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Terms of Surrender
It was only a few hours later that the Admiral, her brother, Eva, and Miko found themselves on the aquatic planet they had accidentally ported to. The Admiral was originally going to bring her chiefs of security and engineering, but Eva and Miko convinced her otherwise.
“Don’t bring the redshirt,” Eva had argued. “If anything happens, I’m more than capable enough. If I can’t handle it, no way he could.”
Miko echoed the same sentiments about the engineering chief.
Although the Commander didn’t like the idea of putting the two of them in the same room with any enemy of the Federation, the Admiral thought differently. The two of them helped turn the tide of the fight for her. If not for either of them, they would have been in significantly different circumstances.
Their
CeritusOrbisThis is the beginning of the Fifth Arc ‘The Empire’. Here, we’re gonna explore a reptilian race with deep political problems and infighting. Put your allegory hats on, because we’re going for a ride.
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