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Story: R-Type Tactics II

Once upon a time, humanity stood on the brink of extinction— threatened by a ferocious, unknown lifeform that had emerged from the depths of space.

People came to call this dreadful swarm of creatures the “Bydo,” and they feared it above all else. In response to this unprecedented crisis, a unified government was formed, and a space fleet was assembled to fight back. But their efforts proved powerless against the Bydo.
But amid the struggle, humanity gained the technology to control and weaponize the Bydo. With the creation of the Bydo-based weapon—Forces—humanity gradually gained enough power to resist the Bydo, at least in localized engagements.

Humanity took a desperate gamble. They entrusted the bulk of their available forces to a young commander, who they sent deep into the heart of the star system where the Bydo originated—to eradicate them once and for all.
Months passed. Then years.
And the number of Bydo sightings within the Solar System began to dwindle.
Humanity rejoiced in the long-awaited days of peace.

But that peace did not last.

Forces—weapons created from the cells of the Bydo. Even as the battles subsided, humanity could not bring itself to part with this powerful, infernal weapon.
Public opinion split over the Bydo weapon.
One faction insisted on continuing to develop and maintain it, preparing for future invasions by unknown enemies.
The other firmly argued that such weapons must be destroyed at all costs.

Neither side could reconcile with the other, and the divide only grew deeper.
And then ironically, war broke out among humanity itself.
The divided factions continued to develop new weapons—using them against one another in a relentless struggle.
The conflict spiraled into a quagmire, and the flames of war spread across the entire Solar System.

Now, in the midst of this chaos, the story of one commander fighting to survive is about to begin.