ShadowZero
Very well, I will try to resume it.
Our Empire inhabited the outer rim of one of the nearby galaxies, nearly 40 systems were under our command at the height of our power. However, about five years ago and coincidentally with our encounter of the Golden Globe, someone came to us.
First it was the industrial and agricultural planets, we lost most of them without even knowing who attacked, whilst explorations on the Golden Globe continued our planets dropped. We set defenses up but as quickly as we made ships, and guarded the planets, they dissapeared as well.
Eventually we got to know that they jammed the system communications and then attacked with a fleet too massive for our defenses to hold back, their jamming effect was special, as it desintegrated whoever tried to escape it by normal FTL methods.
At last they eventually burnt their way to our capital, where Emperor Menarark made the last stand while we evacuated most of the remaining civilian units to this galaxy. Right now we number in the tens of millions of a capable work force without a place to stay. Creating an atmosphere in a planet is not an option since we do not have the tools, hence, we are resorting to allying ourselves with existing forces.