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A COLD WAR STORY
PART ONE
THE FATAL ALLIANCE



Tion, a cluster of stars so far-flung from the Core worlds, that many Imperials were left to wonder why their former allies were standing alongside the enemy. The Alliance and the Empire once stood side-by-side after all, their ranks faced outwards against the threat of Sith expansion in a galaxy wrought with chaos at the best times, and dark at the worst.

No alliance is unbreakable, and all bonds are meant to be shattered at one point or another. The same remains true regarding The Empire and the Galactic Alliance; a long-standing cold war had existed long before Tion became a necessity for Imperial expansion, but the grounds for open hostilities had only been realized once the Alliance answered Tion's call for aid, and together with the wayward Republic, met the Imperials in open warfare. Both Imperial and Alliance alike would claim the betrayal of the other in this matter, and while some would rightfully argue that the Alliance had rightfully answered Tion's call for assistance, others would support the revenge the Imperials used as their justification for war.

Politically the Alliance came out as the winners, but if only due to Tion's lack of any proximity to the Core, the Empire would see tangible benefits to their venture into the Tion Cluster. But their victory would come at a cost, as the expectation was minimal losses to their ranks, until the Galactic Alliance's intervention left the Imperials with a bloodied nose, and the galactic community painting them as the aggressors.

On the other hand, the Triumvirate had already been seeking out reasons to begin hostilities against a nation they could only see as an ideological threat to their existence. Imperial diplomats were called home in the days to come, fleets across their respective sectors were mobilized to their borders, and the Empire as a whole once more made preparations for war. No longer would the Alliance and Empire stand side-by-side, and no longer would the Triumvirs stand for the Alliance's interference in their long-standing ambitions.