Republic of Phoenix

“We were founded to destroy a monster, not become one. We are yet a puppet monster for the monster we thought we slayed"
- President Winter’s last notes left on her desk in 2119
The Republic of Phoenix (abbreviated as the RoP, and commonly referred to as the Republic) was a metanational interstellar government that operated as an autocratic republic. The Republic aimed to protect and sustain the preservation and self sustainability of the known realities, and enforce the protection of Omega reality. The Republic encouraged cooperation and advancement in industrialization, defense, and conservation. 
The Republic was the most powerful metanational state in the known space of Omega reality at its time. The Republic spanned over 45 light years away from the capitol system of Soola, with the total number of worlds under the authority of the Republic being 73 worlds at its peak in the 22nd century. 
More than half of the total number of worlds under the Republic originated as colony worlds, the remaining systems were terraformed and colonized, or forcibly taken over by the Republic.
The intense civil unity, industrialization, and military might of the Republic had a great influence across the known Omega reality, but did not have any intent to expand outside of Omega reality. The Republic has had multiple conflicts and tensions between different ideologies, some of which had evolved into armed conflicts, and in one case, the entire destruction and dissolvement of the Republic, which eventually led to the creation of the New Republic of Phoenix.
The Republic had a notable distaste for the Blue Star Federation, as the Federation was considered a dangerous threat to the security and safety of the Omega reality, as well as wildly different ideologies and beliefs. This tension between the two superpowers often would break into conflicts, as well as the two largest scale conflicts in Omega reality
== History ==
=== Imperial Settlements ===
In the early days of colonization, known as Colony Omega, many Phoenix Imperial settlers were subject to near constant attack from native nations. The native nations were also often at war with neighboring nations as well as the Phoenix Imperial settlers. With the first settlers beginning colonization on the planet of Farrah, in the Soola System, in 1842. Massive efforts were made to completely industrialize planets for the war efforts and to continually support the Phoenix Empire. By the 1870s, through mass genocide and planetary glassing to effectively eradicate all native nations and their species, the Phoenix Empire had managed to gain full domain over the entire habitable systems within a 30 ly radius around the capital colony system of Soola. 
In 1879, the Phoenix Empire’s colonies in the Omega reality consisted of 47 worlds, divided into 6 sectors, with the. With these divisions, smaller ruling agents resided in each sector. Colony Omega was vital for mining, refinery, and factory productions for the Phoenix Empire.
During the 1890s, piracy was a massive problem for Colony Omega, but by the turn of the century in 1900, piracy was mainly solved through the use of the Phoenix Empire fleets throughout the Phoenix Emperial space in Colony Omega.
The 1910’s to 1930s was known as the Profitable Times, as Colony Omega received a massive population boom as well as massive industrialization. This led to many planets being heavily industrialized and polluted. In the turn of less than 20 years, Colony Omega became the 3rd largest producer in fuel and shipbuilding. This surge caused tensions with the Phoenix Empire, as the population of youth grew in massive numbers, spreading and thinking of more free and equal ideologies.
=== Enlightenment Ideas and Rising Tensions ===
With the 1930’s giving rise to an enlightenment movement, of ideologies of liberty, republicanism, and the right to organize. The Phoenix Empire began a massive campaign on removing such ideologies from the knowledge of others, with no-notice house raids and even assassinations of anyone deemed a “political threat” to the Phoenix Empire. This only caused greater pressure on the large younger generation to the point where enlightenment ideologies only spread further, with educational institutions even secretly teaching these beliefs. 
In 19 May 1935, students from multiple planetary academies began a large peaceful protest against the arrest of Jurriko Stephens, the philosophical education instructor of the Farrah Institute of Human Research. After only 35 minutes of protesting, the Phoenix Imperial Army moved in to disperse the crowd. The aggressive action the army took against the crowd immediately caused a panic and eventual riot. The 3 hour riot leftover 1,726 students dead, and several buildings were damaged in the process. The massacre would lead to the public execution of Jurriko Stephens on 21 May 1935, and the event was quickly dubbed the “Stephens Massacre”. 
In October of 1936, in an effort to promote the production in the industry, and to solve an unrestful population, the Phoenix Empire imposed higher taxation and enforced a higher factory wage, in an effort to push the younger generation into the factories. This made the middle and higher class infuriated, and farmers, as well as those part of the agricultural industry, were upset by the higher taxation. It also caused an increase of unemployment and eventually a higher rate of poverty and homelessness. As well it assisted in the collapse of the economy. Throughout the year of 1937, tax collectors were often harassed or even murdered, and were eventually provided an armed escort.
