Re: Ye 37: the last stand (under construction)
Seven years in the future, The galaxy is in chaos. anything resembling a government has been overthrown or fled to the far reaches of the galactic north, out of the reach of their enemies. The war managed to go well for Yamatai, though Nepleslia had to step in and help out near the end.
Just before the end of the mishhu war, in YE 35, a new type of nekovalkyrja was created. based on the NIWS system, this new type was the strongest, fastest, most intelligent nekovalkyrja yet. but, there was a glitch in the NH-35 programming, a very fatal glitch. At the change of the year, the glitch was felt for the first time; a problem with the coding casued a certain date and time to make them insane. 3 million of them went insane, simultaneously.
Now, everything is in shambles, all of the important places, places special to everyone fell one by one. First Yamatai, and all it's holdings, then the same with the fifth EF at Jiyuu. Elysia was to go third. Nepleslia lasted longer, as all the factions consolidated their forces there in a last ditch effort to stop a now mutual enemy, but it too, soon fell, leaving most people no choice but to flee. Those who could not flee stayed and fought to the death. then something happened; Aether dried up, and couldn't be used, along with most advanced ways of gaining energy. Another way to defeat zesuaium was discovered, mitigating it's usefulness. That weapon, too , soon lost it's usefulness, as an energy source capable of sustaining it could not be found.
it now takes weeks to store enough power to make an FTL jump, and most ships float useless around dead planets, aging relics of a glorious past. Even the victorious NH-35 were not spared, they are in the same dire straights as everyone else, only, there's more of them than there are of anyone else. Those who were left behind are forced to fend for themselves, lasting out the years fighting and foraging, just trying to stay alive. Life, Something that is now precious, all ST technology destroyed by the NH-35, except in those far reaches of the galaxy, or floating useless in the lifeless derelicts.
Among the technology that did survive is power armor, though it is dangerous to use. On the battlefield, it may have an advantage over the largely unshielded enemies, and give an edge over those who are, but it is easy to detect, and can draw larger forces to your area. as the NH-35 are all psionically connected, within a certain distance, of course.