The larger size of the coalition fleet entered a new dimension. The coalition expeditionary fleet is made up of different factions.

The UGSE fleet is made up of 1 Eternal-class Dreadnought, 4 Whitestar-class frigates, 4 Maelstorm-class heavy cruisers, 5 Princesword-class destroyers, and 2 Vindicator-class battlecruisers.

The UNSC fleet has 1 Perpetual-class Supercarrier, 3 Artemis-class battlecruisers, 13 Paris-class Heavy frigates, 3 Thanatos-class Battleships, and 3 Cradle-class Repair ships.

The Dominion fleet has 1 Battlecarrier, 2 Gorgon-class battlecruisers, 23 Minotaur-class battlecruisers, and 3 Loki-class Super Battlecruisers.

The ASO fleet has 1 OAS-class Assault Carrier, 5 Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes, 6 Rothen-pattern fireships, 2 Sinaris-pattern destroyers, 5 Ketern-pattern battlecruisers, and 23 Zanar-pattern light cruisers.

The Protoss fleet has one Mothership, 5 Eradicator ships, 20 Carriers, 4 Super Carriers, 5 Warships and 15 Void rays.

And finally, the GDI fleet has 1 New Vega Dreadnought, 11 Zone Kodiaks, 12 Kodiak battleships, 2 Kodiak MK2 capital ships accompanied with 5 Solomon Fists-class battleships, 4 Global Shield-class heavy carriers, and 11 Kodiak heavy battlecruisers.

They approached the earth-like planet after they had traveled for 11 hours. They stop near the planet to wait for their next course of action.

Onboard the Eternal Dreadnought bridge room, a middle-aged German admiral named Gerald Tapferesherz sitting on the chair looking at the planet through the window. His helmsman said to him.

UGSE Helmsman: Admiral Tapferesherz, we've approached an earth-like planet with an unknown origin.

Tapferesherz: Seems like this dimension brings us to that planet. I wonder what is so special on this one?

UGSE crewman: Sir! We got a call from UNSC Perpetual-class Supercarrier.

Tapferesherz: Put it through.

Wallace Halmilton, an old, middle-aged British man with small gray circle facial hair, appears on the holographic screen. He has served in the Human-Covenant War and has survived hell despite losing battles to the Covenant, and he has been promoted to admiral in order to have this ship. He addressed him.

Hamilton (screen): Admiral Tapferesherz, I am Admiral Wallace Halmilton of "Strongwall Heart" Perpetual Supercarrier. It's nice to meet you.

Tapferesherz: Nice to meet you too, Admiral Hamilton. So tell me, what do we know about that world?

Hamilton (screen): My AI, Lady Sierra, told me that the world is inhabited by humans.

Tapferesherz: Humans? Oh, wie erstaunlich. Although we don't know much about them. Admiral, what do your AI know.

Hamilton (screen): I'll let Lady Sierra explain to you. Lady Sierra, it's all yours.

Lady Sierra (screen): Thank you, admiral. Admiral Tapferesherz, I was able to hack their systems and I found something very odd.

Tapferesherz: Explain.

Lady Sierra (screen): First, there are six nations living in the world. These are the Empire of Misurugi, Enderant Union, Galia Empire, Kingdom of Rosenbum, Marmeria Republic and lastly, Velda Dynasty. Secondly, their technology is so unrecognizable in my point of view.

Hamilton (screen): What do you mean?

Lady Sierra (screen): What I've gathered they are powered by what is known as Mana.

Tapferesherz: Mana?

Lady Sierra (screen): Well, there's more. But when I read it, it's kinda hard to explain to you, sir.

She begins by explaining that people (humans) have the ability known as mana, which is the ability to use technology by interfering with physical phenomena (will power), to move objects without touching them, and to create an energy barrier that protects the user or other people and can also be used to trap someone, as well as the ability to heal people. The most shocking thing for both admirals is learning that those who do not possess mana are known as Norma, who are females and are not considered human in their eyes. Lady Sierra explains the origins of their history: there was once a war on Earth that left the lands in ruins; it is unknown what caused the war, and so there was a man named Embryo who discovered a way to rid the world of war and poverty by creating a perfect utopia world where everything is at peace. They now have this knowledge, thanks to Mana, and have created utopian civilizations. However, two groups stand in the way of peace: Norma and Ancient Humans. While she did explain about Norma, ancient humans are male descendants. Both Norma and Ancient Humans can break through mana simply by making physical contact with it. They also learn that any Norma caught are sent to the Norma Administration Board Organization, which then sends them to the Arsenal, where they will be used to fight against the creatures known as dragons, but in reality, they are used as expendable cannon fodder to fight to the death, while Mana humans don't care about them and prefer to live peacefully without dragon interference.

