Introduction
This is the introduction to a new tale, one my dear friend Felldewan requested. I hope you enjoy it man!
It is just the beginning of a long story, fraught with peril and blood, for in the dark black depths of space, there are some secrets that should remain buried.
Starfox: Liberation
Introduction
Many long years ago, humanity, led by the Sovereign Colonies was on the verge of collapse, their thirst for power, use of slavery, brutal black ops soldiers, and pillaging of natural resources sparked a cataclysmic rebellion. For forty years civil war raged, claiming the lives of innumerable innocents and tearing the local galaxy apart. But after the war, a new government rose, The UEG. They were dedicated to the restoration of mankind, seeming to bring them back from the brink of extinction. They funded research for countless fields, terraforming, prolonging human life, and planet cracking to name a few.
Planet cracking was what offered receding humanity a second chance. Massive ships, simply called planet crackers, traveled to worlds that could never be terraformed and "cracked" them. They would use powerful lasers to rip chunks out of the planet and then draw them up into space with gravity tethers. From there they could almost effortlessly mine resources from the giant shards.
This bought a desperate humanity the time they needed to rebuild. But, it would not be enough to stall their degradation. No, their salvation came from another source, an alien race they discovered in one of their forays into deep space, searching for more dead planets to crack, lylatians. It was they who completed humanities salvation.
The people of Lylat, colloquially called furs, were anthropomorphic reiterations of Terran fauna. They were a peaceful and space fairing race. In the beginning there was a tenuous relation with them and the humans. But, thanks to their racial generosity, the ties between the two species quickly became if not close, at least cordial.
The lylatians gave humanity much needed aid relief and supplies. They became staunch allies in the lonesome blackness of space. In fact, humans, in a surprising show of good will, began to split their gains from planet cracking down the middle with the furs of Lylat. This made public opinion of the humans a good one, causing many Lylatians to move to human space, to interact with the new aliens. Yet, while many furs moved to human territories, little if any humans moved to Lylat. Humans were, while not hostile, some what xenophobic, having a hard time wanting to leave the comfort of their home system and moving to one filled with aliens, even if they were well wishing.
So with a blossoming relationship, of peace and trade between the two factions growing, the galactic scene began to look bright. But as with all good things, they don't last forever.
A darkness brooded on the edge of the galactic stage, one that humanity just may be responsible for creating. For, even in their peaceful state, there will always be those hungering for power, and power corrupts. And what they sought was absolute power, and that my dear readers, corrupts absolutely.