Rise of Azis. Path to Excellence.Azis the Flawless was without a doubt one of the most famous and powerful emperors of the Hyperborean period (20,000 BC). It was he who founded a whole empire from a small interstellar state, which was called the Impeccable. But many wondered why he later turned into the worst tyrant? Perhaps the reason lay in the lost love. In any case, this is precisely what Nikolai Krasic, the military leader of the Hyperborean Empire, spoke about more than once.
After conquering the surrounding kingdoms, Azis the Flawless named himself Excelsior and Shahinshah (king of kings), leading the Inter-galactic Flawless Empire. His power has become an equal for Hyperborea itself and all other large associations of the galaxy. The alliance with Elfurr gave Azis the opportunity to use the most advanced technology. The emperor successfully established trade with many civilizations. Despite the latent enmity, he maintained relations with Hyperborea. The young ruler has not thought about marriage yet, preferring to spend time on military exercises and testing the latest starships. But soon he entered into a trade agreement with another human power of the Hyperborean period, perhaps the most mysterious and mysterious.
This country was located in the areas of present Byzantium and was called Air. Formally, people ruled in Air, but in reality they were all descendants of mixed marriages with Elfurr, and therefore were often born with special psi-abilities. They lived for 100 or even 250 years and grew old only by the age of 80. Many of the Air representatives could read each other's thoughts and talk with gestures. Queen Artemisia III was wary of the Impeccable Empire. The Air state was small, but at the same time independent. Azis could well lay claim to her interstellar domain. Soon it happened. Azis the Flawless was fascinated by the beauty of the 65-year-old half-elfurrian queen Artemisia, who looked 30. But he knew that the expansion of the Flawless Empire must continue. Therefore, the young emperor invited Artemisia to join his power. He promised that Air would maintain a semi-independent position. He proposed to Artemisia to marry him, thereby uniting the galactic countries. The queen refused, since Azis for her was just an arrogant young man, counting on universal conquests. She refused him politely, promising to keep the trade between the powers.
An angry Azis the Flawless reacted appropriately. He did not be rude to the queen during the conversation. However, after her departure to Air-Prime (now Cesargrad), Azis ordered the great mushir (army marshal) Sargon the Fatal One to bring the combat armada to the borders with Air. He hoped to conquer the country in a few weeks. In addition, the emperor conducted large-scale military exercises. He was preparing for the invasion the most powerful punitive corps of 20 million soldiers, including flotillas. But after a while, a delegation of the Elfurr Domination arrived at Azis. The Elfurr threatened the Immaculate Empire with breaking the alliance. The Airs were related to Elfurr and, in fact, were half-breeds. An attack on Air would be an insult to the entire Elfurr race. Therefore, Azis had to back down. He curtailed the operation and ordered the armads to leave space borders back to their homeworlds. The impeccable empire never invaded Ayr. General Sargon was extremely depressed by this turn of events, but he had to obey. Fate decreed in a completely different way. Azis never attacked Air, but very soon met with Artemisia again.
In the same year, a catastrophe almost happened in the Main Galaxy. The planet Acheron Prime, colonized by the Unn-Chor race, has come under massive attack. All Unn-chor within the system were exterminated. Before that, they sent an SOS signal, which was caught by agents of the Impeccable Empire. Soon, an unknown enemy attacked the Sarkel colony, which belonged to Queen Artemisia. The colony was destroyed. The invaders used a mysterious weapon known as the Flooded World. Thanks to the use of superweapons, the world ocean of Sarkel spread over the entire planet. This led to the destruction of all settlements. Sarkel turned into a water world. But the enemy did not stop there, but fell on two more planets belonging to Air. They were also subjected to total flooding. Queen Artemisia realized that she was dealing with a powerful force, and she would not survive without a reliable ally. Then she turned to Azis for help. At first, Azis did not want to deal with her, but then he nevertheless accepted the challenge. Artemisia promised to marry the emperor if he saved her power from destruction. She begged him to come to Air's aid and save them from a mysterious enemy. Air had no chance against the Flooded Worlds. Even Azis did not possess such a frightening type of weapon. He did not understand why the enemy was using it, and what kind of enemy it was in general. The enemy could not be identified for a long time. But soon the truth appeared in all its glory.
