A vast fleet arrived from every frontier of the Empire, gathering at the Cybrex Alpha Ring World-the capital of the Human Empire, its sacred seat.
More than a thousand battleships all but filled the entire system, their indicator lights drowning out the star's radiance.
From the Ring World, the fleet could be seen filling the heavens, and every human citizen proudly puffed out their chest.
This was the Empire's fleet, the foundation of all its great achievements!
Two jumps away, in the Amaterro System, another unusual fleet waited outside the Museum Celestial Pivot, which exhibited wonders from across the cosmos.
A biological fleet, an army of cosmic Kemono Friends.
Through years of research on Bubble, the scientists had successfully cobbled together a biological fleet. The hundred-year-old Amoeba Bubbles was now the leader of the amoeba fleet, usually roaming the Empire's territory with its followers, without a care about food or drink.
Amoebas could obtain food from planetary atmospheres, so the Empire did not need to pay for their upkeep.
There was also a Void Worm fleet, stationed year-round in various black hole systems, as well as a crystal fleet that preferred lingering near stars.
None of these biological fleets required separate upkeep from the Empire. They could forage for themselves and fought for the Empire only when needed.
In our Sea of Stars Most Holy Human Empire, Kemono Friends such as Tiyangqi Space Whales, Space Amoebas, Crystalline Entities, Void Worms, and Cave Dwellers could also enlist and defend our territory!
Now that was a beacon of democracy, true to its founding ideals!
In short, the fleet was in position. All that remained was for Caedhes to open the wormhole.
Psionic energy rippled around Caedhes as he floated bodily in space. The Wedge in his hand blazed with light, emitting a