Editing Codex - Zathian Avengers (section)

==For Serious this time==

''In centuries past, in a galaxy far removed from our own Milky Way, the Zathians were a peaceful, if somewhat paranoid, people who lived happily beyond the reach of the other inhabitants of their galaxy. They were a proud people with a strong martial tradition and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.''
''That all changed with the invasion of the Tyranids. The Tyranids swept through their galaxy like a plague, devouring all in their path. A monastic order of philosopher-diplomats that called themselves “Jedi” attempted to stall the onslaught. In the end these Jedi proved too few and too ill prepared to turn back the tide. In time the Zathians realized that if their fellow inhabitants were to have any hope of survival they must intercede. But even the might and technology of the Zathians proved to be insufficient to turn back the tide.''
''In the end it was decided the only recourse available was to lay a trap, using the only bait left; the entire remaining population of the galaxy. The majority of the remaining military forces lured the oncoming tide to the Zathian home world and when the enemy was fully deployed they set off their trap; a massive series of thermal bombs, effectively turning the entire surface of the planet to glass. But all was not lost; by that time all of the remaining civilians and most of the military forces had managed to retreat to bunkers deep underground.''
''While the Tyranid fleet reeled from the loss of so much bio-mass, the survivors regrouped in the dark space just beyond the borders of the galaxy. It was there that a fateful decision was reached.'' '''The Tyranids must be stopped.''' ''A call went out for volunteers. 15,000 souls answered. These brave and selfless beings would hunt down and put an end to this threat before more worlds fell to its unending hunger. They knew that even if they succeeded that there was no hope of ever returning to the rest of their people.''
''The remaining population decided to head to the nearest galaxy in the opposite direction, their fate can only be speculated at. The war fleet went back to the last known coordinates of the Tyranid fleet only to find that it had already moved on towards the next galaxy. The Fleet pursued their quarry thru the dark space between galaxies for many years.''
''After reviewing tactical data for their battles with the Tyranids it was determined that the Zathian form and technology were ill suited to combat this menace. With a sense of urgency that can only come from true desperation, the engineers and scientist set to work upgrading both the wargear and the Zathians themselves. Through the use of extensive genetic modification the Zathian soldiers grew in size, strength, and speed. Likewise their weapons and armor grew in power and capacity.''