The Unity Courier

The War is Over!

Celebrations erupted across the
inner planets, from Earth all the way
to Baelon as the Order of
Interplanetary Settlements pulled out
after a five year war. The conflict came
to a close just a few days after the
escape of Unity Captain Robert Zeal
who said, The Order has a choice to
make; it can either continue this war,
weakening themselves for the next
threat, or it can withdraw.
Captain Zeal was captured by
the Order after his crew were all killedin-action, but managed to escape with
only minor injuries. He was
immediately placed back on the
frontlines of the conflict without
intensive evaluation, something this
reporter considers a poor example of
leadership from the High Admiral.
There will be time for us to sort
through the rubble of who weve
become and what weve gone through
later, High Admiral Galvin said two
days ago when Zeal was
recommissioned, but for now, we
have to focus on winning this war.

Wesley Telal

The focus must have paid off,

because as of 7:37 AM Earth Time, the
war ended. The Unity, now having
complete autonomy from the Order,
can begin rebuilding both its economy
and its infrastructure. With the fighting
done, there are rumors that High
Admiral Galvin will resign his position,
having made the statement last year
that, I will see the Inner Planets
rested from the hands of the Order,
and then I will find somewhere to live
in peace within the galaxy that we
have fought so hard to create.
If the rumors are true and
Galvin does resign, the Unity can
prepare itself to make the biggest
decision since the declaration of war;
the election of a new High Admiral.
Some have speculated that the
Unity would eventually demilitarize
and become more democratic, but it is
safe to say that the change will come
slowly. After years of fighting, the
Unity has no stable civilian
government, so the responsibility falls
on the military.
Until we know whether an
election will truly be held, we must
first look back on all that weve
accomplished. The Unity originally
started as a protest group against the
Orders harsh rule, but after the Mars
Massacre in which seventy-three
protesters were gunned down by
Order forces, the protest group
transformed into an armed militia. This
militia originally named the Sedition
would eventually gain enough
momentum and support that it would
be able to rival the Order forces within
the inner planets. Taking up the name

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The War is Over!
the Unity of Human Civilization a
nod to the Order government being
inhuman began combating the
tyrannical force with hit-and-run
tactics. Eventually, with the Unity
growing in numbers, the war turned
conventional in the second year. Now,
that conflict has ended.
Although the total cost of
human life is still being calculated, it is
believed that over fifty-six thousand

Wesley Telal

people lost their lives over the course

of the five years it took to drive the
Order out.
We mustnt forget those who
made the ultimate sacrifice to secure
our freedom, the High Admiral said
this morning. But, we also mustnt let
their loss lessen the importance of
what they fought for. Because of what
they did, a bright future awaits us.