More than that, they didn’t have the technological advantages that Helios had. There, there were machines that helped people do the simplest of things - reading, shopping, walking. Assistance drones were practically everywhere. Out here, all these people had were themselves. Most didn’t even have a
He laughed with pure amusement, and happily agreed. “The green liquor,” he began, “is a drink that originated from Gaea, who knows how long ago? Though I’m using herbs I grow myself, of course. It’s distilled from wormwood, anise, and fennel. It’s normally very expensive to make. So I keep it in th
Planet HDV-502, Daltirri System, Federal Colonial Territories Snow whipped sideways at the large town set on the side of a mountain, all while a giant blizzard consumed the entire mountain range itself. Not that the town was bereft of activity - despite the weather, many were still outside working
“Cold resistance. Big deal. Gimme five minutes with a genome sequencer. Then you’ll get to see version 2.2 of Callie Drenn, with extra cold resistance. Didn’t need to put a single foot in this town… whatever the hell it’s called.” Mia chuckled and shook her head at her completely intolerant sister.
As they walked through a long hallway, Mia glanced off to the side, where the main gathering hall was. Inside, she saw a podium with a few seats in the center of the far wall. Benches surrounded it on all sides. Though no-one was on the podium itself, there were a number of people out among the ben
Orbital Station Kappa-056, Planet Firrex, Tenlaub System, Federal Colonial Territories Heavy cannonfire slammed into the orbital station high above the colonial planet’s capital city. Surrounding it was a quintet of Hegemony cruisers, each one circling the station as though they were vultures waiti
Regardless, too many were caught up in their collective, destructive, chaotic dance and burned to ashes with barely a scream. A wing of Federation fighters encircled one of the many Hegemony frigates, and scored its armor with their beamcannons. Each one cut further and further into those huge plat
None of them did. All around her, sensors reported what seemed to be every kind of vessel in existence - Federation and Hegemony combat ships, commercial trade ships, and civilian smugglers just like them. It seemed like everyone in the whole galaxy was here in the mix. With every gun on full blas