The enemies who attacked Air were representatives of the almost unexplored race of Narwalingen. Some ranked her as an intelligent cetacean. Others argued that Narwalingen were relatives of Kosatti and the Draconids. However, one thing was known - although these creatures looked like upright dolphins, they still were not mammals and laid eggs. The homeworld of this race was also unknown. They preferred to completely flood their ships, and like Cosatti, they practically could not breathe without water. Obviously, they were an aquatic civilization. Narwalingen flooded worlds in order to later build their colonies on them and deploy infrastructure. The ocean was considered their main habitat. The exact reason for their invasion of the galaxy was hidden, and no one has been able to solve this mystery. But they posed a very serious danger. The Air state was on the brink of destruction. Narwalingen threatened to take over all of her planets and change with the Flood. Azis had to help Artemisia in the fight against the invaders.
The impeccable empire intervened on the side of Air. Azis ordered four armadas to arrive at the new allies' systems and protect them from the aliens. Narwalingen had already broken through to the capital Air by that time. Air Prime was taken into the ring. Azis personally commanded the flotilla and, together with Artemisia, managed to break through the enemy blockade. Narwalingen were forced to withdraw their armadas from the Air Prime system. In battle, they lost up to 300 battle cruisers (in their language they sounded like "gu'uu'ee"). The emperor then held a meeting and formed the Counter-Offensive Fleet. Flying with Artemisia on the same ship, he went through 3 more difficult battles. Together with the queen, they inflicted several defeats on Narwalingen. The aliens retreated, leaving behind only changed planets. Azis wanted to get to the leader of the invaders and get the Flooder of Worlds in case of further wars. But even more, he wanted a speedy marriage to Artemisia. Three weeks later, Azis the Flawless laid siege to Sarkel, transforming Narwalingen into a fortified colony. The siege lasted only 5 days. After that, Sarkel fell, and the aliens were forced to leave this system. With the help of Elfurr technology, Azis drained some of the planet and made it suitable for Air again. Artemisia was incredibly grateful to the emperor. She once again announced that she was ready to become his wife and unite the great powers. Azis was delighted about this, but not so much because of the desire to expand the empire, but because of feelings for the queen. In the last days of the campaign, he had already stopped hiding his feelings and explained to Artemisia that he was doing this not for the sake of expansion, but for her own sake. It would seem that the decision to unite has already been made, and nothing can interfere with the mutual love of the sovereigns.
However, the unexpected happened. In the very last battle with Narwalingen, the enemies managed to damage the captain's bridge of Azis' flagship. Artemisia was caught in the epicenter of the explosion. The emperor ordered to immediately take her to the infirmary. He used his best doctors, including cyborgisers, but Artemisia was never restored. Queen Air died in Azis's arms. In grief, he sent his flagship to the forward fleet of Narwalingen. Such a fierce attack managed to break through the enemy's defenses. The heavy alien ships were destroyed. The Impeccable Empire has won this battle. And very soon the large fleet of the commander Sargon approached to the aid of Azis. The warriors rejoiced and celebrated, but the emperor was sullen and gloomy. He never showed up for the festivities organized in honor of the victory over the enemy. However, Air themselves grieved for their queen. Artemisia was buried with honors at Air Prime. Azis never showed up for the funeral. He retired from everyone for several months and passed orders only through his personal adjutant. Later, he recovered from an illness caused by grief, and again led the empire. Narwalingen no longer spawned within the Main Galaxy. Their incursions have completely stopped. Calamus willingly joined the Impeccable Empire. But the emperor did not attach any importance to this. The road to Excellence has been completed. But Azis didn't care at all.
he lost his love forever.