STARFIRE: origins

5: One of The Twelve Pillars

The War went on for quite some time. Numerous battles were fought and the years passed by. Kori was still there. Maybe it was what the Universe wanted, maybe she was just lucky; but she had been surviving each battle. With each battle, she gained some confidence and some new techniques. And not to mention, power. She rose in her ranks. She was lucky indeed. She stood there in the room when the people around her kept on perishing away.
The War was very tricky. Allies were called on from different worlds and the casualties were so many that no one now even tried to even keep a count of it. The planet, Karna was the harvest basket of many planets including Tamaran. Even though their relations were never ideal, the trade never stopped. Karna provided them with grains and Tamaraneans gave weapons.
As time passed, more and more land of Karna became engulfed in the War. In the beginning, 10% of the planet's land was an active warzone. By now, it was 70%. Numerous civilians died and fields were burnt. If the farmers of Karna had not produced enough grain, the planets they had established trade relations with would have came to their doors asking for it. Leaving them with nothing. The War had to stop and soon. Or else there would be nothing left worth fighting for.
War is one hell of a motivator. With the war going on for 9 years now, new inventions were made. The most prominent of them all was a ship which could travel the fastest they had ever known. It was beneficial for calling in the allies whenever the slave army needed any. The Gordonian army was losing. They needed a miracle and they needed it fast.
9 years passed by. In a war where people died like cattle, the surviving ones are bound to be given some benefits.
Kori and the remaining soldiers of her squadron had gotten training done by the Warlords of Okaara. They were known to be the best teachers after all. The best method of combat and the techniques used were all said to belong to them. In this time, Kori along with the other soldiers rose tremendously in their ranks. They were given some of the finest armour, weapons and even their own personal squadrons.
The Tamaranean body is very strong. Even though all of them had gotten the same training, Kori was deemed the best out of them all because of her brute strength. She was given another promotion. With the death of a general, she had been appointed in his place.
Now Kori was one of the 12 pillars of their force, second only to the King.