Earth Fall_To the Stars [Book Two] by Raymond L. Weil

Author:Raymond L. Weil [Weil, Raymond L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raymond L. Weil Publications LLC
Published: 2018-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Trellixian High Commander Kaldre was on board his flagship, the Dawn Reaper, studying the latest reports from Battle Commander Traven and Battle Commander Balforr. The Humans on Earth had built a space fleet based on Jelnoid technology, and the Humans’ missiles far outranged Trellixian weapons. Traven’s fleet had been nearly destroyed in its first engagement. Traven was requesting massive reinforcements so they could destroy the planet’s defensive grid. The battle commander was convinced the planet didn’t have the necessary industrial ability to replace the defensive grid once destroyed—the same for its warships. Kaldre frowned deeply. This still didn’t explain where the satellites for the defensive grid and the warships came from.

Of even more concern was the report from Battle Commander Balforr. The two Human ships making their way toward Voltrex space were still a threat. While they had been attacked several times, the two ships had escaped and were continuing toward the region of space controlled by the Voltrex. However, Balforr was confident he could deal with the situation and could capture one or both of the Human vessels.

“Balforr plays a dangerous game,” commented High Commander Thatrex, who was on board the Dawn Reaper for a meeting with Kaldre. “If he fails in capturing or destroying the Human ships, and they make it to Voltrex space, we could find ourselves in a long and drawn-out war.”

“A war which would spell disaster for our growing population,” said Kaldre, grim faced. “If we are forced to slow the steady exodus of our excess population by way of the colony ships, our entire Empire could fall into chaos.”

High Commander Thatrex stood for a moment, gazing at a viewscreen showing the large orbital station above the home planet. “I fear we are rapidly reaching a point where, even with our colonization fleet, we cannot move an adequate number of our people quickly enough. Our population for years has expanded exponentially. I don’t know what the solution is.” This was a big admission for Thatrex to make.

“We can always attempt to control our population growth.” Kaldre knew how revolting such a suggestion would be to nearly every living Trellixian. All believed they had the right to unlimited breeding.

“The Jelnoids suggested the same thing before we destroyed them,” said Thatrex. “They had developed an injection that would prevent conception. The High Command at the time refused to even consider the Jelnoids’ offer. Even now, it is something our people will not consider.”

Kaldre gazed at the planet his ship orbited. “Eighty billion of our people are on our home world. Living space is severely limited. I haven’t been to the surface in years due to the overcrowding. The average lifespan of a Trellixian on the planet has been reduced by four years over the past two decades, and it’ll only get worse.”

“The living conditions for our people worsen with every passing year,” agreed Thatrex. “It’s no wonder lifespans have shortened. Even on the new worlds it only takes a few decades before the planets are overcrowded. We are fast running out of living space.

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