Stellaris Ch 20

Chapter 20 - 2500 to 2513

The Unbidden focus their efforts on the Aberrant, sending every fleet available to their portal system. A great battle between the two in late 2500 ends with the second rip in reality being closed. This second invasion has already failed.

The Unbidden have a bad few months; the Vehement focus entirely on destroying as many Unbidden anchorages as possible. With the two extradimensional invaders on the war path that leads to each other, the President declares the offensive. All fleets move into Unbidden territory.

All of the lost Cartel and Lilarobius territories are wiped of Unbidden in just a year, while the path to the Aslund-Hithram wormhole and the surrounding systems is retaken and new bases built at the same time.

Reports come in of nearly every Unbidden fleet making its way to the Federation offensive. 2nd and 6th Fleets hunker down in Escolla, preparing to take on the full might of the enemy. Then, in a surprise move, the Federation fleets, joined by 4th Fleet, jump into Kenn Hijal and intercept the Unbidden fleets on their way to Escolla.

The surprise attack works, and four Unbidden fleets are destroyed, along with one of their precious construction ship.

"Mr. President, we have good news."

"Yes, Volk?" the President asks.

"The Unbidden armada heading to Escolla has been completely destroyed," Volk beams, pleased that the President is in a good mood.

"Yes, yes, that is excellent news," the President says, nodding.

"And," puts in Secretary Carla TBC, "the Jibru and Garganans have agreed to join our offensive. They are moving into Unbidden territory in a few days."

"It is about time. The Federation has been shouldering all the responsibility for far too long." The President stands up from behind his desk and stretches. Now over the age of 200, his hair is finally fully gray. "Keep up the push. Do not let them get the chance to recuperate."

With help from the Garganans and the Jibru, the Unbidden Empire is fractured in just a year.

By December of 2512, the Unbidden are no more. Now all that is left to secure the galaxy is to take care of the Vehement.

Over the next year, Vehement systems fall to the Federation one by one. At long last, every Federation fleet closes in on the final Vehement system. The Vehement fleets are significantly more powerful than the Unbidden were, and it is a tough battle. Finally, the last of the extradimensionals are destroyed.

What is left is the largest power vacuum in the last 200 years. The Federation has been creating new bases rather quickly, stemming from the Thimoid Occupation Zone, but other empires are soon to follow their lead in the years that come. It was nearly a hundred years before that the Unbidden ripped through reality and began their invasion. 160 systems were under their control at the height of their power, and over a hundred billion sapient beings were killed.