On 27 January of 1938, after a group of angry farmers on the agricultural planet of Vesta murdered a tax collector, a small task force from the Phoenix Imperial Army was sent to the planet to deal with the situation. To which the farmers began to barricade themselves in their buildings. The Vesta Farmer Uprising lasted only 5 days until the entire barricaded area was orbitally bombed by the naval fleet above, and would quickly cause other farmers to rise up against the Phoenix Empire.
With tensions high with Colony Omega and the Phoenix Empire, the Phoenix Empire became more openly destructive and aggressive against any idea or action against the Phoenix Empire. These actions along with a crippling economy now falling apart from the Phoenix Empire’s enforcement, the massive poverty and homeslessness rate, and an angry population, would quickly turn into the Phoenix Revolution.
On 5 November 1938, a secret Phoenix Imperial Army convoy carrying secret materials for a secret project was attacked by the Edot People's Militia of the refinery world of Edot. A fleet of 7 corvettes, 12 frigates, and 8 cruisers heavily damaged the convoy fleet. The Phoenix Empire glassed the planet, vaporizing the entire population of 9 billion in less than a day after the Battle of Edot.
=== The Phoenix Revolution ===
The mass genocide of the planet of Edot, known as the Edot Genocide, left the entire of Colony Omega infuriated, and by the end of the month of December, 1938, most of the outer planets of the colonies were in outrage against the Phoenix Empire. On 1 January 1939 35 worlds agreed to unite in a massive revolution against the Phoenix Empire. The Phoenix Revolution would begin the day after.
With the Phoenix Empire now recognizing the entire Colony Omega as a threat, immediately glassed the 12 neutral worlds of Glaxis, Nero, Kalisatt, Chandar, Aquifer, Cliton, Eeronu, Marxous, Hera, Wisheks, Bluun, and Estonia. Killing a total of almost 1 trillion people. The sudden glassing of these worlds from February 1940 to April 1942. This event was known as the Great Slaughter, and would officialize the Phoenix Revolution.
==== The Early Years (1942 - 1952) ====
The early years of the Phoenix Revolution were incredibly harsh as the crippling economy for Colony Omega completely crashed. The only real defense the revolution had against a supergiant and powerful empire was the small planetary militias and police that were merely used originally as subsets and as a local policing force. With the local military forces defecting from the Phoenix Empire, and the majority of farmers and civilians taking up arms and joining these militias, the revolutionary forces began with a large foundational army of nearly 1 billion. The largest number of any combined militia against the Phoenix Empire.
The first years of the war were relatively devastating, as the Phoenix Empire swept across the entirety of Colony Omega, brutally enforcing strict laws and curfews. The revolutionary forces suffered massive defeats through major battles, such as the Battle of Kuloga Gap (March 1943), Harper’s Defeat (September 1944), the Battle of Van Doe (July 1945), the Defeat of Hark Point (November 1945), the Battle of Viasdun (January 1947), the Defeat at Soola Station 12 (February 1948), the Battle of Eridonai (July 1951), and Ulysses Savlador’s Defeat (January 1952). The Phoenix Empire in only 10 years had essentially cripped the movements of the revolutionary army. The number of nearly a billion soldiers and personnel were essentially reduced to ⅔ of the forces remaining. This devastating blow would change tactics from a more conservative style of combat to a more all out “all or nothing” style combat.
==== Radicalization and Retaking Colony Omega (1953 - 1963) ====
With the massive Phoenix Imperial Armada having taken over much of Colony Omega, the revolutionary army had to come up with new methods of dealing with the Phoenix Empire. One of the biggest tactical changes was their shift from a more conservative movement to radicalizing the revolutionary army, with “all or nothing” tactics. In many cases suicide pilots were trained to specifically target the bridges of capital ships to disable them. New high tech Electro Magnetic Pulse Disruptors were also researched by top scientists to disable Phoenix Imperial ships. 
