The decisive battle was about to start.
The native aliens had completely swept the entire outer system and large parts of the inner system of Viola Magnifica.
Now, they descended upon the fortress planet with confidence that the last bastion of resistance in the star system would fall into their hands.
The only question now was how much of a price they needed to pay to secure a victory.
The alien warships advanced cautiously. They had taken the measure of their opponents during the earlier skirmishes. The human mechs remained as strong as ever, and they definitely kept a few surprises in store.
However, the alien armada likely held trump cards of their own. Enough years had passed for the Red Cabal and the major alien races to shake off their complacency and fully acknowledge the threat posed by the extragalactic invaders.