Second Helliger War

These events are considered so notable that they are a key period in between eras; concluding the Great August Crisis and beginning the Partition Era. The fallout from these events acted as a catalyst for the Revanchist Period.
== Overview ==
The Second Helliger War, sometimes called the "Third Civil War", was a 3-day long conflict caused by massive toxic political polarization in the Republic of Micronesia (RoM), and the rise of violent Conservative and Leftist groups in the States of Lexon, Cumopolis and Helliger. This war ended the server known as "Micronesia" and permanently the community into two groups. Those sympathetic to the RoM Federal Government joined Polynesia Season 7, and those sympathetic to The Alliance's cause stayed in Micronesia's world which was renamed into Iesta. 
== History ==
=== Beginning ===
3 hours following the landslide victory on the pivotal September 3, 2020 election by the Labour Party, Conservative and Centrist voters of the National Prosperity League (NPL) and National People's Conservative Party (NPCP) declared a rebellion in an announcement to the Micronesia Discord Server; stating that they were declaring a military faction called "The Alliance" and were rising up against the RoM Government as they feared that their State Rights were about to be threatened by the populist and left wing Labour Party.
=== End ===
Right before the 21st of June Movement was about to wage multiple coordinated counterattacks against The Alliance, Prime Minister Britannia signed an unconditional surrender with The Alliance which ended the war; giving Helliger the State Commune of Lexon as a puppet state, the signing of a treaty to not pass any Socialist or Communist policies in their term, and forced Brit's resignation as PM (succeeded by New Nethy). The peace treaty merely confirmed that the RoM has become a de-facto puppet state of Helliger and soon stopped existing altogether. Despite the peace deal between the RoM and The Alliance, the 21st of June movement continued guerilla attacks in Lexon.
After the surrender of the government the community outrage and chaos forced the owner of Micronesia, Kai, to end the server and turned it into Iesta, a "multinational" and highly modded server. Britannia re-created Polynesia, which aimed to continue the vanilla Minecraft "one-nation" theme of the server. Ever since the end of this war, all players who lived in Helliger have been met with extreme hostility and never rejoined Polynesia past September 2020. 
=== Who Won? ===
Despite some successful terrorist attacks by the 21st of June Movement, The Alliance successfully achieved its ambitions of destroying Lexonian liberty and annexed it, ended Prime Minister Britannia's short reign militarily, and solidified its inevitable dominance over the RoM. Although the war was a military victory for The Alliance, the reputation of its members bar the Conteans (who were secretly RoM collaborators) became largely hated after the Micronesia server died. Continued attacks in Lexon by the 21st of june Movement also made Helliger, the now-overlords of Lexon, lose full control over the region until Polynesia Season 6 was created by Britannia. Therefore, this war was in reality a Pyrrhic Victory for The Alliance.
== Key Figures ==
=== Attackers - The Alliance ===
Hazerd
Dragon Kingsley
Tsar (RoM Collaborator)
ColonelKai (Pulled out of War)
Beer
Asarokaa (RoM Collaborator)
Pyro
=== Defenders - The Republic of Micronesia and 21st of June Movement ===
Britannia
Sealand
Nethy
== Each Faction ==
=== The Defenders - The RoP, its States, and the 21st of June Movement ===
==== The Republic of Micronesia (RoM) ====
The RoM at this time was at a critically unstable point, with all political wings slandering each other and not being able to cooperate. Despite the best efforts of ex-Prime Minister Tsar and Prime Minister Britannia to curb Helliger domination of military power in the nation, the war still started after the NPL lost the September 3, 2020 election. Most RoM civilians eligible to fight either tried to stay neutral, joined militia groups such as the 21st of June Movement, or quit the server altogether. What little forces that joined Brit went under his command and waged a short and failed guerilla campaign against Helliger. Regardless of allegiances, all supporters of the RoM, regardless of neutrality, were targeted by Alliance Forces and were the victims of many war crimes. After the collapse of the RoM following its unconditional surrender to Alliance forces, the RoM's lands were either abandoned or partitioned between the nations of Iesta.
==== State Commune of Lexon ====
Ever since the First Helliger War, the State Commune of Lexon in the RoM has been targeted by State of Helliger, State of Bluefield, and State of Cumopolis Forces. Following the 3 Lexonian Wars of Independence and large popularity of Communism in the State, Conservative and Centrist citizens in the RoM were discontented by the State's history and this reputation was taken out violently in the Second Helliger War.
