Darius Year 201. Invasion!

The vicious Belsar have attacked the peaceful Darius system, which now faces absolute devastation at their abominable hands! Darius' defense fighters proved no match for the overwhelming firepower of the alien forces, which wiped out their entire fleet in one fell swoop!

With nothing left to protect them, the people could only sit and wait for the icy embrace of death as the orbital bombardments continued unopposed.

The scent of despair hung thickly in the air, all hope of survival lost.

But then, as if to vanquish the shadow of fear from the people's hearts, a beam of light shone forth from somewhere on Darius, and from it the shape of a soaring, white bird of prey emerged.

The people called them "Silven Hawks".

And long did they gaze as those beacons took flight.