It suddenly dawned on Eva where she had seen the core. Or at least a version of it. And she even used it once or twice, back when the game had just launched. “I have one of these,” she muttered. “I remember now. Barely ever used it. I thought it was hot garbage at the time.” Lucifer coughed with i
A Federation captain sat on the bridge of his light frigate, and stared at the contraption on the main screen. It looked like some sort of exterior ship module, and appeared to be an outer frame to some kind of dome or sphere. “Someone tell me what the hell this is,” he said. “And why its near Devo
She peppered a handful of Federation fighters with numerous particle bolts even as Lucifer maneuvered into their merge. Ze used their fighter’s superior agility to spin around their enemies, and kept them on the defensive. In fact, the operational differences between their craft outright impressed
It chimed happily once it was ready. Eva didn’t hesitate and blasted the gun into the frigate’s rear. The dark red electrical beam slammed into the thick armor, and slagged it with incredible ease. The armor itself melted and glowed bright orange from the sheer heat that the electricity transferred
Planet FT-UE-0192, Unnamed System (Designation: Alpha-Theta-Kappa), Federal Uncharted Expanse Out in the furthest reaches of Federation space, high above the “unpopulated” planet’s atmosphere, a spot of darkness appeared close to its teleport beacon. The spot grew slightly, and appeared to warp s
It took it, sniffed, took a bite, gagged, then tossed it aside. “Fair enough,” Eva muttered. But it quickly changed its mind, picked up the food, then munched on it. It didn’t look entirely satisfied, and so turned its huge eyes towards Eva again. As though it pleaded for more. Then, its friends
The third seat was empty, and the NeuroTech assigned to it leapt straight towards Lucifer and Eva. His once sullen face bounded into a smile at the sight of them. “Hello!” he said enthusiastically. “Welcome to our humble chopshop! What d’ja need fixed?” Chopshop? Eva balked and turned her head t
Eva and Lucifer both walked out of the small clinic, satisfied with her enhanced anonymity. She played around a bit with her false identities, then picked one to inhabit for a while. Then she connected to FreeNet, and subsequently to SolNet. And the data that belonged to the galaxy once again flood