The first world wide war breaks out as the western lands face off against the rising threat from the Atreus colonies. The war unites long-standing enemies on both sides as they fight over the Anomweild, structures that can seemingly create abundant resources from nothing. Several are destroyed in the conflict as both sides clash until the western alliance accidentally strikes a Guardian settlement. In response, the Guardians unleash weaponry and attack both sides. The Atreus seat of power collapses beneath a rain of fire, leaving only a mass of shattered mountains. Western facilities take massive losses, many by their own systems now under the command of the Guardians. In the aftermath, the survivors band together to form the first Coalition using their mutual hatred of the Guardians as a foundation.