In 1957 the revolutionary army began its offensive against the Phoenix Empire again. This time with devastating effect, with the Phoenix Empire taking heavy losses as new technologies were being produced at a quick rate. The invention of super-steel alloys allowed for even tougher ships with the ability to absorb heat and shelling much better than the carbon aluminum counterparts of the Phoenix Empire. These super steel alloys, while heavier, were able to soak up much more heat and damage than any other material known. The revolutionary army also dedicated their forces to much larger scale conflicts, usually with fleets of more than 700 ships. Throughout the years, major battles such as the Battle of Tortuga (September 1954), the Battle of Aariianius (December 1956), the Battle of Sooll	a (March 1957), The Siege of Tangulaar (August 1957), the Battle for Soola Station 7 (April 1958), the Battle of Mizio (December 1959), the Battle of the Two Gates (July 1961), and the Siege of Calon’s Star (May 1963). These battles would involve super large engagements, with an uncountable amount of skirmishes. However, the real section of the war would come when the revolutionary army would push into the capital reality of the Phoenix Empire.
==== On the Offense and Creation of the Republic. ====
By 1963, the majority of Colony Omega was retaken and under the control of the revolutionary army. With the Phoenix Empire struggling to maintain the colony, massive retreats were ordered to regroup at the massive star gates and super stations. On March 12 1965, the Republic of Phoenix was founded under the Treaty of the Republic. The Phoenix Empire in response to this partially glassed Savannah, killing 90% of the population. The Glassing of Savannah was a devastating incident that stirred an even greater need for revenge. On May 17 1965, the revolutionary army captured multiple stargates and super stations around the Soola system. Using these stargates, a massive fleet was sent straight to the capital reality of Alpha, the home of the Phoenix Empire. The largest engagement ever known in inter-reality history, known as the Battle of Alpha, began. With nearly 54,000 Phoenix Imperial ships engaging the smaller fleet of 39,000 revolutionary army ships, the Battle of Alpha lasted 48 hours and was finished off with the detonation and only use of the Reality Destructive Bomb (RDB).
The use of the Reality Destructive Bomb had crumpled the Alpha reality to a dangerous level, making any safe entry in it impossible, as the Alpha + and Alpha - mixed with each other due to the detonation. Effectively ending all life in Alpha reality. All 39,000 ships, and roughly 70 million personnel, are deemed killed in action. And the entirety of the Phoenix Empire was deemed as “completely destroyed”. The Phoenix Revolution, and the bloodiest inter-reality war, was over.
=== Recovering Era and the Cavoda Event ===
When the revolutionary army defeated the Phoenix Empire, there were heavy losses equating to roughly half of the entire army and population. The massive drop in population essentially crippled the population for several decades, with the population recovering during the 1980s. From 1965 to 1997, much of the duties of the newly founded Republic of Phoenix were simply to rebuild after the massive revolution. By the 1990s, most worlds otherwise obliterated by the Phoenix Empire had been restored to 70% of their original appearance. By 1996 the population had grown back to its original size with a population of around 11.56 trillion.
After stabilizing the economy in 1997, the Republic of Phoenix began to bring its concerns to farther reaches of the known space, beginning invasions of other worlds around the known space of the Republic of Phoenix. The Republic of Phoenix was quick on colonizing and terraforming new worlds, and by 2015 the population had grown to nearly 13.3 trillion.
In 2018, top metaphysical research students at the Farrah Institute of Technologies began to warn the public of a dangerous “massive reality changing event”, but were ultimately dismissed by the government and the students were quickly ejected from the school. In late 2019 to early 2020, a massive wave of a “sickness” spread across the entirety of the Republic of Phoenix, turning roughly 46.3 percent of the population into anthropomorphic animals. This event, known at the time by the Republic as the “Great Sickness”, was the Cavoda event, which affected the entirety of the Omega reality.
Since the Cavoda event, the Republic of Phoenix began to place strict discriminatory laws against anthropomorphics. In many cases small uprisings of anthropomorphics were attempted as hate crime and discrimination went to high levels. It was until the 2060’s that these discriminatory laws were taken down, and new laws protecting anthropamorphics were enacted. Since 2079, though, many humans still believed that anthropomorphics were inferior to them. The Republic eventually reached a societal acceptance and calm from the Cavoda event in 2081, with anthropomorphics fully accepted and integrated into society.
=== First Contact and Rising Tensions ===
In March 2098, the Republic of Phoenix encountered the Blue Star Federation, a democratic nation primarily made up of humans, anthro’s and several alien species. The first contact became known as the Palzo’s Encounter. With the discovery of another meganation, especially one made up of the same species, prompted the Time of Rearming, known by the Blue Star Federation as the Orange Scare. From 2098 to 2114, the Republic of Phoenix began to massively expand its military and industrial capabilities, achieving a massive growth in its military superstructure.
