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
The civilian fleet raced its way through the massive battlespace all around them. Most of them wove between ships and evaded as much fire as they could. The larger ones simply plowed their way through it all. “Where do you think you’re going, Fed scum?” taunted a Hegemony fighter pilot. A wing of
They fired their cannons expertly into the tanker and blew off chunks of its armor. Sadly, the tanker’s turrets were unable to repay the damage - the frigates were simply too nimble for the inexperienced gunners. Any lucky hits were quickly neutralized by the frigates’ robust repair systems. Eva
At this point, Eva stopped advancing on the frigate itself, and instead strafed downwards while she pitched the nose upwards. In other words, she began to circle the frigate from its starboard side down to its keel at the bottom. All the while, their powerful beamcannons continued to cut through th
Many of the civilian ships were able to escape the huge skirmish between the Hegemony and the Federation safely enough. Most of them were lucky enough to get away with scraped armor and a few punctures. Some made it, but had taken significant amounts of damage. Parts of their hull had been torn ope
The Ravens waved to each other then split off into two groups. Eva and Claire headed towards the settlement’s center while Amal and Miko navigated their way towards the settlement’s main clinic. Amal received lit directions through her DI as she wove through the settlement’s dusty streets. They pas
When she finished, she turned back to her work only to find Amal right behind her. “What, you looking for Hegemony soldiers, too?” she asked. “Um, no, I don’t think so,” said Amal. “I’m Azrael. Here for your MedTech contracts?” Amal then passed along her license and contract info through her DI.
Eva and Claire walked towards town hall, which was located at the exact center of the settlement. Almost all of the settlements they had come to were laid out similarly. In some cases, they were the exact same. For the most part, the town hall was in the center simply because that’s what every sett