Story

The Battle of Alcrion (pronounced al'-cree-on) Point was one of the worst battles in the Dark Orbit universe. Hundreds of ships from all three companies fought during a 7 hour period. The number of ships each company had was: The losses were astronomical:
 * Mars: 271
 * Venus: 113
 * Earth: 210
 * Mars: 237
 * Venus:106
 * Earth: 158

The Battle took place at Alcrion Point, which is located on the Martian map 1-3. The battle was meant to end the war between the companies; only 1 was supposed to come out alive. What made the battle so lethal was the fact that even when one company was sustaining heavy losses, they kept on fighting. The battle was made worse when a group of Reaper pirates joined the battle, inflicting severe losses on the already exhausted fleets. The battle finally ended when the Martian commander, BossKNap, was taken down. With the loss of their leader, the Martian fleet retreated. Tired of fighting, Earth and Venus retreated also. Later, not wanting to lose more lives in another Alrion Point, Earth and Venus formed a loose alliance called "Pax et Lux" (which means "peace and light") with the intention to ". . . make peace with mars, or destroy it."

After the "Battle of Alcrion Point", pilots from the EIC discovered a wormhole capable of transporting objects to another world entirely. Pilots began scouting out this area, which became known as the Middle Maps. New species of aliens were found, and new and valuable ore were brought back to the EIC space station. However, an MMO spy retrieved intel giving the location of the wormhole. The MMO sent a fleet of ships to gain control of the wormhole. The MMO succeeded. Then they sent their scouts to explore the Middle Maps. The scouts never returned. The MMO then sent a fleet of ships to ascertain what happened to the scouts. They found it, with deadly consequences. The fleet escaped with thirty less ships. The fleet commander would not reveal what happened. When the MMO leader threatened death if the fleet commander, Gamma, would not convey the fleet's fate, Gamma renounced the MMO. He entered the wormhole, which was named NX-3559, and never came back. The EIC regained control over the wormhole in an intense battle, but few were brave enough to enter the Middle Maps. Few still are. ..