Kepler Alliance

Triarian statement
"The Kepler Alliance did not appear to take part in many hostilities. While this shows minor promise, they are unfortunately prone to the same mistakes all humans are prone to, because they are short lived and short sighted. The Collective hopes the two will stay on peaceful terms. Note, the Kepler Alliance independence should be ratified by logical boundaries and this independence should be declared if it would be beneficial for the majority of both parties, beneficial for the majority of members of the Equiis pact, do the most to further the overall goals of all three parties effected and contain overwhelming support within the Kepler Alliance for independence. Should this be appealing to a minority or not be detrimental to the goals or more than it is beneficial to, then the Collective believes that the Kepler Alliance should dissolve and return to the EA. During the turbulent period shortly after the end of the Earth Alliances second... Civil viral malignant outbreak... the two should work to avoid a third such war. We notice the embargo imposed are damaging to the primitive industrial/economic system used, and thus we propose that both trade embargos are immediately stricken. We propose that the restrictions on this 'tourism' and immigration remain until the situation is fully resolved, as such a security risk is major even without the growing tensions. We then propose that a diplomatic meeting take place on [i] entirely [/i] neutral species lands. The Collective is willing to suggest the usage of the Saeva Simius Homeworld, Tolrial. This will ensure that A: There will be no conflict in the meeting, as the Collective will be able to prevent either side from engaging the other in combat and the high gravity of the world in comparison to your own will result in combat movement being much more restricted. And B: That neither side attempts to hold the other to hostage for their own ends. And C: That both sides will enter on symbolically equal footing, with the same restrictions imposed on both and neither travelling to the other but both travelling to the same location."

Invitation
A Triarian vessel is dispatched to the Equiis pact, carrying a couple of Argutus Scientists.

Animam comedentem Galaxy (Translation: Soul Eater Galaxy)

The battle raged on across the star systems of the new alien contact, who refered to themselves as the Aru'Shumi. The Alien Species may only have been tier 6 but they were fighting meter by bloody meter, though the Collective was dominating them, conquering their worlds one by one.. and Caecus had a plan to test his Psionic Beacon.
The skies above the homeworld of the Aru'Shumi were filled with combat as Collective ships used their energy projectors to cut through enemy ships, though the enemy desperately continued to fight. Dropships flew down towards the planets, some carrying the Psionic beacons and others carrying troops. They fought their way into cities, plasma and hardlight filling the air as the Collective fought their way through towards the center of each City.
In the Capital of the Aru'Shumi Homeworld, the government building, a massive palace, was half destroyed from the heavily fighting as marchers fired warp cannons at buildings, collapsing sky scrappers onto the floor with deadly consequences, crushing the enemy. Finally, the Psionic beacon was dropped in the center of the palace courtyard. The Emperor of the Aru'Shumi took out his steel sword in one hand, holding a balistic pistol in the other
"ARU! MURI PRE NI'SHUM!" The Emperor yelled, and he and his soldiers opened fire on the Collective forces that filed into the courtyard. Streams of plasma and hardlight returned on them. The Emperor watched in horror as several of his soldiers were hit, Lightrifle shots going clean through their armour and taking off parts of limbs, and plasma melting them. His only son stood from behind some cover and went to fire his pistol, only to find he was out of ammo. Tossing it to the side, the young boy pulled a sword from it's scabbard
"Muri pre ni'shum!" He yelled, and leaped over the cover to charge towards the enemy, and the Emperor watched in horror as his son fell to the floor, clutching his head and yelling in pain. One of the strange, small aliens floated down from above, his visor changing to be transparent as he came down, his eyes glowing a brilliant orange. The Aru'Shumi forces turned their weaponry to fire on him, but the bullets raised into the air to be met by a shimmering shield which appeared before him as he raised his hand. Then the strange alien spoke in a vocoded voice
"Aru'Shumi! Shu'lo, po kar muri" The Alien said, and the Emperor stepped forwards, dropping his weaponry and yelling an order to the Aru'Shumi
"Shu'lo! Shu'lo!" He yelled, and they in turned dropped their weapons. Strange aliens flew forwards, thrusters appearing to run into their body, with no legs and some form of plating grafted in their place, and entered the room, their weapons ready, barking instructions. The Aru'Shumi hesitantly moved forwards into the courtyard, the smaller, robotic soldier like aliens producing a small device as they were ordered to face the wall. They complied, the Emperor fearing for his still screaming son, and they soon discovered what the devices were as they were bound by energy cuffs. The son stopped screaming and fell to the floor, whimpering as he was subjected to the energy cuffs as well. Another dropship came down, and an alien that was similar to the one with strange powers arrived, but it was clear his uniform wasn't battle armour. He approached the strange beacon that had been dropped in the center of the caught yard and activated it, his eyes glowing orange as he hooked himself up to it. The Aru'Shumi watched the scene in confusion and fear

Same Galaxy, other side

The peaceful contact was proceeding well, and the species had been remarkably friendly. Still, they were no closer to realising their goal than when they began. The Argutus sighed as he examined the streets from a window as he awaited the return of their host