NOVEL WEB Chapter 219: Chapter 219 : "Colossus Ship stelaris"
At the heart of Solantara Prime-the magnificent capital of the Suryanat Imperium, the dominant force of the Garudanth race in the central ring of the Second Universe, Nihilum Aeternum-the skies glowed with golden light, reflecting the authority and glory of a civilization that had endured for millennia.
Inside the towering Sky Palace, its spires etched with bronze and gold, King Sri Vayudharma Suranatha lounged in ease alongside Indravanta Suraksha, Supreme Commander of the Suryanat Imperium. They were casually enjoying Angzhal fruit delicacies and spiced elixirs while engaging in light diplomatic discussions.
But the atmosphere turned tense-swiftly and without warning.
Indravanta, eyes scanning the latest report on his comm-unit, suddenly froze. His gaze sharpened into obsidian fury.
Indravanta Suraksha
"Those Glorypork swine and those idiotic Zaraphari Komodos! They've crossed the line! They attacked a human planet-they slaughtered civilians!"
His voice thundered through the opulent chamber, the celestial aura behind his wings flaring in tandem with his rage. Image, diplomacy-none of it mattered now. This was a direct violation of galactic equilibrium.
It was confirmed: General Porkalites of the Glorypork faction-an alien pig better known for talking than thinking-had launched a brutal strike on human settlements, followed by Vael'Shiin Karaz'Thel, a Komodo general of the Zaraphari.
The weapons and logistics originally meant for mere "disruption of the Caelestis Imperium" had instead been used in an open campaign of genocide against humanity.
Indravanta Suraksha
"The entire galaxy will remember Porkalites' stupidity! He hasn't just started a war-he's dragging us all toward mutual extinction!"
His golden wings beat furiously, a visible sign that Garudanth blood was boiling with wrath.
Suddenly, an intelligence officer burst into the throne room, gasping for breath, his face pale as though wrapped in the fog of destruction.
Intelligence Officer
"Your Majesty, Supreme Commander... it's an emergency. A grave one. Humanity... they're losing control!"
Indravanta raised a hand, signaling him to calm down, then spoke with composed intensity:
Indravanta Suraksha
"Steady yourself. Tell us everything. I'll ask, you answer."
He took a slow sip of his drink, trying to remain composed, then looked the officer dead in the eyes.
Indravanta Suraksha
"What happened to the Zaraphari Empire?"
The officer swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he replied:
Intelligence Officer
"In the last three days: one capital world, ten fortress planets, fifty city-planets, and twenty colonial planets under Zaraphari control... all completely destroyed. Their outer territories are now... gone. Wiped out. And... and..."
Indravanta Suraksha
"What else?! Speak!"
Intelligence Officer
"The Caelestis Imperium... they've unveiled a weapon. A planet-destroyer. It doesn't just destroy the surface-it obliterates the planetary core. Total annihilation. Nothing remains but fragments!"
Indravanta Suraksha
"ENGAHK!"
(He spat out his drink uncontrollably.)
The news hit him like a comet to the chest. His body locked up for a moment. Then, wide-eyed, he turned sharply to face the officer.
Indravanta Suraksha
"A planet-killer... You must be joking! That's impossible! It violates every law of energy-every law of logic!"
But beneath his disbelief, a chilling fear began to form. A new understanding dawned-humanity, once dismissed, might now hold the true power to rule the galaxy.
King Sri Vayudharma Suranatha
"Compose yourself, General Indravanta. If humanity has a weapon of mass destruction-then surely, they don't have just one."
Indravanta Suraksha bowed his head, his voice thick with remorse.
"My deepest apologies, Your Majesty. I failed to uphold proper decorum before you."
He took a deep breath, trying to center himself amidst the torrent of alarming information.
The Intelligence Officer stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, this isn't just based on our own observations. These findings were corroborated by intelligence networks from numerous civilizations."
King Sri Vayudharma Suranatha narrowed his eyes slightly, voice calm but firm.
"And what do the other Core Ring civilizations say?"
Intelligence Officer Vaelkar Suryanagha's wings twitched anxiously behind him, a clear sign of Garudanth distress.
"They've formed a Central Anti-Humanity Military Alliance. A summit is currently in progress... and they await your participation."
The king's brow furrowed.
"A Central Anti-Humanity Military Alliance?"
Vaelkar nodded nervously.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The alliance was formed by several influential powers across the Core and Outer Rings. They consider the Imperium Caelestis a direct existential threat, especially after its indiscriminate extermination campaigns against non-human races."
