Emergence: Section Seven, War; Collected Parts

Emergence: Section Seven, War Division; Part Forty-three Collected Chapters	Section 07, War Part 43, Division Chapters 01 The Apathetic 02 The Nihilists 03 The Atheists 04 The Traditionalists 05 The Believers 06 God Fearers 07 Martyrs #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter One: The Apathetic	Pt. 43, Ch. 01 As the crisis hit, the Empire reacted. The Observers across the galaxy reacted, half had no care. “Let it collapse.” #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Two: The Nihilists	Pt. 43, Ch. 02 Some in the higher orders, those who knew enough to have lost faith, argued to do nothing in response to the crises. #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Three: The Atheists	Pt. 43, Ch. 03 Only a few generals believed the best course would be to move against the central planet; in its moment of weakness. #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Four: The Traditionalists		Pt. 43, Ch. 04 Those loyal to the Empire had the majority, but they were unprepared for the violence coming at them from all sides. #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Five: The Believers		Pt. 43, Ch. 05 Common soldiers did not doubt the visions of advancement, resurrection, and eternal life; as promised by the Empire. #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Six: God Fearers		Pt. 43, Pt. 06 In the military, the most dangerous were those seeking an advancement to the priesthood. They mobilized the defense. #Emergence
Division; Part Forty-three, Chapter Seven: Martyrs		Pt. 43, Ch. 07 The god-fearers never considered that any would oppose them. So they were slaughtered where they gathered; en-masse. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Loyalties; Part Forty-four Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 44, Loyalties Chapters 01 Genetic 02 Class 03 Planetary 04 Linguistic 05 Desire 06 Fear 07 Love #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter One: Genetic		Pt. 44, Ch. 01 Many things united the people, but the children of the Ancients evolved in different ways. Differences were primary. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Two: Class		Pt. 44, Ch. 02 Everyone dreamed of advancing to the next levels. They loathed their own place, but when threatened; it united them. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Three: Planetary		Pt. 44, Ch. 03 A million worlds in the empire; strung like gems among the stars, each a locus of identity for the ordinary citizen. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Four: Linguistic		Pt. 44, Ch. 04 The Imperial Schools attempted to normalize linguistics, but variation persisted. Colloquial patterns bonded people. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Five: Desire		Pt. 44, Ch. 05 People found one another through the things they desired most; bonding with one another through their joy, and pain. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Six: Fear		Pt. 44, Pt. 06 Fear makes the life and behavior of a citizen more predictable than anything else. Not even death could overcome it. #Emergence
Loyalties; Part Forty-four, Chapter Seven: Love		Pt. 44, Ch. 07 Love is stronger than fear, or any powers. The Empire worked tirelessly to frustrate its presence among the planets. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Possession; Part Forty-five Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 45, Possession Chapters 01 Self 02 Home 03 Trade 04 Control 05 World 06 Rites 07 Access #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter One: Self		Pt. 45, Ch. 01 Everyone was taught; all good things flowed from the Empire; from Continuum. The first gift was existence, selfhood. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Two: Home		Pt. 45, Ch. 02 The Empire controlled family life, keeping families bound to a single dwelling for generations; as a way of control. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Three: Trade		Pt. 45, Ch. 03 The citizens lived their lives within a narrow band of possibilities. Work, and trades were hereditary, and guarded. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Four: Control		Pt. 45, Ch. 04 Those in positions of power required balance and poise. Control requires greater control; to force it is to lose it. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Five: World		Pt. 45, Ch. 05 The citizen had no say in the destiny of their home-world, they saw it as theirs, and themselves as belonging to it. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Six: Rites		Pt. 45, Pt. 06 Conformation to the Imperium was organized through religious rite; taking precedence over every other communal bond. #Emergence
Possession; Part Forty-five, Chapter Seven: Access		Pt. 45, Ch. 07 People coveted access more than anything; access to those in authority, able to grant a boon or advance their cause. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Conflict; Part Forty-six Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 46, Conflict Chapters 01 Threat 02 Protection 03 Aggression 04 Defense 05 Confusion 06 Reaction 07 Purpose #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter One: Threat		Pt. 46, Ch. 01 The Observers were millions of people. They were first to sense the collapse, they reacted with the powers they had. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Two: Protection		Pt. 46, Ch. 02 Observers in positions of power marshalled their forces to protect the Central Planet, the Collective and Continuum. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Three: Aggression		Pt. 46, Ch. 03 As The imperial fleet dropped into the central system; a wing rebelled, fixed arms on the commander and opened fire. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Four: Defense		Pt. 46, Ch. 04 It was mayhem, and was unprecedented. The greatest part of the armada turned toward the attackers and joined battle. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Five: Confusion		Pt. 46, Ch. 05 Millions died in the assault. Starships burst into flame; suddenly extinguished in the vacuum of space. It was done. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Six: Reaction		Pt. 46, Pt. 06 On every world, priests struggled to make sense of things. Those who could not see the change, were met with knives. #Emergence
