Editing Empire Eighty-Eight (section)

===Story Start===
After [[Lung]]'s capture, the Empire started to extend into the [[Docks]].<ref>[[Interlude 2]]</ref>

Following [[Bakuda]]'s bombing spree, the Empire made a truce with the [[Merchants]], the [[Undersiders]], [[Faultline's Crew]], and [[Coil]] to deal with her.<ref>[[Hive 5.1]]</ref> As part of this arrangement, the Empire split up for coordinated attacks with the other groups.<ref>[[Hive 5.4]]</ref>

After the dissolution of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], Coil made his move on the Empire, releasing the civilian identities of every single cape in the Empire to the public. This would set off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the Empire's [[Collapse of the Empire Eighty-Eight|collapse]].