Interstellar Rebellion

Feb 23rd, 2026 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words

“Red Alert!”

Captain Spiff dashed to the bridge of his sentinel frigate, shocked at what he found. Thousands of enemy warcraft descended on the capitol planet’s defenses, seemingly out of nowhere.

Emperor Devane had ruled the galaxy for more than 2700 CR (Capitol Revolutions) with no hint of rebellion. Entire systems were wiped out for causing the slightest upset to the Emperor’s mood. Coordinating such an attack must have taken years, yet his daily security briefing had offered zero hint of the possibility.

Spiff’s final thought was to contemplate what promotion might be available were he to defeat these insurgents.

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