[Im just gonna seize the colony now, I am the closet empire to the Shadows space]
The fleet had been assembled, its 5 battleships standing proudly at the ceter of the massive fleet. The Zorphax had stayed neutral for far too long and this had allowed the Shadow Empire to come back and nearly win the war.
But this will not happen, The Zorphax would never allow it and using warp holes jumped to the system catching the fleet entirely off guard. The Zorphax fleet then continued to dominate the fleet. While the Shadow empires fleet did react and destroy a few ships, the regenerative hull was able to save the majority and push the Shadow Empire out of the system.
Meanwhile drop pods drooped ground troops in power Armour to retake control of the planet.