The Space Kraken

Designed as a war ender. The anti spacecraft AI “Kraken” was only in plans for many decades after the war it was intended for came to an abrupt end.

The blueprints found their way into the hands of the lord of planet S’loaeus. He was renowned for having too much power and not enough sense.

The lords father had been scorned in the war and lost his life. The son, Lord Diagloi, decided to rekindle the war in an attempt to seize vengeance on several planets.

He began creating Krakens, employing separate companies around the globe to manufacture different pieces and assembling them on one of his moons.

He wanted 10. An armada that could easily plow its way through the galaxy and back. If he had succeeded in his venture it would have meant the end of inter planetary relations. Diagloi would have owned space itself.

Fortunately he was caught halfway through the construction of the fourth Kraken.

The Committee of Stars, the united leaders of the galaxy, had hired a group of well known mercenaries led by a fearsome man called Seridais. Claims had been made that the Seridais had made deals with the devil for power, but of course nothing could be proven.

Seridais and his mercenaries easily overpowered Diaglois and his troops, destroying all war related construction, including the near complete Krakens.

They captured Diaglois before any of the Krakens were made operational. He was promptly transported to the Committee and sentenced to life in Vlodrik prison.

Seridais recovered the blueprints to the Kraken, the only blueprints, and went rogue, becoming one of the most feared pirates in the galaxy.

When the Diechearion king came to power he employed Seridais as a privateer. Seridais’ spies quickly learned of the Kings head scientist and war engineer. A Fiorishian named Professor John T. Reasdou.

John was developing the EV2 for the King, the Kings own, land bound, super weapon.

Seridais approached John and offered to pay him handsomely to construct a weapon for him. He asked that if he supplied the blue prints how much would the Professor want.

Looking at the blueprints, Johns eyes lit up. He had heard rumors of this creation before. Seridais warned him not to keep any record of the blueprints or creation, for fear of his life. It was to be Seridais’ weapon alone.

            John offered to upgrade the mechanism for a higher pay. Seridais agreed.

            And so the professor began developing the Kraken, adding in extra pieces for efficiency, not recording any of it.

   He added a fully operational nano-med factory and weaved ‘chi’ through its armor making it near indestructible.

Finally it was complete. It had taken almost a year to create it. It was released in zero g and guided into a special harness in the rear of Seridais ship.

With the funds from the pirate, John was able to finish his long term project of the Primary Drones.