Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-28390914-20171002014937/@comment-27121914-20171010091654

Timeline A

 * (404 found) - Year 2200: the Skean, with advanced spacefaring technology, discovers the ruins of another abandoned civilization. However, it appears the civilization was razed in what apears to be an invasion despite the hundreds and counting star systems that this civilization appears to have captured. A few ships were discovered, however mostly destroyed by what appears to be extreme force. The Skean does find one artifact, a single data-storage object with an unknown symbol and alien languages on it. Decoding the artifact is expected to take about 20 years.
 * (404 found) - Year 2210: automated defenses in some of the destroyed planets fire upon Skean ships without warning. An exploration team was sent out to scout the nearest destroyed city and find a way to disable them, but failed to return, subsequent exploration teams also failed to return. Long Range imaging suggests that the cities were infested with something.
 * (TimewornKaiju) - Year 2212: An exploration team, supported by several SWAT teams, has successfully disabled the automated defenses, and has encountered another data storage. They brought that data storage with them in order to decode it.
 * (TimewornKaiju) - Year 2215: The data storage has been successfully decoded. It turned out to be easier to decode than the first one.
 * "So, whoever you are, you've finally arrived and decoded this message. We are a sub-nation of the Cynnek Kingdom. The infestation signal you've detected? It's a digital infestation. Meaning, our digital devices have been hacked by an AI, who behaves like a zombie plague from those Human-made movies that we really enjoyed."
 * "The AI in question, you ask? It's the Imperator, the dreaded leader of the Krino Dominion. Yes, you read that right, it's them. That Kraken ship you discovered earlier? They're under his direct control."
 * "When a Krino Emperor is doing a great job, the Krino citizens would vote on if the leader should be ageless, and they did with this guy. An emperor's way of becoming ageless may be different from the previous emperors, but either way, they'll no longer die of old age."
 * "Why did our defense systems attack you? They're hacked by the Imperator. Those automated defenses are programmed to attack Krino ships only. If they attacked you, then they're malfunctioning, so, we apologize for the damage caused to your ships."
 * "Anyway, you guys are Skeans and Vandhats, aren't you? These planets are destroyed on Year 2219, and we really liked your Zopou Seeds, but most of you probably don't know that we existed before the destruction of our colonies. When our merchants arrived on Heiria, we didn't announce our presence to the Skean-Vandhat government until now."
 * "And lastly, I fear that the Krino Dominion would arrive at Heiria soon. So I hope you successfully defend yourselves against the Imperator. Good luck! - The Cynnek King"
 * (404 found) - Year 2220: the Skean decode the unknown data-storage artifact. The symbols on its surface was interpreted as a motto of some sort, and the symbol a coat of arms. The information within describes the civilization destroyed by an unknown groups referred to as the Daevites (cough, SCPs, cough). Included as well are thousands of files on different entities, objects and areas dangerous for sentient entities. It was decided by the Skean to approach all ruins of said civilization with extreme caution and colonize planets without the ruins.
 * "Day 1. A new, enigmatic foe has recently appeared and declared war against us, the Cynneks. They call themselves as "The Daevas". And an individual is called "Daevite". Each of them appear exactly like a human, but they have angelic wings and wear regal clothing. At first, we can defeat them, but they keep coming back for unknown reasons..."
 * "Day 2. It's been revealed that some foolish Cynnek has written something on a book called "A Chronicle of the Daevas". It's a book that tempts you into adding more to the Daevite history. For example, they were defeated in 1493, but you edit the book and change that year to 2220. If we don't continue fighting them, then this war will continue for the next few years..."
 * "Day 3. Every time they get defeated, the Daevas gets stronger. The only way we can defeat them is to hold the line until the last day of the Daevite history comes. However, it feels like that our fleet is getting weaker every time we fight them..."
 * "Day 4. It's no use. They, the Daevites, have enslaved the majority of the Cynnek population. Our civilization, the Cynnek Kingdom, has hundreds of colonized planets. I didn't ever think it has to end like this. It's... it's hopeless..."
 * "Day 5. The Cynnek King has decided about the solution to defeat the Daevas: Destroy every single one of historical records about them. Since their history changes every time their books get edited, why not destroy them?"
 * "Day 6. A human organization known as "SCP Foundation" offers assistance to neutralize the Daevas. They began their mission to hunt down thousands of Daevas Chronicle books and incinerated them. The Daevas themselves, on the other hands, is hunting down the SCP agents who were sent to burn the books and seek to write their own history, so they can continue to exist."
 * "Day 7. This is it. It's time to end this! All other copies of the book has been incinerated. I've sent some Cynnek archaeologists to bring the last copy of the book. It is the last historical record of the Daevites. If we destroy the last book, then the Daevites may have a chance of disappearing forever! I am completely disinterested in studying my enemy, so I'm able to resist writing on it despite countless of foolish Cynneks have done that exact thing before. Alright, enough talk, I, the Cynnek King, will destroy this book for once and for all!"
 * "Day 8. It's... it's over. It's finally over. The Daevas menace has been stopped by an unexpected arrival of one of our neighboring empires, the Krino Dominion. They used their Kraken-class Dreadnoughts to effortlessly hurl the Daevite ships into stars, annihilating them. Sweet relief..."
 * "Right after defeating the Daevas, the Imperator, despite destroying multiple of our colonies, decided to leave us alone for now, since if he keeps conquering our planets, he fears that we might become extinct."
 * "When did an evil(?) emperor has standards? Well, he studies about other sentient races and alien empires as his hobby, and if he destroys an entire civilization, then there would be nothing more to study about them and he'll eventually forget about that civilization."
 * "Another reason; he wants to keep good relations with the Terran Federation. You know, a species that's known for their diverse moralities and cultures, and has developed the quick-learning ability to adapt against virtually everything since the year when they colonized another planet for the first time."
 * "Because of his good relations with humans, the Federation will cover up the fact that he has bombarded multiple planets without mercy, and prevent the news from going public. However, if he eradicates an entire alien race, then the humans will go all-out against him for obvious reasons."
 * "And the only reason that he wants to conquer planets is to break the records of "most planets colonized" and "most planets conquered" in the Guinness Book of Galactic Records, which is maintained by humans."
 * "Well, that's all for this year. Time to recover my kingdom. Cynnek King out!"
 * "UPDATE, 2220: Despite leaving us to recover, the Krino Dominion is returning, and is going to establish communication with your leaders, Skeans and Vandhats. Be prepared!"
 * (TimewornKaiju) - Year 2221: The Krino Dominion contacts the Skean-Vandhat Empire, who, at this point, has colonized all 27 planets of the Ioria System. Incoming transmission:
 * "Greetings, Skean-Vandhat Empire. I am the Imperator, the 71st Emperor of the Krino Dominion. We are one of the most powerful allies of the Terran Federation. And we regret what we've done to the Cynnek Kingdom and other empires. But, we still want to become the empire that colonized the most planets in the Galaxy. So, we think we should do it peacefully."
 * "Anyway, I want you to join our alliance. Together, we will supply you with great technology created by us, and awesome works of fiction made by humans. And the last of all, we have cookies! Oh wait, just kidding. Alright, back to topic. You guys like sharing food, don't ya? If so, then we want to know what does your Zopou Seeds taste like. So, join us! Together, we will stand united against powerful enemies!"
 * However, the Skean Leader and the Vandhat Leader don't agree about should they accept the Imperator's offer. The Skean Leader thinks his offer sounds reasonable, while the Vandhat Leader views his offer with suspicion.