The opening moments of the war was an attack on the State Commune of Lexon's Capital of Lexon City through an underground tunnel built by Helliger Engineers during the 5-day occupation of the State in the 3rd Lexonian War of Independence. Military vehicles combined with the entire Alliance's Army were present in the opening stages of the operation. Although The Alliance's declaration of war was purely sent towards the federal government of the RoM, the hatred towards Lexon by The Alliance's commander Hazerd, coupled with ambitions to subjugate Lexon into Helliger, lead to the neutral State Commune of Lexon becoming the main warzone of the war and lead to large civilian casualties and ever-increasing devastation of the State's lands. Following the unconditional surrender of Prime Minister Britannia on September 6th 2020, the State of Helliger annexed the State Commune of Lexon as their puppet and marked the end of Lexonian self-determination.
==== Federal Lands & New Rotherford ====
All Civilians in Federal Lands and many in New Rotherford willingly fought for the RoM, regardless of imminent defeat. This was due to many high-profile and respected community members being blackmailed to not vote Labour by Hazerd during the final hours of election day. Many in these regions saw their participation in the war as a final stand against Helliger and Bluefieldian imperialism and defending their rights to vote. In the end, all volunteer forces were eliminated swiftly by Helliger and Bluefieldian forces and were even targeted after surrendering during the postwar chaos that Alliance Forces created which lead to a flurry of war crimes upon RoM civilians.
==== The 21st of June Movement ====
The 21st of June Movement was Libertarian Socialist military movement lead by Sealand. It was formed during the Lexon Revolution and was the last fighting force against Helliger when the server ended and RoM collapsed.
=== The Attackers - The Alliance, its Controversy, and Involved States ===
==== "The Alliance" as a Whole ====
The Alliance was created by Hazerd of Helliger. It included Bluefield, Helliger, Cumopolis, and Contea. All military movements were coordinated by Hazerd, who was the main commander of the campaign. All initial diplomacy and politics were handled by Hazerd as well, but the first few speeches were written by Tsar of Contea. The Alliance was successful in its campaign against the RoM due to overwhelming manpower, equipment, and experience. The Alliance committed many war crimes against civilians during and shortly after the war's end which were unpunished by the owner Kai of Bluefield.
==== State of Bluefield ====
Although Kai, the leader of the State of Bluefield, considered The Alliance's declaration of war on the RoM as illegal, he still brought in the State of Bluefield into the war alongside The Alliance due to hatred towards Lexon and an unofficial separate alliance/federation between Contea, Helliger, and Bluefield. The State of Bluefield would leave and re-enter the war several times and eventually annex the State of Nova Contea shortly after the war on September 13, 2020 with permission from Tsar.
==== State of Cumopolis ====
The State of Cumopolis, lead by Beer, joined the war because of its leaders' hatred of Sealand. Cumopolis fought alongside Helliger's forces.
==== State of Helliger ====
Helliger was the lead nation of The Alliance, lead by Hazerd. Helliger military personnel made up most of the Alliance high command and manpower. Helliger's population exiled all Labour Party voters in its State and considered their war effort as a valiant effort to save the RoM from a perceived Communist threat after the NPL's defeat on election day.
==== State of Nova Contea ====
The leader of Nova Contea, Tsar, was also the leader of the National Prosperity League (NPL) and was therefore pressured into joining the conflict by his supporter base on the side of The Alliance. Additionally, after witnessing Helliger threatening death upon individuals like Cosmic and Nethy for not voting NPL, Tsar saw no other choice than to join The Alliance or face certain doom for him and the Contean people. Therefore, the RoM 2nd "Contean" Division lead by General Asarokaa and Tsar defected to The Alliance's forces upon the declaration of war and participated in the initial bloodless stages of the occupation of the State of Lexon.
Once Lexonian and RoM civilians and Militias began joining the game to prepare for a counterattack, the Contean Division pulled out of Lexon, and Tsar with Asarokaa started immediate secret talks with Prime Minister Britannia to create a ploy to get Contea out of the war without seeming traitorous towards Helliger which would lead to immediate destruction if caught. In the meantime, Tsar and Asarokaa went to the Capital and stayed in the Contean Embassy there; inviting a prominent RoM Loyalist Militia member Nethy to have a cup of coffee and discuss the illegality of the war. On September 4 2020, the plan negotiated between Contea and Britannia went into motion: Sealand was ordered to destroy the Great Bridge of Contea, which was a cultural landmark to the State. Tsar filled his inventory with half of the Contean Division's military stockpile in his inventory and staged a fake duel as "revenge" for the destruction of the bridge. Brit was allowed to kill Tsar and got the gear and Tsar pretended to ragequit. Following the fake duel and ragequit, Contea signed a peace deal with the RoM that got Contea out of the war and became neutral. Upon hearing this, the forces of the State of Bluefield and Helliger pushed Brit out of Contea and occupied it; devastating the land in the fighting. The entire Contean population quit the server after being demoralized from the war, and Tsar accepted Bluefield's request to annex the now-abandoned lands on September 13, 2020. This marked the end of the State of Nova Contea and any remaining abandoned lands once held by the now-disbanded RoM.
