The cyberbattle of 2245_the cutting of the light

In terms of raw societal impact, the cutting of the light is the single event affecting the most humans at any one time in any meaningful way. It broke the Solarian Federation from the Terran Meritocracy, who were never the same again.

"The terran meritocracy's twenty billion citizens..." He stopped, seeing the gesture from the Usher.

"I would speak upon the assembly!"

"I would know your name, and the name of those you represent, for the record?" The usher looked pale as a sheet.

"I am Ginette Simone-Strawberry, I am representing the Siolaner, Niobaran and Clabattan systems, I am representing the seven billion Reds you all condemned to the dustbin of history!"

"Order! Order!"

"I would petition this assembly for the rights our people had curtailed. I petition for reintegration in the name of Siolaner, Clabattan and Niobarans you abandoned."

— The petition, chapter XI of The cutting of the light: next biggest societal change in human history, after agriculture. by Jurgen Orange, Thallaxian press, Thallax Prime, 2354.

"Of course it was not to be."

"Those who have been dispossessed seldom petition their abusers for their rights back, successfully."

"Quite so."

—

The Conflict

Battlefield

The info-sphere of Sol System, and the link to colonies in Epstein-Barr galaxy.

Outcome

Triggered the Ginger Diaspora and broke the Solarian Federation into five distinct pieces: the Solar Human Directorate, the Terran Meritocracy. the Clabattan System, the Siolaner System and the Niobaran Federation.

Included under Conflict

Solar-Tlalor Wars, the

Conflict Type

Battle

Battlefield Type

Space

Ending Date

2245

Location

Sol System

Belligerents

Tlalor

• Tlalor Conclave

Solar Confederation

• Solarian Federation

Strength

"Octet" AI virtual hacking collective.

Home Fleet

Mars Fleet

Jupiter Fleet

Trojan Fleet

Thallax Fleet

Siolaner Fleet

Clabba Fleet

Niobaran Fleet

Casualties

"Octet" AI virtual hacking collective was lost due to inability to return home after mission.

Became part of the Solar Human Directorate:

Home Fleet

Mars Fleet

Jupiter Fleet

Trojan Fleet

Became part of the Terran Meritocracy:

Thallax Fleet

Siolaner Fleet

Clabba Fleet

Niobaran Fleet

Objectives

Infiltrate Terran HQ's information networks.

Evaluate Solar Federation's defenses.

Break major communication axes for the Solar Federation, isolating target systems for later assault.

Did not achieve any objectives, were taken by total strategic and tactical surprise, and only reacted to Tlalor moves.