Chapter 1: The Escape

“Kanata, listen to me. I know this would be hard for you but you must move forward to the future. Orb and the other places needs to have a leader to continue on living in harmony. Without it, they will go down,” Uzumi said to his only daughter as he looks at her a bit concern. Without saying anything Kanata started crying on that time since she worried that she might loose his father. “Father, please come with us… I don’t want this to happen to you… so please come…” crying, she said as she stands on the platform of one of the dreadnaught ship that is prepared to leave the port soon. Uzumi stood up and rub her daughter’s head and smiled a bit. “I have to stay here and give the commands. I don’t want to leave the place that I’ve been protecting the whole time. I won’t let anyone get hold on our sanctuary that we’re been protecting for the whole time and I would like you to understand about it my daughter so please….go and find a new place to live! Don’t let it go to waste!” he said as he forcedly grabs Kanata’s hand and handed over her to the captain of the Kusanagi. “Captain, please take care of my daughter. I hope you will find a better place to live my friend.” The captain and also an old friend of Uzumi nod and salute him as he closes the hatch for launching. Still crying, Kanata sees her father for the last time as the Kusanagi lunches off from the shipyard with a thousand of fighters, a colony ship, 60 cruisers and 50 heavy cruisers escorting the battleship to the jump-gate.

“Fly my child, fly away and spread a new wing of life somewhere and find a better place to live in harmony.” Uzumi said slowly as he see the Kusanagi at the view screen of the ship his in. “Uzumi-Sama! The enemy fleet is approaching and it’s much bigger that we expected before!” one of the commander said as he opens the main view screen. The number of the enemy fleet almost countless as they warp in the systems. As Uzumi seen the number of the fleet he knew that there is a slim chance to escape with minimal casualties but he determined to protect the Kusanagi so that they can have the time to escape. “All hands battle stations! We are going to protect the Kusanagi and the second division fleet so that they can move away from here!” As the message been passed to one ship to another, they acknowledge on what Uzumi said and go on red alert stats.

“U-Uzumi-Sama they’re launching the fighters!” Shouted one of the tactical officer that is on duty on that time. “Relay this message to the defensive fleets. Tell them to start launching the Murasame fighters! And tell them to get the shields up. We are not going to hand over Orb without any fight!” Uzumi said as he gives the order to the communication officer to relay the command to the other defensive fleet. Thousands of fighters were launch to intercept the enemy fleet, cannons and missiles from the defensive fleet are set online to take down the enemy’s fleet. The first shot was fired from the enemy fleet as they fire an Ion cannon to one of the heavy cruisers giving it a heavy beating making it loose balance. After seeing what has happen, Uzumi didn’t give anymore hesitation and give the order to fire.

Shots fire everywhere, Orb fighters tries to dodge the attack everywhere but without much luck a lot of them suffer casualties or being destroyed before reaching the enemy main fleet. From afar, the Kusanagi and the second division fleet almost reach the entrance point of the jump-gate but the enemy saw their movement and starts to give pursuit but was block by the first defense line. Kanata, seeing them battling from the window started crying again. All she sees was the Orb defensive being taken down one by one. As they reach the jump-gate a huge portals open. Both of the Kusanagi and the second division fleet manage to get into the portal and heads off somewhere safer. On the dreadnaught, in a severe damage, Uzumi salutes farewell to the fleet and look back at the main screen.
Seeing only two or three cruisers that are also severely damaged, he sees there’s only one more hope has left. “Looks like they are gone… Alright let’s finish what we have started from the beginning… We…will never…let you take Orb… No matter what…” he said as he pins the password to let the whole place including the planets into a big time bomb. The place gives out a large explosion taking out everything including all the other planets that almost been occupied by the enemy fleet. He makes a plan on regrouping all the fleets back under her daughter’s order so that they can live in harmony one day. “Farewell my child. I’ll give them under your hands now” he said before he was devoured in flames. Kanata suddenly felt something and look outside the window. She fell on her knees and started to cry again.

The fleet continues to move on till they meet the other remaining survivors…