After learning the history of this world, a German admiral was disgusted by how Mana discriminated against them; humans believe themselves to be pure humans from his perspective.

Tapferesherz: Diese verdammte rassistische Mana-Bastarde! There is no such thing as perfect humans! Hearing from them makes me sick and they literally sound like the Nazi scums!

Hamilton (screen): You are right about that. But she found something more.

Lady Sierra (screen): Right. During the ceremony, former princess Ange Misurugi was revealed to be Norma, and the empire staged a coup led by their own son, Prince Julio Asuki Misurugi. Her mother died protecting her, while her father, the emperor, was executed for deception. It is unknown what happened to her younger sister, but I believe she is still alive and was spared; most likely, she has mana, whereas her older sister does not.

Tapferesherz: And where is she now?

Lady Sierra (screen): Arzenal. An island fortress and a home of Normas.

Hamilton (screen): More likely a prison. Lady Sierra, can we reach there?

Lady Sierra (screen):We can, but there are other islands with military presence. It appears that Arzenal is being watched in case they decide to rebel against them.

Tapferesherz: Are they from the Misurugi Empire?

Lady Sierra (screen): Not exactly. They're from Kingdom of Rosenblum. They actually own the Arzenal. They have defenses against air, but it's no problem for us since we are more advanced than them.

Tapferesherz: If we go down there, their countries will be alerted to our presence. We will not allow it. Admiral Hamilton, please forward this information to others. They'll have the same reaction I do. After that, I want special forces to go down there and look after the Rosenblum military personnel. Admiral, I hope you bring Spartans with you on this mission.

Hamilton lightly chuckles.

Hamilton (screen): Admiral, you know that I trust my Spartans to make the job done.

...

It is nighttime and the moon is covered in clouds so it is too dark to blend through the sky. A group of aircrafts from UDACF flies through the thick clouds flying toward Rosenblum military installations.

These aircrafts consisted 1 UGSE dropship, 2 UNSC Pelican dropships, 1 Dominion dropship, 2 ASO phantom dropships, 1 Protoss warp prism, and 1 GDI V-35 ox transport.

Four Spartan ops are checking their schematics, armor suits, weapons, and equipment inside a UNSC Pelican dropship in preparation for this mission. Magnus Johansen, a Caucasian male, is the Black Fury Team's leader, along with Jesse Passina (female), the specialist, Horcan Moulin (male), the demolition expert, and Leo Stonemark (male), the sharpshooter.

Magnus: Black Fury, gear up. We'll be there at a minute.

Stonemark: You know, when they briefing us about this world, well, I'm starting to hate them more like we hate the Covenant who wants to wipe us out under their false religion the prophets lied to them.

Jesse: We're fighting humans, Stonemark. They're not like Covenant.

Horcan: Tell that to the Manas. They called them perfect humans while Normas called them savagery monsters. I say I ain't like them.

Magnus: Alright, listen up. We and the others are going to take down the defenses so our superiors can go and meet the Normas in a fortress island. Be warned, there are hostiles in those installations so we go stealth and eliminate them. The others will do the same.

Horcan: I wonder what our friends from ASO would send in this mission?

Stonemark: Well, I'm guessing they sent the best and deadliest they could ever send for this mission.

...

A.S.O. POV

There are eight members of the Shadow Crusader, the successor to Silent Shadow, at the phantom dropship, who are now used for special operations and covert operations in this task, and they are the deadliest elites in ASO, even compared to Spartans in some ways. Among them is a leader with a red visor instead of a blue one, and instead of dressing like the Shadow Crusader, he wears a special harness armor suit resembling an honor guard from the old Covenant days, except it is a dark gray pattern. Their First Blade Officer, Sar'Kumatee (male), turned around at them as he said to his comrades.