King Suranatha turned toward Indravanta.
"Calm yourself, General. If humanity possesses weapons of mass destruction... we can assume they possess more than one."
Indravanta lowered his gaze, drawing in a slow, controlled breath before speaking.
"I ask your forgiveness, Your Majesty. I lost my composure and failed to honor my place before you."
He stood straighter now, clearly struggling to process the implications without surrendering to emotion.
Vaelkar Suryanagha stepped forward cautiously. His wings fluttered with increasing unease.
"Your Majesty... this isn't only our assessment. The data comes from a multi-source intelligence operation, including neutral networks within the inner Core."
The king gave him a piercing look.
"What's the consensus among these civilizations?"
Vaelkar swallowed hard. The atmosphere was stifling as he answered.
"The Central Anti-Humanity Military Alliance has been formed. They're currently convening... and are awaiting Imperium Suryanat's decision."
King Suranatha's tone deepened.
"The Central Anti-Humanity Military Alliance?"
Vaelkar nodded again, this time slower.
"Yes, Your Majesty. It's a coalition formed by major interstellar powers from the mid and outer rings. They see Imperium Caelestis as a galactic-level threat after the slaughter of countless non-human populations."
He hesitated, then added with visible discomfort:
"But... Your Majesty... our Supreme Commander... he is also-human."
Indravanta's gaze snapped to him, sharp and unwavering.
"What is it? Speak plainly. Why do you tremble?"
Vaelkar finally delivered the most chilling revelation.
"Your Majesty... according to our agents-who sacrificed themselves infiltrating Imperium Caelestis-humanity doesn't possess just one planetary annihilation weapon. They have... many."
He paused, then dropped the final blow.
"And worse still... they are now constructing weapons on a stellar scale. One of them is called the Colossus-classified as a Planet-Killer."
He stepped forward, placing a data core in front of the throne.
"Our stolen data indicates these weapons are forged from rare materials using incomprehensible methods. Their construction is overseen by beings called the Adeptus Mechanicus-humans who've transformed their bodies into machines. They wear red robes, possess mechanical limbs sprouting from their backs... and worship an entity they call the Omnissiah-the Machine God."
The chamber fell silent. Time itself seemed to freeze as King Suranatha and Indravanta stood in stunned stillness.
Then, Vaelkar placed the raw intel-painstakingly collected by Garudanth shadow agents-into the projection altar.
Classified Database: Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Imperium Caelestis
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Starkiller Base
> Draws energy directly from a star's core and unleashes it as a destructive beam capable of obliterating multiple star systems in a single shot.
Galaxy Gun
> A colossal orbital cannon that fires warheads containing miniature black holes. This weapon can annihilate entire planets from beyond a star system with pinpoint accuracy.
Sun Crusher (removed from Star Wars canon due to being overpowered)
> A miniature superweapon from the Star Wars Legends universe. Smaller than an X-Wing, but capable of triggering instant supernovas with its resonance torpedoes.
Reinforced by quantum-crystalline armor, it's impervious to turbolasers, asteroid collisions, and even supernova blasts. The Sun Crusher can infiltrate enemy systems, destroy their suns, and escape undetected-far more dangerous than a Death Star due to its stealth and unstoppable nature.
Cyclonic Torpedoes
> Used during Exterminatus operations. Fractures a planet's crust, annihilates its biosphere, and wipes out all life within minutes.
Life-Eater Virus Bombs
> A bioweapon that dissolves all organic matter into highly flammable gas, followed by ignition-setting the planet ablaze from pole to pole.
Star Fortresses & the Phalanx (Imperial Fists)
> Massive space-based fortresses armed with super-heavy plasma and laser weaponry-powerful enough to destroy moons or city-sized orbital installations.
Blackstone Fortresses
> Ancient technological artifacts with enough destructive force to obliterate stars or entire planetary systems.
Psi Disruptors & Psi Emitters
> Mass mind-control weapons-inducing chaos and destruction by manipulating hive-minded species like the Tyranids or the Zerg.
Halo Arrays
> Massive ring-shaped superstructures. Designed to wipe out all sentient life within a 25,000 light-year radius. Not merely planetary, but galactic-scale cleansing devices.
Nova Bombs (UNSC)
> High-yield nuclear devices with cascading reactions. Strong enough to shatter small planets into rubble.
MAC (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon)
> Primarily tactical, but Super-MAC variants can tear through entire fleets and heavily fortified orbital defenses.
Thanix Cannon (Reaper hybrid tech)
> A devastating thermal weapon capable of incinerating dreadnought-class warships in a single shot.
