That meant that these raiders had a healthy economy and also robust trade routes. Maybe that meant they traded with other lawless bands like themselves. And maybe they traded with a few colonies as well. At least, any that they didn’t raid outright. They specifically headed towards a cordoned-off s
Eva and Lucifer did a brief walkthrough of the corvette, and found it was actually in far better shape than it looked. The ship itself had been stripped out and lightened as much as possible. Every extraneous thing had been completely removed, all to give it as much cargo room as possible. And as
The man was fairly muscular, perhaps the most of all of them. He stood at ober 1.8 meters, much taller than Eva and Lucifer, who were the exact same height. “The boys and I have been watching you two girls,” he said. “Both of you prancing around town like you owned it.” He puffed his chest out and
As Eva faced off against the next nearest thug and swept him off his feet, the others quickly turned toward her, and raised their rifles in her direction. In the blink of an eye, Lucifer performed a swift sidearm throw and tossed a heavy throwing knife at the furthest. There was a heavy THWUP as it
A couple of hours later, after Lucifer and Eva finished up their last-minute preparations, they got back into the Accursed Bootlegger, started her up, and lifted off out of the outpost. They rose up lazily into the planet’s upper atmosphere, then sped off towards the other end of the planet. Both w
“Yes, yes, you love black. Sooo edgy. You’re practically a gothic princess.” “Says the person decked out in pristine white.” “With red tips, thank you very much.” The two chuckled lightly. A little playful ribbing never hurt anyone. So far, anyway. “But to answer your question… no,” Lucifer said
“No, but it goes a long way.” “Alright then. I guess I’ll go to the back and practice.” “I’ll holler if I need anything.” Eva then got up. But before she headed out, she put a hand on Lucifer’s shoulder. “Thanks for showing me that,” she said. Then she went to the back and left Lucifer to pilot
Back on Helios, the other five Ravens sat in a beautiful artificial sun-lit room and chatted lightly with each other. They were seated on two semi-circular couches that were facing each other, and with a low table in between. Except, one spot was empty. Amal stared at it listlessly as the others