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===Vigilant Peace===
Early on year 4528, the Imperial Legion Fleet infiltrated the Protectorate space and, with one precise blow, struck its enemy into the very heart. It was the Star Rapier, a secret weapon of the Empire; the star orbited by Jamiria, one of the oldest Protectorate planets, has suddenly gone supernova, seemingly without a reason, and the entire system with thousands of years of history had been burned into nothingness over the course of a couple hours. At the same time, the Emperor has issued an ultimatum to the entire Dominion; accept his rule, or else.<br />
Numerous worlds were seized by fear.

The Protectorate had an ace in their sleeve as well.<br />
During the last century, Protectorate scientists have managed to reestablish communications with Earth; as it turned out, Earth was neither destroyed nor sent somewhere far, but shifted out of phase, making it into a ghost planet of sorts. Its researchers tried for many centuries to invent a way to bring Earth back into phase and were eager to cooperate with the Protectorate, sharing long-lost technologies with their newfound allies. Among these technologies was a method for beaconless large-body FTL travel.

This tech became the basis for the Cloud - an immense force-field-held conglomeration of microscopic machines able to gather energy to be released in a singular burst later. Combat-ready, the Cloud's volume was that of an average asteroid - with much less mass, but with the ability to destroy an entire planet with its energy shot.

In a month after the system of Jamiria had been destroyed with the Star Rapier, the Cloud appeared on the orbit of Polaris Prime, the Empire's capital world. With a singular strike, the planet's nearest moon was shattered into asteroids; only the excellent counterspace defenses of the capital prevented it from being made into a crater-covered desert, yet victims still numbered in the millions. Now, it was the Empire fearing total annihilation.

After exchanging such blows, it was clear that a war of such totality can make the entire Dominion into a space hell and destroy the spacefaring civilization. Based on that, the two sides have made an unofficial pact not to oppose each other directly from now on - the Vigilant Peace, a peace treaty in name only.

The only actual treaty was made regarding the city-planet of Velian, and it was still war-torn until the news reached it; with advisor Pyriel relentlessly pursuing lord Cross and clashing seven times, none of them able to strike the foe down once and for all.<br />
The meeting of Protectorate and Empire ambassadors on the planet of Locust-Di made Velian into a neutral planet, a transit point for trade between the planets of the sides.

Year 4530 A.D., also known as year 532 since the creation of the League.<br />
The Empire still conquers Dominion planets, using conventional weaponry.<br />
The Protectorate still supports rebellions and guerrillas, but doesn't use the Cloud either.

A galactic stalemate is here.

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