The Crucible
> A pan-racial superstructure now controlled by humanity. Designed to stop or destroy entities like the Reapers-its effects are galaxy-wide in scale.
Reaper Indoctrination via Signal Network
> Not a physical weapon, but one of the most insidious. A networked signal that overrides the thoughts and wills of entire species-psychological warfare at its most terrifying.
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Imperium Suryanat's Leadership Response
After carefully studying the full intelligence report, King Sri Vayudharma Suranatha and Supreme Commander Indravanta Suraksha sat in stunned silence. No words could adequately capture the scale of the threat they now faced.
Even if some of these weapons remained theoretical or incomplete, the mere fact that the Imperium Caelestis possessed the materials, the knowledge, and-most dangerously of all-the fanatical will to bring them into reality... was enough to send chills through every advanced civilization in both the inner and outer rings.
They understood: a foe driven by hate can be fought.
But a foe driven by madness, fanaticism, and armed with galaxy-ending weapons-
That is terror incarnate.
King Sri Vayudharma Suranatha
(his voice heavy, eyes fixed on the vast horizon of space)
"A madman with xenophobia might be something to mock...
But a madman holding the keys to the destruction of a star system-
That is the beginning of civilization's apocalypse."
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Central Anti-Humanity Military Alliance
Indravanta Suraksha stepped into the central conference chamber with a grim face and sharp eyes, scanning every being present in the half-dome room. This was where leaders and representatives of various galactic species and civilizations had gathered for one purpose: the total annihilation of the Imperium Caelestis-the human empire that had become a nightmare for all non-human life.
From across the room, a familiar voice called out.
Skinners - Terra Formars
"Indravanta Suraksha. You actually came."
The figure-a tall, muscular creature with hardened skin, bearing the grotesque likeness of a human-cockroach hybrid-stood with a posture that was casual but clearly alert. He represented the Terra Formars, Martian-evolved warriors bred for killing.
Indravanta Suraksha
"Yes, I came. But tell me, Skinners-do you actually have a real plan to deal with humanity?"
Skinners
"Not yet. But we're discussing it. You can speak... or sit and listen. Your choice."
Indravanta glanced around. The room was packed with key figures: fleet commanders, sectarian leaders, military scientists, and diplomats from races that had rarely agreed on anything before. Now, they were united by a single threat: humanity and its ever-expanding, merciless empire.
A deep, resonant voice boomed through the chamber's metallic sound system.
Kravax Uroth - Race: Leonyr Exaltis
"This military alliance isn't limited to major civilizations. Independent fleets are welcome-provided they meet our operational standards. So are armed refugee convoys and off-world militias.
This isn't just a countermeasure. It is a crusade with one goal: the utter extermination of the Imperium Caelestis.
A human empire born from fanaticism, grown through conquest, and sustained by xenophobic zealotry that threatens every form of life beyond its own."
A representative of the Panthariel-a sleek feline-humanoid race-rose gracefully.
Zeyla Ny'kar - Race: Panthariel
"We all know this: humanity will never stop. Even if we drive them from our star systems today, in a hundred or a thousand years, they'll come back.
And when they do, their technology will surpass us all.
That's why... we must act now."
From the right side of the round holographic table, a low rumble echoed from a hulking bipedal beast resembling a rhinoceros.
Gron Thalukk - Race: Hipporak
"We can't repeat the mistakes of decades past! We feasted on the carcass of the old Human Federation during the last war, and that made us overconfident.
But the Imperium Caelestis... they are not the Federation.
Still... they left behind tech. Wreckage. Blueprints.
If we can scavenge and reverse-engineer what's left, then maybe-just maybe-we can strike back."
At the far end of the table, a horned creature from the Rhynokh Primus slammed his fist down, his voice vibrating with hatred.
Bulgran Vox - Race: Rhynokh Primus
"The old Human Federation never had planet-killer weapons small enough to fit on a single strike team.
The Imperium Caelestis does.
They have the means to erase entire star systems in one blow. And they'll use it-without hesitation-on anyone who stands in their way."
Silence. For a moment, the room held its breath. The only sounds were the subtle hum of breathing apparatuses and the ticking of the galactic clock overhead.
Indravanta Suraksha exhaled slowly. He knew this was no mere emergency coalition-this was a war council. The final stand for non-human civilizations against a future being claimed-unilaterally-by a morally bankrupt humanity.
From the Gaurathi race, a large silver-scaled figure broke the silence with a cautious tone.
