Militarized Alliance Zone

The Militarized Alliance Zone (MAZ) is the border between the two sectors of Vincinia owned by the Shadow empire and Allegiance of Allied Nations. The MAZ's sole purpose is to protect and monitor passing ships or objects that enter through either territory. The RFI and AAN both have a shared border on the outside of the main border, while the MAZ is the central cross line to divide the conflicting nations.

Background
The MAZ was created in 2085, shortly after Vincinia was discovered in the Compromise of Territories act. Each splitting the halves of the galaxy, the UN and Shadow empire agreed to a deal to split the galaxy with the creation of the MAZ that would define territories for each side.

The MAZ operates directly in the center of the galaxy with millions of checkpoint stations operating on the border along with probing devices and wandering ships. The military zone is highly guarded on both sides and detects when ships are nearing the border.

The zone is not a visible border, but rather an invisible sensory border that stretches for thousands of lightyears. The MAZ took a total of four years to complete.

Attack on the MAZ
The Attack on the MAZ was a major battle that occurred on the MAZ border in 2110. The War for war battle was a battle that broke the Galactic Treaty and continued the galactic war of 2083. The battle began when UN Ambassador Reev Pollis was captured by the Shadow empire and imprisoned for suspected entrance into enemy space and was executed.

The UN saw this as a declaration of war and sent forces to invade the Shargo prison owned by the Russian army. The prison was located above the Russian planet Kandavor and was eventually destroyed in the battle, unintentionally killing over 200 AAN officers and troopers.

With the prison destroyed and millions of lives lost, the AAN officially declared war on the Shadow empire over a treaty that had lasted nearly 20 years. This became a huge turning point for the war for Vincinia.