The communication device inbedded into Lysithea’s desk went off, and by the time she could tell it was a priority message. “Yes?” she answered.
“Chancellor, it’s the German Fleet...they’ve entered our territory.”
Lysithea didn’t need him to specify. “I understand... Contact the War Ministry, get every fleet we have available here right away. I want all citizens evacuated to the underground shelters.”
Around the city alarms rang out as police forces began escorting people to the underground shelters. The Defense Fleet began a defensive blockade around the planet as other fleets would soon begin arriving.