[b]Asmol, Capital City[/b]
"Thank God your not hostile." Said Kuuyi "I am Admiral Kuuyi Oras of the Lakfakalle Cooperative Federation, currently acting as Commander-In-Chief and commanding the warship [i]Kelsof[/i]. Our homeworld was destroyed by an artificial supernova caused by the Ceramus Collective, we are the only survivors. We are requesting the right to settle in the uninhabited regions of this planet, mainly the oceans. We seek revenge against the alien scum that destroyed our homeworld, if you would support us in this endeavor we would happily assist you in your civil war."

[b]Retsukuu[/b]
"Destroy the Ceramus." Said the President, in a tone that made it obvious that we had wanted to say those words since Retsukuu offered to deal with them. The Delphan's face suddenly froze in shock, he had been told exactly what he didn't want to hear via his telepathic link to the other Delphans.

[i]"The Crusade arrives, it is time to fully reveal ourselves[/i]

"Do it quickly, too!" Yelled the Delphan, pulling down his helmet's HUD visor. He spoke into the helmet's microphone. "This is Conduit Alpha-15, all crews are to report to their respective vessels. The Crusade has arrived. Psionic restrictions are lifted."

At the end of his sentence, he vanished in a flash of light. The President didn't know of the Delphan's true power, but the event was ripped from the memories of all in the room, with the exception of Retsukuu Yomo. Despite all their power, you dimply can't control a deity.

[b]Psionic Message to the Collective[/b]
[i]"The Crusade has reached us. It matters not that you do not believe our words, you will defend yourselves and thus defend all of us. If you do not, then you doom us all nevertheless. Remember, you cannot unite something that isn't there anymore.[/i]

[b]Ceramus Space[/b]
A gigantic flash of light illuminated the entire system, tiny black dots flooding out of the strange sphere. Blood red engine trails streamed behind those dots, and yet more dots appeared as the carriers launched their fighters. The massive fleet moved closer to the planet, the tiny dots growing into huge and intimidating starships. Fighters dropped into the atmosphere, plasma engulfing them just before they suddenly stopped falling. The fighters streaked across the sky, destroying anything that fired on them. They too, left engine trails, the same ominous red of the starships.

Then, the starships themselves descended upon the planet, hovering above all settlements on the world. Their hulls opened to reveal massive walkers, armed to the teeth with strange and alien weaponry. Pulsating crimson shields protected them, only allowing the inhabitants of the world to see the unstoppable enemy force. They somewhat resembled the Triarian walkers, but were built in a far more intimidating manner, sparing efficiency for terror. Thick red lasers fell down upon the military buildings, vaporizing them in seconds. A message was broadcast across the planet in the language of the inhabitants.

"You will surrender immediately to the Empire. Resistance will be met with complete annihilation of your species. Any attempts to attack us would be worthless, this fleet is nothing to the Empire. In the event that none in this galaxy submit to Imperial control, its matter will be used to fuel our war machine. Only subservience will be tolerated."