"I wouldn't call it assisting you, Velen. We're comrades fighting side by side."
After the brief exchange, the two vast fleets converged like two torrents in the deep void of the Damocles Gulf.
Their combined might was so magnificent that any mortal who saw it would have felt small and powerless.
Admiral Yanis stood on the bridge of the Blade of Sorrow, gazing at the boundless combined fleet before him, his heart filled with unprecedented confidence. To him, this was nothing less than an invincible force capable of sweeping through an entire system.
"All ships, assume attack formation! Set course for the Sa'cea System! Full speed ahead!" Admiral Yanis's voice rang from the speakers on every bridge through the fleetwide communications system.
Like an awakening astral behemoth, the vast fleet tore through the void toward the Sa'cea System.
Several months later, in the Sa'cea System
Sa'cea was a vast city-world painstakingly developed by the T'au Empire over several centuries. Countless towering megastructures covered its surface, and every inch of land pulsed with industry and teemed with life. In orbit, the sparse T'au Empire defense fleet seemed as insignificant as a few drifting leaves before an approaching tempest.
"Report! The enemy fleet has entered effective firing range!"
"Open fire! Follow standard extermination protocols! Eliminate all xenos targets!" Admiral Yanis's command carried an unstoppable resolve.
The Imperial Fleet's Macro-cannons thundered in unison. Plasma Cannons, Laser Cannons, and Autocannons combined into streams of lethal fire that tore through the void of the Sa'cea System. The T'au Empire's handful of Frigates and Light Cruisers were vaporized before they could mount an effective counterattack, reduced to dust in space.
"Enemy annihilation complete! Orbital defenses cleared!" the communications officer reported excitedly.
"Excellent!" A relieved smile appeared on Admiral Yanis's face. This had gone even more smoothly