Sar'Kumatee: Brothers of Shadow Crusader, today is our first task as Shadow Crusaders. Humans in this world consider themselves perfect because they possess a power known as mana, while those who do not have it are not considered to be of their kind. Our Fleetmistress, Shal'Vargudai (a female), wishes to meet Normas, but first the military installations must be removed. They are from the Rosenblum Kingdom, which owns the Norma prison fortress. Those Mana fools dare to treat them as if they are not theirs. I've witnessed humans fight in the Human-Covenant War, particularly against the Created, Covenant Remnant warlords, and the Banished. They never gave up because of their tenacity, and they fought honorably, earning our respect. It is now time for the Shadow Crusader to join this mission and bring the honorless Mana vermin to justice.

His words inspire them as they activate their energy swords and rise up to the air.

They made it to the Rosenblum Kingdom's military installations. Fortunately, they have sensor blockers that allow them to prevent the enemy from detecting them, and they are in cloaking mode. They went to each island individually to complete their missions.

...

UNSC POV

The Spartan Black Fury Team is actively camouflaged as they walk through the jungle and emerge to see some structures that appear to be a military small base. There are fences around the bases, the watchtowers use spotlights to wave around the light, and Rosenblumian soldiers in 21st-century British uniforms guard the area.

Stonemark: I see a number of hostile soldiers patrolling the area.

He said, looking through the scope on Rosenblum's small base.

Horcan: We'll have no trouble taking those guys down once we turn off the power. The others will follow suit. Also, once we make a noise, I get word that we're going to get reinforcements.

Magnus: Do not forget the communication center. We have to take it out so they won't warn our presence.

Jesse: Roger that.

After recon, they went out to infiltrate the enemy base. Because they were wearing active camouflage, the Rosenblum soldiers didn't notice them. To save energy, they turn off their active camouflage when they arrive at a new location. They notice a swarm of hovertanks nearby. They went behind it to get to the next door. They made it inside and are now making their way through the rooms, their weapons pointing in all directions. When Magnus and Stonemark noticed two guards standing there without looking behind them, they both drew their knives, crept up behind them, and assassinated them.

Stonemark: Two tangos down. Move up.

As they walked down the corridor, they noticed a security camera scanning the area. To avoid detection by the security camera, they continue to use active camouflage. When they get to the security room, they notice Rosenblum guards watching the cameras throughout the base. As the Spartans emerge and fire at them with suppressors, the door closes on its own, before anyone can hear the gunshots and even before the guards can react.

Magnus: Target neutralized. Jesse, turn off the cameras.

Jesse: On it.

She went to the computers to shut down all the cameras. She finishes shutting down the cameras and replies to others.

Jesse: All cameras are down. But I found the location of the communication center. I'll take you there.

They nodded and followed her. They come across some enemy soldiers in the hallway and quickly eliminate them. They entered the next room, which housed the communication center. They had no choice but to eliminate the enemy personnel in the room. They then went to shut down the communication lines.

Jesse: The communication is down. What about the others?

Magnus finished contacting them on the comms and replied to her.

Magnus: They succeeded. They will not call for backup if communication is down. We must eliminate them as soon as we begin.

Horcan: Oh, ho, ho, ho, yes sir. Though before we begin, I'm gonna surprise them first.

He pulls out the bag of highly explosives ready for what he is about to do next.

...

ASO POV

The Shadow Crusaders are about to begin the operation after shutting down the communication lines. Before speaking to others, a First Blade Officer took a deep breath.

Sar'Kumatee: The time has come! The communication is down! They won't warn us about our presence. Let's punish these vermin!

They roared, activating their energy shield, and then attacked everyone in this small base. When the Shadow Crusader appeared out of nowhere and attempted to kill everyone here, the Rosenblumians were caught off guard. Then they heard some of the explosion's sound coming from another island.

Rosenblum soldier 1: What the hell!

Rosenblum soldier 2: The explosion comes from one of our militar-

His words cut short when a Shadow Crusader stabs him to the chest from the behind using an energy sword. A soldier shocked and opened fire, but the bullets spread around, unable to hit him.

Shadow Crusader: Pathetic aim, Mana.

Rosenblum soldier 2: W-What are you! A monster!

In response, he dash in and stabs through the chest.

Shadow Crusader: No. Your executioner...

