Galanti-Karkhala War

The Galanti-Karkhala War was a series of conflicts that occurred between the Galanti League and several influential organisations under planet Karkhala. There were three main battles within this conflict, each one worse than its predecessor.

The result of the conflict left the Galanti League with a new leader and millions dead. Its repercussions are still felt to this day, in Galanti culture and within the hierarchies of Karkhala.

Retaliation

Almost instantaneously came the retaliation. A barrage of bloody attacks from the Karkhala Defence League. These soldiers, atop mutilated, mutated monsters tore the cities of Kauzen III, one of the star system's most prized planets. Cities fell, their people crushed under the rubble of a thousand skyscrapers.

Casilla Maw by Mochi

The Galanti League were not quick enough to respond. By the time distress signals had been read and responded to, Fifty major cities had been decimated, and over six million lives had been lost. The rest of the Galanti Cluster watched in silence as the planet crumbled.

The Galanti League arrived on Kauzen III a day after the attacks began, jumping into action. Natani, Casilla Maw, and a handful of other league members joined in to defend the decimated planet.

Casilla managed to reroute several large floods scattered across the lowlands of Kauzen III, that had swept away many small towns. Natani destroyed several swarms of Karkhalan soldiers, while other members aided in rescuing the innocent, directing refugee spacecrafts to the nearest safe-points.

At first, they looked like pretty lights in the sky. Like somebody had lit off a fireworks show. But then we felt the earthquakes. From their ships, landing.   There was nothing we could do after that. My home, my life, collapsed. Everything. It was all gone. I walked down my street, staring at the rubble laying around me. In minutes, those people had taken everything from me.   I will never see my family again.

The Galanti League had lost. And people did not know who to trust anymore.

Battle of Zyari

The Galanti League was forced to power through a slump for several years, after the Retaliation. The general public had no faith in these magical mercenaries anymore, which meant they had no way of protecting themselves from danger. Karkhala and its people were still furious, and desperate to seek more revenge.

Natani threatened Sisyra Tyris, the tyrannical ruler of the Karkhala Defence League. He offered an ultimatum. A battle between the Galanti League and the KDL, on the abandoned planet Zyari, or they would come full-force and annihilate Karkhala.

The Galanti League certainly did not have the power to destroy Karkhala, and the KDL was well aware of this. Nevertheless, they accepted the deal.

Both parties arrived on Zyari. Its tranquil, shimmering atmosphere, vibrant landscapes, and glowing oceans were about to turn to ash.

Sacrifice

Celera by Mochi

The battle was strenuous, and neither seemed to prevail. Canyons were carved as the Galanti League members pummelled soldier after soldier into the ground. The golden warriors were no match for these galactic super heroes.

But no matter how hard the League fought, there never seemed to be an end in sight. That was when the first was struck down. Morta Custara was the first League member to be killed. A warrior of darkness and death was slaughered in broad daylight.

Three more League members lost their lives in the battle. The golden warriors were edging a victory, slowly but surely. The tides needed to turn.

And when the world needed her, she was there. Celera. A Queen of the Overgrowth, capable of commanding entire planets at will. She made the ultimate sacrifice. She buried herself into the ground and became one with the planet. One by one, the golden warriors were torn through the ground, merging with the soil and becoming one with Celera.

She was reborn as the planet itself. Her sacrifice could have saved billions. Could have.

One Final Blow

The Karkhala Defence League simply would not lose. While the war raged on Zyari, Sisyra had organised attacks.. One by one, nuclear weapons were launched at fifteen planets.

Seventeen billion lives were lost. Atmospheres of these planets were seared off, ecosystems ripped apart, civilisations crumbled. Nothing survived.

The Galanti League surrendered. Nothing could stop Karkhala.