"Gods of War" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic, the third issue of The Secret of the Lost Orb trilogy, which began in "The Search" and was continued in "Acceptable Losses".
Benjamin Sisko takes the Defiant into combat with the Aresians, aided by Gul Dukat. Kira may be the key to resolve the crisis.
Summary[]
Kira Nerys returns to Deep Space 9 from Ares to find numerous Cardassian Galor-class warships at the space station. With only the Defiant able to protect DS9 and Bajor, Sisko has made an alliance with Gul Dukat for military assistance. Kira is worried that her experiences on Ares have shaken her belief in the Prophets - perhaps they might not be as benevolent as Bajoran tradition considers them.
Since returning to DS9 with Kira, Lane Crockett has been detained in Odo's holding cells. Crockett has committed crimes against Cardassia but Gul Dukat has agreed to commute his sentence if Crockett aids them in the fight against the Aresians. Sisko finds that he trusts Dukat more than Crockett.
The Defiant and Dukat's ships enter the Gamma Quadrant and detect three Aresian starships heading their way. Sisko hopes that the Aresians will think twice about engaging their vessels, but Crockett warns that the Aresians will simply keep sending ship after ship against them. The battle soon begins, and the Aresians are able to destroy one of Dukat's ships before withdrawing.
On DS9, Kira is wrestling with the implications of the war-like Aresians worshipping the Prophets, wondering if her violent actions in the Bajoran underground were a twisted take on the Prophets' message. Quark suggests that Kira consult the orb that she brought back from the Gamma Quadrant.
On the Defiant, Chief O'Brien has been studying the Aresian attack on Dukat's lost ship. It transpires that Crockett provided the details of a vulnerability in Cardassian deflector shielding technology to the Aresians. Enraged, Dukat kills Crockett with a phaser, disintegrating him.
On DS9, Kira opens the orb ark and finds herself wielding a sword and shield and fighting against both Cardassians and Aresians. She meets Opaka, but her orb experience ends when Kai Winn closes the orb ark.
The Defiant returns to the Alpha Quadrant with Aresian ships in pursuit, but Cardassian reinforcements soon arrive to assist. The Aresian flagship comes through the wormhole, engaging the Defiant in battle. Kira decides the best course of action is to give the Aresians back the orb and trust in the Prophets. To that end, she transports aboard the Aresians flagship with the orb, accompanied by Commander Sisko and Kai Winn. The Aresian leader is convinced by Kira and agrees to withdraw his forces.
Sisko and Kira find hope in the way they worked with Dukat, but Dukat claims to only have been working for self-preservation.
References[]
Characters[]
- Lane Crockett • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Kira Nerys • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Opaka Sulan • Param • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Winn Adami • unnamed Aresians
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Operations center • Station commander's office
Starships and vehicles[]
Races and cultures[]
- Aresian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Lurian • Trill
- Referenced only
- Prophet
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Maquis
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • communications • energy • field inversion • lifeform • matter • technology • time • universe • warp eleven • weapon
Astronomy[]
- orbit • planet • space • star • star system
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • gas • metal
Technology and weapons[]
- cloaking device • combadge • engine • orb • starship • warp drive
Occupations and titles[]
- Bajoran ranks • chief of operations • command division • commander • commanding officer • constable • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s) • gul • kai • legate • lieutenant • officer • operations division • rank • sciences division • security • security chief
Other references[]
- Bajoran religion • Bajoran Militia uniform • boot • clothing • government • insignia • jumpsuit • pants • races and cultures • nation state • rank insignia • science • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • title • tunic • uniform
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- Kira recalls the events of "Battle Lines".
Background[]
- "Gods of War" is the final part of The Secret of the Lost Orb trilogy that began in "The Search" and "Acceptable Losses". It was an expanded 48-page issue.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Acceptable Losses |
DS9 comics Stories in Malibu Comics' monthly series |
Next comic: Genesis Denied, Part I |
External link[]
- Gods of War article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.