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Chapter 45 — The Lumen Conflict Begins

🌠 Prelude to War

The year was recorded in the annals of Britannia as Year 0 of the Star Crusade.

Without declaration or warning, the Lumen launched a wave of energy storms across the frontier colonies.Entire outposts vanished—cities dissolved into starlight.They called it the Cleansing Wave.

In the grand halls of the Celestial Palace, Empress Elysia convened the High Command.Admirals, inventors, clergy, and pilots all gathered beneath the great mural of Edward, the Founder.

"The Lumen see our fire as corruption," she said. "But our fire is faith. It is creation. We will not kneel."

Charlotte placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Then let us burn brighter than their stars."

⚔ The First Battle — Siege of Elyndra

The Lumen armada descended in perfect formation—thousands of crystalline vessels moving as one mind.Their energy weapons bent through space, fracturing Britannia's orbital defenses.The colonies panicked.

From the ship Astra Imperialis, humanity answered.Hundreds of Heaven-Class Warships emerged from warp gates, their hulls shining like golden fortresses.

"All ships, raise the banners of Britannia. For innovation, for mankind, and for the light!"

The battle raged in silence, space filled with the flare of plasma and radiant energy.Lumen ships dissolved when struck—but every human loss echoed like thunder across the void.

Amid the chaos, Seraphim Unit-01 launched.

Charlotte led the first Celestial Frame Squadron, weaving between beams of light, cutting through the alien vessels with radiant blades of condensed aether.It was like watching gods at war.

🜂 The Turning Tide

When it seemed humanity would falter, the Empress deployed the secret weapon: Project Archangel.

A massive orbital cannon powered by lunar fusion, built in honor of Edward's design—a weapon that could bend space itself.Its single discharge split the Lumen flagship in half.

The first human victory among the stars.

But the Lumen didn't retreat—they adapted.Their forms changed mid-battle, reshaping their vessels into new configurations.It was evolution in real time.

"They learn," Annabelle whispered. "Every second, they learn."

🕊 The Dawn After the Storm

When the fighting finally ceased, Elyndra's orbit was littered with light—fragments of both fleets glowing like dying suns.Half of the colony's infrastructure was gone, but humanity had stood its ground.

Elysia broadcast a message to all of humanity:

"We are no longer the children of Earth.We are the architects of Heaven.The Holy Britannian Empire shall rise beyond fear, beyond flesh—until every star sings our song."

Across the solar colonies, cheers and prayers filled the air.The Church of Innovation declared this moment the First Luminal Victory, a sign that faith and creation could overcome even celestial wrath.

But deep in the void, beyond the Lumen's shattered fleets, vast silhouettes stirred in the darkness—beings older than the Lumen, drawn by the echoes of humanity's light.

The true war had only begun.

End of Chapter 45 

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