He said in a sneeringly deep voice as he tossed a dead soldier away.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the military base, a large group of spec-ops soldiers runs around, shooting any Rosenblum soldier they come across. They took advantage of them without being seen, and they were completely unaware of their whereabouts before they began shooting them. When three grunt spec-ops equipped with fuel rods spotted an enemy hovertank approaching, they rushed towards it and opened fire quickly to destroy it. Other spec-ops units, such as grunts, elites, hunters, and jackals, continue to fire on the Rosenblum soldiers, who are caught off guard and have no idea what's going on and simply open fire. They've been at odds for quite some time.

On the other side, the Shadow Crusaders keep killing the personnel in this base. When a Shadow Crusader saw a hovertank emerge from a garage, he devised a strategy to approach it. When a shadow crusader turns invisible, a machine gunner on top of the tank opens fire on him, and he can't find him anywhere until a shadow crusader reappears and stabs him before throwing a highly plasma bomb into a tank and jumping away before it explodes.

Sar'Kumatee and his units fired them with plasma-range weapons, then he saw three phantom dropships arrive and dispatched the strike force to assist them against the enemy. He let out a roar as he saw they had arrived to aid him and his shadow crusaders in their fight against the Mana humans, whom he despised.

...

GDI POV

Five Commandos members quickly destroyed the base after destroying the communication center to cut off communication lines. They fly with a new jetpack that can store fuel for an extended period of time, allowing them to stay in the air for much longer. They fly through the base as commandos equipped with a newly tested multi-rocket launcher used for both heavy anti-material and vehicle firearms fire rockets on military structures, causing them to explode all over the place. Before they are shot down, the watchtowers shine their lights on them. Rosenblum soldiers were shocked to see them flying through the air, destroying structures and vehicles.

Rosenblum soldier 1: What the hell are those!

Rosenblum soldier 2: Those are flying people! How the hell can I get those kinds of flying stuff without using Vilkiss?

Rosenblum officer: Don't you stand there, you idiots! They are attacking our base! Fire at them!

They opened fire as soon as they were told to. The commandos landed and continued to fire on the Mana soldiers. They neutralized them faster than a normal human could react due to their high accuracy and speed. The Rosenblum soldiers defend themselves with mana shields.

Rosenblum soldier: Ha! Try getting us through our sh-

When a piercing-round bullet penetrates the mana shield and right through the head, a soldier's words are cut short. The body lay lifeless on the ground, frightening most Mana soldiers that someone had just penetrated the Mana shield and killed him.

Rosenblum soldier 1: Parry, no!

Rosenblum soldier 2: They... They penetrate our shields!

Rosenblum officers: That means... We're fighting Normas!

Unfortunately, he didn't finish his sentence because the commandos quickly fired through mana shields and killed them. The commandos then saw GDI dropships arrive and deploy riflemen, shockwave troopers, zone enforcers, zone troopers, zone raiders, colossal Titan MK2s, wolverines, and strikers. They join them in a full-fledged assault to do as much damage as possible in order to eliminate all enemies in this base.

...

UGSE and Daelaam POV

A group of Shade-Ops and Protoss dark templars engage all enemy infantry on sight, but they must avoid hovertanks as machine gunners open fire on them. As a disguise, they are hiding inside the structure. The Rosenblum soldiers continue to repel fire from within the structure.

Shade-Op 1: Hey Dark templars, you guys go ahead and take them out while we distract them.

Dark Templar: Very well, my friend. Brothers, to me!

They become invisible and approach them directly. Unaware of their presence, the dark templars assassinate them in each enemy infantry, including using shadow fury, allowing them to strike up a large number of Rosenblum soldiers on sight. The Shade-Ops approached in active camouflage and opened fire in all directions. The Rosenblum are perplexing, and when they are not present, they are nowhere to be found. But they were picked off one by one until the enemy infantry was completely destroyed. A dark templar approached a hovertank while cutting off the fume extractor, then went inside, killing the crew, and exited as the hovertank no longer floated.

Although they defeat them, more enemy forces are on their way until a swarm of UGSE attack drones arrives and attacks Rosenblum soldiers, and the hovertanks are blown out by the arriving Caucus mechs coming down from the sky and blasting them with their energy cannons. A few warp prisms are also deploying zealots, vindicators, centurions, adepts, stalkers, and Nerazim destructors.

