There were drinking holes and fighting pits and gambling nooks and food vendors and escort services galore. Xylo and Claire both wondered aloud how much it all cost. The more they saw, the more their count added up. And the numbers didn't’ seem to stop climbing. Miko’s eyes darted around as she ab
“Uh, yeah! That’s Cassandra Draco!” said Amal. Eva took a second take at Eris, blinked, then saw the resemblance. Then she too gawked like Amal did. Cassandra Draco was one of the most powerful businesswomen on Earth. Their old Earth, anyway. She built up Dracolith Analytics from the ground up in
All of Eris’ words shook the Ravens to their core. Here was one of the most powerful women in the galaxy - her fleet was proof of that. Xylo estimated, just from what she had seen, that it could easily go toe-to-toe with any of the main Federation battle fleets. The firepower in the space around the
“I vote Nay,” Kali said quickly, “because Amal did. If she says no, then that’s good enough for me.” Eva then turned back towards Eris, and squared her shoulders. “I’m sorry, but we have to tell you no,” she said. “Four of six majority.” Eris grimaced, and tension immediately swept through the br
Eris was immediately impressed with Miko and her business acumen, and nodded in approval. “This might be a good trade alliance after all,” she said. “Needs work, but I could agree to a similar deal.” “In which case,” said Eva, “let’s pencil in some specific line items. We’ll need your help getting
The entire Discordian fleet was suddenly abuzz with excitement. Word of Lucifer and Freya’s fight spread through every ship like wildfire. It consumed many, who immediately dropped what they were doing and ran to the closest terminal. A whole lot of them gathered around the larger screens as they c
Freya blocked it mere millimeters before it struck her face, shoved Lucifer back, then followed up with a push kick that caused hir to stumble backwards a few steps. Both took a half step back, panted lightly, and let their stamina recover from their brief flurry. They circled each other with guard
Lucifer drew hir arms in and blocked the punch, then spun and grabbed her wrist again. Ze pulled Freya in, pivoted, then threw her over hir shoulder with as much force as ze could muster. Freya sailed in the air for a few meters, but she quickly curled up, rolled on a shoulder, then hopped back on