In the vast expanse of space, far from the familiar blue of Earth, humanity had spread its influence across the stars. Despite their lack of a unified government as no single flag flew over its continents; instead, a tapestry of independent states, each with its own government, culture, and military doctrine, covered the globe.
Earth's children had established colonies, research outposts, and trading stations, each operating under its own set of rules and governance. This disunity was seen as a weakness by the conquering armada of the Krivak Empire, a race of slavers who had never encountered a species quite like humans.
The militaristic slave empire of the Krivak Dominion, known for its rigid hierarchy and relentless conquests, viewed the human presence as a chaotic anomaly—an easy target for expansion. When their fleets advanced upon the human sectors, they expected swift capitulation.
However, the Krivak forces were met with a response as varied as humanity itself. On the North American Alliance mining colony of New Denver, the humans evacuated civilians and initiated a scorched earth policy, leaving behind only traps and automated defenses for the invaders and launched devastating hit-and-run attacks from their hidden bases in the mountains.
At the Japanese research outpost on Hiroshima-5, scientists and engineers transformed their facility into a fortress, utilizing experimental technology to create a shield that repelled the Krivak's initial assaults.
The African Confederation farming colony of New Sierra Leone, with its vast implanted ecosystem from Africa, lured the alien forces into the jungles, and with its deep understanding of guerilla warfare, struck from the shadows, their attacks as unpredictable as the environment proved as deadly as its inhabitants.
The trading station at Crossroads Nebula became a beacon, broadcasting a call to arms that united mercenaries, traders, and even pirates under a common cause. Together, they launched a series of counterattacks that harried the Krivak supply lines and left their fleets in disarray.
The Oceanic Federation colony of New Australia, launched a series of bold raids, employing their advanced technology to strike at the heart of the Krivak armies, causing chaos and confusion among the invaders before disappearing into the vast deserts or jungles letting the environment deal with the remaining survivors.
And on the European Federation frontier world of New Vaud, the settlers chose to stand their ground. They employed a strategy of fortification, transforming their homes and fields into modern fortresses, fighting with a tenacity that belied their peaceful origins. Fortified cities became bastions of defiance, where every street and building was turned into a stronghold.
The Krivak Dominion, accustomed to facing unified empires and predictable strategies, found themselves confounded by the humans' adaptability and resilience. The humans, they realized, were not just different from other Deathworlders; they were different from themselves, and in that difference lay their unpredictability and strength.
After a prolonged campaign a unified Human Fleet launch a massive counter attack not at their invasion fleet, but directly into their territories and burning a path towards their capital world.
- Galactic Union Historian on the Krivak - Human War.