The galaxy was stunned. Before either empire could muster a response, the Dark Sun defensive fleet launched strikes against their border stations, pinning them down. Meanwhile, the Legion of Dark Angels pushed deep into the Holy Angel Empire's territory, capturing an entire star system in just three days.
The two empires fell into a desperate dilemma. Attacked from three sides and losing ground rapidly, they had no idea where to send reinforcements first. In the end, they were forced onto the defensive, unable to mount any effective counteroffensive against the three-nation alliance's coordinated assaults across multiple regions of their own territory.
