User:DiCinnoa/First Parasite Strike

Soon after the arrival of the flood in the Andromeda Galaxy, it began to multiply. The Vitika, unaware of what they were up against sent a retrieval ship to a planet that had been presumed to be infested by the parasite. After losing contact with the ship, the Vitika sent an armada to find out what happened. The Armada collapsed as its crews began to consume each other, spreading the infection. Fearing another loss to the flood, the Vitika leaders decided to leave the planet be. This decision would soon haunt them. 7 months after the fall of the armada, the Vitika received a signal coming from the command ship. The signal was far from the planet it had fought at. It appeared directly in front of the Vitika governmental planet Asceria. The planet had a small defensive fleet, but was commanded by tacticians. These tacticians believed the parasite was too stupid to control the armadas weapon systems. This belief cost them their lives and the plane Asceria as well.