Shade-Op 3: Reinforcement inbound. Finally, we can easily take care of these guys!

Shade-Op 2: I know, right?

Shade-Op 1: Focus on the mission, everyone. We're not celebrating yet. We got a job to do.

They went on, coming to their allies to aid against Rosenblum forces. One of Shade-Op would just say to others.

Shade-Op 4: I wonder what the others are doing right now?

Shade-Op 3: Probably doing the same thing as we do.

...

Terran Dominion POV

Three Ghosts and Spectres use weapons and psionic powers to fight every enemy infantry they see. The Spectres summon monomolecular blades and sprint towards them. To stop them, the Rosenblum soldiers use their mana shields. They were confident at first, but they crumbled when they slashed through the mana shields and killed them in a single blow. The others thought they were so terrifying that their mana shield couldn't keep them safe from the intruders.

Rosenblum soldier 1: T-They're... They're Norams!

Rosenblum soldier 2: How can you tell they're Normas! They're not females!

Dominion Ghosts killed the two soldiers. After being brutally killed, a Spectre uses a mind blast on a tank driver inside a hovertank. Another Spectre uses a psionic lash to completely destroy a Rosenblum soldier. When Dominion reinforcements arrive in time, Dominion Cerberus emerges from cloaking mode to fire multi-rockets on enemy vehicles, and Dominion marines, troopers, fury reapers, reapers, Terran legionnaires, and Terran sentinels are deployed and attacking the enemy, there are more enemies coming this way.

They'll take their time clearing out everything in the enemy military installation until they triumph over Rosenblum.

...

OSDT; UNSC POV

After successfully cutting off the communication lines, a group of the best ODST shocktroopers wiped out half of the Rosenblum soldiers. When they spotted hover tanks to support their infantry forces, they proceeded to engage them. When they saw four Pelican gunships arrive and fire rockets on enemy Hover tanks, the ODSTs went to cover and strategized the plan.

ODST 1: Hahahaha! They made it!

ODST 2: Reinforcement arrived!

The Pelican Dropship started deploying marines, grenadiers, and cyclops to take out the remaining enemy forces. The ODSTs went out and helped them fight against the Rosenblum. More UNSC reinforcements arrive as they surround them and manage to defeat them with their best firepower in the arsenal.

...

Spartan Team; UNSC POV

After blowing up the communication center, the Black Fury Team has already engaged the enemy. Jesse fired her dueling SMGs at enemy infantrymen before switching to a DMR and firing at each enemy soldier's head. Stonemark used his sniper rifle to engage enemy infantrymen from a safe distance. Horcan approaches a hover tank, ignoring the machine gunner who fires on him as he jumps on it, killing a machine gunner and firing a grenade launcher inside. After the tank explodes, he jumps out. Magnus opened fire on the enemy infantrymen and threw a grenade at them, killing a small number of Rosenblum soldiers.

The Spartans reassemble, holding their guns and reloading the magazines. The remaining enemy soldiers approach them, guns aimed at them.

Jesse: So, any luck?

Horcan: We can still take on them.

Magnus: He's right. We ain't giving up just yet. We're Spartans, that's what we do.

Stonemark: Oh, I really like to see them shit their pants when we do the stunt.

A Rosenblum officer on top of a Hover tank along with other tanks arrived, pointing at them. He said to them in a loud voice.

Rosenblum Officer: You have dared attack the Rosenblum military of His Majesty. Surrender now and you will be spared for your lives, Normas!

Jesse: Like hell we would! Stonemark, give him a message.

Stonemark: Sure thing.

He quickly switches his weapon to sniper rifle and opens fire on the officer to the head.

Rosenblum soldier: They took out the officer! Take these savages down!

Horcan: Savages? These guys have no idea what we are capable of.

He said this while pulling out his grenade launcher and launching multiple grenade shells at the Rosenblum soldiers. As the Spartans spread out to take out the hover tanks, the hover tanks quickly fired back. They board a hovertank, take out the tank crews, and blow them up with explosives.

After they have dealt with Rosenblum's army, they look around to ensure that everything is in order.

Magnus: See anything, Stonemark?

Stonemark: No enemy sighted. Everything is clear.

Horcan: Damn, we sure killed these guys.

Stonemark: These guys are nearly poorly equipped when encountering a stronger foe like us.