== Battles & Operations ==
=== Battle of Lexon ===
The Alliance Forces	RoM Government Forces
Hazerd 	Brittannia
Turncoat RoM 2nd "Contean" Division
* General Asarokaa
* Sargeant Tsar__Putin	
Bluefield Defense Militia Force
*ColonelKai (Commander)
*Jules (Sargeant)	
Result: Alliance Victory
Battle Info:
All Alliance forces rallied at the end of the secret tunnel under Lexon and occupied the state without resistance, as nobody was online. Bluefield left the war after the battle, which caused anger from the Lexonian Government. After the initial phases of the occupation were complete before any resistance was organized, the Turncoat RoM 2nd "Contean" Division showed its true allegiances by pulling out from Lexon, meeting up with RoM Federal Forces, and scheming up a secret deal with the RoM Government to switch sides while avoiding Helliger's wrath. Although still a victory for The Alliance, Lexon remained an area of battle. After the battle, the RoM called for peace and were rejected by Helliger. 
=== Raid on the Great Bridge of Contea ===
The Alliance Forces	21st OF JUNE MOVEMENT Forces
None 	Sealand
Result: Descisive RoM/21st of June Movement Victory
Battle Info:
According to the plan negotiated between Tsar and Brit to get Contea out of the war, Sealand was ordered to destroy the Great Bridge of Contea and anything else he had spare TNT for. The cultural significance of the destruction would later be used as an excuse by Tsar to get Contea to surrender, without Tsar needing to fear obliteration by Helliger.
=== Second Battle of Lexon ===
The Alliance Forces	RoM Government Forces
Hazerd 	Brit
Cpyro 	Sealand
Result: Clear Alliance Victory
Battle Info:
The Second Battle began as Sealand was rebuilding Lexon and helping locals. The invaders smashed through all defenses and lag slowed the RoM's response. Helliger forces also attacked civilians and Sealand, making them fight. Helliger used illegal weapons but their war crimes weren't reprimanded by server management. 
=== Battle of New Rotherford ===
The Alliance Forces	RoM Government Forces	Humanitarian Forces
Hazerd 	Brit 	Bluefield Defense Militia Force (as Humanitarian Aid)
*ColonelKai (Commander)
*Jules (Sargeant)
Cpyro 	 	
Result: Alliance Victory
Battle Info:
The Alliance Members, mostly from Helliger, decided to burn the trees around Brit's personal build project. Soon, the fire reached the New Rotherford, causing some of the bridges to start catching fire. The Humanitarian Aid staff from Bluefield did not act on the wildfire until much of New Rotherford was already ablaze. Soon after, RoM forces arrived but didn't stand much of a chance against the superior Alliance soldiers and were defeated. During the fight, Bluefield personnel did not intervene. This event is inspired many civilians to join the RoM army, such as politicians like Nethy.
=== Duel of the Contean Warp Point ===
The Alliance Forces	RoM Government Forces
Tsar 	Brit
Result: Decisive RoM Victory
Battle Info:
In order to get Contea out of the war, Brit and Tsar staged a fake duel in Nova Contea's /warp point. Tsar allowed himself to be killed with half of the Contean Division's military stockpile in his inventory. The amount of equipment losses was exaggerated to 80% in order to avoid Helliger's wrath for treason which Tsar predicted could have possibly lead to the complete obliteration of Nova Contea.
=== Battle of Nova Contea ===
The Alliance Forces	ROP Government Forces
Bluefield Defense Militia Force
* ColonelKai (Commander)
*Jules (Sargeant)	RoM 3rd "Federal" Division
* Britannia (Commander and Combattant)
Result: Bluefield Victory
Battle Info:
Following the surrender of Nova Contea to the RoM, ColonelKai contacted Tsar, the former owner of the region to instead hand it over to Bluefield. Tsar accepted, however, the area has been given to Federal RoM first, therefore it belonged to them. With this justification, ColonelKai gathered his army and marched into Nova Contea. With little time to prepare defenses in unfamiliar terrain, Britannia was soon destroyed by the 2 to 1 larger and well-equipped force that attacked him. Contea was occupied and transferred to Bluefield, turning Nova Contea into a de-facto puppet state of Bluefield and became an abandoned wasteland. Unlike Lexon's population, however, the Contean Villager population was spared as most of the devastation of the conflicts in Contea occured in Contea's warp point and Uplands National Park. 
=== Invasion of Lexon ===
The Alliance Forces	21st of June Movement Forces
None 	Sealand
Result: 21st of June Movement Victory
Battle Info:
Sealand took back Lexon, however the occupation was ignored as Hazerd left the game and Kai declared a Helliger victory according to the Admin rules of war. Sealand had captured Lexon, however soon after Micronesia officially ended. The 21st of June Movement claimed they won the War and the Battle, However the War was declared over by the Admin Team and the movement's claims were not taken seriously by many.