Trouble On Bel'jaa

For many years, the United Intergalactic Federation stood, proud, strong, and as its name suggests, united. But all of that changed not too long ago. Slowly, people became uneasy and disloyal to the Federation they once called home. Dissatisfied with the ruling government and the way they handled things, rebels began an uprising. Believing that the ruling class had become disassociated with the everyday citizen, the uprising soon turned into a full-scale civil war.
The Great Civil War was not a quick battle or two but turned out to be years and years of bloody and brutal fighting. Brother turned on brother, father turned on son. No one was exempt from this war. No one was safe. Spies were sent into possible rebel territory and given permission to execute anyone they saw as suspicious, with or without evidence. This quickly turned the spies, adequately nicknamed reapers, into power-hungry individuals who could do whatever they wanted under no threat of repercussion.
Not long after this war started, many people realized it was going to get worse before it got better. People started leaving in droves. Some left for new planets, hoping to start a new life, and some negotiated with the hopes of partnering with others for better chances of surviving. One particular group of those migrating for a safer life moved to a planet named Bel'jaa and hoped to work with the natives as they lived there.
This group of about a thousand rushed negotiations with those living there and boarded ships to this new, mysterious planet. Little did they know of what lay ahead of them, and that it was even worse than if they would've stayed...

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