As tensions rose up in the established demilitarized zone, the Republic began to act more aggressive with the Blue Star Federation, using controversially aggressive tactics against the Blue Star Federation, trying to make the Blue Star Federation pinned as the aggressors, to sway the opinion of the people of the Republic even more on the government’s side.
=== The First Solar War ===
After another border conflict was settled in July 2114, the Republic began to assemble a large naval force, known as Task Force 9, at the border of the Federation, and on 19 August 2114, the Republic attacked and invaded the Rendican System. The Federation declared war 3 hours later. 
Under the initiative of Operation Firecracker, a carefully constructed invasion plan that involved the gradual takeover of every state nation one by one, the powerful Task Force 9, under the command of the famous Admiral William Trench, the Republic began to quickly take multiple state nations under occupation, with more troublesome systems that were otherwise too difficult to invade directly being heavily blockaded and isolated until their eventual surrender of the state nation. By 2117 32 of the 60 state nations were under the occupation of the Republic of Phoenix, with the core worlds, such as the Centauri System, and Sol itself, under the threat of imminent invasion. 
Unfortunately, Admiral William Trench was killed in action during the battle of Kalopis, which led to Shakira Pevochik becoming the new admiral in charge of Task Force 9. Admiral Shakira immediately ordered Task Force 9 to invade the Sol System. And the Battle of Sol soon followed. The battle of Sol was a complete disaster, and led to the near destruction of Task Force 9. This was in part to the rash decisions made by Shakira, and the new technologies created by the Blue Star Federation. The Battle of Sol was the first major loss for the Republic, and the loss of Task Force 9, as well as the failed attempt to capture Sol, caused a huge surge in morale and power in the hands of the Blue Star Federation, which quickly began its work in retaking the territories invaded by the Republic. 
By early 2118, the Republic had been in massive retreat as the Blue Star Federation began its massive push in retaking its territories. Eventually the Blue Star Federation began to push into the territories of the Republic itself. The now constant losses for the Republic made the situation so dire that one Republic of Phoenix chairmen described the situation as “2 brand new ships would warp in for every old ship destroyed.” The Republic began to quickly realize the hidden military might of the Blue Star Federation the hard way.
During 2119, the Republic’s military and industrial might began to crumple as the economy struggled from the turning tide of the war. The Blue Star Federation was successfully invading territories under the Republic of Phoenix through the use of vicious and aggressive blockades, under operation Federal Glory. These aggressive tactics were not only brutal but essentially forced the isolated territories into surrender. By the end of the year, 14 of the Republic’s 61 official territories were invaded and under the occupation of the Blue Star Federation, with the capitol system of Soola only 7 light years away from Federation control space.
In December of 2119 the Battle of Farah began, with the Blue Star Federation operating a massive invasion operation on the capital of the Republic, the Battle of Farah was the largest, longest, and last battle of the First Solar War. The battle lasted until December of 2121. The massive battle came to an abrupt end, along with the war, when the Firebird Revolution erupted across the Republic, to which revolutionaries, tired of the war and mass poverty in the due to the Republic’s collapsing economy, revolted and stormed the capitol buildings, forcing President Winter and her high officials outside of Republic territories, and executing any remaining officials on the planet Farah. After the 15 day revolution, took over the entire Republic, Winter and her associates completely fled from the Republic of Phoenix, operating under a terror group known as Winter’s Loyalists.
With the First Solar War at an abrupt end, and the Government of the Republic reestablished under President John Lastname, the Blue Star Federation forced the newly redesigned Republic to sign the Oberon Treaty, which set the formal document of surrender for the First Solar War.
=== Peace and and the Rise of Conservative Extremism ===
With the First Solar War at an end, and a new government, the Republic needed to rebuild itself from a crippled economy and an angry population. During the 2120s, the Republic and the Blue Star Federation began to recover and rebuild from the First Solar War, with a cooperative alliance under Project Stardust. This unification between the Republic and the Blue Star Federation made the recovery and rebuilding from the massive damages of the First Solar War much faster. By 2132, both the Republic and the Blue Star Federation had fully recovered from the First Solar War. 
Through the use of espionage, the Republic was able to reverse engineer and produce their own warp disruptors. However, the Republic refused to rely on shield technology as the Blue Star Federation did, continuing to rely on heavy armor plating and ballistics armament.
