Occupation of Unmadnei

The Occupation of Unmadnei was the Daleks' first true strike against the wider galaxy, though it would not be the last. A major demonstration of both the Dalek and Ethikk's military prowess, ultimately the Daleks won the war due to unorthodox tactics and a willingness to sacrifice all for their Emperor.

Day 1 - Initial invasion
Once an ordinary day on Unmadnei had been turned on its head due to a bizarre set of circumstances. 7 Dalek warships emerged from hyperspace, and without warning upwards of 14,000 Daleks flooded Unmadnei with one set goal - eliminate any and all that stood in their way. The people of Unmadnei put up somewhat of a good fight, though they were ultimately crushed under the might of the Daleks - at least, for now.

As the Daleks waged war upon Unmadnei, another power took note of the strike - the Ethikk, whom had come into conflict with the Daleks shortly before the strike on Unmadnei. With Lord-Commander Cicero Imperare declaring war on the Daleks, demanding that the Ethikk "stamp out such impurities" - and so, Commander Aresius Rexus was assigned by Imperare to head the assault againd the Daleks.

Day 2 - Ethikk Retaliation
War is all the people of Unmadnei see. With Imperare's Ethics Department and the New Dalek Imperium locking horns, the 2 species seemed to care less about preserving the planet, instead preferring to annihilate one another. Ethikk Dreadnoughts warped in to intercept the Dalek Warships, followed by Carries and Corvettes. The Daleks began deploying Gunships to draw fire away from the cities - the Daleks had chosen Unmadnei for one sole reason: its' cloning facilities. It was the clear the Daleks would be the victors of this first conflict, had circumstances not changed for the Ethikk.

A "traitor" to the Daleks, known only as Dalek "Judas", made contact with Rexus. Informing him that after analysing Dalek communications and studying their strategies, he concluded that the Daleks were focused on protecting the cloning facilities on Unmadnei, and that striking them would offer victory. Listening to "Judas", Rexus ordered that Dreadnoughts and Corvettes to bombard the facilities, causing confusion amongst the Daleks and allowing the Ethikk to start turning the tide of the occupation into their favour. It was clear, however, that the Daleks were able to develop a new strategy - defend the facilities for just enough time before unveiling their project.

Day 3 - A Clone Army
As the second day of the Occupation waned and the third came into fruition, the Daleks deployed the new project - a new army of cloned Time War era Daleks and Gunships. These new Daleks flooded out of the planet's remaining facilites, and in turn levelled a hefty strike against the Ethikk armada. However, the Ethikk anticipated a strike of this magnitude, and so deployed their very own forces - the Estoc Battalion made their way onto the surface of the planet and begun their onslaught against the Dalek Occupation Forces, with a batch of Time War Daleks capturing a transport and piloting it onto the Dreadnought.

In Unmadnei's airspace, a new battle had begun. The captured transport entered the Dreadnought in an attempt to download all of its information, however their transmissions were blocked - presumably by Dalek "Judas" - before the Daleks were destroyed, alongside "Judas" uploading intel on the Daleks to the Ethikk. Hearing a request for backup from Unmadnei, the Dalek Supreme Council sent the planet's coordinates to the Dalek Crucible, where the Dalek Emperor ordered that a strike utilising the newly-developed "Reality Bomb" with Unmadnei and the Ethikk intended to be a test bed for the weapon. Emerging from hyperspace, the Reality Bomb successfully fired, wiping out all Ethikk on the planet, though the Crucible sustained heavy damage in the process and called for an immediate retreat out of Unmadnei airspace.

Post-War
After 3 gruelling days, the Daleks had come out on top, conquering the planet, with the Ethikk maintaining control of the airspace, forming a sort of stalemate between the 2 Empires. In the Ethikk-controlled "Abyssal Zone", Dalek "Judas" was granted permission by Imperare to develop a new breed of Daleks - ones he dubbed the New Ethikk Paradigm - who would only obey himself and the Ethikk leaders. The Daleks, though sustaining several heavy blows due to the fight, were quick to repopulate with the remaining cloning facilities. Dalek "Judas" has now become a priority target of the Dalek Supreme Council, with the Emperor developing a new weapon to annihilate the Ethikk once and for all.

Key Figures

 * Lord-Commander Cicero Imperare
 * Dalek "Judas"
 * Dalek Emperor
 * Ethikk Commander Aresius Rexus
 * The Dalek Supreme Council

Encyclopedia Galactica Entry
"Sometimes, I wonder if people just cannot leave planets alone, and are driven by some kind of lust for conquest. The Dhunmak who still call this place home did not deserve to become a target of such a brutal massacre. For once, I praise the Ethikk for doing something good for the Galaxy, ensuring that the Reality Bomb could not be used on a larger scale, alongside ridding the Daleks from the Galaxy - albeit, so that only they can master the cosmos. Still, it is a pity that war must plague the Galaxy time and time again, but there is - unfortunately - not much that can be done about such travesties."