehension as the ship dropped out of faster then light speed. “ Engines powered down, drifting at a rate of 4500 kilometers a second, planet in sight” Chev said again.
	The planet didn’t look much different from Itil, it looked habitable from their eyes. “ Lets deploy a probe” Kiyvch said, stepping onto and over the back of the chair. The pair had dropped communication probes to act as Hubs and signal repeaters for any communication back to Itil. This drastically reduced the time it took to relay messages and increased their clarity. A message from this distance would take weeks to get back to Itil, now it would take hours. “ Send the message quickly” Kiyvch said excitedly, “ tell them we have reached the target destination at least a month in advance”. With a chuckle Chev obliged and readied the message to be sent as he stepped over the back of his chair to walk aft. 
	Two space suits sat neatly hung in a equipment locker, showing signs of heavy use. The pair didn’t expect to use the suits with this frequency and the number of on the spot repairs were obvious. The suits were just not designed to preform physical labor this frequently or consecutively. This, amongst other information, was invaluable to the monarchy and was needed to further modernize the state.
	The pair had to physically pull the probe from the cargo bay and out of the airlock to deploy it in space, a tedious process that took upwards of 45 minutes. Too any other ships orbiting the system, the MX-20 was small enough to classify as space junk on radar. Even the radiation signature it gave off when entering  would look like an echo. As the pair ignited the engines to move towards the planet, a  relatively small, yet significant thermal signature could be detected.
	The underside of the craft glowed a sinister pink as the craft fell through the atmosphere. If the glowing red ball of fire didn’t alert everyone to their presence, then the loud sonic boom would. at around 2000m the retro-rockets slowed the crafts decent significantly, as it closed in on  what remained of a large city square. The deafening sound of the retro rockets at full throttle echoed off the buildings around them as the craft pulled into a hover before gently setting down on the wrecked pavement. The ship whined as the engines powered down before the hissing sound of a hatch opening could be heard. 
	“ Yep, 70 percent nitrogen and 20 percent oxygen….its breathable” Kiyvch said though his breathing mask. “ Good” Chev said before ripping off the mask and goggle assembly, “ I always hated these things” he finished. Chev smacked his lips together like he was tasting the air, before grimacing slightly “ Tastes metallic..” he quipped still grimacing. “ Really? Kiyvch answered before taking his own mask off and nodding in approval. 
	The pair finally got a chance to analyze the square they landed in with a mixture of awe and terror. This was the first alien planet the two had ever seen, much less landed on. There were obvious signs of intelligent life, which mean something lived here. The state of the square and the surrounding blocks was concerning however. Yes, another species of being lived here but what caused all this destruction. Even the square the landed in showed recent signs of combat, with explosion craters and blood trails still fresh.
	The two continued to mill around the square for a moment before retreating back into the ship, leaving the hatch open. They needed to write a report for the royal ministry and start putting together a map for their exploration. 

	It was going to be a long night for these two