In an outcry against the Blue Star Federation's advancement in exo-reality travel, the Republic and the Blue Star Federation signed the Exo Reality Agreement, better known as the ERA Treaty. This made the Republic and the Blue Star Federation essentially watch over each other, making sure that neither would interact with similar realities, and are tasked to prevent any interactions with these similar realities, however the cost. However, this treaty was pinned more against the Blue Star Federation, as the Republic of Phoenix had no intentions of exo reality travel or colonization. In 2139, the Republic made it illegal for any citizen of the Republic to be part of or commit to exo reality travel, under capital punishment.
=== The Second Solar War ===
On 30 May 2152, after the Red Mare Project failed Operation Thunderstruck; the attempted assanination of President John Lastname, the Republic declared war on the Federation. Immediately after declaring war, the Battle of Earth began. The battle involved more than 854 ships from the Navy of the Republic, which ended the decisive battle in less than 24 hours with the complete invasion of Earth and the Sol System.
Throughout the war, much of the fighting was led by the Republic against the core worlds of the federation, as well as the colonies in Beta reality. The Sol System would remain under the occupancy of the Republic until the Second Battle of Earth in January 2153. During the battle, the Phoenix Empire appeared to the Republic’s surprise and enacted a secret code, called the Doomsday Order, and both the Republic and the Blue Star Federation experienced massive revolts as a massive takeover of the Phoenix Empire Began. The Second Solar War ended quickly as the Republic and the Blue Star Federation were completely dissolved, replaced under the authority of the Phoenix Empire. The Republic of Phoenix was essentially abolished by the Phoenix Empire.
== Status at Peak ==
=== Territories ===
The Republic of Phoenix, at its peak in the 2130s, was made up of seventy-three (73) worlds, seven (7) colonies, and one hundred and forty-six (146) uninhabited territories. The Republic is one of the most homogeneous societies in Omega Reality, primarily being human and anthropomorphic.
The Republic's territories from the capital of Soola extend approximately 17 light-years on the northern plane, 38 light-years on the southern plane, 38 light-years on the western plane, and 45 light-years on the eastern plane, 41 light-years above, and 32 light-years below. 
=== Government and Politics ===
The Republic was a Unitary and Militaristic nation—comprising seventy-three (73) worlds, seven (7) colonies, and one hundred and forty-six (146) uninhabited territories. It was notably conservative and was considered one of the most militaristic states in the Omega dimension. The Republic used a corporatist-technocracy as its form of government. 
* A technocracy is a form of government in which the decision-maker is selected based on skill in a given area of responsibility, particularly concerning scientific or technical knowledge. Decision-makers are chosen based on specialized knowledge and performance rather than political affiliations, parliamentary skills, or popularity. A Technocracy is a government that applies the scientific method to solving social problems. 
* Corporatism is a horizontal political ideology that advocates the organization of society by corporate groups based on their common interests. The term originates from the Latin corpus, or "body." The idea is that the nation will reach a peak of harmonious functioning when every corporation (organ) does its job for the country. 
* A unitary state governs a nation as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. 
* Militarism is the belief of a government that the state should maintain a robust military capability and use it aggressively to expand national interests. Furthermore, it glorifies the military and the ideals of a professional military class and the "predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state."
The government technocracy works via an elected for-life president and their Council. The Presidential Council elected the President based on whom they believed would fit the position best. It is hypothetically possible for anyone to become President if they had citizenship. However, someone who is usually already in the Council or is already very far up the social ladder was most likely to be elected President.  
The Presidential Council is the highest point of the social ladder any person could have climbed without being elected President. Each Council member had complete control over their corporation, separated by industry. Most of these Council members were born into upper-class families who have worked for the corporation for generations. However, it is hypothetically possible for someone to start at the bottom and work their way up.
The Republic was a very hierarchical state. From city council to local county to planet state and eventually the Central Government, the government above it approved every policy change below it. This authority is necessary for the homogeneous political structure to ensure every layer of government works for the nation's welfare. In addition, every government had its local court. Of course, each court correlated to the size or severity of the problem. A person wouldn't get charged with piloting against the state on the local level, such as a person who had a property dispute would see resolution on the national level.
The militarism of the nation serves several uses for the government. Off the bat, the militaristic culture originated from the struggle of the revolution. But as well as the patriotic factor that came with it, a nation with a common goal mobilizes better. Furthermore, it gives a unique form of hope that anyone who is down on their luck and unemployed has a hope to make their way in society via the military.
=== Political Divisions ===