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== Course of the War ==

28 days after the ultimatum was delivered to the North, South Lyrevale began its invasion. Within days, the Norths only coastal city of Port Athlos had fallen and all forces inside captured or killed. Just hours after it was captured, the Ethalrian armed forces began mobilising, and the Matriarchy surprised the world by declaring its intentions to intervene in the conflict. President Filtarn publicly condemned the movement, and calling for the ACA to force them to withdraw. Without any leverage over the nation, however, nothing could be done and the Matriarchs navy began engaging with them in the southern ocean just a few days later. However, Norogradian General Secretary [[Kiet Narvga]] began pushing for measures to ensure the safety of those affected by the conflict, calling for the creation of a safe zone enforced by the ACA to be created in which no fighting could occur.[[File:Image 2021-03-24 152128.png|thumb|Auraliyun volunteers from the 1st Battalion of the Gavreaus who fought in Lyrevale]]On the 8th of December, a major naval battle began between the Southern carrier group flagshipped by LNV ''Pontifex'' and and three Ethalrian Amphibious strike groups with multiple carriers. This resulted in the disabling of the ''Pontifex'' and the sinking of a dozen other vessels, with the Ethalrian forces suffering only 3 sinking's in return. This scattered what was left of their navy and consequently resulted in the loss of naval superiority in the Southern Ocean below Lyrevale, leaving the coast open to naval invasion. The army continued to move Northwards with the support of Auraliyan volunteer troops who were adept at sabotaging infrastructure and logistics behind the lines. The threat of invasion from the south and the emergence of a second front led to a large number of troops being redeployed along the coast which slowed advances in the North.