"This is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but rather, the end of the beginning."

1908 saw Corvus initiate the South Corvus War after declaring war on Cetus for taking its mineral-rich lands two decades prior. Corvus, fueled with rage, continued the war until it started to lose the war of attrition. In desperation, Corvus asked Antares for help, and Antares invaded Cetus in 1911. Cetus quickly fell, and both Cetus and Corvus were annexed into the Antares Empire. With this, the Centauran Wars began, with Antares aiming to unite the Centauran continent through bloodshed.

In 1912, Antarean troops began marching toward Aquila. Many skirmishes occurred between the two nations' armies. Aquila's defensive lines, named the "Ring of Fire," fell after relentless tank assaults from Antares. Aquila retreated deeper into its own territory.

1913 began with "The Scorch." The forests of Aquila were burned down by Antarean troops to demoralize and weaken the Aquilan army.

By 1914, Aquila had suffered heavy losses. It lost its capital, and with shortages in manpower, equipment, and overall logistics, the fight was pushed to Aquila's last stronghold — Talona.

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YOU ARE ONE OF THE MEN OR WOMEN FROM EITHER ANTARES OR AQUILA. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER AS YOU WISH. YOU MAY BE INFANTRY, A REGULAR CIVILIAN, A CIVIL GUARD MEMBER, A TANK CREW MEMBER, AN OFFICER, A GENERAL, OR MANY MORE ROLES TO FILL THE RANKS AND FIGHT FOR TALONA.

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Out of desperation, Aquila created Civil Guards to aid its troops. The Civil Guard of Talona is comprised of volunteer Talona Police Department officers, white-collar workers, and blue-collar workers such as bakers.

The Battle of Talona saw countless artillery shells shrieking overhead and hitting targets within the downtown district. Intelligence reported these targets to be military hardpoints, but it was not until Antarean troops advanced deeper into the city that they discovered something else: no civilians had been evacuated.

Beneath each pile of rubble, the bodies of the innocent lay buried. With this realization, the order came to halt all artillery and air operations. The Antareans had to choose their actions carefully to prevent further collateral damage.

( Centaura / Dead Ahead bot )