The Importance of Tactics

A mighty war had been threatening to tear apart the Zanthe Supercluster of galaxies for a half a million years. Now Etherius, last of the demigods and Chronos, a huge silver hulled being met over a galactic chessboard as a substitute for war. The game continued for days, weeks, months, eons until the mauve darkness at the end of time. After a pause of incalculable time, Etherius had to ask - "Forgive me, but is it my turn..."