Mor'kar Benhul - Race: Gaurathi
> "No technology truly exists that can destroy a planet down to its core."
Xoren Vilas - Race: Zebraliths, replied dryly:
> "And none that can convert an entire world into a living machine. What kind of fantasy is that?"
Then from the other side, a figure in a ceremonial horned helmet spoke sharply.
Thunak Jor'meg - Race: Yak'hari
> "We need to start with public opinion. Let the people of our systems know: humans are not fit to rule the stars-they belong in chains."
Indravanta Suraksha, Supreme Commander of Indravanta, fixed each delegate with a piercing gaze. His voice was low, but carried the weight of history.
> "We must not repeat the great tragedy of decades past. Have you all forgotten how many civilizations perished in that war?"
He continued, locking eyes with each representative.
> "Trillions of lives. Thousands of societies.
The old Human Federation was nearly destroyed in its war against its own AI.
And even when drained, they still fought us to a standstill."
From the Oranthir, a broad-shouldered, silver-scaled warrior shrugged.
Dok'Zuun Prelor - Race: Oranthir
> "Why don't we infiltrate them? Seize control of the Imperium Caelestis from within. Collapse them from the heart."
A swift reply came from the Simpenari envoy, voice laced with bitterness.
Nehru'k Va - Race: Simpenari
> "We tried. We sent two hundred diplomatic fleets. Not a single one returned."
Yelleth Zai'kun - Race: Gibbrax, snarled in a low growl:
> "Our caravans were bombed before reaching their borders.
No warning. No negotiation. Just cold annihilation."
She clenched her clawed hands.
> "The human empire is like a spiked iron bucket-touch it, and the blood flows like rivers."
> "And that iron bucket... it moves. And worse-it hates everything alien."
Another silence fell. The tension became suffocating. Everyone in the room now knew the truth: even united, the Imperium Caelestis was no enemy to underestimate.
No one dared declare full-scale war-not yet.
Most efforts were limited to covert operations: espionage, sabotage, infiltration.
But even then, out of hundreds of black ops missions, thousands of agents had vanished-erased without a trace.
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Meanwhile, on the far side of the galaxy, deep within the central command stronghold of the Imperium Caelestis, Supreme Commander of Humanity-Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed-studied the intelligence report with a grim expression. One decision still haunted him: he had once allowed an alien fleet to pass through the blockade under the guise of diplomacy. That fleet later participated in a covert massacre.
As atonement, Creed issued an uncompromising order to every branch of the Imperial armed forces:
> "Any unidentified or foreign vessel that crosses the perimeter... shoot on sight. No warnings."
The Imperium Caelestis operated under a brutally strict system of internal control. No negotiations. No mercy.
If a spy was caught, there were no trials.
There were no prisons.
They were executed on the spot. Even if a thousand innocents had to die over a single suspicion-it was considered a worthy price.
Hatred toward espionage and infiltration had sunk deep into the bones of their society.
Should an ordinary citizen discover a foreign agent, they wouldn't hesitate to beat them half to death before the authorities even arrived.
The Ministry of Justice-renowned for its ruthless efficiency-handled the rest with one quick and effective interrogation session.
> "No secret is too deep," was their official motto.
Even the Imperial Military Academy used alien prisoners as training dummies for elite cadets.
For some of the Empire's civilians-especially veterans and old hunters-capturing or hunting aliens had become an officially sanctioned pastime.
> Once, humanity was prey. Now, they are the hunters.
The galaxy had turned.
In a cruel twist of history, humankind had inherited all the brutality once inflicted upon them-
and forged it into their greatest weapon for survival.
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Picture Colossus Mods


Colossus: The Galactic Doomsday Weapon of Stellaris
The Colossus is a titanic spacefaring unit in the universe of Stellaris, designed as the ultimate expression of interstellar technological and military supremacy. Unlike conventional warships, the Colossus lacks standard combat capabilities-no anti-ship weapons, no defensive systems. Its power lies elsewhere: in its terrifying ability to annihilate, transform, or subjugate entire planets. It is not a tool of battle-it is a weapon of domination, psychological warfare, and, in some cases, holy extermination.
A Colossus becomes available only after a galactic empire unlocks the "Colossus Project" Ascension Perk, which opens the path to develop this monstrous war asset through exclusive technologies and dedicated infrastructure.
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Structure and Design
Size: One of the largest ships in Stellaris, eclipsing even Titan-class vessels.
Class: Super-capital ship (Planet-Destroyer Class)
Core Module: A unique planetary superweapon tailored to t