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-- Aneph Naval Academy -- In front of the Academy, in the main plaza, a podium had been erected above a steadily growing crowd. Behind it stood a man in a dark Aneph commander's uniform, and behind the man, two robotic guards. He shuffled his papers, and began to speak.

"The Protoss threat has been finally ended to all the nations of Earth and beyond. Their fleets have been destroyed, and their fanatical armies destroyed on-world. But before we celebrate, I wish to ask one thing. A moment of silence, for those the Protoss claimed before we were able to end them."

The crowd grew quiet, and there was not a single sound in the square but the chittering of birds in the trees. Silas himself bowed his head, waiting a full three seconds before returning -- one second for each planet the Protoss attacked.

"Thank you. Even now, in our moment of triumph, we must remember those who have died. The Protoss were scared of us, yes." Silas's eyes traveled the officers in the front of the crowd, who involuntarily straightened in their dark uniforms. "And rightfully so!" A quick smile passed over Silas's face.

"But other navies were not so lucky. And them, we will help. Aneph is self-sufficient in these times of economic crisis, and our ships and soldiers have already begun search and rescue operations across the globe. There are no enemies in this time between nations." His voice grew quiet, yet still carried. "We are the human race united against its foe, not were. And to that end, we have supplied equal aid to each nation who asks for it from us. Currently, remediation and repopulation operations are being undertaken in Gallia and Chile by Aneph forces. With the same technology which terraformed Mars, we expect those nations to, within a space of years, be free of the mark of the Protoss that rampaged across them."

"Without the Fleet and its actions, -- including you officers and enlisted personnel here -- Earth would have taken billions more casualties. Without the Army Defense Coordination Network here, on Mars, and on Tenelapis, we would have lost those three planets as well. Without the Aneph Naval Research Institute, we would not have had the weapons and knowledge to defeat these alien invaders. The Protoss brought all the resources they had to bear against us -- against Aneph, against the entire human race, our fractious history discarded for this one glorious moment!"

Silas's voice grew to a crescendo, and the Aneph troops and civilians in the crowd below echoed his cry. "And the Protoss failed!"

He allowed a moment for the cheers to die down, then continued. "This is what humanity is capable of, when we unite together to face outside threats that, like the Protoss, threaten complete annihilation and genocide. And I entreaty all nations across the globe, from Neo-Earth to Caelmare to Telos to Mars to Ceres, to remember what we are capable of in our unity... and stay that way. Without our infighting and war, humanity was able to conquer one of -- if not the -- greatest threat our race has ever encountered. And we need that unity more than ever in these trying times, as the world rebuilds from Protoss's vicious attack."

Silas paused for a moment to take a sip of water. "I wish to also extend thanks on behalf of Aneph High Command to the Alliance of Imperial Fleets, the Scarlet Republic, the United Aerospace Command, the People's Republic of Korhal, and all others who assisted Aneph regardless of past animosity to protect us all during the Protoss's Holy Offensive. Your contributions will not be forgotten, nor those of any other navy who fought for humanity -- however small."

Silas's gaze swept across the whole crowd, his mouth quirked in a tiny smile. "Potentia nostra per ignem et scientia. Thank you." He raised his hand in salute and stepped down from the podium, walking into the crowd to speak personally with the naval officers and army personnel in the audience who helped in the Defense of the Three Planets.