The CIC of the Defense Station Edom was oppressively quiet, even as the commander quietly assessed the situation. Paradeen was in a panic, the planetary defense force was being scrambled, as much was evidenced by several flashing green icons on the large holographic projection in front of Commander Cordesh. When the one known as Biyu spoke, the sound of it's voice stirred the people down on the planet into more of a panic, as the authorities tried to corral the stampede of people within the city streets.
Dozens more flickered onto the Edom's sensors, as a small strike group of ships winked in roughly half an AU away from Paradeen.
Commander Cordesh zeroed in a moment, bringing up the screen to magnify on the new contacts. "It's a Reverence..."
The thirty-kilometer long, rather bulbous looking vessel took point, while several large and angular vessels fell back slightly, readying their weapons emplacements to open fire.
"Defense Station Edom, this is Admiral Claire Hanley, with the Imperial Defense Force, standby your weapons and prepare to link up for assistance!"
"Bring us about." The Admiral ordered, as alarms began to blare around the CIC of the Reverence II, Esteem, a massive planetary assault carrier that, at one point was the pinnacle of Aschen combat engineering. The bulbous form of the carrier eased slowly into an attack angle, exposing roughly five hundred weapons emplacements in it's ventral side.
She looked to the display, and grit her teeth slightly, then she keyed up the comms to a nearby Athena class missile carrier. "Pyxis, this is Esteem Actual; ready missiles, standard combat spread, nuclear ordinance."
"Targeting solution acquired." The Pyxis replied.
Moving to another display, she grasped the console and turned to the Commander of the Esteem's Fighter group. "Launch the alert raptors, and get marine strike forces onto their condors in one millicenton, we're going to seize that ship." She said, her voice lowering into a growl.
"Plancks charged and ready!" A bridge officer called out.
"Esteem, engage planck packs, do not let these aliens escape!" Claire ordered out.
As the thirteen-ship strike force began to close in on the Leppi vessel, a strange metaphysical net was cast over the region, originating from the Reverence II that was fast on approach; a net that would hamper faster-than-light travel, portaling, teleportation, and many other forms of transit that left real space, magical or otherwise.
One of the Athena missile cruisers prepared to open fire, armored bay doors sliding back to reveal a singular Avenger class nuclear missile, carrying a 1.5 Gigaton fusion warhead. The Athena class carrier had garnered a lock, while the Reverence II began to deploy fighter craft, thousands of Raptor Talon starfighters swarming from the belly of the ship, and closing in on the singular Leppi vessel.
"Unidentified Alien Craft, this is the United Aschen Empire's Imperial Defense Force; prepare to be boarded, resistance will be met with force."