The DL33 system, with its three naturally habitable planets, was one of the most valuable systems in this region of the Dawnstar Sector, even after its ancient technological transformation.
At this time last year, after Brunhild, the Sulucan Queen known as the "Light of the Celestial Realm," and Yu Lian, the "Dragon of the Dawn," broke through the firmament from the Demon's Eye, they had encountered the main body of the Marauder fleet here and won a decisive victory.
It was said that the Empire had considered naming the system after its "conqueror," Brunhild, in keeping with the Galactic Empire's usual practice. But the proposal met with opposition at the Galactic Civilization Council, and even Brunhild herself had not supported it.
It was also said—though this, too, was only a rumor—that Brunhild had proposed naming it "Meleon," after a mythical beast from Imperial legend with a lion's head and a fish's body. In the end, however, it was just a rumor of unclear significance.
In any case, because the system's sovereignty remained unclear, it still had no official name. It was still commonly referred to by its designation on standard operational star charts: "DL33."
The system's three naturally habitable planets also lacked official names. For now, the people of Earth had named the beautiful worlds after the three Horae: Eunomia, Dike, and Eirene. Naturally, the Empire on the other side had named them after its own legends and stories, but that was beside the point.
In any case, on August 7, 833 of the Common Era, just before dawn on Eunomia, the fourth planet of the DL40 system, the vast grasslands erupted into chaos.
The war machines of the Commonwealth and the Empire began their furious battle on this planet.
But what no one expected was that it would not