Book #1 Covenant

Chapter 0: The Fall of Old Earth

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Year: 4007

The nations of the earth had been brought together and fused into one empire, no more were there quarrels between each race, instead all were equal and worth no less than the next. 300 years before, Elders of earth decided to elect a single leader to govern over them and to guide them, this ruler would be named the Overlord.

The Overlord would rule a course of ten years then step down allowing a new Overlord to rise, each one would be chosen by a group of Elders who were a part of each district, seven in all.

The Overlords during the past two-hundred and forty-nine years were loved by the people but another was about to rise up, one unknown to most but chosen nonetheless by the Elders.

Over the course of 7 years the new Overlord made plans to travel through the outer reaches of the galaxy and search for a new Earth. His plans eventually became a reality as he and others founded the Galaxy Discover Agency (G.D.A). With his plans funded he began his research and sent the first G.D.A craft into space.

Men were trained for the exploration of space for coming months and years. Once their training was completed the G.D.A would ship them out with a group of thirty men no less. Every month more were sent, the hopes to discover a new and livable planet high and greatly desired.

Sadly, many explorers went missing over the course of the first three years never to be seen again. Many were thought dead and the people mourned their losses. Those deemed dead were cut off from the governments payment plans.

Without the support of the government's monthly payment, the families found it impossible to live and survive.

This was the governments first mistake.

Many of the young men and women rose up, rebelling against the Overlord and his soldiers. Wars broke out, death and unrest swept across the globe leaving many to die.

The time of peace was coming to an end.

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Outraged, the Overlord divided up his empire into many small districts; he sent military personnel to enforce his law. But the peace had already been shattered; the United World became fragile and weak, and the earth was being ravaged of its resources for the wars, no longer was it fit for life. Fires and natural disasters due to the wars caused even more death, the very air became poisonous to breathe.

However, something amidst all this turmoil was about to bloom, a light to shine through the grey.

During the many years of war, explorers from the unit Stargaze of the G.D.A returned with wonderful news. They had discovered a New Earth in a nearby galaxy. Hearing this, the Overlord created for himself a transportation ship that would carry him and all his followers to this New Earth, only him and his followers. The Rebels he planned to leave behind and fend for themselves which would ultimately kill them off.

His plans were soon discovered by a slip of the mouth, his plan to abandon them reached the rebels ears. They retaliated, executing a full assault against him, throwing everything they had towards one point.

As the battle raged on the Rebels focused the brunt of their attack close to the transportation ship. The Overlord commanded his entire military force to fend off the attacking rebel fighters. Although many of the rebels died that day, a special team of trained rebels captured the transportation ship, taking it from the United World government and leaving the overlord without an escape from the earth.

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Year: 4011

The planet billowed with smoke, flames furiously swept down the streets scorching the ground and bodies beneath. The war against the Rebels had devastated the world. He had no escape anymore, the resources for another ship were nowhere to be found, the earth was dying, it no longer produced materials fit for life. The Rebels had caught him off guard; they were quick and deadly, with one goal set in mind: "To steal the transportation ship". They had executed their plan well but lost many lives in completing it.

However, the Overlord enacted one last plan of revenge. If he could not escape the falling world, then no one would.

Five months after the battle, the Overlord finished a new type of weapon. A weapon capable of destroying most if not all life on earth by means of a nuclear chain explosion, the chain reaction would travel across most of the planet triggering multiple explosions decreasing in size with each one, eventually evaporating. It would envelop the earth in a plume of fire and smoke, he would detonate it over the Rebels base destroying them and all that surrounded the area, including himself and his loyal people, there was no escaping it. Only, he told no one.

The day came when he would detonate the bomb, destroying life on earth and ending the human race. He entered the hangar and boarded his ship.

But the rebels were already leaving. They rushed into their massive transport. Their ship ignited and lifted off of the ground as the Overlord flew above them. He then dove down desperately trying to hit the rebel transport. A loud scraping of metal on metal was heard as the two aircraft just missed a full on collision. The overlord flew straight into the ground missing the transport, the bomb triggered before impact, destroying himself and all left on earth. The Rebels had just narrowly escaped that massive inferno, making their way to the New Earth. Screams could be heard from the millions of people burning below, but all soon came to and end and the heat engulfed them.

This was the day that the Old Earth fell.

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Over the next one hundred years, the Rebels built a new world on New Earth. The moons and small planets that surrounded them became mining resources, food resources, and city's. The humans built up their military as their population began to grow. It was called the NF or Nova Force, it provided the people with a sense of safety in the new world. They created schools on New Earth, starting over again and thus began the building of the new human race. It would once again become powerful, they would all be under one flag and all would vote on new ideas for their world. No more would a single man be given abundant authority.

One by one, the nearby alien races came to meet them and pledge to live in peace. Human like, only certain features such as colored skin; red, green, some cream as humans, and designs upon them. The Yakudatsu were one of the two great alien races, ruling with might, authority, and most of all, equality among their people. With the Yakudatsu's help, the humans and alien races created a covenant between themselves, each swearing never to betray one another but to live peacefully and share the great Galaxy Kirkas Ime, as the Yakudatsu called it.

Two Hundred and Thirty Six years passed by. Their world was now fully capable of sustaining themselves for thousands more years to come, their military and resources had grown tremendously. But a warning from the Yakudatsu worried them. They had said that an ancient evil which they had not seen since the beginning of their time was rising, this new evil called themselves the Rulers and wanted to destroy all that opposed them. They were joined by an alien race named the Galkara.

The humans responded to this by starting a new program called Early Bird, it was designed to start training young boys and girls from the age ten in the arts of Battle. Over their six year program, each student would learn how to fight hand to hand as well as weapons. They would learn to work together as a team, acquire battle maneuvers and tactics, and much more. The Elders of New Earth hoped that this would prepare them for NF if they indeed chose to join.

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