[b]Luna[/b] The EA has sent a message to the Equestrian empire, congratulating them on Luna's return. Of course, it's purely formal. They don't quite like the Equestrians at this point, since they just took multiple planets from them. [b]Hach Colony[/b] The Abh bows, and the human is just barely able to accomplish a salute by flopping his hand onto his forehead and turning it. Even the Draconian performs a gesture of thanks, bowing the Abh, as their traditions are all that he knows. "We are in your debt, I swear that I will find a way to repay you for your kindness today. Few would give a room to an alien band toting a member of the most hated species." They scrambled off to the room. The Draconian left last, staring at the innkeeper. He had never seen a species other than the Abh or humans, and he wanted to commit this new one to memory. Then he left, and for the first time in his life he was happy. [b]Interstellar Broadcast[/b] An EA ship that apparently happened to be recording the horrific destruction that took place opened millions of wormholes, and a single message sped through each. It was the recording, screaming out to the universe the stupidity of humanity in an effort to stop the war. Accompanying it was a spoken message from the ship's captain, and a mysterious line of code. "You say your gods are good and just, but you do this is their name? You have killed trillions in the name of your gods! If they exist, they shall condemn you to hell for your actions! You rejected the Doctrine, but you just proved it right! Humanity will never be redeemed because of this!" As the message reached out, the rebel ships suddenly powered down. As the crews desperately tried to reactivate the systems, the containment fields of their antimatter reactors breached. In that single moment, all of them were killed. The code was an override command, reprogrammed to not just deactivate the ships but destroy them. [b]EAS Defiance, Comms Room[/b] The leaders of the other factions appeared as holograms in the room, and Fergus was in the middle. They screamed, asking what was going on and why their neural transmitters were activated and how the EA tapped into their net. Fergus answered none of this, and instead had a [i]tractatori[/i] (Earth Alliance 'wizard' who controls nanobots with hand motions and uses magic at an adept level) perform a hand motion that has been kept a secret ever since the profession was invented of the [i]EAS Boulet[/i]. The enemy leaders suddenly seemed very cooperative. "You will surrender and accept punishment for your crimes, and will sing the following document virtually." Their minds recieved a text document through the transmitters, which stated the following: "We confess that we have carried out horrible atrocities, and accept our place as members of the human species. We declare that our species will forever be inferior to all others, and that redemption is never possible. We will never defy the Doctrine, and if we do then we shall be sentenced to Abh Hell." It was no treaty, but it didn't have to be. It was a simple declaration of peace, the real treaty would be signed publicly. Of course, this one marks the end of the war. All the leaders signed it, and the signed documents were sent to every corner of the universe to inform the others that humanity had finally accepted what they believe to be their place in the universe. [b]Korvichai Situation[/b] Dmitri personally responded to the message, his voice sorrowful. He had done what he had to do, but at what price? "The gate is prepared, and our internal war is over. We are ready to receive you."