Jesse: You think they'll find out of what we have done here?

Magnus: We don't care. Manas treated Normas like monsters, so we gave them one, but a much more dangerous one.

Jesse: I'm sure I hope so. Do you think we're gonna establish the base here?

Stonemark: Why not? These installations are ours. We own it now.

As he looked around with his sniper rifle, he spotted a shadowy figure behind the bush.

Stonemark: Hold up! Contact. 7'o clock.

As a figure flinched and went into hiding, everyone looked at him and where he was pointing. They raised their weapons and moved toward a bush in the forest outside the Rosenblum military base. They came to a halt, still pointing their guns at it.

Magnus: You! I know you're hiding there! Come out and we'll go easy on you.

There's no response.

Magnus: I know you're hiding there. You can't hide from us so it's either come out with your hands up or we'll open fire on count of three.

They ready their weapons and hold on to their triggers.

Magnus: One... Two....

???: Okay, okay, I'll come out. Just don't shoot.

A figure coming out of the bushes with his hands up. He seems to be a young teenage brown-haired boy and he wears a green outfit with a dark combat vest. They remain aiming at him knowing he has a gun on his belt.

Jesse: A young man. Seems likely he wasn't from these guys.

???: I... I saw you guys killing those people there and you just defeated all of them.

Horcan: We're the best Spartans. We're capable of taking out a lot of them.

???: Spartans. So that's who you are.

Magnus: Alright, enough stalling. Who the hell are you, kid, and where did you come from?

Tusk: O-Oh, um, my name is Tusk. That's all you need to know about me.

Horcan: Anything else?

Tusk: Well, I just saw other islands have the same happening there as you did here.

Jesse: Sounds like our allies have succeeded in clearing them out.

Tusk: Those are your allies? Wait, are you guys, ancient humans?

Magnus: I've heard from them, but never met one so no, we are not like them. Why?

Tusk: Well...

Jesse: Just spill it out, kid!

Tusk: Okay, I'm an ancient human or the last remains of an ancient human.

This surprise for Spartans to actually meet an ancient human according to the brief about this world. Yet, they still point at him with vigilance in case he makes funny stuff.

Magnus: If what you say is true, then it looks like we're taking you into questioning.

Tusk: W-What! But I'm not your enemy.

Magnus: That will be determined by my superior. I'm sure he likes to have a chat with you. Do that, and we'll be cool just fine.

Tusk: And what if I don't?

Stonemark makes a clicking sound of his sniper rifle giving him a reminder of what happens if he won't comply with them.

Jesse: You know what happened if you refuse.

Tusk: So I don't have a choice, huh?

He sighs of defeat to see there's no way to escape from this, not even from Spartans. He has witnessed them taking down every Rosenblum soldier and hover tank without need of villkiss, and they seem something more than regular humans that were capable of taking them down so easily so he decided not to go against them.

Tusk: Fine. I'll have no other choice then. Just please don't be rough on me.

Horcan: Depends if you don't do funny things on us, especially to have a weapon of yours.

Afterwards, a Pelican Dropship came down to pick them up along with bringing a boy inside and flying away to the UNSC Perpetual Supercarrier.

When they succeeded in eliminating all presence of military installations, they began sending down to establish their own bases and defense structures to start building up to increase the numbers of men and resources.

...

Ange Room, Arzenal

Ange, the former princess of the Misurugi Empire and a member of Arsenal, a short-haired blonde, awoke shocked and rose from her bed. She put her hand on her chest and took deep breaths to calm herself. Momoka Oginome, her maid, had just woken up and noticed her awake and trying to calm down, so she went over to help her.

Momoka: Lady Ange, are you alright?

Ange: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Momoka: Is there something wrong? What happened?

Ange: Actually...

She looked out the window to see a full moon and a thousand stars shining from the cloud. She continues to tell her maid this.

Ange: I'm not sure. I just suddenly feel that something is coming.

Momoka: Like what?

Ange: It's like... I feel that someone is in some kind of trouble and I don't know what it is, but I can feel my gut that they are coming.

Momoka is perplexed by what she just said. However, she remains by her side to reassure her that everything is fine. Ange, on the other hand, still has a feeling that something is going to happen, and the world she knew would change forever whatever happened to them, and the world would never be the same again.