Conflict; Part Forty-six, Chapter Seven: Purpose		Pt. 46, Ch. 07 The battles devastated the aristocracies on every world; the survivors pressed their victory against the Collective. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Tactics; Part Forty-seven Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 47, Tactics Chapters 01 Ground 02 Time 03 Light 04 Space 05 Movement 06 Supply 07 Range #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter One: Ground		Pt. 47, Ch. 01 In war, ground determines all things. In space, ground is a euphemism for complex actions occurring in many vectors. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Two: Time		Pt. 47, Ch. 02 Unified action was everything. A dance of great complexity, when done, those remaining were unsure of the next move. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Three: Light		Pt. 47, Ch. 03 Around the Central Planet; the display of energies in the onslaught was followed by the absence of any light at all. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Four: Space		Pt. 47, Ch. 04 ZeroG combat, that was a misnomer. Gravity wells, singularities, artificial mass, such devices were key to victory. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Five: Movement		Pt. 47, Ch. 05 In space, when you are maneuvering, when not subject to a specific gravity field, and where there is no resistance; everything is in motion. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Six: Supply		Pt. 47, Pt. 06 Anticipating a prolonged engagement, the fleet did not launch. During the insurrection, this mistake became obvious. #Emergence
Tactics; Part Forty-seven, Chapter Seven: Range		Pt. 47, Ch. 07 In the dynamic of ZeroG combat the range between opponent was in constant flux. Every victory created new obstacles. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Strategy; Part Forty-eight Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 48, Strategy Chapters 01 Objective 02 Deployment 03 Maneuver 04 Code 05 Deception 06 Decipher 07 Engagement #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter One: Ground		Pt. 48, Ch. 01 Jim watched the drama unfold. The battle was spectacular. His aim was to draw the fleet in, and grind it to nothing. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Two: Time		Pt. 48, Ch. 02 The ambush was over. The victory was clear. The rebels had no plan accept to deploy the fleet against the Continuum. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Three: Light		Pt. 48, Ch. 03 The Continuum was paralyzed. Jim was free to direct the defenses of the central planets, placing them on auto pilot. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Four: Space		Pt. 48, Ch. 04 The senior commanders were all Observers, except one. They betrayed the people out of opportunism. They had no code. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Five: Movement		Pt. 48, Ch. 05 Jim absolutely opposed the Continuum and its Imperium. He allowed the fleet in, just so that it could be eliminated. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Six: Supply		Pt. 48, Pt. 06 All readings confirmed a collapse in the Continuum, but the fleet could not scan the systems that were targeting it. #Emergence
Strategy; Part Forty-eight, Chapter Seven: Range		Pt. 48, Ch. 07 Jim wanted to destroy the fleet, and to send survivors back with the knowledge that it was he who had defeated them. #Emergence
Emergence: Section Seven, War Battle; Part Forty-nine Collected Chapters		Section 07, War Part 49, Battle Chapters 01 Evasion 02 Position 03 Target 04 Mele 05 Courage 06 Victory 07 Defeat #Emergence #SuperShortFiction #365SciFi @jaybotten
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter One: Evasion		Pt. 49, Ch. 01 When the energy weapons powered up, the fleet separated predictably. They could not see the missiles they flew into. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Two: Position		Pt. 49, Ch. 02 Jim only had to wait. They were coming. To reach the Central Planet they would have to navigate the weapons fields. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Three: Target		Pt. 49, Ch. 03 The Admiral sent his ships in as decoys to draw fire. They were cut apart while he landed in the heart of the world. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Four: Mele		Pt. 49, Ch. 04 The landing forces were met by a myriad of drones on the planet’s surface. They were cut down to a small contingent. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Five: Courage		Pt. 49, Ch. 05 A priest, a general, and a few soldiers were all that remained when they came to the access nodes for the Continuum. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Six: Victory		Pt. 49, Pt. 06 Jim accepted their surrender. In the common tongue, he issued terms for a realignment of the faith and the Imperium. #Emergence
Battle; Part Forty-nine, Chapter Seven: Defeat		Pt. 49, Ch. 07 Rebel Observers, had planned the destruction of Continuum for millennia. Only to see it usurped by one rogue member. #Emergence